How to turn "GREYSCALE painting to COLOR" | Digital painting TUTORIAL

[@wiktorkokosik8747]

I find it really cute, that you call us your art friends. Thanks for the video Mathias!

[@MathiasZamecki]

hah thank you hope you find this useful!

[@foosbane]

This is the second time you have saved my ass, first by making awesome procreate brushes that work exactly how I like, and now with this workflow which has answered a question I've been confused about for years, thank you so much!

[@MathiasZamecki]

Fantastic, thank you for saying this! This encourages me to make more videos!

[@tymondabrowski12]

I hope you see this comment and that it will be useful for you since I'll be writing about technicalities about greyscale. I'm going to write about Krita because that's the program I know (but I feel like it might be correct for CSP and PS too). In Krita, the best way to color an area without changing the value is to use the Color blending mode. It's based on BT.601 luminosity (fairly accurate for human eyes, unlike HSV model), and you can check that it won't *ever* change the values of the painting using a Filter Layer on top with Adjust - Desaturate - Luminosity BT.601 (BT.709 is accurate for the eye too but has a tiny bit different formula, especially for intense reds and greens, so better to just use 601 there to avoid a brain explosion). Another good way to check values is to just use another layer with "Color" blending mode with grey. It will be faster than a filter layer. And yes, it will again provide accurate results. Ctrl+Y exists in Krita too but by default it's set to CMYK soft-proofing and might have some issues in one specific case, so I'd consider a special layer on top to check values more user-friendly, expecially more beginner-friendly. One more correction, when you use HSV slider to change the color, you actually probably change the values, too. In Krita you can again use the bt.601 in those sliders if you change from "Hue/Saturation/Lightness" to "...Luma". (That's because Krita has various HSX models, the easiest to use in color selector is HSV, but the one with accurate value is called "HSY'", and the last component is Luminosity BT.601 or Luma (Luma is gamma-corrected), and Color blending mode use that HSY model to color the canvas (you can find Color HSV, Color HSB and Color HSI modes, but Color HSY is just called "Color" to indicate to users which one is the one they're looking for. Some short further reading: docs.kr ita.o rg/en/reference_manual/blending_modes/hsx.ht ml?highlight=luma) . I hope I addressed everything. Also source, and disclaimer, I'm connected to Krita development, which is also how I know this stuff. I'm not saying you should change your workflow, if it works for you then it works (and you do give useful advice in the video), but I do hope you would at least test it and see for yourself. Also if you have any questions that you think I can answer about the technical things, feel free to ask. I hope to hear from you.

[@MathiasZamecki]

Oh awesome deep dive thank you for suggestions!

[@omedha.4176]

Hello, Krita user here thank you for sharing your insightful knowledge! May I ask you a question? because you seem to know your stuff well. Im currently looking for a greyscale to color process while maintaining the accurate values and color vibrancy. Would the best way be to just use the color blending mode? You described it as the most accurate, but it still seems to look off sometimes. Would you also advise to not use HSV sliders at all beause of the value manipulation ? And what do you think about Gradient maps are they a accurate tool in this case?

[@2eeillustration]

I saw this pop up on my Twitter feed and it was an instant click. Very informative video, I cant wait to start experimenting with this technique ! I think it will really level up my understanding of value and color in my own work.

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome, Glad it was helpful!

[@angelialco]

This was super helpful! Thank you!

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thank you! did you know all the techniques or there was something new?

[@panMots]

yeah yeah yeah ! I really like the part with temperature shifts !

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome 🥰 🥰

[@tstyone]

ctrl win c was one of the greatest discoveries when i just started learning about colors

[@MathiasZamecki]

yeah!

[@Amanda-fh5mp]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve had issues going from greyscale to color in the past, so I’m really looking forward to giving this method a try. 😊

[@MathiasZamecki]

amazing! would love to see what you come up with!

[@anr5525]

just to add on the clip studio portion. you can just make a top layer fill it with black and change layer mode to hue to check value. if its a single layer painting you can go to layer property and just switch from color to gray

[@MathiasZamecki]

Yeah exactly I think I mention it :) in all those app this work similar either color hue or saturation blending mode

[@anr5525]

@@MathiasZamecki yes you did i jsut wanted to add which settings to go too since I haven't seen anyone do a tutorial specifically on csp settings about value checking. speaking of the software will you be tapping into its animation functions or the software itself in the future? there's so little tutorials on how to use its animation

[@MathiasZamecki]

@@anr5525 probably not I'm only using blender for 2d animation :)

[@anr5525]

@@MathiasZamecki too bad :(, regardless love your work!

