Colorization Step-By-Step
Vaska_Meow:
Would any of our colorists be interested in showing their work in several stages?
It might be interesting for those of us who are learning about colorization to see the steps that others take to get the kind of results they do.
For example, we could post the original image in black and white...AND save a few in various stages of completion to post., possibly with descriptions of what we did.
I think it would be like a show and tell thing and we could probably all learn a LOT.
nerdycool:
I would be interested to do this. But, I probably wouldn't give too much detail on how I did some things because it's a secret! :-X (sorry). I'll see how far I can get on one tonight...
SkandarsQueen:
Please!!! I need help-SOS ASAP!! ::)
Laura Mabee:
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By request, here is a work I did as a step-by-step thing. This is the original b/w I used.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/nerdycool/Windsor/07.jpg
Next, I did my thing to the b/w so everything stands out a little better. Can you tell the difference?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix1.jpg
Then I selected the background and colored it.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix2.jpg
I then selected her dress and de-selected the polka dot area. I forgot to save between the color changes though... sorry. An easier way to de-select stuff like polka dots is to use the quick mask function. I go over this is detail on another colored photos thread, but I'm too lazy to go find it now.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix3.jpg
Then I selected Alix's skin and used a yellowish-peachy-pink color. It was a little difficult on this pic because most of her skin didn't want to grab a hold of the color. That's why she looks pretty pale.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix4.jpg
Then I did her hair. After, I went over her face with a manual brush and picked a peachier color. Then a darker pink/orange color for her lips and then I adjusted the lightness and opacity of above color and went over shadows on her face.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix5.jpg
I then go back and color the furniture she's leaning against. I usually do that right after the background, but I forgot. And there's the finished product. I was rushed so there are some little mistakes, but I still like the outcome, though I'm not crazy about what I did to her face. Oh well.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/sweetjaimes/Progression/Alix6.jpg
nerdycool:
Since the colored sections started way back when, many people have asked how to color, what techniques to use, etc., and I'd put in my help, as well as other people, and it would get buried after a while. So I asked Laura if she'd sticky a how-to thread near the top so it'd be readilly accessable for people who would like to learn.
I went back to the first colored thread and took all the info I found there that would be of help and I'll put it here. I didn't really look too intensely at it because I need to get to work soon, but when I have the time, I'll comb it over again, as well as search the other colored photos threads for relevent information. Thanks Laura for making this a sticky!
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