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Color in existing .jpg or .png - Janitor - 08-27-2019
Hi,
i was asked to color a B&W drawing of art, this to be exact.
[attachment=3101]
Do I need to make multiple layers of this image to get the fill tool to make the bucket grey, wheel white stone, and the frame shades of wooden brown?
How do I go about colorizing something like this?
RE: Color in existing .jpg or .png - Ofnuts - 08-27-2019
See the "attachments" link at the top for instructions.
You can paint over the lines (and the black dots in the stone) by either:
- adding a layer, setting it to Multiply mode and painting on it with a tool in Normal mode. You can have a single layer but it could be more convenient in the end to have one per color (so that you can easily change that color later)
- painting directly on the layer with a tool in Multiply mode.
RE: Color in existing .jpg or .png - rich2005 - 08-27-2019
This is one case where small is not a great advantage. As downloaded, only 316x247 pix. I would not even think about bucket fill. Make plenty layers and paint under the original.
First of all give the original transparency. Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel Then remove the white, leaving the outline. Colors -> Color to Alpha (white is the default)
Then plenty of layers, one for each colour / area and paint in. The order of the layers does matter, a higher layer masks a lower layer, so think about it.
The only snag is a white? stone, I had to make this on its own from the original, erase and adjust before adding right at the top of the stack. I think a bit of texture is best - up to you.
All-in-all not as straight forward as you might expect.
example attached, check the layers.
RE: Color in existing .jpg or .png - Janitor - 08-28-2019
Ah. Thank you. So multiple layers it is. The grindstone pictures sourced show this offwhite or cream colored sand stone.
RE: Color in existing .jpg or .png - Krikor - 08-28-2019
With the .xcf file provided by Rich2005 you can change the colors to your liking and get the tone you prefer.
I tried with a magnification using inkscape, but the texture got lost in that way, still an option.
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