#askfaeb

I agree. Will mermaid Glitzy do? She’s a shaman mermaid!

*sighs*

I did….I did my best XD I hope it gives you a laugh. Or nightmares. Either is acceptable. ;P

https://faebelina.deviantart.com/art/Flames-Faeb-684137001

We did Dark Ranger pretty recently but last summer we tried the original forsaken flavor :D Made her a rogue in honor of my undead rogue buddy (also my Horde-side guild master), Stabby.

Hehe, Glitzy is both adorable and terrifying if you challenge her. ^.^ So, I use this style of coloring whether I’m doing a more simplistic style like cel-shading or whether I’m painting. The difference with painting is that I blend the edges of the colors so they aren’t so blunt. Let me break it down:

1. Start with your sketch or line art. Create a layer underneath the line art for your color.

2. Fill in your base (or midtone) color in the areas where the hair will be. You don’t want to use the lightest or darkest colors of the overal hair.

3. Create a new layer above the base layer you just filled in. Clip it to the the base layer so that you won’t color outside the lines. Change the layer mode to screen (you can also use luminosity for a varied effect in SAI). Here I chose a color that was warmer than the base and more green. Next, start to color in the places where you think light will hit. I then lower the opacity of this layer until it looks more natural, usually between 30 and 40%. 

4. Merge the screen layer down (if you wish, I’m constantly merging) and create another new layer above the base layer. Again clip it to the base layer (if you’re in Photoshop, you can do that by right clicking on the layer and choosing the option “Create clipping mask”). Change this layer mode to “multiply”. Here I chose a cooler tone that was also more purple. Lay in the color where you think shadows will be. I then lower the opacity again until it looks more natural. This percentage varies wildly depending on the tone I choose.

5. Merge the multiply layer down if you want to. Create a new layer. Again clip it to the previous layer. Change the layer mode to “overlay”. I choose a warm color (the yellow here) and gently place it with a soft round brush (I was using a hard round brush for all previous steps) on the areas where light hits. On the same layer, I chose another purple color and brushed over the shadows lightly. I like the effect this last step gives, but it’s easy to go overboard here : ) Lasly, I play around with the hue and saturation sliders until everything is the exact shade I want!

Thas pretty dark, right there. I’m pretty sure he’s already pissed off XD