Colouring in illustrations

Mask

Duplicate background and name it drawing. Then select the multiply selection in the drop down menu in the layers box.

Using the quick selection tool select the areas you want to colour and add these into their own layer. I selected the cardigan and named the layer “Cardi”

Using the paintbrush tool I coloured the “cardi” layer in yellow. I then selected the “darken” option to bring forward the colour of the lines while also having the colour vibrant. I also played around with the opacity to create a colour I was happy with.

I then deselected the outline of the cardigan and began to select other areas I wanted to colour, my next selection was the hood of the cardi. After creating a new layer I painted the bottom of the hood blue. I played around with the opacity and the different options and found that I liked the effect  the disolve option gave.

I deselected the outline of the layer “Hood pt1” which I had just coloured in blue. I then created the layer “Hood pt.2” based on the selection of my desired area. I coloured that area in a soft purple and again played around with the options until I found one which I was happy with which was “multiply”

 I repeated these steps until I was entirely happy and began working on the dress, making it grey.
 

I repeated the process with the trousers making them a maroon colour.