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Before you start... |
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I don't think I need to remind you that saving frequently is very important. There are other ways to CG and get the same results as mine, but I'm sticking to the most memory-efficient method I've found. If you have a god of a machine or a lot of RAM (or both!) then you can ignore the 'flatten image' parts. Saving often is still recommended, though. I use the aptly-named precision cursors in Photoshop to take out the guesswork when I'm colouring or erasing. You can activate these by pressing Caps Lock, or by changing the brush options in Preferences. Changes from default options for certain tools are in brackets. If no changes are necessary, you won't be seeing any brackets...! ^^ |
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Scanning |
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Scan your drawing in grayscale at 200dpi, 100% (or 300dpi, 50%). Use the scanner's brightness/contrast controls before scanning to clean the image up a bit, if possible. Remove any dirt spots with the Eraser tool (paintbrush, 100%) if necessary, then choose Image>>Adjust>>Levels and play with the black and white sliders until you arrive at something you're happy with. Convert the image to RGB mode by choosing Image>>Mode>>RGB Color. You can now resize the image (Image>>Image Size) to your liking. My computer can't really handle anything wider or higher than 1000 pixels without croaking, but what size you work at is up to you. |
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I usually save a seperate black and white TIFF at this point in case I want to experiment later, but it isn't essential to do this. Save your file as a PSD, since you'll be using layers from this point onwards. |
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