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Quick Tutorialby =StevenSanchez

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Okay, coloring can be a little nuts in the beginning but here's a simple solution, follow these steps and you can see results pretty fast. Although keep in mind that referencing is really the best way to learn!

The beginning image is one from someone here on DA learning how to color digitally, the images that follow are my approach to how I'd go about it. There's different styles and techniques but this is the way I'd go

Start off with a base tone, next heighten the tonal value to a richer color I either feather at this stage or use sharp lasso cuts, either way is fine. The last step is sharp lasso fir highlights. That's it!

Keep it simple and fun but really try to work the piece as well. Don't get lazy and fluff it off, if you do, viewers will do the same when they come and see your works. That's never good. So spend the time and focus and make sure it looks great to you before you call it done

Hope this helps many young colorists out there.

San-

~bySeri Apr 23, 2012

Awesome, San! Thanks again!

~JonnyPyro Apr 22, 2012

You need camtasia... I'd so watch a video of your coloring techniques...

=StevenSanchez Apr 22, 2012

I have quicktime it does a great job of screen capture, I'll be working on a color vid soon enough.

~JonnyPyro Apr 22, 2012

This pleases me

#VectorToo!!!!

*Zach-Starker Apr 21, 2012 Professional General Artist

Thanks for your helpful words. What a great quick tutorial!

=StevenSanchez Apr 21, 2012

Thanks

*Duranrivera Apr 21, 2012 Professional General Artist

Thanks for the info! I have to try out those techniques myself. I'll keep you up to date on my improvements. I look back at a year from now compared to now, and it's been huge. You can see for yourself on my gallery! The digital colors from early last year!

=StevenSanchez Apr 21, 2012

Very cool

*SweMu Nov 10, 2010 Professional General Artist

I'll have to try this technique sometime. Thanks for making this.

~Wagnr Nov 1, 2010

Wonderful pics, i love Thundercats.

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