Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv — Message #63121
From: Benny Christensen <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Filling a Cartoon with Color
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:55:30 -0500
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Cc: Benny Christensen <benny.playhouse@gmail.com>
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You can use the wand selection tool to select the areas you want to fill. Then create a new layer and fill the selection with a color.

Or you can copy and paste your drawing to create a new layer and set the drawing layer to Multiply or darken like you would in AE. Then add a layer below the drawing layer and use the Brush tool to color it by hand. 

It sounds more complicated than it is.

Benny Christensen
Producers Playhouse
Oklahoma City
405-858-0700

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." - Groucho Marx

On Sep 15, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Will Photoshop identify borders, outline and fill? I'm guilty of hardly ever touching Photoshop.

On Sep 15, 2017 09:32, "Benny Christensen" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
If it’s not moving, why not just use Photoshop to color it?



Benny Christensen
Producers Playhouse
Oklahoma City

"It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." - Sir Winston Churchill




On Sep 15, 2017, at 7:37 AM, Lloyd Alvarez <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

If you use Paint & Stick you can you the smart fill brush :) http://aescripts.com/paint-and-stick

Lloyd

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:17 AM Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Hello all,

I'm working on my own little project involving making a comic strip (just 4 cells) using hand drawn images.

So far, it's been easy.  I have the pencil drawing, I take a picture (because that's sufficient for what I'm doing), bring it in to AE, apply Luma and I have the drawing outline dropped in to a comic strip template.  So, good enough so far.

Now, i want to basically color the image and I'm wondering if there is like a way to sort of paint it in or fill within lines, etc.  I can do it manually with masks and solids and that will work but just wondering if there is a more efficient way.

Appreciate it.

On a side note, one consideration is that I send the final to myself and use my Surface Pro 3 drawing app.  The only issue with that is I've never used it so I'd have to learn that at the same time.

Thanks
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Cheers, Lloyd


 
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