Spur of the moment coloring job.

[Malibu Sally]

I stumbled upon this image on the web. It was too good to ignore so I slathered some color on it.

I wonder who this could be..... ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/MalibuSally/Hollisservingbeercopy.jpg



Since my coloring skills are on par with a drunken gorilla, here is the original image in case someone with some real skill wants to make something out of it. :)
http://www.rootb33r.com/artwork/grog.jpg

[Kinetix]

http://img224.echo.cx/img224/9541/grog9sg.jpg

You did good to start with. I like your color choices. :)

[Overbite]

Great choice of colors. Want some advice? If not dont read any further. :p

Asuming you're using Photoshop

*Open your image up.
*Use the lasso or whichever and cut the entire layer, then paste onto it's own layer
*Your background should be blank at this point
*The layer your ink is now in. In the layer options Make that layer "multiply". This will keep the clean inks but make it transparent to the bottom layers.
*Put in your colors on your blank layer.
*To clean it up you can use your lasso on the coloring layer to remov any colors that escaped from the lines.

EXAMPLE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/veikira/ewtgh.jpg)

[Malibu Sally]

Great choice of colors. Want some advice? If not dont read any further. :p

Asuming you're using Photoshop

*Open your image up.
*Use the lasso or whichever and cut the entire layer, then paste onto it's own layer
*Your background should be blank at this point
*The layer your ink is now in. In the layer options Make that layer "multiply". This will keep the clean inks but make it transparent to the bottom layers.
*Put in your colors on your blank layer.
*To clean it up you can use your lasso on the coloring layer to remov any colors that escaped from the lines.

EXAMPLE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/veikira/ewtgh.jpg)

D'oh! When I make my aircraft skins, I do that to preserve the seams and rivet lines. It never occured to me to use that method with this. To save a little time, I used a 'remove white' filter to isolate the drawing's lines.

Thanks Veik! Here is what it looks like now. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/MalibuSally/Hollisservingbeercopy2.jpg

Now... can I persuade you to teach me how to do some rudimentary shading?

[Quakester]

Now... can I persuade you to teach me how to do some rudimentary shading?


I asked him to teach me that months ago and nada! but you do have assets I don't so good luck with it Sally. ;)

[Malibu Sally]

Did some more fiddling. Hopefully this is the last alteration. :rolleyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/MalibuSally/Hollisservingbeercopy3.jpg

[Tsarmina]

*grabs pic and saves into her pirate stuff folder*
Arrrrg! That be an excellent subject to be usin' fer an art lesson. And if'n yer feeling ye need another subject I be havin' this here picture which could use a bit-o-colorin'. :hollis: (found it on the internet. I just like to collect pirate picts)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/Tsarmiina/Misc%20Chars/pirategirl.jpg

[Malibu Sally]

Ok. How's this? This is as about as far as I can go. If anyone else can add some touches to it, I would be grateful. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/MalibuSally/anotherhollispic.jpg

[Tarberetta]

I have a pic I would desperately love to get colored if you would like to try Sally (or anyone) *hopes*

[suburbanhell]

Great choice of colors. Want some advice? If not dont read any further. :p

Asuming you're using Photoshop

*Open your image up.
*Use the lasso or whichever and cut the entire layer, then paste onto it's own layer
*Your background should be blank at this point
*The layer your ink is now in. In the layer options Make that layer "multiply". This will keep the clean inks but make it transparent to the bottom layers.
*Put in your colors on your blank layer.
*To clean it up you can use your lasso on the coloring layer to remov any colors that escaped from the lines.

EXAMPLE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/veikira/ewtgh.jpg)

*Studies EVERY Word*

[Esbat]

Darn tootin' Veik, coldcut, and ... uhh... I forget his name used to post in the art thread ALOT.... I have a special file where I stash their art tips. really helps me out on my manips and colorings. ;)