Too Many Lines - Too Few Colorists!

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The title says it all - Too many lines for too few colorists. I've been a part of the art community here on DA for over 3 years and I've seen an increasing number of line art groups opening up, but not a lot of colorists actually coloring the line art. Sure there are some, but there seems to be FAR MORE people drawing the lines then people coloring them. As someone who loves coloring I thought I'd do a quick highlight of some of the great clubs here on DeviantArt that offer line art to all you guys who enjoy coloring. You don't have to be a pro, or even very good at it. But for goodness sake, lets give some of these fantastic lines some Colors!

Here are some of the great line art groups here on DA, and some of the lovely line art they feature. (You all know me, I'm a big fan of pin-up type art and bad-ass chicks so that's what you'll mainly see me feature - but rest assured, many of these groups have a wide variety of different types of art available for coloring so be sure and check them out! :dance: )

Lets start with :iconcolor-me-club: I like the fact that many of their lines are higher quality then what you sometimes find in some of the other groups.
Heart Shaped Hottie by legiostudio generic future soldier g line by DC-Miller morrigan inks by seanplenahan :Love On the Rocks: by Asher-Bee Hallow's Fae by MichelleHoefener

:icondigital-coloring:This group mainly features Before and Afters or Side by Sides but it also has a "Line Art for Practice" section.
Power girl look at my eyes by DHinking :thumb147918468: MeadowHaven Coloring Page: Unconditional by Saimain Poison Ivy : colour me by Yoell :thumb191652804:

:iconcomics-colorists: This group mainly features already colored work but they have a Black and White Art section for coloring purposes.
:thumb227226174: Black Quinn by Patrick-Hennings :thumb196156709: Green Lantern Girls by LeandroSFx:thumb201073455:

:iconcomics-colorist-club:Same type of deal as the previous club. :)
Ms Marvel Inks by devgear Power Girl2 by devgear Assistant Rose - Green by Pauldew

:iconcomicteamup:This group is one of my favorites! They have some really great art in their gallery to be inked and/or colored! Yes, this group is for you aspiring inkers too, as you can find penciled comic art and pin-up art there to practice inking on. And they have sequential pages too!
Avengelyne full inks by benjonesart Emma Frost Hi-res Inks by Carl-Riley-Art Arial Assault by JustArt27 Storm line art2 by Anothen Tyra Warrior Lady commission by qualano

:iconlineart4colorists:Some of the line art in this gallery is a little low quality, so you might have to do some digging to find the gems.
There is Music in You by AshDayArt :thumb150821743: Lizzie - line art by Volvom dancing in the wind-lineart by AgataKa19 poison ivy line by DC-Miller

:icongroup-for-colorists:This gallery has mainly anime line art, which is not usually my cup of tea, but there are a few gems there for those who like anime.
:thumb193723335: Mio in BRS Cosplay Lineart by v2gundam Coloring Page: Buka by SoliaArtTeam Mae x Nero Collab:: MzzAzn by whitty-boo

:iconfree-lineart-user:Lots of anime here, but there are a few others as well.
:thumb205873318: KOF - Luise by Artgerm Audiophile - lineart- by jadeedge :thumb162025506: :thumb244311180:

:iconthe-coloring-club:Mainly anime.
keicea... by sureya Lineart - The Mirror by Kuru-da-Bunbun Lineart - The Emperor by Kuru-da-Bunbun .Ariel.Inked by AshDayArt Adia-Lines by AshDayArt

:iconthecolorclub:*SIGH*Again... mainly anime here too. But there are some that aren't.
::Prize:: Kaida by Tsuzukikun :thumb215400593: Cyber Works by manic-goose We Feel the Breeze.... by Tsuzukikun :thumb195299900:

:iconlineartjam:This group is a tad un-orginized but has a few real gems. :)
Black Cat Digital Inking by frostdusk Rakeru by Meiphon Sniper - Ink by luisangelmex Daisy: Gunslinger by tavaresg :thumb164798406:

And last but DEFINITELY not least: :iconflats-for-colorists: I adore this group! They have all the flats already done! It saves SO MUCH TIME! Yay!
Red Monica by Nema by artmunki Poisen Ivy Flats by Eddy-Swan-Colors

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Psycho Ass_FLATS by vest
The Darkness 2 pg 2 FLATS by jotazombie White Rabbit Flats by tamariskuk

I ran out of time to feature art from ALL the line art groups that I've discovered. Here are a few more that have some art for coloring:
:iconcolourmyanimu: :iconteh-colouring-book: :iconthecoloringbox: :iconcolorists-unite: :iconlineart-for-all: :iconfreelineart-factory: :iconcolor-me-in: :iconlinearts-n-sketches: :icongive-me-color:

If you know of any more groups that have line art, inks, or pencil work open for colorists let me know and I'll add them to this post for others to find! :)



For more fantastic line art, ink work, and pencil art to color, check out my favorite line art in my "Created for Color" folder: stacyraven.deviantart.com/favo…











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kaelekompot's avatar
Thank you very much, it is a fantastic way to improve ones colorskills :)