From: "angie@angietaylor.co.uk" Received: from douglas-mail.footholds.net ([188.65.117.77] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6319182 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 10:07:07 +0200 Received: from host217-44-11-67.range217-44.btcentralplus.com ([217.44.11.67]:51797 helo=studio-mbp-3.home) by douglas.footholds.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1dtUcl-003vL5-4F for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 09:08:22 +0100 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_2145E720-89C0-4DAD-B861-BEC0FB0DB610" Subject: Re: [AE] Filling a Cartoon with Color Message-Id: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 09:08:18 +0100 To: Nathan Shipley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - douglas.footholds.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - angietaylor.co.uk X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: douglas.footholds.net: authenticated_id: angie@angietaylor.co.uk X-Authenticated-Sender: douglas.footholds.net: angie@angietaylor.co.uk X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail=_2145E720-89C0-4DAD-B861-BEC0FB0DB610 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi there, This is a workflow that I use for color-filling my cartoon characters. Clean up the drawing in Photoshop Open it in Illustrator Use Image Trace to convert the Line Drawing to Vectors then expand it. Select the Artwork and make it a Live Paint Group Use the Live Paint bucket tool to paint it. It=E2=80=99s a very quick process and perfect if you want clean, crisp = colours. Please let me know if you need more details :-) cheers, Angie Angie Taylor | Creative Cabin Lynda.com = Author & Trainer Please Subscribe to my newsletter if you=E2=80=99d like to keep up to = date with training offers, free tutorials and news of events. http://www.angietaylor.co.uk Behance: angietaylor Twitter: theangietaylor Linkedin: theangietaylor Facebook: Angie-Taylor = Vimeo: angietaylor Youtube: MacDonna Definitely a job for Photoshop. It's worth taking the time to try what = Benny is suggesting. Check out the "Refine Edge" button in the toolbar = after you've made a selection with the Magic Wand or Quick Selection = tool. Even easier and more artistic/fun if you've got a Wacom or some sort of = touch surface to work with and paint in the colors by hand. There is a = ton more flexibility with brushes and paint workflow in PS than AE, plus = it'd be a good bit quicker once you've got it down. Also Brian's suggestion of Auto Trace in Illustrator can make for some = nice looks too. On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:09 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = > wrote: On second thought, I guess I was thinking something else. The Pen Tool, = I guess I'm just manually drawing masks. Hmm. Obviously, that works but = very time consuming. I've found on my Surface pro some ability to use a fill that will fill = an area with a specific color, so long as it has closed borders. Just doesn't have much flexibility on transparency, etc. Eric On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk = > wrote: Thanks Benny. That might be best option. On Sep 15, 2017 09:57, "Benny Christensen" > wrote: In Ae you could add shape layers using the pen tool to trace the areas = you want to fill. Benny Christensen Producers Playhouse Oklahoma City 405-858-0700 "A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love = whoever is around to be loved." - Kurt Vonnegut > On Sep 15, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk > wrote: >=20 > Will Photoshop identify borders, outline and fill? I'm guilty of = hardly ever touching Photoshop. >=20 > On Sep 15, 2017 09:32, "Benny Christensen" > wrote: > If it=E2=80=99s not moving, why not just use Photoshop to color it? >=20 >=20 >=20 > Benny Christensen > Producers Playhouse > Oklahoma City > 405-858-0700 >=20 > "It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's = required." - Sir Winston Churchill >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On Sep 15, 2017, at 7:37 AM, Lloyd Alvarez > wrote: >>=20 >> If you use Paint & Stick you can you the smart fill brush :) = http://aescripts.com/paint-and-stick = >>=20 >> Lloyd >>=20 >> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:17 AM Mr. Eric D. Kirk = > wrote: >> Hello all, >>=20 >> I'm working on my own little project involving making a comic strip = (just 4 cells) using hand drawn images. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> Appreciate it. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> Thanks >> Eric >>=20 >> --=20 >> Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions >> VFX for Kirk Productions >> 443.206.1347 <> >> www.kirkproductions.com >> kirkproductions@gmail.com >> YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kirkeric = >> IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ = --Apple-Mail=_2145E720-89C0-4DAD-B861-BEC0FB0DB610 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="Apple-Mail=_D00BF04B-6758-4728-9656-1FEC606525F8" --Apple-Mail=_D00BF04B-6758-4728-9656-1FEC606525F8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Hi there,

This is a workflow that I use for = color-filling my cartoon characters.

Clean = up the drawing in Photoshop

Open it in = Illustrator

Use Image Trace to convert the = Line Drawing to Vectors then expand it.

Select the Artwork and make it a Live Paint Group

Use the Live Paint bucket tool to paint it.

It=E2=80=99s a very quick process and perfect = if you want clean, crisp colours. Please let me know if you need more = details :-)


cheers,

Angie

Angie Taylor = | Creative Cabin
Lynda.com Author & = Trainer

Please Subscribe to my newsletter if you=E2=80=99d = like to keep up to date with training offers, free tutorials and =  news of events.

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Definitely a job for = Photoshop.  It's worth taking the time to try what Benny is = suggesting.  Check out the "Refine Edge" button in the toolbar = after you've made a selection with the Magic Wand or Quick Selection = tool.

Even easier = and more artistic/fun if you've got a Wacom or some sort of touch = surface to work with and paint in the colors by hand.  There is a = ton more flexibility with brushes and paint workflow in PS than AE, plus = it'd be a good bit quicker once you've got it down.

Also Brian's suggestion of Auto Trace = in Illustrator can make for some nice looks too.

On Fri, = Sep 15, 2017 at 8:09 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
On second thought, I guess I was thinking something = else.  The Pen Tool, I guess I'm just manually drawing masks. = Hmm.  Obviously, that works but very time consuming.

I've found on my Surface = pro some ability to use a fill that will fill an area with a specific = color, so long as it has closed borders.

Just doesn't have much flexibility on = transparency, etc.

Eric

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Mr. Eric D. = Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Thanks Benny.  That might be best option.

On Sep = 15, 2017 09:57, "Benny Christensen" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
In Ae you could add shape = layers using the pen tool to trace the areas you want to fill.


Benny Christensen
Producers Playhouse
Oklahoma = City
405-858-0700

"A = purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love = whoever is around to be loved." - Kurt = Vonnegut

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=E2=80=99s not moving, why not just use Photoshop to color it?



Benny Christensen
Producers = Playhouse
Oklahoma City
405-858-0700

"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
Eric

-- 
Eric D. Kirk | Kirk = Productions
VFX for Kirk = Productions
443.206.1347
www.kirkproductions.com
kirkproductions@gmail.com
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/kirkeric
IMDB:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/



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