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sakuraGx4nina β€” How to convert a drawing to a GREYSCALE in SAI

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Description What is Luminence to Transparency?
- it is something that acts like a filter. it turns all the lightish colors into a light grey color and all the dark colors into a darkish grey color.

-If you have questions comment below.
-Don't re-post this tut. without my permission.
-IF I miss anything/misspelled/get the wrong idea of something, comment below

I hoped that this tut. helps you guys with making art in SAI. Leave a and a download. //Also does the layout look good? I tried to make it look like a black and white monochrome kinda thing..

EDIT
TY for correcting me so many time ; u ;

Picture used: [link]

Tut. Β© amu-can // ~sakuraGx4nina 2012
Art Β© amu-can // ~sakuraGx4nina 2012

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hayyifas [2021-12-02 16:33:01 +0000 UTC]

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RedactedPearldrop [2020-05-15 22:26:45 +0000 UTC]

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tatemil [2019-07-15 07:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Alphonsahhr [2017-12-27 00:12:39 +0000 UTC]

When i do this, all of my highlightsΒ  dissapear

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zLampArts [2017-06-05 02:54:09 +0000 UTC]

That's really useful.
If you get used to always make a folder with every layer inside, you can apply the filter to the folder itself and you don't need to load the picture as a PNG. This works for any filter you want to apply!

Thanks.

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Sierracat7807 [2017-02-07 00:40:20 +0000 UTC]

you are actually a savior thank you sm

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KawaiiTsuyu [2017-02-02 10:32:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks for sharing!^^

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bluemas [2016-10-02 09:05:00 +0000 UTC]

i have older version of sai that dosen't have that button what should i do instead?

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to bluemas [2016-10-02 21:09:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh okay. There is an alt version that you can do this:

sta.sh/015v4b11dah2
At your menu bar, go to Filter
A drop down menu will appear, go to Brightness and Contrast
A box pop-up should appear, go to Color Deepen, and slide the bar all the way to the left.

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bluemas In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2016-10-03 22:55:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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party-mcfly [2016-08-23 18:48:38 +0000 UTC]

It's also possible by going to "filter" > "Hue and Saturation" and turn saturation down all the way

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to party-mcfly [2016-08-24 05:27:23 +0000 UTC]

That also works as well! However that way it's one step extra that you would need to do.
But as long as you get the results that you want, I think that it should be fine

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KittenCat-Chan [2016-06-27 15:41:55 +0000 UTC]

this makes my drawings a lot easier, thnks :3

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to KittenCat-Chan [2016-06-27 22:29:44 +0000 UTC]

Im glad it does <3

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BlackTrick [2015-06-11 01:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Is there way to transform just a select area to greyscale?

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to BlackTrick [2015-06-11 03:40:07 +0000 UTC]

You would have to put whatever you want as a greyscal on a separate layer from the others

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summerisawesome123 [2015-05-06 02:55:06 +0000 UTC]

wait I tried doing that but it won't work at all

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Zanz-kami In reply to summerisawesome123 [2016-06-06 15:43:26 +0000 UTC]

well, i tried open a .png file not the .sai file in paint tool sai. and then go to layer -> luminance to transparency. works well for me~

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to summerisawesome123 [2015-05-06 03:01:08 +0000 UTC]

It's suppose to work??
did you make sure you where on your working layer??

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summerisawesome123 In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2015-06-08 00:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes I'm sure of it

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to summerisawesome123 [2015-06-08 07:28:14 +0000 UTC]

Is you're sai properly installed??

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summerisawesome123 In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2015-06-09 21:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Ya I am telling the truth

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to summerisawesome123 [2015-06-11 03:40:31 +0000 UTC]

I believe you. I just don't know how to solve this problem..

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summerisawesome123 In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2015-06-11 04:41:48 +0000 UTC]

Well I'll figure it out somehow

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to summerisawesome123 [2015-06-11 05:10:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry I couldn't help
I hope that you will figure it out soon.

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summerisawesome123 In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2015-06-11 15:01:50 +0000 UTC]

I will I've learned more about paint tool sai

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BrunoBar [2015-02-26 17:41:45 +0000 UTC]

So simple? Damm, a i'm feeling so stupid

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BlackAlbatross1 [2014-08-10 17:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Perfect! YES! FINALLY!

THAAAAANKSSSSSSS!!!!

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to BlackAlbatross1 [2014-08-11 00:52:21 +0000 UTC]

haha your welcome

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Wooffx3 [2013-12-05 11:52:12 +0000 UTC]

i thought it was gonna be some complicated thing XD anyway thanks~

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Wooffx3 [2013-12-05 17:09:07 +0000 UTC]

lol yw

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Time-Signature [2013-09-30 03:47:45 +0000 UTC]

...Woooow, simple but totally effective~

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Time-Signature [2013-09-30 03:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

I hope that this will help you

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Time-Signature In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2013-09-30 03:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Time-Signature [2013-09-30 03:59:48 +0000 UTC]

YW

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Catluckey [2013-09-26 16:22:26 +0000 UTC]

This was fantastic. One simple step... BOOM Greyscale!!!! Thank you!

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Catluckey [2013-09-27 18:10:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Hanoru [2013-07-24 07:28:46 +0000 UTC]

OMG THIS IS VERY HELPFUL! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Hanoru [2013-07-25 08:22:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad

your wlecome

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Neutral-Death [2013-07-24 01:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Neutral-Death [2013-07-25 08:22:40 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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TyepiandSamuel [2013-05-30 14:06:01 +0000 UTC]

this is extremely helpful


I just spent the past 20 mins or so screwing around changing all my pictures to greyscale.

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to TyepiandSamuel [2013-05-30 19:22:54 +0000 UTC]

lol
Im glad you had fun xD
//I do that at times too |DD

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Lammebill [2013-05-28 16:16:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you that was very helpful!

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Lammebill [2013-05-30 03:34:28 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Winx-Beauty [2013-03-29 04:59:00 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks so much!! It helped me very much!!
But it's Greyscale, not Monochrome ^^

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Winx-Beauty [2013-03-29 05:01:30 +0000 UTC]

I know ;n;
I edit this 3 times and I keep forgetting orz ;A;

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Winx-Beauty In reply to sakuraGx4nina [2013-04-08 04:29:19 +0000 UTC]

W-W

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Filecreation [2012-06-15 12:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Ah this is quite good to know o:

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sakuraGx4nina In reply to Filecreation [2012-06-15 12:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.

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