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Hi, I'm back!
I'm still in exam period, though..(sigh)^_^; So many people asked about my coloring method. I'm afraid if this is appropriate for the name of 'tutorial', but anyway...
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*Coloring Medium
I always use water-soluble color pencil, except for Oekaki.
+Additional medium:
Linework: Zebra pen, Monami pen
Effect & mood color: Shinhan Pastel
Over Photoshop 5.5 version
About 90% of my coloring done by manual, and 10% is done by Photoshop. I'm wondering if I have to put my work into "mixed media" category. (ponders)
*Simple tutorial on my coloring method
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1) Just plain coloring with color pencil. Looks clean but too shallow.
2) So let's give the "depth" to the coloring.
It's easy: first, do a bit of touch with yellow on reflecting surfaces. Next, give shading with appropriate color. (darker color than main one; the choice is up to you) If you color too many times, You'll have a messy(dark and not clean) result. The point is to balance between shallowness and messiness and extract the best result.
Finally, blur with soaked Q tips on the roughly colored surface. (I prefer Q-tips rather than brushes ^.^; )
One more: +You should think the 'mood color' of pic before scanning. For example, my "Xel_Zel underwater" [link] pic has the 'Cyan' as it. I colored with Pastel for that.
3) After scanning, give the lightening effect on Photoshop.
Two or Three times of Lense effect in the white space. (Photoshop menu: Filter->Rendering->Lense)
4) Add glow touch in his hair.
Photoshop tool: History brush->color dodge
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Now you got the about 80% of my 'secret'.^^ Finding or Modifying the remained 20% is up to you. Every artists should explore and find his/her unique methods, if he/she wants to have and claim his/her own originality. Please keep this in your mind.
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Nice one,it's an alternative to use manual coloring if you don't have yet those graphics tablet and photoshop. Thanks so much!
Well,it's near for me to buy graphics tablet and download those adobe blah blah blah for the works I've done.
Well,thanks again!
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tutorial!!!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD sankyuu for sharing~~~~ *cries* >.<
*huggles*
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I always use water soluble pencils because I feel I have much more control over them instead of using plain watercolors. But I never thought of using Q-tips! I also hated using the brushes, so I would just either use my finger or a paper towl or something... but Q-tips would be so much better.
Thanks for this wonderful tutorial, it really lent some great advice and tips on using the watercolor pencils. 
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Nah... Your work is more traditional then anything. I would keep it that way!
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You're a genius! you're method is really neat and unique, but NO ONE will be able to do it so well as you do!! you're the 
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Awww You make me so blused deeply! #>w<# Thanks a lot :big hug: I'm honored again~
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OHHHH nice!! Wah, you have such a distinctive coloring style I always wondered how you pulled it off!! X3 That was fantastic to see!!
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oh senpai! you are very good, so nice, thanks for sharing us your secret, but I think you are right, each artist is unique, and each artist should have his or her method... I've to thank you for giving me advices, that helps me a lot.
domo arigato godzaimasu sensei
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You're very welcome
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oh!!! *searchs in every direction* >> mm, senpai is watching me... << is she the big senpai sister? -dih, bad joke ñ_ñu...I've to eat more chocolate °¬*-...wehehehee, thank you sensei ,,^^,,
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wow i love your colouring/drawing style im defantly going to gikve this tutorial a go
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THank you for the fav!#^^#
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wow, tutorial @_@ but I think that the magic of your colouring is in you and not only in the method and tools^^ and that's why it's unique ^.^
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Thank you very much. This comment means a lot to me, since I put most important meaning of drawing on emotional(sympthasizing) aspect. ^w^
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yeah, it's very visible *^^* (or how I can say it... awww... I want to be better at engilsh so I could write everything I want even in other language XD) Neee, never give up your own style!
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^_^ Yep, So do I (I wish I knew English like natives~T_T) Thank you for cheering!
