Experimenting with Colour and Layers

As I bagan to experiment with different ways to colour and layer my images I soon began to build up lots of layers to mix together and modify on photoshop. 

To get the desired colour and effect on my images, I decided to gradually layer my images once coloured. I then worked with Filters and the Opacity of each layer to build up an image which i was happy with .The first was a simple grey scale layer. A very limited palette of colour with no line art. This would act as the first layer to build on.

Adding quite a bit of tone and shadow to the layer early, I hope to keep building the layers and changing the opacity to get the desired colour for my image . 

 The second layer was a sepia layer, very similar to the greyscale only with browns and tans . By layering these two filters together It gave the image more depth to the shadow and tone that the previous grayscale image lacked.

The third was one I completed using a more traditional  method of using Copic markers and fine liner pen to create a sense of line with some added tone.

The Last  layer shown here is  modified to show how I will use it, it's a transparent version of the coloured image that I will use to enhance the line art of my image .