Knox.  Wizard, father, werewolf, professor, wizengamot elder.  I write about Knox at Absit Omen Harry Potter RPG.  He’s one of my oldest characters, created in 2005.   He’s a good guy and kind of enjoys being controversial.   I’ve played him a few different times, once as a Healer, another time as the History of Magic professor, and most recently the Hogwarts Headmaster turned Wizengamot Elder.  Fun new twists in his life are the discovery of a teenage son and being turned into a werewolf.

I experimented with different ways to do color. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques for awhile, trying to find a way to add that rich color I like, but still keep and love the pencil line-art.

Here’s a rundown of my Photoshop Layers, if that’s even remotely interesting.

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  • Adjustment Layers.  Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Color Fill (50%)
  • Two copies of the original scanned sketch, both set on multiply. (This is how I keep the line-art strong.  The tone of the paper DOES affect the colors beneath it a little bit.)
  • Flat Hair Layer + Clipping mask with all the texture and painting.
  • Flat Skin Layer + Two clipping masks.  One for the highlights and one for the shadows.( I guessed at the tones for the highlights and shadows, but then messed with the Brightness/Contrast and Color Balance to find just the right color. )
  • Layers and clipping masks for the jacket and sash.
  • Background painting

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*Oh derp. I forgot.  I used a bit of pale canvas texture set on Multiply on the jacket and hat.

I think the biggest thing I’ve changed about how I paint this time around was to really use the Brightness/Contrast and Color Balance adjustments instead of trying to guess at the colors I need manually.

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