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I really like how you color things! Do you think you could make a tutorial, maybe? I'm trying to get better and I'd really like to learn from you :D

Thank you! I’ve never made a tutorial before, but I’ll try. I experiment A LOT with every piece, so I don’t have a 100% set in stone process. (Always experiment! You might find something new that works for you!)

First off, make sure you’re working in RGB color mode. This is so you can abuse Camera Raw Filter later, and you really should be in RGB mode anyway unless you plan to make prints.

So start with your line/sketch on a multiply layer, or even just a normal layer mode if you want. My lines are usually dark blue but I often change them later on.

Use the wand tool (w) to select the negative space around your lines, invert your selection (command>shift>i), and on a new layer use the bucket tool (g) to create your base layer. On this layer, go to (filter>other>maximum) and set the radius to one or two pixels. This will clean up the base a bit so you don’t get a weird halo around your lines.

Before you start adding colors, change the background color to a mid-tone grayish color. This is to better judge tones and contrast. This doesn’t have to be the end color of your background; you can change that towards the end. If you actually are drawing a background, you might want to choose the general color of that background instead, but checking your colors against a gray background periodically can still help.

Now is when you start using clipping masks. Make a new layer directly above your base. Make this layer a clipping mask by right clicking on it and selecting “create clipping mask” from the pop up menu. Do this for every base color.

As you choose your colors, try to visualize what you want the end result to be. If you want a warmer or cooler piece choose colors accordingly. I do this mostly by eye, so I don’t have a specific process. You can play with each color by going to image>adjustments>hue/saturation.

Once you’re happy with your base colors, create another clipping layer over all the base color layers (except for glowey bits like optics/biolights), and set it to multiply (sometimes another layer mode will be better but I usually go with multiply). This will be the shading layer, so now is the time to figure out where your light source is. You can add your shading using the brush tool, but I tend to visualize lighting better by erasing where the highlights are, so I just fill in the entire layer with the bucket tool and start erasing. Change the opacity of the layer to whatever you think is best. A higher opacity creates more dramatic lighting and a lower opacity makes softer lighting. For the shading color I usually choose a darker, desaturated color, like purple or brown, but again you can just play around with the hue/saturation until it looks right. Sometimes I will make a second shading layer to add even darker shading in areas.

So now the shading is done! If you want, you can make another layer for highlights but I don’t always do this. I don’t have a specific way I do highlights except that I usually add them only in the most intense lighting or on the most reflective areas, but do whatever works best for YOU. If the subject is backlit, adding highlights around their silhouette can add a dramatic effect.

I usually leave my lines as a single color, but sometimes I will use multiple colors over each base color. I did that for my last piece of idw Blurr. To color your lines, lock the transparency of the layer using this button, or make another clipping mask over it. A lot of the time changing the layer mode to overlay will make the new colored lines look nicer. You may need to touch up some of the darker colors though.

Next is when we start getting really experimental, by which I mean I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing. I make one or twenty new layers with various gradients over all the colors and play with layer styles. These layers are to soften the shading, bring colors together, etc. Something fun I do a lot is set the gradient tool mode to dissolve and then play with the layer mode and opacity on that to get a textured effect. If you still have a gray background switch to your actual desired bg color. Upon doing this you might want to make even more adjustments. If you have any glowey bits like optics, make a new layer for that. I usually use the gradient tool or a blurry brush at a low opacity around the glowing parts and set the layer mode to screen, but again experiment. You can also add reflected light from these secondary, less intense light sources onto the surrounding surfaces.

I don’t always work with clean lines and end up having to render and clean up a lot towards the end. I do this on a new layer above everything. Rendering is tedious but can make the end result look a lot softer and painterly, or sharper and more defined, depending on how you do it. Make use of the dropper tool (alt+left click) here to grab colors as you go and define shapes. This step is only necessary if you are going for a painterly look (or you were lazy with the lines and now regret it like I often do). This step must be done only when you are as certain of your color choices as you can be, because after having used the dropper tool to color grab, you will not be able to adjust the layers individually.

