Art I need help with Photoshop...

[Guest Sonik]

I've drawn many manga characters, but I don't know how to use Photoshop to CG my drawings. If anyone knows how, could you teach me? If not, can you at least find me a tutorial for Photoshop 8.0 CS? I'd really appreciate it.

[boxybrown305]

[COLOR=DarkRed]I find that the best thing to do to at least get used to photoshop is just play around with it. See what you can do, find new effects to add, and you'll get better and have a lot of fun on the way. It's really to difficult to give a "tutorial" on photoshop, but just look for adobe. Their official page should have some sort of tutorial. I have 7.0 so i don't know 8 cs, but it shouldn't be too hard. Just play around and have fun, and you'll master ps in no time! :D [/COLOR]

[Delta]

[COLOR=#FF5646][SIZE=1][b]Photoshop = kinky plaything[/b]

Erhm. Google for sites that offer [u]free[/u] [u]Photoshop[/u] [u]tutorials[/u] (yes, those are the exact keywords I use). I highly recommend browsing through [u]Photoshop Effects[/u]' archives. I believe they have tutorials for CS (I use 7; perhaps tricks in ver.7 can work in CS too. Yep, no doubt about it.).

Ah yes, about cleaning up your drawings (works for PS7. CS=?):
[QUOTe=eternity][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!
[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]That was me from a long time ago.
Aha. :animeswea[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Guest Sonik]

Erm... I think I misworded myself... I need a tutorial on making CG art out of my sketches. I use Photoshop a lot, I just don't know how to make line art and CG art. I'll definitely check that out though. Thanks a ton!

[Xiao Shen]

[SIZE=1]Best thing to do is just experiment with it. More than likely, just make a new blank layer, retrace the original image, and then erase the background image when you're done. And voila, you should have a lineart. I'm workin with 6, so I don't quite know how to work the newest version.

Best of luck to you and your work![/SIZE]