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Hello! I've had quite a few inquiries regarding my style on how to color black and white manga images, so this will be a tutorial to merely guide you through the process! I hope this helps :D LET'S START.

Please remember that while this is done in Photoshop CS2, there are most certainly ways to achieve the same effect in older versions of Photoshop, or even Paint Shop Pro! ♥

1) First! We'll be starting with this image of Maron from the manga Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne by amazing mangaka Arina Tanemura! Cute, isn't she :3


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This is my finished product:


I hope this has been helpful for some of you! Leave any comments, praises, suggestions, or flames (hopefully there won't be any of those :3;) here in this entry. And remember to friend invisible_plan if you like what you see here! Thanks guys! ♥

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+ Do not claim as your own
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+ Be nice, commenting is appreciated, and please enjoy~

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Ayashi no Ceres: 33
beatmaniaIIDX: 10
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne: 6

Teaser:

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#26 of Ayashi no Ceres - fan artwork by Aniviel @ DeviantArt

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+ Blanks are not bases unless noted
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+ Be nice, commenting is appreciated, and please enjoy~

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Ayashi no Ceres: 3
FFX-2: 2
beatmaniaIIDX: 21

Teaser:

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1 & 2 of Ayashi no Ceres: 2nd place & Best Display of Emotion @ watase_awards for "Heartless"
3 of Ayashi no Ceres: Most Creative @ watase_awards for "Hope"

Lots of variety yet again ^^; I can't help but experiment with different styles, but more often than not, I usually go back to a more floofy, girly looking style lol

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Fushigi Yuugi
Miaka & Tamahome - 1

Ayashi no Ceres
Aya & Touya - 1
Aya & Yuuhi - 1
Yuuhi - 1
Ceres - 1

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Jeanne & Sinbad - 2
Jeanne - 1

Disney Villians
Capt. Hook (Peter Pan) - 2
Hades (Hercules) - 2

Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata
Rith - 3
Rith & Calintz - 2

Kingdom Hearts
Sora & Kairi - 2
Kairi - 1
Riku - 1

FFX-2
Yuna & Tidus - 3
Yuna - 7
Lenne & Yuna - 1
Rikku - 1

Teasers:

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Ayashi no Ceres:
#1 & #4 - 1st & 3rd place for "textless" @ watase_awards
# 3 - Best Adaptation for "Humor" @ watase_awards

Tried a bunch of styles this time around. Unfortunately I can't seem to pull off the "bright and happy" as well as I'd like to lol (might have something to do with stress.. hm)
Got the creepy kitties from a website somewhere that was displaying their prized Persian cats. I swear, these things are hilarious as they are creepy xD I Lawl'd for hours. Got the inspiration from the "O RLY" owls, of course ♥
AnC mood theme will be up soon!

Rules:
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+ Do not claim as your own
+ Blanks are not bases unless noted
+ Do not hotlink ; ;
+ Be nice, commenting is appreciated, and please enjoy~

If you like what you see, please feel free to friend the community to stay updated!

Ayashi no Ceres;
- Aya: 5
- Aya & Touya: 3
- Yuuhi & Aya: 1
- Aya, Shuro & Kei: 1

Beatmania IIDX;
- Celica: 6
- Celica & Erika: 1
- Sakura: 4

Creepy-as-heck kitties;
- Various: 7



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I got a rename token! :D Formerly known as "redclover"~

A lot of variety again @_@; Haven't had much time lately to post these, but I'll be getting around to posting the Aya mood theme that someone requested in my last entry. A lot of these were done for a Watase RP I run x3;
Please enjoy!

Rules are in the info :P

Ayashi no Ceres;
- Aya: 16
- Aya & Touya: 6
- Yuuhi & Aya: 10
- Ceres & Yuuhi: 2
- Ceres: 5
- Yuuhi: 18
- Cosplay (Aya & Chidori): 2
- Aya & Aki: 2
- Group: 1

Fushigi Yuugi;
- Miaka: 5
- Miaka & Yui: 1
- Tasuki: 1

Fulfilled request for heika_hotohori



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36 - 2nd place @ watase_awards
66 - 2nd place @ watase_awards
71 - 3rd place @ watase_awards

Lots of variety this time ^^' Been iconing like nuts, but I think I'm getting better actually! Whoo~

Ayashi no Ceres;
Aya - 12
Aya/Ceres - 1
Yuuhi & Aya - 2
Aya & Touya - 11
Ceres - 2
Shuro - 3
Shuro & Kei - 1
Watase Yuu! (made for The Great Watase Caper! RPG plzjoinomg)
As.. herself! - 4



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#17 - Mod's Choice @ watase_awards!

x-posted practically everywhere, so sorry for reposts ; ;

Hey wow, I actually won some things! Click the cut to check it out :3

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Ayashi no Ceres;
Aya - 6
Aya & Touya - 12
Ceres - 10
Kahimi Karie
Trapeziste photo shoot - 1






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Yeah.. I got a little happy with variations and the light textures @_@;

Kahimi Karie image taken from her official website.

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