Awhile reduction, I talked about coloration correcting watercolor scans the utilization of Photoshop, and making exercise of digital corrections. At present time, I’m going to quilt that a piece, and likewise discuss slicing w/c illustrations from a bg online page to make exercise of as field illos.
I will be the utilization of these illos for Volume 2. pic.twitter.com/D4cYe1kqwR
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Let’s open with general coloration corrections. My scanner continuously tends to scan a piece cool and desaturated.
I open my 600DPI scan in Photoshop, and fabricate a copy of the injurious (locked) layer. Then I fabricate a copy of that- this 3rd replica is the layer we are going to alter. pic.twitter.com/QcneNz0JRm
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
I hide the opposite two layers- here’s in case I fabricate adjustments I cannot undo, and need to revert.
Then I dash to Characterize-Adjustments-Hue/Saturation pic.twitter.com/CDfZZLwfa6
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Characterize 1 is the default surroundings. Characterize 2 is the adjusted settings. Relying to your scanner and illo, this will also fluctuate, so I strive to coloration match the utilization of a coloration adjusted video display in opposition to the accepted scan. pic.twitter.com/uJCMNyCZWy
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Hit Okay, and it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be halfway performed (Characterize 1). Subsequent I reproduction this sediment (Characterize 2), and put it to Multiply (Characterize 3). Decrease opacity (Characterize 4) unless it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be happy with the discontinue consequence. pic.twitter.com/pbgeJFVTfT
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Right here is continuously a YMMV difficulty for me, and a few pictures steal more adjusting than others, which is why I desire to take a look at it to the accepted on a coloration corrected video display (we’ve reviewed both the Spyder and the Coloration Hug prior to now on the blog)
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Comparisons of the opposite two pages:
Characterize 1 and 3: Sooner than adjustment
Characterize 2 and 4: After adjustment pic.twitter.com/iBLnU37V2g— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Okay removing backgrounds. It’s less complicated once it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly in point of fact maintain a harsh border (like inks) in opposition to a white background (unpainted paper) as a result of that’s going to create a amount of distinction, and it goes to fabricate it less complicated for the Magic Wand application to make a choice out what you will need. pic.twitter.com/v7zfbQqBg2
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
So make a choice the magic wand application, and spot up at the menus for Tolerance. Right here’s what it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be going to adjust for the main body of erasing. In case it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be engaged on a one layer illo, reproduction that layer now and work on the 2nd layer, otherwise it must also no longer delete to transparency. pic.twitter.com/hd6ErdN1N4
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Tolerance put at 30: Does a rather dazzling job, a couple areas no longer selected, but no longer a tall deal. You wish to verify that areas you DONT need selected (like highlights) are now not selected. To deselect those areas particularly, I exercise the polygonal lasso whereas maintaining alt to deselect pic.twitter.com/SwBZ8ah3lz
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Sooner than I will be able to make a choice, I need to merge my coloration adjusted layers. I make a choice both, skedaddle them both down to the folder, replica that folder and flip off visibility on the first replica, perfect click, and resolve Merge Team. pic.twitter.com/H1eoeGKSsD
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Okay, reduction to erasing. Actually perfect hit delete whereas it’s selected and this will also erase most of the background. This may possibly occasionally also furthermore be an very perfect test to peep if areas you DONT need selected were by chance selected, as it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly also continuously hit undo. pic.twitter.com/5IZdPfytDk
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
It’s MUCH EASIER to fabricate this fabricate of cleanup once it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even maintain an inked lineart- it’s grand more energetic and finicky for something like this, with a softer penciled edge. The more you fabricate it, the less complicated it will get. pic.twitter.com/DL0HEGnG6b
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
So in most cases once you make exercise of the magic lasso, it must also no longer make a choice some areas attributable to microscopic coloration variations. You would possibly perhaps adjust the tolerance greater (that will snatch areas you put no longer need), make a choice those areas by maintaining Shift+ Magic Lasso, or exercise the polygonal lasso to snatch it. pic.twitter.com/q8phyG7A5p
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Gape out for ‘islands’ of white paper that will were missed by the first pass and erase those too! pic.twitter.com/C8CaaYFGV3
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
It did a rather dazzling selecting the broad majority of the watercolor paper, but you have to need to dash in and fabricate a piece cleanup here and there the utilization of the Magic Lasso or an eraser brush. pic.twitter.com/ptPZufeaxs
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Watercolor paper can dash away a amount of unselected speckles- once you wish to clear those up as neatly, a contrasting coloration own will enable you stare areas you missed in the first pass. pic.twitter.com/65xLXgs9ba
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Once in a whereas it’s life like to lengthen the tolerance, or to hand erase areas of anxiety. You put no longer need to be this steady once it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be pasting onto a white or gentle background, but it’s very noticeable on darker backgrounds. pic.twitter.com/pegwqds0bm
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Alright! I mediate that’s about it! When I wish to stick them into the doc, I will need to separate them, but that’s a diverse thread.
For less complicated rep admission to, I’ve started creating blog posts the utilization of these Twitter threads! In case you stare this model of stuff life like, please fabricate let me know. pic.twitter.com/Ha2fzy3BDU
— 🍀Becca Hillburn🍀 (@Nattosoup) June 15, 2020
Right here is section one among a now 5 section series on digitizing, correcting, and lettering watercolor silly pages! In case it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be attracted to more about the digital side of my watercolor artwork, please let me know- I’m happy to create more tutorials that showcase that side of the job. In case you revel in my artwork, we’re making ready to originate the Kickstarter for Volume 2 of 7″ Kara! Nearly about the general artwork in this watercolor correction series is from Volume 2. In case you Notice us on Kickstarter, Kickstarter will can allow you to attain when the project has launched! And once it’s seemingly you’ll perhaps possibly even be attracted to learning more about 7″ Kara, I maintain a mailing checklist that talks about 7″ Kara in depth.