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Published: 2004-08-10 08:47:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 4871; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 780
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Description Updates: To use the BURN tool, which intensifies colors rather than lightening them like the DODGE tool, double-click the dodge tool and click on "Burn". Change the mode to either "Shadows" or "Midtones", but beware that burning highlights will turn any white in the picture gray. This helps to bring back some of the line definition in your original lineart, as the dodge tool tends to lighten lines a bit too much. This can also be useful if you don't like to ink your art, but want to use the technique. Begin by burning the shadows to turn them dark like they were inked, and then go from there. Easy, huh?

In "BAU: Submission" I asked if anybody wanted a tutorial on how I do most of my colouring. Before I ever even got an answer, I made this. No, I'm not impatient...AT ALL! *sarcasm, sarcasm*

It was fun, though. I hope it's easy enough to understand.

Blast! Now everybody knows the secret! Now you can see how lazy I am!

Oh, and yeah, I noticed the typo on step 4...I used "your" instead of "you're". Give me a break. I made this at 3 in the morning. I'm surprised that there weren't more mistakes!
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Comments: 22

animeftw-always [2010-01-12 09:23:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm using the newest version of GIMP 2.6.8 and I have no idea where the layers or colouring icon or tools are im so confused can you help me?

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to animeftw-always [2010-01-13 02:03:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, this tutorial was made a few years ago, for a much older version of GIMP. Let me see what I can do for you here. You're actually pretty lucky, as I have Photoshop now, but not on my new computer, so I actually have the new Gimp installed until I get Photoshop on. XD

The Layers palette is now on the right side of the screen. The original lineart will be on the background layer. To make a new layer, click the icon that looks like a piece of paper. To duplicate the icon like what's in this tutorial, click on the icon that looks like two picture frames.

The tools are all on the left side of the screen. If you ever want to know what a tool is, just hover your mouse over the tool, and it'll tell you what it is. The tool icons are slightly updated from the versions in this tutorial, but they look very similar. If you need any more help, just ask. There are also new ways to colour, and I may make a different tutorial for that later, in both Photoshop and Gimp.

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animeftw-always In reply to MorganEdwardAshton [2010-01-13 05:28:48 +0000 UTC]

thanx I'm mainly now just having trouble with finding colours there only blue, red and green??? and this guy said to click a little arrow near that and then click dialogue to get all the other colours but I can't find dialogue theres only channels menu, add tab/close tab/de-tach tab.lock tab,preivew size, tab style, view as list, show button bar/image selection and auto follow image??

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to animeftw-always [2010-01-28 09:25:53 +0000 UTC]

Double-click on the little box that shows the colour you're using. You'll have the entire spectrum.

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animeftw-always In reply to MorganEdwardAshton [2010-01-28 10:37:10 +0000 UTC]

ah thank you I fail at using Gimp when I save it on Png or Jpeg it wont let me post it on DA and like the layers totally confuse me :S its way harder than Sai

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Le-Noodle [2009-01-10 11:56:29 +0000 UTC]

awsome! i always go through a lot of trouble to clean and color my pics so, thanks!!

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ShaylaTheRoo [2006-11-01 16:17:30 +0000 UTC]

This was so incredibly helpful, it has pretty much scrapped my idea of trying to ink using GIMP ^_^! I'll still attempt, but I'm favoriting this for future reference and it's vast usefulness <3

-The Roo

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to ShaylaTheRoo [2006-11-03 06:05:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm so glad you found it helpful. There's not much out there on GIMP.

Which is kinda sad, because I have photoshop, and I still use GIMP more.

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Romeos-Captive [2006-01-23 07:11:54 +0000 UTC]

Lol yep i would be one of those broke people who dont have photoshop or a tablet lol - what can i say? im a student!

Thanks for posting this! It is going to help me a lot while i use gimp someone is a smarty! VERY good idea.

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to Romeos-Captive [2006-01-28 21:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment! I'm so glad to find out that my simple little tutorial is actually of some help to my fellow broke students!

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Kieti [2006-01-06 22:34:12 +0000 UTC]

I just want to say that that thing with the dodge on the lineart is the greatest thing I have ever seen. Fo' serious. I think I'm in love with you now. 'cept not really. <333

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to Kieti [2006-01-23 01:04:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that's wonderful! I'm glad that you find it useful. That comment made me very happy.

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MisstressOfDOOM [2005-07-24 05:58:00 +0000 UTC]

ah, finally a way to work with scanned in lineart! fabulos!

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to MisstressOfDOOM [2005-07-29 06:50:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I really do need to put up an updated version of this, though. I've learned so many new, fun tricks! (Or maybe I'll do one on my favorite way of preparing messy lineart for traditional colouring...it's just about the same process...)

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frogman1286 [2005-05-04 23:47:08 +0000 UTC]

WOOT coloring! will make use of this

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to frogman1286 [2005-05-05 02:00:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

HAHA!!!! *looks at avatar* Furniture porn! I came across a site about that by accident once. It was so funny.

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Selina-98 [2005-03-03 02:20:59 +0000 UTC]

That will really help me with GIMP...
well not really...
not until I get a scanner
^_^U

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to Selina-98 [2005-03-15 06:15:32 +0000 UTC]

Well, once you get a scanner, I wish you the best of luck with your colouring!

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Zkord [2004-10-26 01:05:26 +0000 UTC]

I like this straight forward tutorial. It'll definitely help me when I decide to dive into the coloring theme.

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to Zkord [2004-10-27 02:48:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment and the fav! I'm glad that I could be helpful.

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torikat [2004-08-16 06:05:47 +0000 UTC]

Whoa! How cool! I didn't know the dodge tool could be that helpful! I've never used GIMP, but I'll try it in another program. ^_^

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MorganEdwardAshton In reply to torikat [2004-08-16 19:23:10 +0000 UTC]

It'll probably work just as well in Photoshop...I just wish I could figure out how to make the "dodge/burn" tool do the burning in GIMP...that's handy for shading. I used it the one time I actually used Photoshop, and it was a handy-dandy little tool.

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