clairennc

I have an image that I scanned, and I want to color it, but it's a sketch, so just paint-bucketing it won't cut it. I wase is either a way to color it so it doesn't leave white spots all over, and it doesn't fill the entire image (changing tolerance doesn't help), or a way for photoshop to trace the sketched lines with plain black ones. The picture is attached.

Hercules

dhamon welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay.

the tutorial for how to color the scetch in photoshop you can find here:

http://neondragonart.com/dp/tutorial_pencil.html

You can find more if you go to Google.com and search
Coloring a pencil sketch using Photoshop.[/url]

clairennc

That's what I needed, thanks. And sorry I double-posted the topic. I was using Safari, and it was being ugly, so I had to switch to IE. Somewhere in there I must have thought that the first post didn't work.

nitrobutler

Here's a technique I've just seen Burt Monroy do on TechTv
1. Use levels command to darken image.
(Image>Adjustments>Levels)
2. Duplicate the background to a seperate layer.
3. Set your new layer to the MULTIPLY mode.
4. Create a new layer BETWEEN the Multiply and original layer for each color you want.
5. In each layer, select paint brush in whatever color you want.
6. (Optional) Use burn & dodge for shadows and Hilites.
7. Have Fun!!! [righton]

nitrobutler

Ijiljana: Oops, I just went to the link you sent, and it's a similar technique.

Ferlin

dhamon,
Heres a way of coloring the just the lines.
Use image adjust and contrast to darken the lines and whiten the whites. Select the majic wand tool - select similar - select inverse -
command J . This frees your lines from Bkgnd layer. Clean up any unwanted stuff that the Majic wand leaves behind - eliminate it..

Command Click on your line liberated layer. Keep selection going while you choose a foreground color and open layer 3. On layer 3 go option delete to bring new color in. You can then turn off your 2 underlying layers. This has worked for me countless times plus you can option delete a gradient in,
Ferlin :B