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Special Guest DiD sketch; Pencil & Paper and Photoshop COLOR.

This is a full color version of "Interrupted Rehearsal". I don't know if I will continue to do many colored versions of my sketches, but thanks to many out there giving advice, I decided to go for it in earnest.

Here are my coloring notes:

I used 3 tools in particular: Polygonal Lasso to select areas to color, Airbrush to color, and Eraser to erase outside of the lines afterward. I placed most regions/items in their own layer, but I combined different items in some layers out of convenience. I must say that the most time consuming item is coloring everything individually and then having to erase outside of the lines...since I am new at this, it makes me wonder if there is a way, once you have colored something, to select within you lines, and then just erase around the selection much like the way that I airbrushed. I also don't know how to get the graduated coloring effect easily, like what I wanted to do on Helena's thigh.

The scene is pretty much how I imagined it, although I didn't decide on the colors of the side of the curtain stage wall until last minute. Helena is warming up and "The Phantom" surprises her. I didn't originally plan for the spotlighting, but it was a lot easier to do than I though, so I went for it. I wish I knew an easy way to color the stage floor and the curtains to make them look more realistic.

I strongly encourage critique of the coloring, and ALL feedback and ideas are welcome! If you thought I was new at sketching, well, I am REALLY new at coloring! I bet I will do another one, but I may wait until I have more knowledge. Photoshop is pretty powerful, but I know that I didn't tap into hardly anything that it can do.

- JC

Description
Special Guest DiD sketch; Pencil & Paper and Photoshop COLOR.

This is a full color version of "Interrupted Rehearsal". I don't know if I will continue to do many colored versions of my sketches, but thanks to many out there giving advice, I decided to go for it in earnest.

Here are my coloring notes:

I used 3 tools in particular: Polygonal Lasso to select areas to color, Airbrush to color, and Eraser to erase outside of the lines afterward. I placed most regions/items in their own layer, but I combined different items in some layers out of convenience. I must say that the most time consuming item is coloring everything individually and then having to erase outside of the lines...since I am new at this, it makes me wonder if there is a way, once you have colored something, to select within you lines, and then just erase around the selection much like the way that I airbrushed. I also don't know how to get the graduated coloring effect easily, like what I wanted to do on Helena's thigh.

The scene is pretty much how I imagined it, although I didn't decide on the colors of the side of the curtain stage wall until last minute. Helena is warming up and "The Phantom" surprises her. I didn't originally plan for the spotlighting, but it was a lot easier to do than I though, so I went for it. I wish I knew an easy way to color the stage floor and the curtains to make them look more realistic.

I strongly encourage critique of the coloring, and ALL feedback and ideas are welcome! If you thought I was new at sketching, well, I am REALLY new at coloring! I bet I will do another one, but I may wait until I have more knowledge. Photoshop is pretty powerful, but I know that I didn't tap into hardly anything that it can do.

- JC