Separate Line Art from Background - Photoshop Tutorial

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Learn how to separate your drawing's line art from the background in photoshop with Seattle artist Ten Hundred.
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The steps to separate the line art in photoshop are:
1. Unlock Layer
2. Select All (Cmd+A)
3. Cut (Cmd+X)
4. Quick Mask (Q)
5. Paste (Cmd+V)
5. Quick Mask (Q)
6. Invert Selection (Shift+CMD+I)
7. Fill with black (Shift+F5)
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[@Patrolles]

2020 and still one of the best tutorials on this subject I've seen

[@abuibrahimaln]

Incredible isn't it

[@juliuSZcsgo]

Just try image trace on illustrator with ignoring white.. so much more possibilities, never worry about resolutions and image quality, cuz your design is vector. Photoshop is only good for web, prove me wrong..

[@schleimigerhelmling6763]

@@juliuSZcsgo the only one tutorial that helps😊

[@jonaadar]

2023 and still holds up (:

[@Nasiputut]

I've watch ton and tons of digital painting tutorial from minutes to hours,but none of it has shown the simplest concept of removing the lineart from the drawings in Photoshop,and for that you have my thanks.

[@christpierre]

same

[@simplysh4ns]

Unreal tutorial. So many out there on 'recolouring line art' but none if you have a black sketch you want to turn white, without the background. Followed your tutorial and then added a colour overlay in the layer style panel to achieve what I needed. You're a star.

[@PeaceKeyArtistry]

you have no idea how much easier you have made my life. ive watched alot of digital art coloring tutorials and every artist will color this area in with a brush and for me it was alway so time consuming and tedious. you just made it so much easier . THANK YOU! BLESS YOU for sharing! i just subscribed!

[@Matovu.]

2021 and still one of the best tutorials on this subject I've seen

[@GUSLOL161]

Yessss

[@wokedisease4277]

its seems you've got the copy paste key bindings down

[@unseenhues]

Have been using this and your sped up coloring vid for months, fantastic stuff dude, also taught me a ton of keyboard shortcuts i didn't know which has sped up my process a lot. This method of getting lineart off a page is far superior to the method i had been using for years. Thank you for the rad tutorials, love your work!

[@TenHundred]

That's super rad to hear! So glad this helped you out!

[@kathyjessee8762]

This was very helpful! It was nice to watch someone actually teach you something without all the crap in between. You were very precise and to the point. Well done

[@TheTurnturnturn]

Awesome tutorial, simple and straight to the point. And writing out the steps in the video and in the description is SOOOO helpful and underrated. Subbed.

[@mac570]

Just started using photoshop and creating stuff, been struggling a lot trying to find good guides on how to do stuff. But your the one dude, really clear and everything was well explained. Thanks man!

[@12TRIBESWRLDWIDE]

You remind me of my digital arts teacher, SIMPLE, and STRAIGHT TO THE POINT! Thanks Ten

[@SketchUK]

Probably the best technique I've seen in ages. Thanks for this amazing video. Love the artwork BTW.

[@AiEyeMain]

Very helpful and cool illustration too! Thanks

[@Pirates.27]

Thank you so much for this well put, easy to learn, very quick technique that I will use all the time now! :) You literally kept my paper sketchbook as a usable tool for my comic!

[@RejectedNightmare]

This was super helpful. I definitely need to look into more videos like this. Thank you for taking the time to make it 🙏🏼😁

[@akira_t9806]

Legend , Works wonders ! I've been scouting the web for days and this tutorial works the best... Can't believe how simple it is! You saved me hours of tracing!

[@unexplored.]

this was the best version of this technique on the whole internet ! Thanks 10hun!

[@melissamorse1932]

Thank you for explaining so clearly and not assuming everyone already knows all the keyboard shortcuts!

[@ekers1351]

loving your style man, flipping amazing

[@MateuszSkutnik]

You sir, have changed my life with this tut. Thank you.

[@maxwellharmon4172]

Dude! thank you for making this video!! Ive been trying to find this tutorial forever because this takes forever to do in other ways!

