Coloring in a doodle

[designs by krista]

Can someone tell me or direct me to a tutorial on how to color in a doodle? I use PSCS2. Thanks!

[Keely~B]

You know there are always a million ways to do something lol... What kind of doodle is it? You could select it and fill it with color, or use a brush to color it in. If you could give me a hint as to how complicated the doodle is and what you want to do to it I can probably give you an answer that's more clear.

[designs by krista]

Like at Holly's site - they show the doodles colored in
http://hollymccaigdesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27_28&products_id=100

[Holly]

i just make another layer behind it and color it in with a brush using my wacom. LOL

[MandaBean]

I guess it all depends on the complexity of the doodle but here's one way to color in a fairly simple one.

- Duplicate the doodle.
- Select the part(s) you want to be colored in on the TOP layer. (Your blank spaces should now be selected with "marching ants"
- Go to Select, Modify, Expand and expand 1 or 2 pixels out.
-Drop to your bottom layer and fill with your color of choice using the paint bucket tool.
- Select, None.

It's quite simple really, even though theres a few more steps than just coloring it in. This way, you have a bottom layer of color in your basic doodle shape, and your top doodle outline is on it's own layer. You can even stroke the top doodle and fatten up the lines a bit if you want. Ok..I'll end this on the "stroke the doodle" note. :)

[designs by krista]

Thanks! I'll have to play around with it, my PS skills are lacking.