Pirates, Coffee, and Open Canvas

[tealin]

I like the effects I see people get in Open Canvas but never had the time or patience to figure it out for myself... I've been poking around with my revised pirates after work (and, now, this weekend) so here's the result. I've probably forgotten things and could fix others but that's about the limit of my patience (for now) and ought to get back to work on my portfolio.

Verdict? And is it too big? I made it 1000px for the 1024x768 crowd because it's hard to guess on a giganto Cintiq.

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Aha, it is fiendishly simple! Open your Layers tablet, double-click the layer that's in there, which is your original drawing (it should say 'Background' but when you double-click on it it'll become 'Layer 0' or anything you want to call it), then go up to the srop-down menu that is just above the layer box in the palette and select 'Multiply' from the list. Now add a new layer, pull it under the one your drawing is on, and colour on that: it should look like you're colouring 'under' your drawing. you can do fancy things later like adding more layers for the backgrounds or details you want to be on top of your sketch, but that's how to get started.

[rhianimated.livejournal.com]

Oooo thankyou thankyou! I'll go try that now. *skips*