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Coloring Lineart – Part 2, Auto Flatting

Jamie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:28:02 +0000

We return to flatting, but this time we’ll use a nifty plug-in workflow to speed up the process. For this tutorial, you’ll need to pick up the multifill and flatting plug-ins found at http://bpelt.com.

This can save you loads of time flatting your lineart but will only work if your lineart is bitmap. This isn’t such a great workflow if you’re coloring just pencils. But for inked work, this will make your life so much easier.

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Coloring Lineart – Part 1, Hand Flatting

Jamie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:05:57 +0000

In this series, we’ll learn how to color black and white lineart. The first step is to flat your piece. Flatting separates the objects in your composition by color making it easier to select specific areas to color.

The flatting process can be a bit meticulous and slightly boring, but proper flatting is essential for coloring line art. In this first part, we demonstrate how to flat an illustration by hand. Next time, we’ll look at a very helpful plugin that will automate much of this process.

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