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Creating Color Hold Line Art

  • prerequisite: some black line art on transparency
  • method 1:
    • lock transparency
    • draw with a brush, the bucket fill or gradient fill
  • method 2:
    • create a new bitmap layer
    • set it to Layer settings > Clip to layer below
    • add your colors on your new layer

Use Edit > Convert brightness to opacity to quickly make scanned line-art transparent
Use Edit > Convert brightness to opacity to quickly make scanned line-art transparent
Colorize with a brush with transparency locked
Colorize with a brush with transparency locked
Colorize with a gradient with transparency locked
Colorize with a gradient with transparency locked
Colorize with a bucked fill with transparency locked
Colorize with a bucked fill with transparency locked
Colorize on an extra layer set to clip to the layer bellow
Colorize on an extra layer set to clip to the layer bellow
The actual coloring can be seen when clip to layer bellow is unset
The actual coloring can be seen when clip to layer bellow is unset

Coloring Sparkly Magic Effect

Creating a Colored Light Effect

  • make a layer for shadows:
    • bellow ink layer
    • above the color layer
    • 30-40% opacity
    • set to multiply
    • draw with some gray the shadows
  • make a layer for highlights:
    • bellow ink layer
    • above the color layer
    • 30-40% opacity
    • set to lighten
    • draw with some light color (the color of light) the highlights
  • make a layer for rim light
    • above the ink layer
    • 30-40% opacity
    • set to lighten
    • draw with some light color (the color of light) the rim light

Making Gems and Crystals

  • use polyline selection to select areas and fill them with current color
  • start with the profile of the gemstone and the base color on a normal layer
  • add above a 50% multiply layer and some darler areas
  • add above a 30% lighten layer with some lighter areas
  • add above an 50% overlay layer with lighter and desaturated areas
  • add above a 20% screen layer with lighter areas
  • add above a 50% lighten layer
    • select a big area to represent the facing top facet
    • fill with a foreground to transparent gradient
    • use a very light and desaturated color

Note: adjust the opacity of the layers as you see fit for the desired effect

Gemstone
Gemstone

Coloring Shiny Leather

  • fill with the base color on a layer bellow the line art
  • use selections and fill or gradient to create shadow and reflection areas

Note: for better results, use a reference

Leather t-shirt
Leather t-shirt