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How to clean up Line Art

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I've had a few folks ask how I clean up my art for inking or coloring.

Basically I sketch with colored pencils and afterwards I pencil or ink over them. Once I've finished I need to remove the red pencil color. I do that using photoshop.

This technique can be used for a variety of needs, from getting clean pencils to ink later or to take inks that will then be digitally colored, or even printed out again to color traditionally. I'm sure others have covered this technique but I couldn't find any easily so I made this quick. I hope it helps.
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forcewavethelegend's avatar
Great tutorial and thanks for making it. :D

One question, can this technique work if the pencil used to draw the pic is entirely black and white to begin with?