Coloring tutorial

[ladylostris]

Go from to or using the GIMP 2.

1. Prepare your base (crop, sharpen, etc.)

2. Duplicate your base and desaturate it.

3. Make a new layer and flood fill it with ffffff, set to Overlay 100%. This lightens it up a little.

4. Make a new layer and flood fill it with 19abbc, set to Overlay 100%, to add a little color.

5. Add this texture * as a new layer set to Overlay 100%.

6. Add this texture * as a new layer set to Overlay 100%.

And you're done! Merge layers, flatten image, add text/brushes, etc.

Optional: Add a layer of b1a5a5 at Overlay 100% after the desaturated layer to lighten it up a little. (Layers would be base, desaturated base, b1a5a5, ffffff, 19abbc, texture 1, texture 2).

*Textures are from here

Other examples:

Comments

[valliegurl.livejournal.com]

nice tut! :)

[ladylostris.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[softcake-70.livejournal.com]

That is nice! I'm a total beginner with GIMP (or any other programs like this) and I had no clue what you can do with textures :) Thank you! *adds to memories*

[ladylostris.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)

[crescent-gaia.livejournal.com]

I made a new icon with this one.