So hopefully, you’ve chosen colors that work well and you are happy with how they look at this step. If not (like I usually am), you’re going to cheat with Camera Raw filter. It’s like hue/saturation adjustments but better. Make sure you’re happy with how everything other than color looks here because we’re going to do the thing where we suddenly work deconstructively and probably regret it later. You might even want to do this step on an entirely new canvas so if you fuck up you still have the version with all your layers. There’s always control+z, but if you end up playing around a lot it could be annoying to go back.

Flatten your image. You can do this by right clicking any layer and selecting the option from the pop up menu. Now that everything is merged into one layer, go to filter>camera raw filter (or command+shift+a). There is a lot you can do here. You can change the temperature of the whole piece and play with values and clarity until things look nicer. You can even go into HSL adjustments and tweak individual hues. I also use camera raw filter to add grain or a vignette sometimes (not color-related but still nice to mention). Also, when I want the piece to look really soft, I lower the clarity to give it a soft, glowing look. I did this for the idw Blurr also.

So now hopefully the colors you weren’t happy with look better, but you can still play with gradients even after this step. Sometimes this last step barely changes anything and other times the colors will be wildly different from what you originally had planned.

So to be honest, my colors are mostly all experimental. I’m constantly changing and adjusting colors as I go along. Try to put thought into your initial color choices, but also it’s fine to change things if you need. I mostly go on instinct, so I’m sorry if this is a lackluster explanation.

If you have any specific questions or don’t understand something I said here feel free to ask! I’ll try my best to clear things up!

#Anonymous #tutorial #my art #it's also like 6 am so this probably is confusing im sorry lol #my art process is mostly me doing something and being pleasantly surprised it worked lmao #the images look like shit on desktop but fine on mobile????#ok tungle thanks

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g0ldpainted · 7 years

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chocobros react to s/o having powers like Negasonic Teenage Warhead?

Hey Anon! Thank you so much for requestion something!

Sorry that this took so long! Aaah and this is only part ½ because this post would be too long otherwise. The second part can be found here and it contains Gladio and Ignis!

This one only features Noctis and Prompto.

I’ll be honest, I had no clue who Negasonic Teenage Warhead was until I looked it up - and I found out there are two versions with different powers. All info’s been taken from the Marvel wikia (1, 2).

I didn’t quite know if I should just flat out write one scenario for all of them or headcanons for each of them. But then I felt like HC would be too repetitive. So I just decided to write little scenarios for each character and write some “sum-it-up”-headcanons before.

I hope you enjoy it. :)

Sum-It-Up-Headcanons:

They’d all be very surprised

They’d all be very curious and supportive

Wait you can travel through time? Can I do that, too? Can you make me travel with you?! How does that even work?!

They’d love to be able to use them

Not even once upset you didn’t tell them before

Oh lord, his S/O’s abilities will definitely be used during fights! They. Are. So. Useful.

Of course not if they hurt them

But if they’re fine with it and they don’t cause too much damage for them; go ahead.

They’re rooting for their S/O (especially Prompto)

Hey, she’s preparing her special attack! GO (Y/N)! GO (Y/N)!

They all admire those powers tremendously

Can you imagine all the cool new combat strategies? Oh, hell yeah.

Scenarios start beneath the read more! *app users open in phone browers pls I’ll find a solution to this soon*

Noctis: (“Nuclear Detonation” & “Reality Warping”) (plays pre-game)

“Watch out!” his s/o shouted from afar as a magitek assassin prepared to attack their precious lover.

The fight wasn’t going well. They had been ambushed in the middle of the night by a swarm of magitek infantry. From close combat magiteks to range attack magiteks - they were all on the field. Some wielded their rifle, others their axes or swords and snipers were also nearby, aiming at them. Their tent was surrounded by vicious enemies, there was no way out. It was kill or be killed; fight or die. They chose to fight.

Noctis turned around only to face the assassin who was already lunging back to strike his attack. It was close, very close but his S/O managed to protect him. For the first time in months, they used their powers by altering reality, creating a wall of stone right behind her lover to shield him from the attacks.

