The next lesson I'll show you how to scan the contours and separate them from the background, how to create a picture in anime style, looking like a vectorial one.

All that you have to do now is to open a pictured by hand character's contour in a new window: File ? Open (ctrl+o).



Applying the next selection, Image ? Adjustments ? Curves (ctrl+m), clean the picture the way to remain the contours only on it.



Using the Brush Tool of white color, paint out all the unnecessary lines, if it is necessary the new drawing too (setting the same size, the contours have). Use after that the command: Image ? Adjustments ? Threshold.



Get to the next menu: Select ? Color Range and make a click on the white background, just to mark it out.



Erase then the marked region (ctrl+x) to remain only the black contours. Next step includes creating a new layer: Layer ? New ? Layer with the fast button on the Layers window. Move it under the layer containing the contours and paint the doll with the basic colors. Every color must be inserted on a new layer. Choose for this the Brush Tool.



Determine now the light's direction and create the background's layer (paint it with Paint Bucket Tool)

 

Start picturing.

Choose the Pen Tool and draw the necessary shape of the eyes' pupils. Then click on the right mouse's button on the center of the pictured elements and choose Make Selection.



Paint the marked place with the convenient color, applying Paint Bucket Tool. Then erase it: Select ? Deselect (ctrl+d). Mark out the same way the upper eye's part and paint it with the Gradient Tool.



Using the Pen Tool, you have to accentuate with a black line the lowest part of the eye's pupil (choosing after clicking on the right mouse's button the Stroke Path?).



All the borders of the lines and nuances must be blurred out with the usual tool (Blur Tool), having 100% strength. Next step includes adding the flares (Pen Tool).



Using the Pen Tool and the Gradient Tool (with the same adjustments) add the shadows on the face, blurring them along the contours (Blur Tool).



Dark out the doll's hands also.



Applying the Dodge Tool, it's possible to accentuate the light with several motions on the doll's hand and face.



Now you have to create a new layer above the skirt's layer. Group them both: Layer ? Create Clipping Mask (ctrl+g). Then apply the Gradient Tool to add the common shadows. Using next selections: Polygonal Lasso Tool and Gradient Tool, it's possible to introduce the deepest shadows. The clear contours must be blurred out.



Make use of the next instrument (Dodge Tool) to make lighter the decolorized parts of the picture.



You may see now that it's necessary to change the color. You just have to combine these two layers and select the command Image ? Adjustments ? Hue/Saturation (ctrl+u).



Grouping the new layer and that one the belt is situated on, the sleeves, the collar, the hair's elastic and choosing the Gradient Tool, it's possible to insert the shadows on them. Apply after that the Dodge Tool to expose the light.



Merging down the layers, correct the colors' brightness and the contrast with this selection: Image ? Adjustments ? Levels (ctrl+l).

 

Using the Pen Tool, Gradient Tool, Brush Tool and the Blur Tool, picture out the shadow on the doll's blouse.



Change the color a little (Hue/Saturation) and the contrast (Levels).



The shadow must be placed on the doll's hair too. You will do that with the next tools: Pen Tool, Gradient Tool and Blur Tool.



Change their colors too (ctrl+u).



Pass to another layer: that one with the contours and change their color: Image ? Adjustments ? Selective Color.



Copy the layer with the contours and blur out the copy with next option: Filter ? Blur ? Gaussian Blur.



Minimize the layer's Opacity till 70% and combine all the layers, except the background's layer (Layer ? Merge Down (ctrl+e)).



Above the background's layer must be drawn several circles, It's possible to do that with the Ellipse Tool.



Use the Pen Tool and the Gradient Tool to add on them the light.



Make the same way the circumference around them.



On a new layer must be drawn with the Rectangular Tool a lot of stripes on the right side of the doll. A part of these stripes must be erased with the Elliptical Marquee Tool.



Choosing the next options: Crop Tool and Rectangular Tool, introduce the picture in a frame. Make it lighter on the falling light's direction (Gradient Tool).



Choosing the doll's layer, outline the doll with the white color, with next option: Layer ? Layer Style ? Blending Options?



You may see below what we've got.

 


Author Name: Nasic