Still working on my Steve/Tony inking/colouring.

[tripperfunster]

keyboard smash*

I think my ink is improving, but my digital finesse is ... finesse-less. This time I tried using gradients instead of flat colours. (more visible in the non halftone version) but ...Yeah, how people actually make beautiful art on the computer is beyond me.








Maybe I can find a local digital artist who can sit me down and teach this old lady 'bout computers.

Comments

[blythechild.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of ways to colour in Photoshop (about as many as there are digital artists). One way is to keep your blacks (outlines) on one layer and then create a few layers for like-coloured shapes under it. You can then select and colour those shapes without affecting the whole illustration. Then you might want to create another layer above the rest for highlights, and another for shadows. Basically, it's all about fiddling with brushes and blending tools 'til you get what you want.

This illustration really good for someone who's new to colouring digitally - you should cut yourself some slack ;)

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I do use layers (and all the ink is done by hand) but I'm just rarely happy with the results. I guess I just don't find digital art to be as intuitive as traditional. I've had way more luck with brand new mediums, yet continue to be very mediocre digitally.

Oh well, nothing that a TON more practice won't fix. ;)