Topic: Can manga stills be coloured easily using computer software?

[Urusei0Yatsura]

I was wondering if the Urusei Yatsura manga could be coloured using the TV series as a guide?

[cata]

If you own the Manga books, you can coloured them with pencils and pens. xD

I've done that with a few books I have. xD

[Urusei0Yatsura]

I was thinking of using computer software to colour downloaded captures of the UY manga, to make it look like the TV show. Does anyone know if this could be done?

[UruseiNeo]

know if this could be done?

Yes, taking the downloaded captures of the manga and using computer software to colour it can be done.

[Urusei0Yatsura]

Do you know how it can be done?

[UruseiNeo]

yes, you copy the downloaded manga page into photoshop or adobe and color it with the bucket button

[Urusei0Yatsura]

I don't have photoshop or adobe are there any free programs that can be downloaded that can do this?

[UruseiNeo]

dunno

[FallinG_StaR]

Microsoft Paint??? XD

[amazome]

There is an open-source software called GIMP which is similar to Photoshop.  I could tell you several ways to do it in Photoshop, but you'd have to figure it out for yourself with GIMP. 

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

I'm using photoshop but, even with this powerful tool, is not easy at all to give colours to a black & withe story.

So difficult is to give the right shades of color: first of all the backgronds (otherwise it would seems "flat"), then to the characters !!

It's not impossible but it require so much time.

What could I say more?

Oh, well: GOOD LUCK !! 

[Urusei0Yatsura]

I've tried gimp and I am unable to use it. I don't have any other means of colouring it so I'm afraid I won't be able to do it.