To colour or not to colour?

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To colour or not to colour?

#1 Post by Helena »

Well, I've recently drawn my Peophin, and I don't know whether to colour it and risk spoiling it, or leave it as it is in black and white. The images:
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The original image:
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Sorry about the bad quality camera. Thanks in advance.
PS: If I should colour, what should I use?
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#2 Post by Zilary »

You can always copy it and then color the copy so you won't ruin the original. Or take tracing paper and trace it. Maybe you should ink it for solid lines then copy?

Hmm...as for colors, I would go with something Christmas-y. White or crimson red?
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#3 Post by Helena »

Hmm. I'll probably trace it. Thanks for the advice, Zilary. I never thought of that.
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#4 Post by StoryTime »

I would copy it first, for sure!


What are you going to use it for? I mean, are you going to put it on neopets?
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#5 Post by Helena »

Hmm.. I might do. But I was just bored one day and decided to draw it. I've painted a faerie shoyru and an asparagus chia as well :D
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#6 Post by thesockoverlord »

Helena wrote:Hmm.. I might do. But I was just bored one day and decided to draw it. I've painted a faerie shoyru and an asparagus chia as well :D

"When you're mixing the purple for a faerie shoyru, be VERY careful, its a really hard purple to get!!" or something like that...hah *is wanting to see said faerie shoyru*
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#7 Post by Helena »

thesockoverlord wrote:
Helena wrote:Hmm.. I might do. But I was just bored one day and decided to draw it. I've painted a faerie shoyru and an asparagus chia as well :D

"When you're mixing the purple for a faerie shoyru, be VERY careful, its a really hard purple to get!!" or something like that...hah *is wanting to see said faerie shoyru*


Well, it IS! Seriously, I've run out of white paint thanks to that thing @_@
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#8 Post by Enchantedstargazer »

Do a transfer of the image (if you don't know how to do that I can walk you through it) and then color the transfer...
that way you still have the original and it's fine and safe, but you can experiment with colors!

or even easier, since you scanned it into your compy, clean it up with photoshop so it's just the pencil lines, and color it there!
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Re: To colour or not to colour?

#9 Post by Armite »

thesockoverlord wrote:
Helena wrote:Hmm.. I might do. But I was just bored one day and decided to draw it. I've painted a faerie shoyru and an asparagus chia as well :D

"When you're mixing the purple for a faerie shoyru, be VERY careful, its a really hard purple to get!!" or something like that...hah *is wanting to see said faerie shoyru*

*is wanting to see said asparagus chia*
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