[@tagir_f]

This is the video i been looking for! Its definitely the best method of coloring B/W image

[@MathiasZamecki]

🙏❤️

[@MachineGr00ve]

Great video, Mathias!Very insightful and very well prepared! I am looking forward seeing more videos like that from you!🙂👍✌It's always great to learn new ways to improve creative/art skills❤ Thank you!🙏

[@MathiasZamecki]

More to come! glad you like it!

[@Hosio]

Huh! This is yet another new technique of grayscale to color that I've never seen before and with it being so vibrant I for a moment thought it would be something like what I've developed for myself, but not quite. Mine is still different and I would love to show you one day. Great video, I'll have to analyze it and repeat the process as soon as I'll find a bit of spare time

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome thank you ❤️

[@schelest8550]

I have been waiting for this video on how to color grayscale for years … tysm! I will definitely try out ur methods 🙏🏼💕 also left a subscription! I can’t wait for more content

[@MathiasZamecki]

thank you so much. Tag me on your stuff if you use this method! :)

[@schelest8550]

@@MathiasZamecki For sure I will :D

[@chmonyaaa]

This so useful! I've been looking for an advice like this for a very long time, you are the great teacher

[@MathiasZamecki]

thank you appreciate it :)

[@WojtekFus]

Let's go!

[@MathiasZamecki]

yesss!

[@EGloverArt]

This is so informative! I will definitely try the temperature shifts!

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome can't wait to see what you come up with 🔥

[@karinazamecka2816]

Awesome! ❤️

[@MathiasZamecki]

yay!

[@dirkvoltaar]

Thanks for sharing this technique, Mathias!

[@MathiasZamecki]

your welcome hope it was helpful! :)

[@servancastillo986]

Thanks for this Mathias!!

[@MathiasZamecki]

glad you find this useful!

[@miraya4302]

Ten tutorial jest cudowny! Chyba przekonam się do pracy w skali szarości raz na jakiś czas :D

[@MathiasZamecki]

Pięknie dziękuję i czekam na efekty! ❤️

[@Pluvias]

Thank you so much for sharing these useful tips! It would be great if you could talk sometime on utilizing the RGB sliders that you mentioned 😃

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thanks I will do that soon ❤️

[@PhalasaGames]

Excellent painting explanation and very informative video. Thank you for putting this together so eloquently.

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome glad you find it useful 🥰

[@user-bx2mv7kd4r]

a question I've been confused was answered. thank you

[@MathiasZamecki]

awesome!

[@user-bx2mv7kd4r]

@@MathiasZamecki I salute you♥(｡￫v￩｡)♥

[@cc12yt]

Super informative tutorial! I will share it with my art friends 😁

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome glad you find it useful 🥰

[@jasminerojas553]

thank you so much for this, very useful

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome glad you find it useful 🥰

[@witnessgrace]

short and informative!!

[@MathiasZamecki]

thank you!

[@annieuliashkevych9832]

Thank you, very useful 🤗

[@MathiasZamecki]

Awesome glad you find it useful 🥰

[@milestogo5629]

Hey Mathias, this is your usual super fan 👀. I just have an request (and I love this video. Really improved my skills but I need to practice.) , Can you give tips or show (just a speed paint) on how you do potraits?

[@MathiasZamecki]

Can you be more precise what kind of portraits?

[@milestogo5629]

@@MathiasZamecki like character potrait for character concept art and all that ✨

[@steelsandport3613]

This is good for drawings

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thanks 🙏

[@tagir_f]

Petition for RGB sliders video! 👍

[@tacetyart301]

lovi it❤

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thank you 🙏 ❤️

[@SimonC021]

nice one !

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thank you 🙏 ❤️

[@MIAssasin]

I would love to see how to paint using the sliders!

[@MathiasZamecki]

Okay!

[@cesarmoraes2023]

Sensacional!!!

[@MathiasZamecki]

Thanks 🙏 ❤️

[@pulvises1268]

Kozak tutorial, dzięki

[@MathiasZamecki]

piona!

[@pulvises1268]

Kurczę, naprawdę. Zrobiłem dwa smudgery, ten kwadratowy i gałęziowy. I w przeciągu ostatnich 2h doskonal się bawię. Nagle wszystko jest takie szybkie, płynne, wrzucam plamę, biorę smudgera maziam na boki, i jest już podstawa pod cokolwiek. Jeszcze raz dzięki, super kanał

[@MathiasZamecki]

@@pulvises1268 super bardzo się cieszę 🙏❤️

[@meefvongrau9814]

useless but kinda related fact: my IRL name is "Matthias"

[@MathiasZamecki]

Ufff I thought the tutorial was useless 😂😂😂

[@AerysBat]

This tutorial goes hard feel free to screenshot

[@MathiasZamecki]

I like making notes and I hate writing. Sorry if you find this offensive but I though it would be useful to have somekind of check list. it always help me to keep my focus on what is the most important :)