#photo edit tutorial

@yahumankdj hope this makes sense.

I posted this edit as a tutorial on my insta. View it here if you’d like to learn how to edit in some of my own unique ways.

( Hello! I’m going to use this opportunity to make another edit & show exactly what I do to recolor characters into OJ ocs. First, I start by finding a screen cap that I want to edit on animationscreencaps.com. I’ll be using another Holli Would picture as a base again. I’ll also be using GIMP, a free photo editing software. Recoloring may be difficult if you don’t have a drawing tablet, but you can make do. For cleaner lines, I have a touch-screen laptop that I use as a ‘tablet’. If you have neither, I’ve also been able to do it with a mouse as well, just takes some more time to clean up uneven edges. Okay, on to the tutorial! )1. First, we open the image in GIMP. 2. Make a transparent layer & drag it underneath the original layer. This is just in case we need to erase something on the original layer, it will have a transparent background behind it.3. Make another transparent layer & put it over top of the original.

The original layer should be sandwiched between two transparent layers now.  4. Change the top layer mode to “HSL Color”. This will be our skin color layer.

5. Before we start coloring though, we want to erase her nose & ear since cells don’t have em. Go back to the original layer, eye drop the colors nearby, & simply paint over the nose & ear. 

6. Beautiful darling. Now, go back to your skin color layer. Pick the color you want, choose a brush, & start coloring! The color I use for Carci’s skin is #bd00ff, on mode “HSL color”. 

7. After you’ve erased any mistakes from the skin coloring, we will move on to her hair. Create another transparent layer over top of the skin layer, set mode to overlay. This will be our hair color layer. Carci’s hair color is #ff00f9.

8. After erasing any mistakes from the hair coloring, we would work on her dress. This picture doesn’t show her dress, BUT, if you WERE editing her dress...create another transparent layer, set the mode to “LCH color”. Carci’s dress color is #dd00d8.

9. Now I’m gonna edit her eyes. Create another transparent layer, set mode to “lighten only”. Color is #ff00f9, same as her hair color. Just remember the eyes layer mode is different than the hair layer mode & must be set to “lighten only”. 10. I also like to edit the eyelashes/eyebrows. For eyelashes, create another transparent layer, set to normal. Redraw lashes, erase mistakes. For eyebrows, create another transparent layer, set to darken. Redraw eyebrows, erase mistakes. As for colors, I use black/dark purple for lashes, dark purple for brows.

11. Now to fix the color of her teeth. Create a new transparent layer, mode set to "hard light”. Select a super light pink (like the white of her eyes) & use that to recolor the teeth. Erase mistakes.12. Next we will add the highlights to her hair. I’ll admit, I was a lil lazy with the highlights last night cuz I was getting sleepy...so this one will be better. We will be using the same color we used for the teeth as well. Create a new layer, set mode to “hard light”. Trace the outline of her hair, including the lines that overlap into it. This is where the tablet or touch-screen would come in handy. Just have patience! 13. If you want to add highlights to her skin, create another layer, set mode to “lighten only”, & drop it below the hair highlights layer. Make sure you use a light purple color instead of pink. Make sure the highlights are only on her skin, not her clothes. Erase mistakes... change background if you want... & you’re done!

Remember, you can always choose a different base/colors, this is just what I chose for this particular OC. But the possibilities are endless! You can make a red blood cell, white blood cell, germ, virus, etc. Whatever you want! Decorate to your heart’s content.

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