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Finally, that coloring tutorial I was supposed to get around to and didn't until now. This is the same sort of coloring I use as a base for my ~NoSelfControl art. For the record, the art in this tutorial was entirely colored in Photoshop CS, but will work for any type of Photoshop or program employing layers. Also all my post-drawing work is done with a mouse, so mostly anyone can do this sort of coloring if they want. Also note that you can go a lot further with this "style" if you want, its a good launch point for more complex coloring.

Hope this is helpful to someone!
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~nimer Feb 26, 2013
At the end you said you can color the lines if you like. How do you color them once they're already drawn? Basic question I'm sure, but I still can't figure it out without having to either redraw them or lose their smoothness... :c
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~Kerevon Nov 15, 2012
Thank you so much for this. One of my greatest weaknesses in my own work is my inability to do digital art, and most of it was the coloring. This should be fairly helpful. :)
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~hanan109 Apr 11, 2012
What would you personally recommend for highlights?
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`alexds1 Apr 11, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
In what sense? for colors?
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~hanan109 Apr 12, 2012
Uh, yeah. Do you just use more of the dodge tool?
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`alexds1 Apr 13, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Well, you can. The best way to do it is to think about what color you expect to see, then try to match that color. Barring that, the dodge tool is a good starting point. Play around with the highlight/ midtone options to see what they do.
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~hanan109 Apr 18, 2012
Alright, thank you. And for shadows you just set the layer to a lower opacity?
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`alexds1 Apr 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
You can, but it's better to choose a color (red, blue, purple, etc) and try out some of the blending modes like multiply and overlay, etc. You can play with the opacities on those as well, and see what looks best. You can get some nice color combos just doing that.
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~itland-9-13 Dec 30, 2011
Yes, this totally helps! Thank you very much =)
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Mood: Love ~hanan109 Dec 11, 2011
Really great!
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