WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

After I scan the drawing, which is always in "grayscale", (I have done another tutorial on scanning here in the Tutorial forum if care go back and look at it) I open the scan in PhotoShop. I always save an original grayscale. I then go to "file save as", rename it another name. This version is the one that I will use for my final.

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

My objective here is to take my "grayscale black and white" pencil drawing to a piece of art that has an "older feel" to it. I lean to the sepia type colors, but I am going to post several different versions to give you an idea what can be done.

First I go to "Image", "Mode" then "RGB". By doing this it will change the grayscale to RGB here. To make any "color" changes to a grayscale it must be changed to RGB

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

I then go to "Image", "Adjustments" then "Hue /Saturation". "Hue /Saturation" is the tool which I use to make my color changes and adjustments. Go to the "colorize" button here and switch it on.

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

HUE 1

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

HUE COLORIZE

By sliding the hue and saturation bars and forth you will start to see the colors come to life.

I am posting a wide variety of different colors so you can see the full range of colors that can be achieved. It is capable of making some colors almost fluorescent. I know that some of these are extreme but I want to show you the options. Being that the hue and saturation menu has slide bars, this gives you an infinite combination of colors. Get in there and just start "sliding them back and forth till you see what you like. The "lightness bar" should not be needed if your scanned drawing or photo was adjusted in the beginning.

Most of the "nice colors" usually end up with both bars being slide to the ends.

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 03 Nov 2005

I have settled with a color that is a "brownish sepia". This really gives you the feel of the old photograph that I drew from. The photo that I worked from was taken in 1909.

WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 13 Jan 2009

This is the final "save". I always try to start a "new save" or "file-save-as" when I feel that I might just like a version. You can always go back and delete the ones you don't want later. Better too many copies then to end up with one that you can't go back to the "original state" in. Save, save, save. Please don't hesitate to get a hold of me if I wasn't clear, or you don't understand any part of this, OK?

Good luck, --Denny ;{

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