Help Needed in coloring sketches
#1
Posted 05 July 2009 - 11:14 AM
Its been quite a long since I had my last visit here. I desperately am in need of some directions and that is what got me here back again.
I drew some of these random sketches (attached) and tried scanning them. They did not turn out that clear and hence I went online to read some of the online tutorials and did the below:
1. Darkened my sketches by overdoing it's outline (I rather could have used a sketch.. I realize just now Lol)
2. Scanned them
3 Opened them in Adobe Illustrator
4. Used LiveTrace->Comic Art Option
I loved the out come and now I am quite not sure about how to color it. I am not good in AI and I want to import it to PS and color them.
Any ideas?
Dahlia.
#3
Posted 05 July 2009 - 01:33 PM
Just wondering.. how do you give a dark outline to the character after/before coloring? Any other efficient way in PS but for - selecting the outline with Pen tool, making selection on the path & using stroke to it.
Dahlia.
#4
Posted 05 July 2009 - 01:40 PM
Step: 1. Expand the converted artwork to outline/path.
2. Select Pathfinder, then Divide
3. Ctrl>A to select the whole vector artwork
4. Choose the Magic wand tool and press 'alt' (press 'option' in mac) while clicking on the black color object. You will notice the negative sign (-) when you do this. You must see now that the remaining selected objects are the empty body without color.
5. add any color to stand-out and for easy edition. Now you can select each parts and color them properly by selecting opening your swatch library(swatches).
Enjoy!
#5
Posted 05 July 2009 - 08:55 PM
Wow! How come I never thought about the magic wand tool!!! Thanks a bunch
Just wondering.. how do you give a dark outline to the character after/before coloring? Any other efficient way in PS but for - selecting the outline with Pen tool, making selection on the path & using stroke to it.
Since I don't know what your scan looks like, you can select the white space with the magic wand and inverse your selection. Then fill that selection with black for the outline. Using the pen tool would work as well. I would probably only use that if I had to clean up the lines though. Geek's tip for Illustrator is great. If you don't know Illustrator that well, this would be a great project to start learning. Good luck!
#6
Posted 06 July 2009 - 02:26 AM
#7
Posted 06 July 2009 - 05:46 PM
I have a short-cut in illustrator.
Step: 1. Expand the converted artwork to outline/path.
2. Select Pathfinder, then Divide
3. Ctrl>A to select the whole vector artwork
4. Choose the Magic wand tool and press 'alt' (press 'option' in mac) while clicking on the black color object. You will notice the negative sign (-) when you do this. You must see now that the remaining selected objects are the empty body without color.
5. add any color to stand-out and for easy edition. Now you can select each parts and color them properly by selecting opening your swatch library(swatches).
Enjoy!
Great tip.
Since I don't know what your scan looks like, you can select the white space with the magic wand and inverse your selection. Then fill that selection with black for the outline. Using the pen tool would work as well. I would probably only use that if I had to clean up the lines though. Geek's tip for Illustrator is great. If you don't know Illustrator that well, this would be a great project to start learning. Good luck!
agree and since you stated you don't know Ill. that well I'd also take this as an opportunity to learn it. Might want to get the pen tool out in Ill. and try redrawing them using the image as template sort of.
with drawings that don't outline well I'll lock that layer and start drawing over it w/ my pen.
#8
Posted 06 July 2009 - 08:02 PM
Since I don't know what your scan looks like, you can select the white space with the magic wand and inverse your selection. Then fill that selection with black for the outline. Using the pen tool would work as well. I would probably only use that if I had to clean up the lines though. Geek's tip for Illustrator is great. If you don't know Illustrator that well, this would be a great project to start learning. Good luck!
Before making the selection and inverse selection as KHDZN suggested, I find it helps to increase the contrast or use image>adjustments>curves to select your blacks and whites using the eyedroppers. Once you have your outlines selected and on a transparent background on the top layer, start coloring on a layer underneath so you can't color over the lines. If you happen to color past the lines underneath you can simply erase them.
#11
Posted 20 July 2009 - 09:54 PM
...did you ever get your guys painted? They are cute. I thought I'd have a go at one real quick, here's the flower done in illustrator:
By twistedpiston at 2009-07-20
#12
Posted 21 July 2009 - 03:37 AM
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