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quickey shady color process

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I don't really relish the idea of doing a tutorial because I don't really believe I'm all that knowledgable or worth listening to. Call it self-esteem issues if you want, I don't really care, homie :P

But this here is the basic process stage-by-stage of putting together the meat of a drawing, in this case [link]

I use Photoshop CS3 and a Wacom Intuos3 tablet. The process shown here isn't a definitive one, but it's a pretty easy method for a simple cel-shaded look to work.

Starting with a sketch layer, I then build a lineart layer on top of that.

Once lineart is finished, I create a layer in "Multiply" mode beneath the lineart and use one or more shades of gray to add tones/shadow. It's set to multiply so that the shade is applied immediately to any colors set beneath it. The shade layer(s) can later be tweaked and adjusted for color if needed.

Beneath the lineart and shade layer is my base color layer. In this particular drawing I added color to the veins on a separate layer above the shadow layer but below the lineart so that the veins had a brighter look.

Highlights can be added above the color layer as well.

For the final touch, I selected the color layer, copied it, and pasted it just above the color layer, then locked transparent pixels for the new layer. I used a warm color gradient and set the layer to "Multiply" to add some yellow and orange over the base color layer.

So yep! Not a hellishly complex process, and fairly quick to do. Sorry for not doing a proper tutorial, but i'm still just a student of this stuff :)
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lycanthropeful's avatar
Holy mother of awesome. I am very ready to plug in my Wacom right now and give something this a shot. I love the smooth lines, and the cel-shading is beautiful!