Friday Freebie
Added 2015-05-08 17:56:17 +0000 UTCJust a quick pic for fun. I'm also uploading the PSD for this as a freebie for everyone! Feel free to check it out. The PSD isn't as complex as most of my images are, but it'll give you a tiny look at how I usually stack things. You can zoom in and see how imperfect my color fills are. Sometimes I try to get this right, but when you resize the image you almost never notice it! I left the line art black in this image, and instead of changing the color I used a flattened copy of the image on screen and blurred it slightly. This allows the colors inside to bleed into the interior line work, while leaving the outer colors darker. It also gives it a softer look.
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Would be cool if you would maybe do a quick tutorial on the matter some time. I know I'd enjoy that a lot !
Rei K
2015-05-14 01:57:32 +0000 UTCNo way ... now that's a nice trick. Thanks for that, this might be a good solution for many problems I've been having. You're awesome.
Rei K
2015-05-09 19:04:50 +0000 UTCHere's a better example of what I usually do: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/0VfgWtw.jpg?1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/0VfgWtw.jpg?1</a> It's in Japanese, but in this image there are four different layers. A copied multiply layer is on blur, with other layers set to different modes. Multiply and Lighten layers cancel each other out, so you can use that to achieve a softening effect in specific ways when you blur on layers between them.
Erotibot
2015-05-09 16:03:47 +0000 UTCOh, I see. That's clever ! I was especially curious regarding blurring, since it seems you managed to smooth out most of the pixelated lines through it. I gotta try it some time. Thanks for the info. Can't wait for your next pic :)
Rei K
2015-05-09 14:59:26 +0000 UTCSure. It's a flattened layer containing all of my screen, lighten, and multiply layers. Sometimes I will stack copies of my image and play with the layer modes. You can adjust levels or add blurring. When you make these changes on copied layers and alter their mode they have different effects and don't destroy the integrity of your image.Usually I try to get a softer, more blended look while retaining the cell shading. It's subtle, but it adds a nice touch.
Erotibot
2015-05-09 04:32:09 +0000 UTCNice, that's very educational. It's really interesting to learn a bit about your process. I'm a bit intrigued by the "Filters" layer. Could you talk about it a little ? What is its purpose, and what exactly do you use inside of it to get that kind of result ?
Rei K
2015-05-09 03:02:46 +0000 UTC
