01-30-2018, 10:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-30-2018, 10:27 PM by Espermaschine.)
im doing something similar at the moment, but my angle is more about inking the sketch in Inkscape
there is a channel on youtube, by Jason Secrest, who has done a ton of inking and colourising videos
i used one of his templates in this thread
he is using a similar technique as ofnuts proposed: reducing the opacity to half and drawing on a new transparent layer
possibly locking the alpha channel on the sketch if you have one
so far im trying to improve a scanned paper and pencil sketch, but struggle with my tablet
i find the tablet too slippery
what can help is using the 'Smooth Stroke' option of the Brush Tool, to get better lines
you can also use a different, better contrasting colour (like red) for tracing the sketch and later change it, by locking the alpha channel and filling it with black
there is a channel on youtube, by Jason Secrest, who has done a ton of inking and colourising videos
i used one of his templates in this thread
he is using a similar technique as ofnuts proposed: reducing the opacity to half and drawing on a new transparent layer
possibly locking the alpha channel on the sketch if you have one
so far im trying to improve a scanned paper and pencil sketch, but struggle with my tablet
i find the tablet too slippery
what can help is using the 'Smooth Stroke' option of the Brush Tool, to get better lines
you can also use a different, better contrasting colour (like red) for tracing the sketch and later change it, by locking the alpha channel and filling it with black