In this tutorial we'll see how is it possible to represent an elf - girl, giving texture to the textile and picture the ornaments.



First we need to open in a new window the already scanned contours: File - Open (ctrl+o)



Then create a new layer with the fast button in the layers window or simply apply the next command: Layer - New - Layer. Colorize the girl's skin with the basic color, using the Brush Tool. Minimize after that the Opacity of the layer till 70%.



Determine now the light's direction.



Start representing the eyes (they must be drawn on a new layer, under the skin's layer). Set for this the brush's Hardness on 0% and draw the eyes in 4 steps which are indicated below. Blur out a little the lines, making use of the Smudge Tool. Add after that the flare in the girl's eyes, by using a big size brush of white color. Don't forget to apply the adjustments for the brush that are demonstrated in the next table.







Change a little the eyes' color by applying this selection: Image - Adjustments - Selective Color.



Copy the eyes' layer (Layer - Duplicate Layer). Then we should change the layer's type on Screen.



Get back to the initial brush's adjustments on 100% and select a brush of small size to outline the eyes on the skin's layer.



Move on the eyes' layer to set the brush's Hardness on 0%. Represent the shadow now on the white of the eye.



Make the eye look more natural by representing also the thickness of the skin and the eye's corner.