Colouring manga pics

Post by **Etsura** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:59 am

Well, I love colouring things with photoshop~

And here's the original:

It's the opening picture of chapter 23 from +Anima :3
I really love that manga~

Post by **ryoko126** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:20 pm

That's very nice. I must say I don't know how to do that.

Post by **Kimiko** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:03 pm

Doesn't everyone learn how to color pictures in kindergarten?
Okay, that's no Gimp/Photoshop of course, but the principle is much the same I think.

Post by **manaman** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:33 am

Kimiko wrote:Doesn't everyone learn how to color pictures in kindergarten?
Okay, that's no Gimp/Photoshop of course, but the principle is much the same I think.

I believe that might be a rather simplified description that isn't quite all that accurate. Though, what kids are learning of computers in grade school these days is startling.

Post by **Kimiko** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:09 pm

Yeah, that might've come across as rather harsh. Sorry Etsura, I didn't mean to dismiss your art as kids' stuff.

Post by **Etsura** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:32 pm

It's okay Kimiko, I didn't take it as an insult.

Post by **ryoko126** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:49 pm

I still don't know how to do that kind of coloring though, so it impresses me, for sure.

Post by **Straddon** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:04 pm

It's not too bad, all things considered. The brushed metal effect seems to fit the hair. I'd have simply "multiplied" the lineart, as the halftones might not have looked as bad as you think.

A little advice when digitally colouring -- hard-edged brushes are your friend. Nothing saps the dynamic quality from a CG quite like soft, cottony shading. It's kind of like "pillow-shaded" sprites.

As for acquiring a "painterly" look with stock images, if you duplicate the sample image layer, alter one with "Glowing Edges", invert it, and set Layer mode to Multiply, then play around with the "Cutout" filter, set Layer to Overlay, and finally, "flat" in the base colours/patterns in the image, and arrange the layers, from top to bottom:

Glowing Edge copy - Cutout copy - Flat copy

It's a remarkably simple process that can, when executed well, duplicate a "chunky" painting style without actually spending the time. Additional layers of shade/highlight can enhance the effect further.

It is decent, however. Looking forward to more.

Post by **Etsura** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:57 pm

Thanks for all that criticism, Straddon. I'll put it into a good use~

Straddon wrote:Looking forward to more.

You'll see more once I get to my computer with photoshop, which is now about 62 miles away from me...

Post by **DeadWolf** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:43 am

Kimiko wrote:Doesn't everyone learn how to color pictures in kindergarten?
Okay, that's no Gimp/Photoshop of course, but the principle is much the same I think.

I learned in Mario Paint.

I remember doing stuff like that in art class (though it was by hand, not computer) we would get a magazine picture and draw it on another sheet of paper and fill it in to our likings.

Post by **missyjean130** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:37 pm

coloring takes skill.Seriously.

Nice work!