If you scan in a previously inked drawing/comic, can you color it on Photoshop by using layers?

I'm new to Digital artwork, and am trying to color an inked character sketch. I've scanned it in, and was hoping to use the layering process to color it but it doesn't seem to be working. Am I doing something wrong, or it this impossible?If you scan in a previously inked drawing/comic, can you color it on Photoshop by using layers?
You're not doing something wrong, but here is a best way to get the lineart colored.


1. Open your drawing in photoshop.


2. Go to the 'channels' tab in the layers box.


3. Click on the small circle named 'channel selection'.


4. Then click on the little square for the 'layer mask'


5. Then click on the Alpha 1box.


6. Then go to select%26gt;inverse on the tool bar. It should have selected the lineart.


7. Go to the 'layers' box and create new layer.


8. Click on the 'eyeball' next to the background layer, where the lineart was. It should still be clicked on the 'layer 1' box.


9. Make sure the foreground color( on the left of the screen) is black. Then go to edit%26gt;fill and there you go!


Lock the lineart layer and then select all the background layer and color it white.


Then you just create new layers underneath the lineart layer and begin coloring! Hope that helped!If you scan in a previously inked drawing/comic, can you color it on Photoshop by using layers?
it is and it will work but make sure you can see the layers which will make a big difference