Wednesday, December 23, 2009

How can u color a drawing without making the lines go of the actual drawing go away on paint.net?

I know it has something to do with adding a layer and changing it to overlay but it never seems to work. it only colors the lines and i want it to color the skin or clothes ,etc. bottom line, i want the lines or tracing (whatever^^) of the drawing to show!How can u color a drawing without making the lines go of the actual drawing go away on paint.net?
On paint.net, there are a couple of ways to do this.





1. Use the magic wand to select all the lines. You may have to hold ctrl and repeat the selection if you don't get them selected all at once. Right click to deselect. Once you have all the line work you want to save, copy them and in the edit menu select ';paste in a new layer';. Now you can paint on either a blank layer, or paint over the other layer that has linework.





2. You can also use the magic wand to select the space around the lines, go to edit and choose ';invert selection';. Now your line work will be selected. Do a copy and paste in a new layer as above.





When you paint on a new layer, you usually will have to change the layer opacity (in the properties window) that is on a top layer to see the layers beneath. Experiment with this as well as the type of blend. I usually try them all to see which one works best for special effects. Color Burn may be a good choice but check out the others.





Finally, you can always go to the Layers menu and import the original drawing with the line work as a new layer, then play with its opacity. Everything will be in place as long as you haven't resized the drawing or cropped it. One more thing you can try, is to move the line work from the bottom to the top of the layers hierarchy and change its opacity. There are a number of ways to solve this problem.





It is always wise to make a duplicate layer of your line work in the properties window as soon as you open the file. And duplicate any layer before you make drastic changes that make it difficult to get back to where you were before the changes. Layers can be turned off and on, so use that to your advantage. If you have other questions, email me.





Earf!How can u color a drawing without making the lines go of the actual drawing go away on paint.net?
Well, I use photoshop CS3 Extended, but since there aren't any other answers, maybe I can tell you what works on photoshop and maybe it'll work on paint.net. Have you tried making the lines transparent? It doesn't matter if you use layers. If the lines aren't transparent, then the paint on any layer you put on them will cover the lines. If there isnt a transparency button, ask how you can make it transparent. Hope I helped in some way. ^.^
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