Art First-time CGing

[Guest LionheartX]

Well as the title implies, this is my first time CGing (at last thats what i consider it, some people mite just say its coloring lol :p )

Well this is a pic of Inuyasha just staring up, its obviously not done but i could use alot of feedback for all thpse expert-adobe photoshop users :) the colors a tad off cuz i couldnt find the picture that i drew off of lol oh well...

Any feedback would be great and i also have a quick question, is there a faster way of outlining a scanned picture in adobe? i use polygonal lasso tool and stroke to make a clean black line but is there an easier way cuz it gets really annoyin doing every single curve like that lol

Well thats all, enjoy and comment =)

[IMG]http://geocities.com/some_boi/creation2.jpg[/IMG]

[So-Seductive]

You did pretty good for your first time CGing is very hard and takes so much time to do lol me im new at it my self and for the adobe photoshop tip lol i never used it i used open canvas and psp7.02 :( i would show you one of my works but i done know how to post pictures on here and to be on the constructive criticism side :p you need to put a lil more work in your high lighting,Out-lining and put some color in Inu-yasha eyes lol but stick with it you will get better :love:

[Delta]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Indeed, there is an easier way than using the polygonal lasso tool !

presenting... *drumroll*

[Size=2]THE AMAZING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TRICK #43!!![/Size]

[b]1.[/b] Scan the pic in Grayscale (or set the mode to Image>Mode>Grayscale)
[b]2.[/b] If the pic still says [i]Background Layer[/i], go duplicate it (Layer>Duplicate Layer...) and delete [i]Background Layer[/i]. In this post, the new layer hereafter shall be known as [b]"Layer Outline".[/b]
[b]3.[/b] Go to Level Adjustment (Image>Adjustments>Levels... or Ctrl+L). Play with the white and black arrows until the pic becomes pure black and white (or manageable. just make sure your pic is drawn in heavy black and white.). Sliding to the left White erases the noise and sliding black to the right deepens the black (or dark gray) parts.
[b]4.[/b] Go to the Channels tab (near the Layers tab) and hit the "Load channel as selection" button (the button with a circle in dotted outline) at the bottom of the pane.
[b]5.[/b] Hit the Delete button. At this point, only a faint outline should remain in Layer Outline. Ctrl+D to deselect.
[b]6.[/b] Make a new layer, fill it with white and put it under Layer Outline.
[b]7.[/b] Select Layer Outline and lock its transparency (Layer pane>Lock transparent pixels.)
[b]8.[/b] Select a LARGE brush ( I recommend the Hard Round) and select Black as the color.
[b]9.[/b] Paint over Layer Outline. The outline should turn darker.
[b]10.[/b] Return to RGB mode (Image>Mode> RGB Color)

Voila! You're now ready to color your scanned image!
*audience clap*
Don't harm Outline Layer! Just use different layers to color the image so that if you mess up, you won't have to start all over again!

Love and Peace! :love2:
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[cinnamon]

That's exactly what I do eternity! It works very well too. But some crits on the picture- well, the shading on his face looks a bit wierd. What I'd do would be to use the burn tool in adobe photoshop set on medium at about 15% to do the flesh shading. Sorry if it sounds complicated- but try it. The grey is making nashi look slightly corpsish...:D
Maybe put some shading into the purple beads- that'd make them look rounder.
Also, colour the hilites in his eyes white, not skin coloured- it makes them stand out more.
Hope this helps :)
Cinnamon

[Delta]

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You draw really well!
Maybe this site could help you in CG-ing: [U][URL=http://polykarbon.com/index.html]PolyKarbon[/URL] [/U]

Love and Peace! :love2:
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