Manga How do you make the colors

[lilkid]

How do you guys make the like skades,or light sports and also themixture of colors...i can draw but can't color..anyone can help me??

[Kei]

[color=darkblue]That took a bit to fully comprehend. Try to work on your post quality a bit, 'kay? ^^

Anyway, I think that you're asking how one can shade and colour in general. As I've said in previous threads, this depends on whether or not you're a digital or a traditional artist.

With digital art, there are several colouring methods that artists use. I personally work with PhotoShop, so this is what I do:

I lay down base colors (each section on a different layer,) then go back to each layer and then shade using a color slightly darker than the base. After that's done, I go back to the first layer again and highlight using a colour lighter than the base. Keep in mind that everything should be on a seperate layer, so that if you mess up, you can just delete that one layer and you don't have to scrap the entire work.

For traditional art, it may be a bit more difficult, depending on what mediums you use.

For colour pieces, I find that many people like to use Copic markers. They come in a variety of colours and are great. They blend very well and all that stuff, so I would suggest using them if you're an advanced artist. If you're just starting out, though, I would suggest using coloured pencils. Using pressure and stroke patterns to your advantage can create some beautiful pieces, as I've seen on deviantART. Eyeshines and other white things like that are usually done by pen with white deleter ink.

Hope that helps.[/color]

[lilkid]

ty and sorry...like the digital...do you have to pay for the cd or something like that

[Kei]

[color=darkblue]There are graphics programs that are Freeware (that is, downloadable for no charge,) out on the internet, but most of them aren't on the level of Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. For those programs, you do have to purchase them from their respective companies.[/color]

[lilkid]

you know any cause like i'll download it right now