Basic Manga Tutorial

[tininess]

Coloring Manga without those pesky textures and all those complicated adjustment layers.

Skill-builder tutorial for the beginner in manga coloring.
Photoshop 7, Translatable.
Should at least be knowlegeable in changing Layer Type/Blend and selecting colors.
I made this tutorial for a friend, who is not used at coloring manga. Very EASY STUFF.

Comments

[numisma]

...What if you use a program that doesn't have options like Exclusion or Linear Burn?

[tininess]

sorry about answering so late -_-" (lost comment).

If your program doesn't have linear burn, multiply Layers will do. Linear Burn layers give stronger colors than Multiply Layers, so you can add a Color Burn Layer (don't set it too high too) at the top. The overall effect of the Color Burn Layer is determined by the color you use. If you want a "diplomatic" burn, try using a gray shade. You can try other colors. :DD

As for exclusions, just use an unsaturated Tan/Pink Multiply Layer. That way you can easily avoid the colors being too bright or too washed out. The reasons why I use exclusions is that Exclusions affect the darkest lines of your base, so if you're using a colored base to begin with, it's fantastic to use for adjustments. But for uncolored images like in this tut, a multiply layer is good enough.

[numisma]

*laughs* It's all right. I'm happy you got around to it eventually.

I'll be sure to try this out. Thank you very much!

[xsay_goodnight]

ooh, thank you so much for this! i'm new to manga icons and i plan to use this for practice!

[tininess]

glad I could help :DD

[wiley_wiggins]

ditto.

[shirahimesyo]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I will have to give it a whirl!

eeek!

[tininess]

if you already have those photoshop muscles, you can view the other more comprehensive and more headache-inducing tutorial:

http://tininess.livejournal.com/25415.html

I wanted to update this to make it more user friendly, but I'm too lazy DD:
sorry.

fail -_-;

[tininess]

i meant here: http://tininess.livejournal.com/24509.html#cutid1

that's part 3.