JTW 8-7 Base (Patreon)

Here’s where I deviate from the color approach. After doing the line art, I trace the outline of the figure one more time to make sure there are no gaps. I create a blank layer and hide all the other layers. Then I set the magic wand selection tool to refer to all showing layers and select all the areas outside the figure. I then invert the selection and fill it with a base color on the blank layer. I then set this foundation layer to lock all the transparent picture so I can draw only on the foundation.

Normally I would export the file to Clip Studio Paint and add inks before creating tHis base layer.