Art Princess Mononoke (PSCS2) Tutorial

[tachiKC]

Well here it is. Enjoy.

Also, [URL=http://tachikc.deviantart.com/]here[/URL] is my Deviantart which I forgot about.

First, before I did anything else, I completely cleaned and polished my picture as much as possible. Then I scanned it into Photoshop. I use CS but any version after 6 should be sufficient for you. Before I do anything else though, a trick I learned to get rid of all the smudges and blotches is to push Ctrl+L and adjust the tools until you get most of them away. Then you can delete the rest.

After that, (this is what I do, you dont have to do this) copy your image onto another layer and then make a transparent layer between the background and the layer that your image is on. Change the layer that your image is on to MULTIPLY. Then make the background any color that you want, I usually use a blue or green, but whatever works. This is to contrast the colors and so that you know you have filled in areas. It should look like this:

[url]http://www.clanbcem.com/1337gallery/albums/userpics/10004/tut-pg-1.jpg[/url]

Next I did the skin and hair. I would suggest making different layers for each part of your drawing as I have done. I didnt worry about the earrings seeing as how I can easily fix them later. For now, I simply filled in the skin and hair the basic colors of what I wanted them to be, like so. Its still not much, but it is starting to take shape. Later on in the next step I will be adding highlights.

[url]http://www.clanbcem.com/1337gallery/albums/userpics/10004/tut-pg-2.jpg[/url]

And here are they are. Next I will be working on the costume.

[url]http://www.clanbcem.com/1337gallery/albums/userpics/10004/tut-pg-3.jpg[/url]

Again like the skin, I will lay down the basic colors for the costume first before I add highlights. I added two new layers for this. I also did the necklace and note the earrings that were brown earlier. Its almost done.

[url]http://www.clanbcem.com/1337gallery/albums/userpics/10004/tut-pg-4.jpg[/url]

Here are the highlights for the costume. Its pretty much done now. Feel free to do whatever you want for your drawing as far as shading, background, etc.

[url]http://www.clanbcem.com/1337gallery/albums/userpics/10004/tut-pg-5.jpg[/url]