“Wh-what?!” Noctis stuttered in confusion as he finally managed to dodge an oncoming attack and warp away.

Once beside his S/O, he seemed utterly confused about what was happening while they were planning their next move. “There is only one thing I can do..” his S/O thought as they dropped their weapon and balled their hands up into fists.

“What are you doing?! Are you insane?!” Noctis growled, not understanding what they were doing.

Bullets kept flying their way, Noctis managed to protect himself by using one of Gladiolus’ old shields. It took him a few moments before he saw how flames were beginning to radiate around his S/O. But once realization hit him, his eyes widened but before there was anything he could do, his S/O wrapped their arms around him, pulling him into a tight embrace.

“Close your eyes” they commanded as they combined their powers and only seconds later caused a massive explosion around them, sending enemies into the distance, killing them with the shockwave or the flames.

Grass burned, enemies broke apart but Noctis and his S/O were okay.It didn’t take long before the flames died down and their body grew limp against Noctis’ body.

“Holy.. Six.. - What just happened?! Is.. Is that some new magic? Did I mess up, was that one of my flasks and I overloaded it?!” he panicked as he held their body.

They sighed, shaking their head as their body started trembling. Seconds later, they passed out. Noctis brought them back to their car. Their clothes, their tent and other items were all burnt, there was nothing left to pack up. The little lovers trip they both planned was officially canceled and he drove both of them back to Insomnia.

“I’m sorry I put you through this, this is my fault” Noctis blamed himself as he drove, always checking on his S/O by looking through the rear mirror.

They were sleeping peacefully in the back, regaining all the power they used in an attempt to protect their beloved prince from all the magiteks.Roughly an hour later, the Regalia drove in front of the Citadel. Although the prince lived on his own in an apartment, he believed his S/O needed urgent care by one of the King’s own personal nurses. One of them was always on duty, even at 4am in the morning.

“They used one of my flasks and I think I did something wrong - they must’ve gotten hurt!” Noctis called out while he entered the Citadel, holding his sleeping S/O in his arms.

Much to his delight, the guards came to aid him by calling their nurse. Turns out, Noctis’ S/O was only overly exhausted and needed rest. Nothing made sense to him. He took the blame, the scolding by his father, King Regis and helped his beloved get good rest. It took them 2 days to finally wake up.His S/O found themselves in Noctis’ bedroom, on his soft, King-sized bed. Their head laid in Noctis lap who gently brushed through their hair.

“You’re finally awake..” he whispered, taking on of their hands into his.

“Yes” they replied, their voice weak and rough from lack of usage and water.

“Here, have something to drink” Noctis leaned back towards his nightstand, quickly pouring water into a glass before handing it to his S/O.

They slowly sat up, leaning back on their elbow before they took a sip.

“I’m so sorry, I should’ve known.. I didn’t know I messed up a flas-” he began to excuse his actions and what happened the night they camped outside but his S/O cut him off.

“Ssh, no,” they hushed him, placing their index finger on his lips, “There’s something I have to tell you.”

At that, the prince went quiet, his eyes pinned on theirs, listening intently.

“Ever since I was a child, I’ve been having these.. Special skills,” they began to explain, “As far as I understand, it’s similar to your magic but not granted by the Six… because I’ve been experimented on back when I was younger.”

With a soft gaze, he pulled them into his embrace, cradling their body carefully.

“You’ve been experimented on?” he wondered, placing a soft kiss on their hair.

“Yeah but.. It wasn’t painful or anything. I.. I just have these powers,” they elaborated, wrapping their arms around Noctis’ body.

“So you’re saying.. You caused those flames and that stone wall behind me with your own powers?” he asked, curious of what his lover had in store.

“I.. I guess I did” they nodded.

“But that doesn’t hurt, right?” the prince continued his row of questions.

“Not really. It’s just a.. Little.. Exhausting” they replied, nuzzling their face in the crook of his neck.

“A little, sure,” he joked, leaning his head on top of his S/O’s.

“Yeah” they laughed, knowing that it full on rendered them unconscious.

