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*If you want to try this out, here is the lineart I used~ [link]I've gotten requests to make a coloring tutorial, but never made one before. I decided to color a simple headshot as an example~
This is a PHOTOSHOP CS tutorial. I used CS3, but it should apply to previous versions of PS as well.
Let me know if you have any questions~ I hope this tutorial is clear, but I'm not sure it is. haha.
Question from ~fly-again "Do you have a special mode for your brush? Multiply, normal, low opacity and flow?"
I usually use the "Airbrush Hard Round" Brush (third brush type in the default brush list). XD At least that's what its called in Photoshop. Or, the "Hard Round Brush" (first brush in the default brush list.
Opacity is usually set somewhere between 80-100% unless I'm doing something that requires a lower opacity.
Flow is usually at 85%.
All brushes are used in normal mode.
The "Airbrush Hard Round" Brush is good for coloring and shading because it responds well to tablet pressure.
I use the "Hard Round Brush" to draw lineart and also to draw detailing, such as the strands of hair in the "hair overpaint" layer.
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This is genius, thank you!
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Cool! Did you use an iMAc? The indows look just like the ones on my iMac.
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yup! I used my 20" imac.
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cool. I think mine's a 22 inch. Because on different computers I've used, sometimes the photoshops are slightly different.
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Very clear and concise tutorial! I found your step-by-step methodology extremely helpful. Thanks, also, for the shortcut tips -- very useful for those of us new to painting in Photoshop.
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Meza ish going to use this as a guide. Thanks
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This was alot of help to me~ Thack ^w^-
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Thank you for sharing this. It's really helpful!
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This is a very good technique! I never thought about coloring over my lineart!
Thank you for creating this!
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This is sure to prove very useful.
Thank you so much for making this!
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I've read sooo many tutorials and i still don't understant what is that 'multiple'-layer? I've allways drawn with ordinary layer...
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creating a multiply layer on top of your line art basically allows you to paint on top of your lineart without covering it. Think of it as a coloring book effect.
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It's multiPLY and it's one of the colour blending modes in Photoshop. It blends white completely and overlays darker colours while letting the background be visible underneath (like a highlighter pen or such). There's a good explanation in a book on Google, here: http:// books.google. com/books?id=3HK6rrxHQUYC& printsec=frontcover#PPA368,M1
(had to get rid of those stupid '
You can test it by opening a picture in Photoshop. Create a new layer on top of the background and fill it with white. In normal mode, the picture is white, but with the white layer in Multiply mode, you see only the background. Then try the same with a black to white gradient and see what happens.
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Damn I'm bad at english :'D I tried but nothing special happened...
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Γr du bΓ€ttre pΓ₯ svenska? 
Just experiment with it. It's simply a way of blending colours that can work to your advantage. There are lots of basic Photoshop tutorials online which cover blending modes as well
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No, I don't speak swedish at all
I think I do better how I have allways drawed, with normal layers...
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You do not know how much I love you for this
I'm a total beginner and Photoshop has done nothing but bewilder me so far!
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looks to hard 
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Awesome tutorial ! Very well explained
Now, the hardest will be to do as well ^^
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great peek into your approach
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wow, i'll use this 
that's sure
thanks alot for done that 
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u cant really create a lineart...without having a tablet...ye?TT
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I just wanted to say, thank you very much for posting this tutorial!
I have an olde version of photoshop, so it's hard to find tutorials that I can really use (because of the difference in tools) but this one really helps. So thank you very much for posting it! ^-^
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Awesome and easy to follow 8D Thanks~! <3
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hey thanks a lot i've only recently started to use digital work and this has really cleared up a lot of the doubts i had.. i don't have photoshop though D: i find it to be to expensive for the mac and can't seem to be hable to download a free version or a trial version that works with mine.. S: i'm using corel painter essentials though and it totally allows me to work with layers i hope it has the multiply mode D: i've only managed to work just piling one layer over the other ones and ending up messing up my base image.. or just doing a really good draft at first and messing up later but this has really cleared up some stuff and when i do get photoshop i think it will prepare me D: so sorry for the longest comment you'll probably ever have
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and so i learn something interesting
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Good work
and the final drawing is amazing!
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thanks very much for putting this up, the coloring method you use i think should be straightforward to follow. thanks!
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Yay! I've always loved your style of colouring. I usually just make the lineart the multiply layer and put my colours under that, the way I've been taught. But You way looks so neat! I believe I'll try it.
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awesome
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Thanks for the tut!
I haven't seen the mix of normal and multipy layers used in this way before, and it looks great 8D/
Love the shortcuts too!!! <3
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Thanks so much for doing this! I've looked through many tutorials, but none hae made it as easy as you have.
I tried it out on the drawing you used. The finished product looks great!
~Ekaki
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Great tutorial!! it's simple and easy to understand!! very beautiful~~
I'm always having trouble choosing the right colors, esp. for the skin T TT
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Awesome....i get it now. (you spelled highlighting wrong. lawl.)
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oh dang. xD
...I spelled it wrong in my second grade spelling bee too. Spelled highway "hiway" instead.
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OMG~ yay~! Finally I can understand how you colour!
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Ah, so that's how you make that watercolor look in photoshop. Thanks for posting this up! I'm gonna give it a try. :3
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waaaah~! thank you very much!!! I love this! I'll try to colour your line art and then comment again!!
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I love this tutorial! It's so helpful. Especially since I'm not very good with coloring in PS. (I try though...)
And, this is extra awesome since I have CS3!
Thank you!
Oh, by the way, would you use the same technique for coloring clothing and things of the such? I always have a hard time with the folds especially...
--YK
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hmm.. will this work out good if we use a mouse, too?
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Veeerrryy helpful tutorial! X3 It's well layed out and easy to understand~ It's good to see how other people colour, especially since I'm new to digital art in general. XD;;
Thank you for an awesome tutorial! C:
Yay shortcuts~ <3 XD
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thanks for making this tutorial! 
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This is great! It has to be the simplest tutorial I've ever seen for coloring on here. I definitely want to try this tutorial out. Would it be okay with you if I posted the finished result in my gallery? I would of course credit you. If you prefer I don't post it, I understand. :]
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