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duplicate orginial image. Look below to see details on coloring favorite anime pictures in photoshop.
Click CTRL+SHFT+N; Name layer SKINBASE and set MODE to MULTIPLY
Outline Skin using the: quick selection or lasso tool on the DUPLICATE layer.
Click the SKINBASE layer and go to PAINT BUCKET and choose skin color, apply color on the skin base layer ONLY.
CTRL+SHFT+N; Name layer clothing, MODE to MULTIPLY, use QUICK SELECTION tool to outline both girls' clothing on the duplicate layer.
Apply color to the clothing on the CLOTHING Layer only.
CTRL+SHFT+N; Name layer Hair set MODE to MULTIPLY, apply LASSO or QUICK SELECTION tool to hair on the DUPLICATE layer.
Click the HAIR layer and PAINT BUCKET tool and choose color for hair. Apply to theHAIR layer ONLY.
If you like to add background color, CTRL+SHFT+N; Name layer Background set MODE to MULTIPLY outline image .
whitspace on the DUPLICATE layer only, once selected apply color on the BACKGROUND layer only.
And you're done! but see further notes below.