Creating Tone Layer using Masks ?
Posted: 27 Oct 2006, 06:52
Hi All !
Usually I’m making few layers for my character (so I will be able to tweak it later if I decide to change colors).
1st layer - outline of the character
2nd layer – color (using FRONT option)
3rd layer – Tone (using Black color over the color layer, and use lower opacity then 100%)
4th layer – Highlight (same as Tone but with White color)
Now, I have few questions that I hope somebody can help me out with:
1 – When I already painted my character, what if I decided to change the color of his hair or shirt after painted already a lot of frames ?
Is there a way to change the color without manually Repaint it ?
2 – When I drawing the Tone, I usually place it OVER the color layer (so in the hierarchy it looks like: 1 – Outline, 2 – Tone, 3 – Color)
But when I do that I need to draw carefully inside the color so I won’t get out of the Outline and start erases the tone that came out of the outline.
Is there any way I can still use a Tone layer (not using Behind over the original Color layer) but let me paint the Tone inside the Color only without worry that it will cross out the outline ? (Something like draw using masks)
I’m not sure if you understand what I mean, please check the file I attached so it will be more clear to understand.
Pay attention to the layer with the TONE before I cleaned it (I just put it for example so you see how I originally create it real fast, and help me solve it paint like a mask INSIDE the color without draw on the color layer using ‘Behind’) …hope that there is a solution for that to speed up my work.
Thanks !
Usually I’m making few layers for my character (so I will be able to tweak it later if I decide to change colors).
1st layer - outline of the character
2nd layer – color (using FRONT option)
3rd layer – Tone (using Black color over the color layer, and use lower opacity then 100%)
4th layer – Highlight (same as Tone but with White color)
Now, I have few questions that I hope somebody can help me out with:
1 – When I already painted my character, what if I decided to change the color of his hair or shirt after painted already a lot of frames ?
Is there a way to change the color without manually Repaint it ?
2 – When I drawing the Tone, I usually place it OVER the color layer (so in the hierarchy it looks like: 1 – Outline, 2 – Tone, 3 – Color)
But when I do that I need to draw carefully inside the color so I won’t get out of the Outline and start erases the tone that came out of the outline.
Is there any way I can still use a Tone layer (not using Behind over the original Color layer) but let me paint the Tone inside the Color only without worry that it will cross out the outline ? (Something like draw using masks)
I’m not sure if you understand what I mean, please check the file I attached so it will be more clear to understand.
Pay attention to the layer with the TONE before I cleaned it (I just put it for example so you see how I originally create it real fast, and help me solve it paint like a mask INSIDE the color without draw on the color layer using ‘Behind’) …hope that there is a solution for that to speed up my work.
Thanks !
