This is what I had when I finished coloring and made the line art bolder: (This really improves the line quality for resizing.) Then select multiply from the blending options. To make the lineart appear bolder, duplicate the line art, then go to: Layers > Arrange > Bring to front. You don't have to color the areas around Sakura, just focus on her. Remember to make a new layer for every colored section. If the multiply function darkens your color, you can change the opacity of the layer accordingly. On the layer palette, change the blend mode from "normal" to "multiply." Multiply lets the lineart show through. And we have pink hair! But there's one more crucial step to coloring manga icons- the blend mode. Go to Edit > Fill > choose 'Foreground Color' on the drop down menu > click OK Keeping the area selected, create a new layer. (I always use #fda4bd for Sakura's hair.) I started with the easiest part, her hair.ī) Now, choose her hair color as your foreground color. So, pay attention!Ī) Using the magic wand tool, select a section of Sakura to color. Right, well this step is actually more than one step. I like working with images that are at least 200x200 pixels in size. However, for manga icons, I never start at the 100x100 size. Well, cropping your image is always the first start. Program: Photoshop CS2 (Works for 7.0 as well.) I think it can be translated into PSP as well, I'm not 100% sure.ĭifficulty: Medium (more time consuming than difficult, actually.) ^_^ Today we're going to learn basic manga coloring techniques and the advantage of using textures. to make it more interesting i right clicked the layer with the stroke path on it and set the blending options to outer glow: normal 100% and i chose a blue color you can adjust the settings until you are satisfiedġ5.I duplicated the stroke layer and set the opacity to 20% And moved it overġ6.Waheeey! My first icon tutorial, as suggested by reichi_heika. This is what your image should look likeġ4. set it to brush and click "simulate pressure.ġ3. (make sure you have a new layer above the image layer) Right click on the path and click "stroke path"ġ2. Select the color you want the swirl to be. Set the hardness to 100% (you can adjust this depending on what size you want the swirl. Select your brush tool and set it on the soft round 6. Now that we have our curve lets draw it inġ0. (again: if you hold ctrl down while using the pen tool you can move the points around. Now continue doing this until you are satisfied ![]() Then you make a middle point and ctrl the point the opposite direction of the first curve.ĩ. now that you have your 1st curve click on the bottom point again and then after that click below as you did the first time. You can also hold down the ctrl key to move the other 2 points up and down until you are happy with your curveĨ. now after clicking the center hold down the ctrl key and grab the middle point and drag it either left or right. Click the canvas once at the top of the image directly below it click again. Make sure the pen tool is on the path optionĥ. The pen tool is right above the text toolĤ. make a new layer above your picture, this is where the stroke path will beģ. ![]() If you have any questions please askĪnd i would LOVE to see what you made with this tutorial! =Dġ. I hope this is okay! I have never written a tutorial before. ![]() This tutorial is for beginners, so if you have never used the pen tool now you can.
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