[@chrissoboleski1353]

Mah Dude, Thank you x1000. I've watched this to remind myself the quick process SO often. You're the goat.

[@Kabukirin]

This was super helpful! My drawing professor actually recommended this video for me to turn an analog drawing into digital so thank you so much!!

[@TheDobby321]

Thanks! Tried lots of ways, but this is the one that finally worked :)

[@jjfecik]

Such an AWESOME technique man!! Thank you for sharing!!!! 🙌

[@dan991987]

What a great tutorial! Thank you for this. You art is amazing.

[@xHarpyx]

Your're the real MVP right here man. You made this so simple. I'mma start saving for that art class!!!

[@marileebrewer74]

This has been incredibly helpful for me, thank you so much for sharing! Love your work

[@mirus6190]

This helped me remember what I forgot. Thanks a ton!

[@rebekahstolo9412]

This is literally an S tier video- I cannot tell you the strife this will save me in the future!! Can't believe I only found this now tho lol

[@thegilcohen]

Great vid. Can't wait to see the coloring process

[@TenHundred]

Gil Cohen thanks!! Hope it was helpful

[@peilinkuan9720]

Been searching for this. It works amazing! Thank you

[@sabrinaseacrist5308]

Bravo young man, keep up these tutorials!

[@xxbot]

Thank you. This is what I was looking for.

[@unexplored.]

Everytime I get stuck this vid is just the greatest. Much love 10hun

[@Ayrcantada]

This has been so immensely helpful in speeding up my pipeline and work flow! Thank you! :D

[@walkingwolfsunrise]

Just used these 2 vids with my own art. Thankyou Mr Hundred.

[@missasyan]

This is so helpful, I've tried downloading preset actions for this, and though they had plenty of actions put in, it deleted a good part of the grey shading in manga panels. This one, you just record a few actions, and even some of the slight grey doesn't get removed and has the right opacity, it's really perfect--thank you so much. Very helpful, I am now going to have happy manga colouring times.

[@LokeyeMC]

You upgraded my skillz!!!! Thanks bro. I might even click on that xp-pen Artist 16 Pro Graphics Display link in your other coloring/shading video if I continue to feel inspired with this stuff. Thanks for being such a cool teacher!

[@sm1leyworld]

Thank you!! Honestly the best video on this subject!

[@titanae30435px1]

Thank you for the simple instructions!!🤩

[@pillowzzzbox3466]

Wow! Yes the best tutorial on here. I'm so glad for this. So I created a drawing from sketch and place it in photoshop. Realized watching this video and your full tutorial video on doing your line art that I missed this step. I thought you guys somehow do this at the end where you just delete the background and plop it on a mockup and print. Nope. This helped me a lot. Makes sense. This is great. So when and if I were to sketch in here. I just apply the same tactics. Takes forever but it can still be done.

[@creativesamuraii]

Thanks for taking the time to talk about shortkeys those sped up my workflow so much , gracias Ten Hun ! @tenhundred

[@hummingsoulcreative]

Perfect! So helpful --- thanks for sharing!

[@ohmenecio]

I came here wanting to know how to remove the white background and you literally answered like four other questions I've always had but was never able to have answered. THANK YOU!

[@natenutron]

Good job. I've seen few ways do this, this being one. You did awesome explaining it.

[@hankcreates]

Super cool and straightforward! Thanks.

[@DrTomoculus]

Thank you, this was really simple and was presented in a way that had me understanding what to do in under 3 minutes. Believe me, I've watched videos where 20 minutes in, you're still not sure what Ctrl + C does.

[@Pegisus2501]

Totally Awesome! 🤩 Thanks a Bunch for Sharing This! 😃👍🏽

[@thegoatcompany2851]

Thank you so much! This was very helpful even though it’s an old tutorial

[@daniellevolschenk8101]

This helped so much, thank you!

[@_lex_ndre]

Very useful tips. thanks for sharing!

[@mathieumaher1419]

wow thanks so much! just what i'm looking for... simple and helpful!

[@GermainQ84]

This is so helpful! Thank you.

