HOW TO COLOUR A SKETCH WITH A FEW STEPS

[Introduction] this tutorial has no other pretensions, it shows how to colour in an easy way starting from a sketch. I hope to introduce to colouring those who are afraid to mess things up… try it out! :)
[Suggestion]Photoshop CS, 300dpi file. I advise against the use of the mouse.
sketch lineart
1] pencil sketch of Eleish 2] Computer line art
pennello To make it I use a simple brush with 100% hardness, reacting to the sensitivity of the graphic tablet. The important factor is spacing, which has to be set to minimum (1%)

(See the Options picture on the left)

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3]Basic colouring with grey tones

I choose 3 greys for the skin (light, medium and dark), which I colour on a regular layer under the line art layer: with this arrangement, the sketch lines are always on top. The hair is coloured on a different layer using dark grey.
Per i capelli scelgo un grigio scuro e li coloro su un livello a parte.
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To colour the skin layer:
Image - Adjustments - Hue/Saturation.
Play with the values or copy them from my screenshot.
(I suggest you keep a copy of the grey layer in case you change your mind)
livelli 5] The skin
I duplicate the layer of the coloured skin, selecting “multiply” for the layer fusion method. I join this layer, the one below and the one with the greys, merging them.
(to merge them, right click with the mouse and select merge layers) 		livelli photoshop 2

6] The hair
I use the same procedure as in step 4		 7] lineart
Pick from the scroll window the fusion method most suited for your drawing. In this case, I picked Colour Burn.
particolari altri particolari

occhio prima 8] Adding details 1
Eyes are important, I add some colour and light, not only in the iris, but in the eyeball too. Then I select that area and pick Blur in the Filters, blurring until everything is homogeneous		 occhio dopo

9] Adding details 2
To give some depth to the image, I draw some lighter coloured hair with a thin brush. With a darker shade I retouch a few locks on the lower side.
I add a few lights and shadows on the face and body.
At the end I blur it a little as I did with the eyes.

il risultato
finito 10] conclusions
Once the drawing is done, I add things such as the tattoo and the scar.
For the background I just lay a gradient, then add the credits
[credits] Sketch by Eleish. Colour and texts by ophy.
Translation by Andy Petretti

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