After a few minutes of holding each other, enjoying the other’s near, Noctis was the one to break the silence: “Your powers are amazing. You’re insanely strong, I admire that. You just blew those magiteks away like they were weightless?!”

Again, his S/O laughed.

“Those skills are absolutely unbelievable, yet I witnessed them with my own eyes. I bet you’ve got more in store!” he exclaimed, full of excitement.

“I.. I actually do” his S/O shyly admitted.

“Oh Six, you have to show me!” he proclaimed, “Tell me everything!”

Never in his entire life had he imagined that he’d meet someone that had equally - or even more powerful - skills than him. And his S/O was an absolute badass at using them as well.From there on out, they became a perfect, matching team.

Prompto: (“Telepathy”) (plays right before the time skip)For their 3 year anniversary, Prompto took his S/O out for a trip to Galdin Quay. The past months hadn’t always been easy. Daemons roamed the world, he was on a dangerous trip with his best friend, therefore had less couple-time with his S/O. But, for now, it was all over and they desperately needed some time together. Although they deeply loved each other, Prompto leaving to accompany his best friend caused a gap between the two. His S/O understood, didn’t hold him back but as weeks and even months passed by felt neglected. Prompto knew. That’s why he saved up as much money as he could and gave you a voucher for a day at Galdin Quay. This included a night at the hotel, dinner and breakfast and a trip to the spa - the full program. Only the best for his S/O.

“This is delicious, don’t you think!?” the energetic blonde called out as he took a bite of his Galdin Gratin.

“Yeah..” his S/O replied, poking their fork into their Steamed Crab with Rock Salt.

“Too salty?” Prompto wondered while he continued to devour his dinner.

“I’m just not hungry,” their S/O stated, attempting to eat.

“Oh.. Okay” he murmured, confused by his S/O’s cold demeanor.

“Their mood was so good earlier.. Why are they acting so strange right now?” Prompto thought, frowning lightly while he ate.

“I’m sorry, maybe you’re right and I’m acting strange” his S/O read his mind and replied, “But this simply doesn’t feel.. Like us.”

Prompto’s eyes widened, shocked by what his lover said.

“Did I say that aloud or did they just read my mind?” he thought, staring at his almost empty plate.

“Oh.. Sorry..” his S/O quickly apologized, realizing that they mistook his thoughts for his said words.

Prompto’s eyes met theirs in confusion.

“What do you mean this doesn’t feel like us?” he asked, trying to remember if he spoke his thoughts out loud or not.

“W-well.. You’re dressed in a fancy tux and your hair is styled differently.. And this is a very expensive place..” they started explaining, continuously shoving forks full of food in their mouth, not wanting to waste the food.

“Y-yeah but it’s our 3 year anniversary.. I.. I thought I’d take you out to some fancy place..” he reasoned, “It’s something special after all.”

“They don’t like it” he thought, gulping hard.

“It’s not that I don’t like it.. But I fear you’re wasting all the money you saved up on this” his S/O continued.

“How do they know!?” he thought, his eyes widened lightly.

“Prompto, we’ve been together for three full years. You’ve been working very hard as of lately and then you suddenly take me to this place. Adding both of these aspects together I assume you worked hard so you could afford this - for us” his S/O accidentally replied to his thoughts again.

“Exactly - for us. We haven’t spent a lot of time together lately and I really just want to make it up to you” he elaborated, biting his lip softly.

“But, love, why don’t we just go for a hike or camp somewhere like we used to?” his S/O suggested, watching him intently.

“I can’t tell them that I saw them talk to that rich guy.. He was so into them..” Prompto thought, sighing in reply.

“Are you jealous?” they wondered, catching him off guard again.

“N-no” he stuttered, blushing furiously because he was lying.

“You saw me speak to that one guy, didn’t you?” they continued to ask, putting down their fork and leaning back into their chair.

“I..- N-no” he continued to lie, searching for some other topic to talk about by glancing around the area.

“Oh Six, how do they know?!” he asked himself in his thoughts, internally panicking.

“Well.. Prompto, maybe it’s time that I tell you something special..” his S/O changed the subject after hearing his thoughts.

