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13 years ago
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I have a bunch of questions about SAI that seem obscure and I probably am just lacking in google-fu
Short cut questions:
1) Does anyone know what letter the Hand function is mapped to? Is it even mapped to a shortcut key by default? (same way the color picker is alt)
2) Is there a way to toggle a layer's preserve opacity setting through a key shortcut?
Technical Question:
So it seems on one particular project I was not actually saving a .sai file. Just a png (thankfully in full resolution). However I've lost all of my layer work that had the body broken up into seperate chunks.
I know I can't recover the layers, but I was wondering if there was a way to make the neutral tan color I use transparent so that I wouldn't have to retrace all of the line art.
Picture in question if having the file itself will help: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20064488/ArtBoner.png
Short cut questions:
1) Does anyone know what letter the Hand function is mapped to? Is it even mapped to a shortcut key by default? (same way the color picker is alt)
2) Is there a way to toggle a layer's preserve opacity setting through a key shortcut?
Technical Question:
So it seems on one particular project I was not actually saving a .sai file. Just a png (thankfully in full resolution). However I've lost all of my layer work that had the body broken up into seperate chunks.
I know I can't recover the layers, but I was wondering if there was a way to make the neutral tan color I use transparent so that I wouldn't have to retrace all of the line art.
Picture in question if having the file itself will help: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20064488/ArtBoner.png
2) Not through SAI, at least not that I'm aware of.
3) If you're not concerned about the colors of the lines you used in said file, you can change the hue/brightness/contrast of the image until the tan is almost white, and then set the layer to multiply, which should leave the lines intact. If they're not dark enough, just copy the layer.
Hope that helps!
If you want to recolor the lines themselves, then I'll have to wait till I can get Photoshop installed, because unfortunately SAI doesn't allow pasting into an opacity mask.
I desaturated, then increased contrast, then increased brightness--I think I had to do the latter steps twice, but it comes out fine. I didn't notice any loss of detail.
No problemo broseph, g'luck finishing it :D