Hey Steemians,
Here is my entry to Week #9 of @kristyglas' Random Games Contest, this week the task was to colour a stencil.
![MC Colouring Page Animation.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRMKWiv1WzqzieCQ1wGXpmkLN2CJJ7fg2ndriaD6jtNpV/MC%20Colouring%20Page%20Animation.gif)
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To colour the stencil I used my favourite and free illustrating software, Krita, as well as using my Huion Inspiroy Q11K Graphics Tablet. Inside Krita I isolated the outline and tidied some rough lines and then began colouring.
First I coloured the page using a few of Krita's built in brushes, the default brush and the sketch brush for shading. Once I was happy with the colours and shading I added shadowing and lighting by using a glow brush and making strokes with the line tool. I then played with the opacity of the lighting layer to create a shimmer look.
Below is a still of the Initial finished image:
![MC-coloring page.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc5h6FCZvE6BViBHNNP7XxTrRvk8NR1HJPS6EAnRGpe5w/MC-coloring%20page.png)
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Next I flattened the colour and shading layers and the duplicated the flat layer. I changed the HSV levels of the layer to alter the colours positions and create a second coloured version which I then used to create the animation.
Here is the still image of the HSV altered version:
![MC-coloring page-2.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcEwSU4FaE6xKNGrxfP16rpvQH99VkHGXG3chQ7P8HnE3/MC-coloring%20page-2.png)
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For the final steps I exported image after image, while changing the opacity of the flat layer for the original version little by little with each export. I then duplicated the files and reversed them so that the animation would play smoothly.
Below is the screen capture of all 54 frames that were needed:
Then inside Krita I imported the images as animation frames on a new document. Then I rendered the animation using the ffmpeg Plug-In for Krita. The result is the animation you saw at the top of this post!
I hope you have enjoyed seeing my entry and process!
![Seperator Animation2.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPV8mF55eMJvypqXJHasScMheetYkL9SGw9Gh95XkwspJ/Seperator%20Animation2.gif)
If you love colouring as much as I do, Check out the colouring contest I run. This week is nearly over but next week is a very special 6 month anniversary!
Hello, first of all happy to be able to go back and find this beauty that you have created, without a doubt it was a work of time and dedication, the result is great, it fascinates me, congratulations.
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Thank you so much @reciclajeymas! It's so nice to see you back on here again, I hope your move went well! Un fuerte abrazo!
This is amazing!! So much effort and details :D
I love how smooth the animation is, it really feels like glow. ^^
Thank you for joining!!
Thanks, I'm glad you love the animation! :D
Great work, I love this vivid choice of cooours too. Good luck in the contest. Colouring is becoming really big n steemit - your contest has been such a great inspiration to others. 💛🌴🦋🌈❤️
Thanks @sallybeth23! Couldn't of got there without your help, so an extra thank you too!
Super cool!!
Thaaaank you! 😎