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Hey everybody I'm pretty new to this whole coloring and flatting thing so if anybody wants to drop me a line or critique that would be awesome thanks everybody
Thanks for the ! And nice start with the flat pieces. To add to your portfolio, start flatting various types of settings along with complexity. Interiors, cityscapes, forests, crowd of people...etc.
Also, as a tip, when you flat objects of similar color that overlap, change the color value. This way, when the colorist wants to color the object in the foreground and selects the object's color, it won't pickup the same object/color in the background that happens to be tangent to it. This will make it easier for them to add highlights and such to the edges without 're-masking' out the BG object that happens to overlap the other object (ex: right leg crossed over the left...make each leg a different color).
Remember, it's not about the actual color when flattening, but the ability to select the various pieces.
The best way to 'check' your work is looking at it with the ink removed. You should still be able to discern all the objects and layered details (like buckles on boots) as shapes just as well as you could with just the inks. And there should be no gaps between colors.
Hope that made sense....
I learned various methods of flattening at the Joe Kubert's school...
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-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
Thank you so much for your advice I'm really new to all this especially to photoshop and coloring in general.
I feel sort of being in a black hole here I find that most tutorials on the web pretty useless it's great to have a professional take there time out to offer up priceless advice to the new.
A few questions if I may you said that I should use different colors e.g. if a leg overlaps the other leg should i say make one blue the other red or is that to far apart in color.I was under the impression that flatting was laying down the actual colors to have them be higlighted in various parts by the colorist.
Also I must be doing something wrong because when i check to see how it looks without the "ink" I find that the colors sort of bleed out not sure what I am doing wrong
but again I would like very much to thank you again for taking time out to give advice to me. it's very humbling to have an artist as great as your self taking a look at my work.
I will defiantly take it and hope to post new work up to show my improvement
thank you very much and keep up the amazing work it is a delight to watch your youtube videos
You're very much welcome! I'm not sure what you mean by 'bleed out'. When you make your selections, go midway into the ink line.
As for color choice. Remember, flatting is simply making things 'selectable' for the colorist...to make things quicker for them so they may apply THEIR final choice of colors. Of course choosing random off the wall colors isn't always nice on the eyes when the colorist first opens the picture file. So just pick natural colors in range of those objects (selections) and avoid florescent bright colors. If parts of similar/same object overlap and you make them separate selection, just color them slightly different shades for the main color. i.e. green foliage...use various shades of green. i.e. bare right leg crossing over left leg, two shades of flesh tone.
Hope that helps a bit more.
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-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
hey, thanks for the reply it's been great to have this dialogue with you and thanks again for taking your time out to write.
I'm sorry that I couldn't explain the "bleed out" thing better wish I could show you instead.
thanks for advice on flatting its been a great help with the new info it should speed things up a bit I think also I find that I spend alot of time just trying to stay in the lines.I tried to go with the polygonal tool but thought it was to sloppy but maybe I should worry more about speed
thanks again for the advice and taking time out for me I really can't thank you enough
You're very much welcome. Perhaps we can work out something where I show you some ways to 'select' using LiveStream....so you can chat with me live and watch me work in PS6 via the internet. Let me know if you're interested (note).
Thanks for the comment on my sexy Rogue inks.
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-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
Hello all
Also, as a tip, when you flat objects of similar color that overlap, change the color value. This way, when the colorist wants to color the object in the foreground and selects the object's color, it won't pickup the same object/color in the background that happens to be tangent to it. This will make it easier for them to add highlights and such to the edges without 're-masking' out the BG object that happens to overlap the other object (ex: right leg crossed over the left...make each leg a different color).
Remember, it's not about the actual color when flattening, but the ability to select the various pieces.
The best way to 'check' your work is looking at it with the ink removed. You should still be able to discern all the objects and layered details (like buckles on boots) as shapes just as well as you could with just the inks. And there should be no gaps between colors.
Hope that made sense....
I learned various methods of flattening at the Joe Kubert's school...
--
-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
DaAcademy [link]
My Youtube Channel: Music Timelapsed Drawing Videos
Thank you so much for your advice I'm really new to all this especially to photoshop and coloring in general.
I feel sort of being in a black hole here I find that most tutorials on the web pretty useless it's great to have a professional take there time out to offer up priceless advice to the new.
A few questions if I may you said that I should use different colors e.g. if a leg overlaps the other leg should i say make one blue the other red or is that to far apart in color.I was under the impression that flatting was laying down the actual colors to have them be higlighted in various parts by the colorist.
Also I must be doing something wrong because when i check to see how it looks without the "ink" I find that the colors sort of bleed out not sure what I am doing wrong
but again I would like very much to thank you again for taking time out to give advice to me. it's very humbling to have an artist as great as your self taking a look at my work.
I will defiantly take it and hope to post new work up to show my improvement
thank you very much and keep up the amazing work it is a delight to watch your youtube videos
wishing you all the best
-Mikemc2003
As for color choice. Remember, flatting is simply making things 'selectable' for the colorist...to make things quicker for them so they may apply THEIR final choice of colors. Of course choosing random off the wall colors isn't always nice on the eyes when the colorist first opens the picture file. So just pick natural colors in range of those objects (selections) and avoid florescent bright colors. If parts of similar/same object overlap and you make them separate selection, just color them slightly different shades for the main color. i.e. green foliage...use various shades of green. i.e. bare right leg crossing over left leg, two shades of flesh tone.
Hope that helps a bit more.
--
-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
DaAcademy [link]
My Youtube Channel: Music Timelapsed Drawing Videos
I'm sorry that I couldn't explain the "bleed out" thing better wish I could show you instead.
thanks for advice on flatting its been a great help with the new info it should speed things up a bit I think also I find that I spend alot of time just trying to stay in the lines.I tried to go with the polygonal tool but thought it was to sloppy but maybe I should worry more about speed
thanks again for the advice and taking time out for me I really can't thank you enough
p.s. the sexy rogue inks looks awsome!
Thanks for the comment on my sexy Rogue inks.
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-Nicole
"Ah-HA! Compliment sandwich technique! Your crit-fu is strong!"-*stalk
DaAcademy [link]
My Youtube Channel: Music Timelapsed Drawing Videos
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*I'm OPEN for commissions: [link]
*Check out my new sketch blog for daily updates: [link]
*Check out my art fire store: [link]
question:what did you use for coloring, copics?
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*I'm OPEN for commissions: [link]
*Check out my new sketch blog for daily updates: [link]
*Check out my art fire store: [link]
I had figured that copic's where used but I can see that the beauty is not in tools but the one who uses them.
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*I'm OPEN for commissions: [link]
*Check out my new sketch blog for daily updates: [link]
*Check out my art fire store: [link]
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