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I have a piece that I want to paint in. Only thing is, is that its in pen, and I don't want paint over the lines. Is there anyway that I can get the sketch up there, then paint behind it so that the pen lines are on top? Thanks for the help, and when I'm done I'll post it up here.

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[Edited on 08.07.2010 1:39 PM PDT]

  • 08.07.2010 10:05 AM PDT

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Well if the sketch is on some sort of paper, take a picture of it and upload it on your computer. Then open your picture in photoshop and slowly paint over the lines. (I'm not really sure on what your are saying, but this should help)

  • 08.07.2010 11:03 AM PDT

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If the paper is white and the ink is reasonably dark (black being the best), you could put the scanned image on the top layer with its blend mode set to "multiply".

  • 08.07.2010 12:08 PM PDT

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just use blending options, magic wand or trace the lines? why dont you post the scan up so it makes it easier to advise you?

  • 08.07.2010 12:45 PM PDT
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Ok, gimme a sec.

  • 08.07.2010 1:36 PM PDT

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Nice I like it! You should add some color and a background too it. and it will look great.
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I have a piece that I want to paint in. Only thing is, is that its in pen, and I don't want paint over the lines. Is there anyway that I can get the sketch up there, then paint behind it so that the pen lines are on top? Thanks for the help, and when I'm done I'll post it up here.

Here's the photo

  • 08.07.2010 3:13 PM PDT

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Sweet, nice work!

You should definitely be able to use the technique I described already, and I believe it will also be the easiest. It would probably help to bump up the contrast on the original too.

I'm not a pro or anything, so there could be a better method that I'm not aware of. Regardless, if you need some help, let me know!

  • 08.07.2010 3:23 PM PDT