[@DanielParkinson-yx8bo]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you.

[@fsinarahua]

Clean, concise, direct!

[@victoriap737]

dudee I´ve always suffer for not being able to do this and draw all the time on the tablet like I wanted to...You made it so clear and simple thank youuu so much!! greetings from Argentina

[@mav1783]

You are a life saver. I transferred my line art from Clip Studio but couldn't figure out how to separate the while from my lines. Thanks a ton

[@ForTheLordaeron]

Accurate and amazing tutorial! It really helps! Thank you very much.

[@Braavhart]

Excellent!! This was clear and very helpful.

[@anishdangol8502]

Thank you very much man! Saved me a ton of time at work.

[@chocolateicecreamlove8823]

FANTASTIC TUTORIAL, you saved my life man!!

[@joeep46]

Thanks for providing the notes. This video was very helpful.

[@SDA-xy3cm]

Hell yeah, thank you for the tutorial

[@nadiyahurtgen8679]

Beautiful. Thank you so much. Cool lesson just what I was looking for.

[@user-sv6mn3uv7z]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[@moshimoshigamers2070]

Always helpful dude

[@carsandelectronics794]

Been looking how to do this for 2 days straight. Thanks a lot!

[@sophiebell9882]

SUPER helpful - thank you!

[@glenwoodfin]

So simple. So quick. Thanks!

[@DayDreamin56]

ive been trying to learn this , thankk you so much!!!!!!!

[@elmundodespine]

Thanks for the tips! very simple explanation!!

[@Alemagica]

You help me so much with this! Thank you

[@giuliahernandez2698]

Super-helpful! Thanks a lot an love your channel

[@seiker9643]

You are basically a God to me rn, thanks for this tutorial!

[@chuckwu2063]

thank you , this have been very helpful

[@UYDesigns]

This was EXTREMELY helpful thank you!!!

[@maissa-mariageahchan9573]

Thank you ! your method is perfect!

[@helenj5638]

thank you for this! please never delete in case I forget the process

[@otito12345]

thank you so much! it really healped me alot!

[@hoanglananh9662]

thks much for your video! I struggled for 3 days to find how to separate it! That' superb!

[@samhm8303]

Great tutorial, thanks alot ! You are the best !!

[@Matovu.]

on this art journey, you have helped me a lot.. thank you so much

[@emilyrowton2185]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@leonelramirezyonyzerimar2346]

Super enormously helpful

[@himu8099]

Wow I had no idea I needed this

[@he11worm]

you just saved my life, now I can color my lineart with a clipping mask. Thank you

[@crissy2628]

this is soooooo important, thank you so much!!!

[@nicoler1835]

This was really helpful thank you!

[@lilacui1222]

Dude i have been searching for this for daysssss u helped me alot! Ive been frustrated cusi got no idea how to select the line art

[@Evergreen_Kings]

great vid!

[@fleshlessfilms]

great tutorial and simple to follow gg man

[@TheChibiGingi]

You saved me from giving up on a piece I somehow screwed up with the lines... thank you. Thank you so much.

[@petrkejhar8608]

Thats nice. I guess no one would teach me this even I'm on an Art school. Thans you for that.

[@melonmara1150]

Thank you it’s really helpful

[@Ritsuu]

THE BEST AND EASIEST THANK YOU!

[@toniswedberg]

Thanks! I've been trying to find out how to do this and along with the other advice I've received lately I bet I will be able to do it. I am using Photoshop Elements 5 though. I scan my line drawings in but do the same brightness/contrast max out too.

[@TenHundred]

Yeah there are lots of ways to make it pure black and pure white. I just switched my tactics to using the "Levels" function with a little bit of brightness and contrast

[@nuclearholocaustin]

YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER FOR THIS VIDEO THANK YOU

[@TenHundred]

You are very welcome :)

[@FriedEggSarnie]

Thanks so much for this ♥

[@PaintedRhythms]

Thank you, it is a smart way i am looking for.

[@godsrevolver13]

thia videp has helped me so many times. thank you so much