graphics program colouring?

[tielan]

Um...help?

I don't have a tablet, I have a pencil, and eraser, a sketchpad, and Paint Shop Pro. I'd like to start from a pencil sketch and add colour, but using the mouse doesn't give much precision (or, really, any at all) and I'm not sure how else to do it.

If the worst comes to the worst, I can colour it in pencil, or, if I get really desperate for blending effects, paint.

But I think it might be useful to learn how to colour using a graphics program. So, anyone got any links on 'how to colour using a graphics program'?

Comments

tutorial suggestions

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Man, I remember those days when I was looking for coloring tutorials. It's been a while, but this site (polykarbon.com) was the one of the first I used when learning how to do digital coloring. Some of the steps I find unnecessary, but it gives you a basic idea of what to do:

http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/pspchannel/pspch1.htm

And there's another link I came across. And it does take quite a lot of patience—and dexterity—to color with a mouse, but a lot of people start out that way, I did at first.

Here's another link that I think might be helpful:

http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/pspchannel/pspch1.htm

If you have any questions, you can ask (email) me. I color using Photoshop. I have Painter 9, but it was just too hard for me to figure out. I think there were actually too many options and I found it hard to customize the brushes. The important thing, though, is coloring on separate layers. It helps one to keep from messing up the colors.

Hope this helps. :)

One more thing. . . when you're scanning your artwork, make sure the resolution is set to at least 300 dpi. That way when you can zoom in and get more precision when you're coloring.
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Re: tutorial suggestions

[tielan]

Ooh. Thank you for the link and the tip on scanning in. Will definitely check them out.