Adding Color to
            Pen Drawings in Photoshop...
        
      

        

          

          

            
 
 
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When drawing an image to
                  be scanned and colored, keep in mind that they MUST be in ink,
                  and when you scan them they should be scanned in line art.
                  Sometimes it's helpful to retraceyour image on tracing paper
                  for a mor clear scan and deduction of mistakes.

                  
This is a sample of something
                  that I actually drew in photoshop but it still should be pretty
                  easy to understand.
                
              
              

                
The next thing to do after you have completely
                  scanned the image is to open the Image menu and go to
                  the Mode submenu. Go to RGB color. Next, go to
                  the the Select menu and go to the Color range option.
                  Of course, your image schould still be black and white, so So
                  select the Shadows of the image. Now copy whatever
                  has been selected and delete your image. Paste it as a
                  new layer, the point of this was to make it so your able to color
                  underneath the original pen lines.
              
              

                

                  
Now the next thing to do
                  is to color underneath your black and white layer. Make a new
                  layer and name it something like base colors or whatever. You
                  should never color anything in the background layer. do not shade
                  just yet, only add the basic colors. My dragon is complely blue
                  so i quicly colored him blue. USE THE LASSO for color, itmakes
                  it much easier and shaper 

                  
(NOTE: the little white
                  outlines in my image would not be there if i had scanned this
                  from an ink sketch. I used photoshop completly for this pic)
                
              
              

                

                  
Now were going to  add
                  a new layer, but before you do command/control click on the base
                  color layer. You should see that only the areas with color are
                  selected. Without deselecting make a new layer. This will prevent
                  you from airbrushing out of the lines. This layer goes above
                  the base color layer. 

                  

                
              
              

                
 Now you can add little things in
                  like a flaring eyes or motion blurs or whatever.
              
            

            
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