Ok, this is my best way of describing it without actually showing you. The PSD i have of neo is about 70 different layers, its a lot of colors, the less colors you do, the less "real" it looks. So i wanted to go with a lot of layers...
The original images are 1600x1200. These are just resized for the sake of our monitors..
Step1:
Pic out the picture you want, I downloaded the wallpaper of neo from thematrix.com, photoshopped Morpheous' arm onto it and a samaruai sword.
Step2:
Start an outline on a new layer and make sure this always stays as your top layer. The more outline you do, the more "coloring bookish" it looks. So keep your outlines thin and not too many
Step3:
Shadows. Its best to get the shadows out of the way first. Like Black and anything dark. Kinda gives you the basis for curves and other colors.
