sway Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 i wasnt sure how to even word the title. ok so i attached a pic of calvin and hobbes hugging as an example. my question is, how would you give calvin and hobbes each his own color. like if say i wanted to make calvin totally green and hobbes totally yellow. like a sillohette i guess you would say. i tried in the past, but i just used the magic wand and it was way too complicated. is there another way around this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 This tutorial shows one way of separating the two. Cutting out images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sway Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 thank you Sarkut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sway Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 the link is just about cutting out an image from what i read. i already know how to do that. my question is how would you give (ex.) calvin and hobbes each their own color. im assumingid have to cut each out on seperate layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yes. If you make outlines (each on its own layer) for cutting each of them out, you'll have the basis for giving each its own color. Do you want each of them to be a solid color? (As in a silhouette) Or retain interior detail, but with each having its own distinct change in hue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) On an image like this that is relatively small and a bit intricate in places, it may be quicker to simply fill-in each with colors using PaintBrush, Pencil, and Line/Curve tools. The filling in for each should be on its own layer to maintain control. Of course, if you have a larger size image like this to work on everything is easier. C&H Hugging Edited April 27, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Here's a sample tutorial from nearly 3 years ago showing how to recolor things in Paint.NET It was one of the first ways I learned to do it, and I still use this method from time to time, so it may help you. video tutorial on coloring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Using the Recolor tool, as suggested by Curmudgeon is a good idea. Here it's been used to render the outlining. A different set of steps used though. Outline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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