Zentangle colour development

Inverting colour on zentangle.

For this experiment I decide to play around digitally with one of my existing zentangle pieces. For this I inverted the black and white then proceeded to play around with colour.

Method:

1. First I scanned my image, to do this refer back to my how to scan post.
2. Photoshop should already be open, so you need to unlock the layer. (it's the little lock next to the layers section)
3. Next you need to play around with levels (to find levels refer back to my photoshop post). You need to do this to make the darker areas more black for a invert of colour.
4. Then go to the select button, find colour range.
5. Select the black nose with the eyedropper tool.
6. Then you need to change the fuzziness this is in the colour range section. You need to change the fuzziness to the right, this enables the finer black details to be picked up.
7. Then create a new layer (this again is on my photoshop post). Make sure this new layer is highlighted.
8. Then make sure your main colour is black, at the bottom of the tool column. Then go to edit and select fill, change the fill option to the foreground.
9. Go back to the select button and press inverse.
10. Select the clone tool, press the alt key to make a selection. Do this next to the area you want to tone, select the same tone. This step was used to get rid of the annotation around my original design. (so I cloned the black area to hide the writing, you  paint over the top.)
11. This will inverse the black and white. Make sure you save your work encase of computer malfunction.

Method for the colour development. 

1. Lock your layer down to keep the inverse intact. Make sure this layer is above the new layer you're about to make. So only the colour can be seen through the areas of white.
2. Then create a new layer.
3. Play around with the paint tools, adjust the size and shape.
4. Don't forget to save your work.

Further development.

This development was done in order to create a traditional outcome compared to the digital one. I basically tried to recreate the digital colour versions using a range of materials such as pencil and Indian ink.

Method: 

1. First you need to print out the blank inverse copies of lilly zentangled. 
2. Then gather your material, which for me was ink, coloured pencil and watercolours and a pot of water.
3. The method is the same for each material so just repeat the steps but switch material.
4. Okay take your water colours and decide on which colour you wish to use. 
5. Then decide which style you'd like, it can either be neat (where you stick to the pattern and paint within the lines) or messy (this is where you create a wash over the whole image and blend the colours together to create a almost rainbow effect).
6. So after you've decide its time to get to work. Make sure your paintbrush is being regularly cleaned because you don't want any murky colours. 
7. After you've done you need to clean up your area and make sure all the equipment is cleaned and put away.