“O-okay” he stammered, forcing another spoon of food into his mouth.

“Come here” his S/O leaned forward, ordering him to close the distance.He did as they demanded.

“I can read your thoughts. I know what you’re thinking.. I always do” they whispered into his ear.

Again, Prompto’s eyes shot open and he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“Are you serious?” he questioned their words.

“Yeah, wanna test me?” they smiled as they sat up straight again.

“I.. I actually do” he nodded, not knowing if they were teasing him or actually telling the truth, “Tell me what I’m thinking about right now!”

“You hope that I’m lying” they quickly replied, raising on eyebrow while they smiled, “And now you thought that.. You’ve been wondering why I replied to your thoughts.”

“Exactly!” he proclaimed, carefully slamming his fists on the table from excitement, “That’s incredible!“

After both of them laughed for a few moments, his S/O’s expression turned back into a serious one.

”I know about your insecurities. I know that you do this because you saw me with that guy. Prompto, I’d never leave you. I don’t care about what we do all day; we could watch a movie at home.. Create a very bad version from one of Ignis’ recipe(h)s.. Or build a sandcastle in a sandbox - I don’t care. As long as I’m with you, everything is fine with me. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate this but.. I fear it’s rather forced“ his S/O suddenly said, explaining their behavior earlier.

”Y-you.. I.. - Oh..“ the blonde couldn’t find words to say, ashamed of the mention of his insecurities.

”Hey.. No” they spoke softly, gently reaching out for Prompto’s hand on the table, “Because I could always read your thoughts, I decided to be very honest with you. It just makes it fair. And I highly appreciate that you never, not even once, lied to me. The only things you hardly ever talk about are your insecurities. I found out about them because you.. You think of them all the time.”

“That explains why you always know the right words to say” he joked, smiling at them for a short moment, “You can literally read me.”

“Yeah” his S/O chuckled then squeezed his hand reassuringly, “I want you to know that you’re perfect the way you are. It’s been bothering me all day that you’re so.. So not yourself.”

“Wanna ruffle through it?” Prompto suggested after he noticed that his S/O stared at his slicked back hair.

“I’d love to” they nodded, reaching out for his hair and ruffling through it tremendously.

Eventually, his hair began to rise back to its original state - perfectly resembling a chocobo’s butt.

“So much better” his S/O smiled at their gorgeous boyfriend.

“Didn’t think you would prefer the messy-hair-me,” Prompto ran a hand through his hair to ensure it was in place as he spoke.

“This is more you; the funny sunshine I know” their S/O assured him.

“Okay, now tell me more about your amazing talent!” he exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with excitement

“What do you expect me to say? I know that you don’t feel good enough for me but I can assure you, you’re better than anyone else I’ve ever met. Also, it’s very cute how you always think about my butt” they went on.

His cheeks flushed more than before and he hid his face behind one of his hands: ”Oh Six, you know that, too?“

”I also know how much you love that one special lingerie set because it hugs my behind very well“ they began teasing him.

”Holy,… - that’s so embarrassing..“ he quietly admitted, ”Even though your little power is incredible maybe.. Don’t use it on me next time, please?“

”I enjoy reading them, though“ they started drawing hearts in their lover’s heart. ”But those are so..-“ he rung for the right word to say.

”Intimate? Yeah. But guess what?“ their S/O finished his sentence only to find something new to tease him with, ”Look at me for a second.“

Tugging at their clothes, they revealed that they were wearing his favorite set of lingerie right then and there. The blonde removed his had and glanced at the beauty before him while chewing on his inner cheeks. It was a lot to handle for the awkward and somewhat shy Prompto - at a public dinner spot, too.

”I know about your plans for tonight - I prepared myself for it just right, didn’t I?“ they said seductively.

”Oh holy astrals, oh six, oh mother” he cursed, hiding his face again, not able to handle it.

You bet that night ended interestingly for the two lovers. It took Prompto a day or two to finally let it sink in that his S/O had superpowers. But once it had settled, he found lots of fun and smart ways to use it. It’ll surely benefit future quests of him and his best friends.

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