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This tutorial covers the coloring process I usually go through
when CGing using Photoshop 7. Older versions of Photoshop should work as well, as I don't really use any of the advanced options that are new to version 7.
Click the thumbnails for larger pictures~
This tutorial assumes that you have the line art drawn on a separate layer.
If, instead of drawing your line art straight into Photoshop, you have a scanned sketch/line art that you want to use, check out this tutorial on how to set up your line art on a separate layer~
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I started out with a line art, on a separate layer above the Background. As usual, coloring is done UNDER this line art layer, that is, on the Background. I like to first fill the Background with a base color, so that I don't have to work on white, which often distorts colors.
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Let's start with the base color for the skin. Apply it evenly, using any of the standard brushes. I do all coloring on the Background, but you can create a new layer above the Background and under the line art layer (here called Layer 2) if you like.
For the brush settings that I use, see here.
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Now pick a darker color and apply shading liberally. It needn't be smooth just yet, just make sure you shade on the correct places. Keep the light
source consistent, and try to imagine the object you're shading as a real, 3D object -- it helps in determining where to put your dark tones.
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Using a lower opacity setting, start blending and refining the shadows. Blending is done by picking (Alt + click) a color and applying it where the dark and light tone meets, repeatedly.
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Now pick an even darker color for the deeper shadows. Use this color more sparingly than the first dark tone, to enhance the feeling of depth.
** For some tips on light sourcing, shading, and doing shadows, click here.
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More shading. I like to apply additional shading using a less saturated version of the darker shadow. After that, comes the highlights; pick a light tone and highlight the places where light would hit them more than
any other place -- the cheekbone, for instance.
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Finishing touches: here I did the eyes and added a layer on top of the line art layer (called hlights), where I did the highlights for the eyes. I gave the lips a bit of color, so that the face wouldn't look so pale. I also added a fair bit of extra shadows.
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The face is now done, and this is as far as this tutorial gets. Other parts of the pic can be colored using the same method -- if you can color a face, you can color anything else ^^ To see the finished version of the example pic, click here.
I hope this tutorial is useful, and answers some of the questions you might have about the way I color using Photoshop~ ^-^
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