Continuing from the Flats tutorial, here is Ves ready to be colored.
![Flat base colors ready to be shaded and highlighted.](http://www.farlowstudios.com/tut_img/flats/pic07.jpg)
Before we go any further, you sure you have a flats layer? If you don’t know how to make flats, you might want to check out the tutorial I made for that first.
![The Layer Tab in PSCS4](http://www.farlowstudios.com/tut_img/colors/layers.jpg)
Left you can see how I’ve arranged my layers in Photoshop. I duplicated the flats layer, the original being under it and hidden. This is to ensure the original flats layer doesn’t get messed up accidentally.
I found it important that that layer be kept the way it is, because you will need that copy in case you make a mistake on the original layer and you need to revert back to the base colors.
When you’re set, then let’s continue.