[Evanrs]

I made this drawing using my buddy shenanigan's tablet, and now one of my other friends has been trying teach me a technique about moving the lineart to a seperate layer so that I can create the color under the lines by using select>color range...

I cant seem to get it to work, but I wanted to know if anyone had some advice on what to do with this piece:

[FitToD]

Let's start with giving the guy some pants!
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[Capt. Fred]

I like the drawing of the humanoid type thing.

To colour under the line art:
Set the line-art layer's blending mode to 'multiply' to turn it into an OHP-style transparency:
- If the layer with your drawing on is the background layer, then double click it and hit enter to turn it into a regular layer. Then set the blending mode (top of the layers palette) to multiply. Then make a new layer (for your colouring), put it beneath the line art layer and get colouring.

You can get similar results using masks, but this has got to be simpler.

If u have any problems I can do it for you and e-mail it.

[Evanrs]

Thanks so much! This will simplify things for me, working on the BG now.
And FitTod, I drew him nude because it looks a little odd to have him with pants, lol.

[blackmask]

The other option in future would be to create a new file in photoshop with background colour set to white, then create a new transparent layer on which to draw the lineart itself, thus keeping the two entirely separate.

[Evanrs]

alrighty, there we have it, I'll tweak it over the next few days


EDIT: Wow I'm tired, I forgot the dropshadow...

[makototaramoto]

i think contrast is missing in this peice...the pillow doesn't seem affected by the force put on it...which is shown through shadows and highlights etc...try using a real life replica of the hand and pillow and see how it bends and twist and flattens.
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mercer

[Affected]

Adding cast shadows to the scene will increase the three-dimensionality a lot.

[Evanrs]

Alright I'll work on the cast shadows tonight and adjust the contrast, I just need everything to tie together, I'm even considering a burn layer with a few faint strokes to add some soft of clear effect, not sure

[makototaramoto]

nah no layers...try to render using one layer. Unlike digital art,most of the times one cannot simply create new layers or delete/adjust layers independently. You have super high contrast in the which is going to throw off the contrast as a whole. You can add contrast through the use of the color wheel not only by simply darkening things
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[Evanrs]

*cries and hugs all of Sijun* I love you guys