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Oh, so we share the same wish^^? We must try even harder! (watch out Xellos, I'm coming to you~!...er... it's not this storyXD)
For you always *_*
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^o^ Ooooh! That`s very helpful, now I know your secret bwahaha >XD
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WAAH... I don't have Photoshop
But I think you're nice to reaveal your secret 
Your oekaki drawings are very nice ^_^ Since when did you start doing oekaki?
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^_^ Thanks. Ehh I already sent a note to you...I started oekaki since 2000, I guess.
And about drawing my character, sure please go ahead. Thanks a lot!
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nyah, nyah, nyah 
Xel-Zel underwater? tehehe, that's the most beautiful pic I have ever seen XD (and got for myself too :dies: )
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THanks #^^#
Hehe Thanks for many comments with your friend, mistery-priestess
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ah no, it's my and Riziaks pleasure *_* I'm so happy that I found your DA *_*
Once I have seen your pictures on my friends computer, it was probably about two, three years ago and I was very inpressed ** and now... your pictures are getting only better and better *_*
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Oh Mistery-priestess you're sweet 
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I'm... I'm... sweet O____O Oh my god, when do I last hear thatXD? People rather say I'm mean XD
Hmm... sweet...XD *Setsu sits on the rock next to the sea and thinks about it... and the years are passing by and she still sits thereXD*
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Oh really? At least your comments to me always have the feeling of sweetness, Setsu 
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with you it could not be another way ^______^
(ah it was so romantic XDDDDDD but it's truth ^_~ 
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XDDD I always doodle Zel sama on my notes...This is, well, back of my trash print I guess ^.^;
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Oh! Are you using them, too? It's really good, isn't it? I love them ^_^
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They're wonderful -Nodnodnod- My first ever set of pencils were 12 of them in a red box with a clown on pencil-stilts on the cover ^o^. I've heard of these "Prismacolor" ones... but nothing can beat Faber-Castell ^ ^
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Neat! When I'm not using computer I usually use colored pencils and blend them with lighter fluid, which produces almost a watercolor effect. I definately think this is good advice, thanks for giving it.
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^_^ Thanks, Your style is arresting, I love it! ^_< Glad at that you think this helpful for you ^.^
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THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO AWSOME OF YOU!!! I've been playing around with my water color pencils forever trying to figure out how you do this. And its super cool that your nice enough to want to share and teach other young artists. I think that is SO cool. A lot of artists on here don't want to give out how they do their work. Which is silly and unfair because they were all taught once too. But this makes you ultimately THE coolest artist on DA!!! 
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Haha sis, you make me blushed so reddish! XDDDDD Well, my coloring is my designation(self-taught) so it looked unique, but the secret is very simple, isn't it? ^_<;; This is the very key of my coloring. I didn't reveal all of them, though....I enjoy color-pencil's magical variety
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It's always interesting to see an artist's unique way of coloring revealed.
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XDDD Well, about your Gourry/Zel...That's definitely previous favorite for me. I loved and stared them for a long time...
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Wow, thanks a lot for this, Eugene! @__@ This is awesome. One really sweet tutorial. Aw, water soluble color pencils are the ones. . .
Your coloring style looks very, how can I say, mystical. Pretty, pretty. ::claps:: Thank you for this!
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You're welcome. Actually I'd answered about this many times via e-mail (but without examples). Hope this will reduce my repetitive answering ^.^;
THank you!
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Hi, you're back now
The tutorial is really great.
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Hi Hi Narika
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-you revealed your secret to your unique coloring!!
wow, thank you- this is great and I'll try to keep this in mind
(wonderful~)
-Daiko~
(ah, thanks again!
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But too many people asked about coloring ^.^; I hope this will be helpful for you and them.
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I'm sure that this will be~
-Daiko~
(owari.)
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xD I only have ordinary color pencils, it can go well when you work a lot...but it's almost impossible to do complicated coloration with them, so, simple tutorial and pretty helpful!
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