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hey balu, do you know how to recolor skin / how a coloring psd works for that? like for a character that's pale and not the shade they should be ( cough cough natlan ) asking bc I want to that but idk how
Hiya, anon! I can explain how I personally do it, but here's a huuuuuuge disclaimer: I'm colourblind, so I heavily rely on colour wheel pointers. Throughout this tutorial, you'll see me constantly comparing where the pointer is and trying to use my somewhat limited knowledge of colour theory. I'm sure other creators have other ways to do this that are much simpler and/or more effective; you should look for and check out other tutorials here on Tumblr, YouTube, or Twitter!
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For religious and political reasons, I will not use a Natlan character as an example. Instead, I'll use Candace (also from Genshin Impact) as our muse. Specifically, I will use her character card art image, which can be found on the Genshin Impact fandom wiki. The image quality is not so great, so that's why we'll see some bleeding pixels here and there. Dealing with those is another tutorial altogether. Also, if you meant an absolutely pale character (with littler to no melanin), that would be another tutorial, too. So, I'll be sticking with these examples and explanations here! This can give you a starting point.
In this tutorial, we will go from this before (left) to this after (right):
Also, I'd like to point out that these steps are for this specific picture/character. Though the same logic can be applied to other characters and images, it's imperative to remember, especially when you're starting your editing adventures, that there is no fool-proof and 100% universal PSD. I'm just explaining the logic behind how a colouring PSD works and some of my mental processes behind it.
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Now, let's begin!
First, we must notice that skin colours (even paler ones) are shade variations of yellows and reds. If we check the hex code colour/colour pointer on the colour wheel, we will see that Candace's skin colour is at the intersection between red and yellow, and is on the lighter/less saturated part.
Here, I am deepening/saturating the blues of her clothes by creating a Hue/Saturation layer, changing from Master > Blues and adjusting the Hue and Saturation values. Colour theory basics: opposing colours on the colour wheels will give a more significant idea of contrast; the bluer colours will appear colder, and the warmer colours will appear hotter and, therefore, more saturated.
In this second step, I am creating a Selective Colour layer, focusing on the Reds. I want this to be highly reddish for now, so I'm lowering the Cyans to the minimum values I can. Notice how the colour wheel pointers went down, meaning we are in a redder, more saturated and more precise zone. The darker the skin, the redder its colours will be in pictures.
Thirdly, I am now creating a Colour Balance layer. Since I want to adjust the warmer colours (e.g., Reds), I am adding more reds, magentas, and yellows.
The exact process I did for Candace's clothes, I'll do for her accessories. Her accessories blended too much with her skin tone (hex code-wise and I imagine that for the normal eye, too). So, to make the yellows on her accessories pop and be more different from her skin, I created yet another Hue/Saturation layer and changed from Master > Yellows, altering the Hues, Saturation and Lightness values.
Now that we have the image's primary colours (blues, reds, yellows) separated, it is time to deepen/saturate the reds. So here, I made another Selective Colour layer, also focusing on the Reds. Notice that now I'm also increasing the Cyan values. Why? Because Cyans make the reds look darker, and I want exactly that. So everything will increase in value.
To further deepen these colours, I created a Curves Layer and tweaked each RGB curve. I made the blues lighter; meanwhile, the greens and reds went darker. Again, colour theory! Notice on the colour wheel that her skin is extremely red and saturated. This is precisely what I want. Why? Well...
... Because now, by using a Selective Colour layer again, I can make her skin magentaish. Pure magentas are rare in pictures, even fantasy/2D characters. Generally, you will find variations of purples, pinks or reds, but magentas are more difficult to find. Therefore, they're easier to work with/edit. Even if the character had magenta colours, we could've isolated them beforehand, too. This step guarantees that my PSD will solely focus on her skin tone, basically.
Our final step is to create another Hue/Saturation layer and change the setting from Master > Magentas. We will decrease the Saturation and Lightness values and slide the Hue bar to the right. And now, check the colour wheel: it's a beautiful dark brown! It's popping a lot against the yellows and blues. ~
This is where we started vs where we finished!
So there you have it! A speedy but hopefully informative tutorial on how colouring PSD works and how you can quickly love your characters a bit more when doing edits and graphics for them!
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This has been in my head for about a month now and I felt like it was finally time I draw this roleplay scene.
Julius confronts the young Inquest manager Vizz and purposes to make a friendly deal of withdrawing fire on each other’s krewe.
--Bonus!--
Small WIP sketch of the doodle :)
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Every single character has a plot-relevant pre-established role.
This server is semi-literate to literate.
There is a discord roleplay server of a Royal Fantasy AU. It's roughly based on the one we see in canon. This Royal AU takes place in the medieval time period where three Royal Families, the Yaoyorozus who pride themselves on diplomacy and trade; the Todorokis, who pride themselves on a misguided sense of happiness and pride and the Monomas, who are arrogant narcissists that pride themselves upon their luxurious and far superior kingdom, are close to war. A betrothal between Momo and Neito is proposed to fix the rising tensions... but can they ease the animosity between the Todorokis and the Monomas? The magic users and the fighters of the kingdom are being instructed to train... to become stronger, faster, better. A storm is brewing and everyone can feel it. Will you ease the flames of war? Or fuel them?
Taken Characters:
TODOROKI KINGDOM Todoroki Enji, Todoroki Rei, Todoroki Shouto, Todoroki Fuyumi, Uraraka Ochaco, Aiwaza Shouta, Yamada Hizashi, Togata Mirio, Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tenya
YAOYOROZU KINGDOM Yaoyorozu Momo, Amajiki Tamaki, Toyomitsu Taishirō, Kirishima Eijirou, Hagakure Toruu, Jirou Kyouka, Bakugo Katsuki, Kaminari Denki
MONOMA KINGDOM Monoma Neito, Kuroiro Shihai, Hadou Nejire, Yanagi Reiko, Kendou Itsuka, Shiozaki Ibara
TRAVELERS Hatsume Mei, Eri, Tomura Shigaraki, Toga Himiko, Kai Chiasaki, Dabi, Shinsou Hitoshi
Staring up at the sky, having a brief moment to relax from his incredibly busy schedule, Heine let out a sigh. Tutoring five royal teenagers was difficult, especially when he had to give equal attention to each teenager. Four of the said teenagers were princes, the last was their younger sister, a 13 year old princess by the name of Laila von Glanzreich. Heine dedicated himself to being a professional tutor, he maintained a professional attitude at all times, refused to play favourites or get closer to the teenagers other than the relationship of student and teacher. Or at least, that’s what he’d promised himself. Lately, he’d found that promise become harder and harder to keep. The princess had begun worming herself into his heart, quickly becoming his favourite of the royals to deal with. Sighing again, he scolded himself mentally. He was a professional, he needed to remove these distractions.
