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Ragnarok · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2000 4:05 pm

This is my first colouring work in photoshop and I like it. The lineart is from Flexible Elf.

I would like some advices on how to make the light, I find it rather difficult!
I'm working with a mouse, maybe I'll get a wacom on xmas.
I've had trouble with the background, because it's a layer set on multiply mode and sometimes overlays with the colors and also it's hard to make neat lines without white spots... do you actually use another technic?

Any kind of feedback will be apreciated, thanks. I hope I will post a finished version in a couple of days

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Bubonic · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2000 4:14 pm

nice job rag, the shading can go one of two ways.. Realistic? or comic shading? i personally am still new to painting. But im sure one of the many great painters in this forum can help you.. nice job

Snake Grunger · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2000 7:27 pm

It's when I see a ton of people trying to color the same outline that prooves that the one who's the best in the end is the guy who drew the initial drawing.

Icannon · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2000 12:33 am

snake: he didn't TRY to color anything, buddy. don't be so bitter.

rag: nice colors. try giving the materials in the image some distinction. for example, the metal on the axe shouldn't be as flat as his vest.

Ragnarok · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2000 2:23 am

Thanks for the feedback! I have to study all the day and tomorrow, so I will start adding light in a couple of days.
Maybe someone could tell me which source of light is present in the drawing, because I think there isn't a single light. Could anyone tell me the direction of the light?

-Ragnarok

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

No offense, but if you can't determine a lightsource on your own.. then coloring might not be the best thing for you to pursue.

Ragnarok · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2000 10:14 am

Uh

I think the light comes from top right and I would add a back light form the opposite angle to create a more 3d effect. Also, I would colour it with hard light. I was just asking if you would colour the light from other angle. Maybe I wasn't very expressive...

There's something that bothers me in the picture: he looks to the left. I would like a more possitive pose, looking to the right, but I think the drawing may be worse that way.

Chapel, you are good colouring, could you help me with something, please? I'm trying it but the brushes doesn't fade as I would like, I can see the end of one tone and the beggining of the next. I've been working with a brush of 0% hardness, 15 pixels and 20% pressure. Could you give me some info on a better way of doing it? Please.

-Ragnarok

Ragnarok · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2000 11:11 am

Here is a pic of what I'm getting at the light.

*sight* I have a lot to learn before I can draw what I want to draw (or colour, or paint...)

-Ragnarok

kardis · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2000 9:17 pm

i rather much enjoy fe's linework and other rendition, but i find it difficult for this type of linework to be colored in the way it is by the many other people on this forum (and to turn out really good). i think it goes more on the line of a veb's painting rendition, minus the hatching of the clothing.. atleast in my opinion anyway

-kardis