Anime Coloring Tutorial [Yami no Bakura]

[lavaliere]

Learn how to go from
to
in PS 7




First, prep your base. Usually, this might mean brightening it with a screen layer, or shapening it slightly. I also used Auto Contrast, Auto Levels, and Auto Colors. Crop to 100x100 pxl.



Next, create a new fill layer with #1B2A51, and set it on exclusion, 100%.



Then, add another new fill layer in #F2E5D2 #F2E5D2, and set it on multiply, 100%.



Add one last fill layer in #F1CBFC, and set it to colorburn, 100%.



Duplicate your base, drag it to the top of the layer set, and set it to softlight, 100%.



Duplicate the base again, sharpen it once, and set it to softlight, 100%.



Create an adjustment layer in Curves. Imput these settings:
Red:
Input: 0
Output: 255

Input: 255
Output: 0

Blue
Input: 0
Output: 255

Input: 255
Output: 0

Set the layer to softlight, 100%. I know it looks ugly right now, but work with me. xD



Create another adjustment layer, this time in Selective Coloring. Imput these settings:
Red:
(c) -30, (m) +20, (y) -50, (b) 0

Yellows:
(c) 0, (m) +20, (y) -30, (b) -20

Greens:
(c) +30, (m) -20, (y) -20, (b) 0

Cyans:
(c) +100, (m) 0, (y) -50, (b) 0

Blues:
(c) +100, (m) 0, (y) -100, (b) 0

Neutrals
(c) +10, (m) +5, (y) -10, (b) -15

Set the layer to normal, 100%



Paste this texture by ewanism, and set it to screen, 100%.



Duplicate your base a final time, move it to the top, sharpen it once, and set it to softlight, 100%. And that's it!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Lemme know what you get out of the tutorial, but please don't copy the icon completely. :D