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Senshi of Silence by ~simplysailormoon This is the result of today’s live stream <3 To see it full sized, click on “simplysailormoon” to go to my Deviant Art (it’s a lot prettier)

Senshi of Silence by ~simplysailormoon

This is the result of today’s live stream <3 To see it full sized, click on “simplysailormoon” to go to my Deviant Art (it’s a lot prettier)

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{ March 11th }
A new thing

Hello loves, I’ve started a new twitter account! ( https://twitter.com/#!/simplysailrmoon)  That is the best place to follow me to get a heads up on future, and coming soon scheduled live stream of my manga coloring sessions. <3

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{ March 10th }
Hey Crystal! Thank you for the positive feedback! I would LOVE it if you could give me some tips, like you said. It would be much appreciated. :)
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Mini Suggestions for using GIMP to color manga

Alright, so I hopped on my hubby’s old computer and played around a little with GIMP (2.6) so hopefully it has a lot more new stuff than that one. However, here are a few pro tips that I KNOW are possible with gimp.

#1. Take the coloring you want to do, and set it to “multiply”, you can do this by clicking the drop down menu next to layer style, (aka the drop down menu that starts as “normal”) After you have done this create a new layer underneath it with nothing in it. Then you can use the bucket tool and select what ever colors background you want the finished product to have. From then on, to ad color, you just create a new layer in between the new background and the manga scan set to multiply.

#2. When you use the brush setting, try playing with the settings. I would recommend looking for the “fade out” setting, and playing with the length of the line.. the one I had set it to 100pixels to start with. This will give you whispy looking lines like I use for hair.

#3. To add more depth, start creating a pallet for what ever part you are working on, ie hair, skin, clothing. For beginners, I would recommend that when you color the hair, start with the darkest color as the base, (meaning that you color all the part of the hair with this color) and then work your way to lighter colors with a “whispy” brush.

Any other tips I would have are to look at shading, either by using what the image already has, or by looking at other colorings. Make yourself figure out where the light source is coming from, or where you want to make it come from. Then make basic shadows… I still have a lot to do in the department, but I’ve learned a lot just by paying attention and trying new things.

I don’t use a single special tool aside from what is found in my basic settings.

I will also do a live stream with my more known style of coloring (since I have several)

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