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Learn Simple & Effective Cel Shading in Photoshop with Sycra
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Rating: 4.7 out of 5(49 ratings)
495 students
Created bySycra Yasin
Last updated 3/2014
English

What you'll learn

  • By the end of the course, you'll be equipped with the tools you need to take any clean lineart, and add colour to it.
  • Not only will you be able to create one colour scheme, but with this method, you'll be able to create multiple iterations and colour schemes in no time at all.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 57m total length

  • Introduction0:22

    This is an introduction explaining what we're going to be covering in this course.

    Feel free to download the attached lineart and follow along with the video.

  • Preparing Lineart4:53

    In this video, I show you how to prepare your lineart for the colouring stage, in a method that makes it easy to colour your lines later on.

  • Tool Walkthrough8:58

    Here I go over the tools you will be using in this method of cel-shading.

  • Making Selections5:37

    In this video, I show you how to make a selection or mask of the silhouette of your character. This is handy for colouring later on.

  • Adding Shadows7:33

    Here I demonstrate how to add shadows to your character.

  • Timelapse Shadows2:44

    This is a timelapse video of me finishing the process of adding shadows.

  • Adding Flat Colours7:03

    It's finally time to add the colours!

  • Timelapse Colours2:44

    This is a timelapse video of me finishing the process of adding colours.

  • Overlay Effects7:47

    This video shows you a great trick for adding a lot of appeal and finish to your cel-shaded image.

  • Design Variation6:25

    Here I show you how easy it is, using this method, to quickly generate many different colour scheme variations.

  • Colouring Lines3:08

    Colouring the lineart of your image is an optional step, but for those who want to know how, this video covers the method.

  • Thanks for Watching!0:17

    Just a thank you from me to you. I hope you learned some useful colouring techniques from watching this series.

Requirements

  • To follow along with this course, you will need Adobe Photoshop software.
  • A graphics tablet is recommended, though not required.

Description

In this 12 part lesson, you will learn how to colour lineart using a very simple and effective colouring method to create professional quality artwork.

This method is perfect for character designers and concept artists as it allows for extremely fast colour iterations of a character.

With an easy to understand teaching style that is suited to artists of any level, Sycra will guide you step by step through the process from lineart, be it digital or a pen or pencil drawing, to a complete coloured image.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is intended for any level of artist, although it helps if you have a basic grasp of Adobe Photoshop.

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