How to Colorize a Drawing in GIMP
Open Gimp and browse to the folder that you have your drawing at., Create a new Transparent layer. , Make sure you are on the background layer (the lineart) and then go to Layer >> Stack >> Raise Layer., Add another layer beneath the transparent...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open Gimp and browse to the folder that you have your drawing at.
If you don't have one, just do a search for drawings.
It's a good idea to make sure that the license is Public Domain or Creative Commons.
If you are just beginning at this, go for a large image and clean lines. 1000 X 1000 is a good size to start with. -
Step 2: Create a new Transparent layer.
, What this does is make it so that you never lose the outlines under the other layers. , It should now look like this. , Initially, do it with a larger brush and do the initial filling in of the color.
Fill it by brushing in the color Fill it by selecting the area and filling it.
To make a selection, be sure you are on the lineart layer, make your selection then go back to the middle layer. , A suggested workflow would be:
Go to the lineart layer.
Select the magic wand.
Select the area you want to color.
Go back to the transparent layer.
Fill in the selection.
It's a good idea to grow the selection by a couple of pixels to make sure there are no areas of white showing.
Keep repeating until you are done. -
Step 3: Make sure you are on the background layer (the lineart) and then go to Layer >> Stack >> Raise Layer.
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Step 4: Add another layer beneath the transparent layer.
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Step 5: Start filling in the colors on the transparent layer.
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Step 6: Continue until you are done.
Detailed Guide
If you don't have one, just do a search for drawings.
It's a good idea to make sure that the license is Public Domain or Creative Commons.
If you are just beginning at this, go for a large image and clean lines. 1000 X 1000 is a good size to start with.
, What this does is make it so that you never lose the outlines under the other layers. , It should now look like this. , Initially, do it with a larger brush and do the initial filling in of the color.
Fill it by brushing in the color Fill it by selecting the area and filling it.
To make a selection, be sure you are on the lineart layer, make your selection then go back to the middle layer. , A suggested workflow would be:
Go to the lineart layer.
Select the magic wand.
Select the area you want to color.
Go back to the transparent layer.
Fill in the selection.
It's a good idea to grow the selection by a couple of pixels to make sure there are no areas of white showing.
Keep repeating until you are done.
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