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ahjojing — Cell-Shading (headshot) Tutorial for SAI

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Description 2017/07/27 I made another tutorial but it's far more advanced than this one: New Tutorial

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A simple (maybe) cell shading tutorial for SAI~ xD
hope you enjoy it and understand it, cause my english are so bad. ;;3;;
I rarely coloring cell-shading using SAI, I always used photoshop. this technique usually I use to make a quick and simple coloring, while phtoshop is for the detailed coloring.

last but not least, I'm still an amateur artist that needs to be critiqued to improved. so, don't hesitate to critique or comment this piece.

(P.S for azusami hun, daku pinjem aotorinya ya, abisnya warna rambutnya asik buat di shading >3< //slap)

Coloring model Victim:
Aotori (c)

Lineart: i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g… (in case if you want to try this tutorial xD)
Finished Piece: blahoguu.tumblr.com/post/18182…
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Comments: 266

ahjojing In reply to ??? [2013-07-09 04:00:38 +0000 UTC]

you're most welcome

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slytherin-is-hot In reply to ??? [2013-07-09 03:10:06 +0000 UTC]

It's lovely and I'm actually gonna follow this! Especially showing the pen settings helped a lot. The only thing is that I think your drawing style is so lovely, so I think the eyes need a little more tlc. In my personal preference I just think that you aren't showing them off enough, since they're so nice.

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ahjojing In reply to slytherin-is-hot [2013-07-09 04:08:34 +0000 UTC]

thank you, glad it helps
haha, thanks for the suggestion that's because I want to keep my coloring simple yet clean but you can use it to your own art if you want

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slytherin-is-hot In reply to ahjojing [2013-07-09 16:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank YOU! And I love your drawing style for the record, it's one of my favorites. It was just a personal opinion

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j-uyen3 [2013-07-09 03:03:50 +0000 UTC]

Hello, this tutorial was really good! I was wondering though, since I use Photoshop... what is a good way to shade skin like this while using Photoshop tools? Also what does opacity lock do?
I'm really sorry for the trouble~

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ahjojing In reply to j-uyen3 [2013-07-09 04:03:50 +0000 UTC]

thank you hmm, I rarely use blending in photoshop, but if you like you can use "smudge" tool but it's so damn heavy, it'll make our computer laggy lol, and you also can use Filter>Liquify tool hope it helps

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j-uyen3 In reply to ahjojing [2013-07-12 19:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, you were really helpful!

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Wolfbaloo [2013-07-09 02:48:38 +0000 UTC]

I've been looking for something like this! Thank you for sharing!

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ahjojing In reply to Wolfbaloo [2013-07-09 04:01:57 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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Makiichii [2013-06-26 19:01:35 +0000 UTC]

Do you select the outline layer,use the magic wand and then color or how do you do it?

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ahjojing In reply to Makiichii [2013-06-29 14:40:27 +0000 UTC]

no, I just simply click the opacity lock, but the lineart have to be separated from background, so if you use a scanned drawing you have to delete the white background first or re-line it

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Makiichii In reply to ahjojing [2013-06-29 19:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Ahh okay thank you^_^

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ppgloverforver In reply to ??? [2013-05-28 21:26:36 +0000 UTC]

IS THAT LEN?????

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ahjojing In reply to ppgloverforver [2013-06-29 14:43:17 +0000 UTC]

umm, no, it's my friend's oc

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ppgloverforver In reply to ahjojing [2013-10-24 21:22:36 +0000 UTC]

oh well.....it look like pewds     

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Yapowii-Hemeowii [2013-04-26 00:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I loved the tutorial, but I do have a quick question. For the face did you stay on one layer or did you use separate layers for shades and highlights?

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ahjojing In reply to Yapowii-Hemeowii [2013-06-29 14:43:03 +0000 UTC]

sorry for the late reply :') no, I use 1 layer for that all, except for a highlight that you wanted to be placed above lineart

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iamverynothing In reply to ??? [2013-04-11 06:33:39 +0000 UTC]

wow.... this is awesome i like your style! thanks!

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ahjojing In reply to iamverynothing [2013-04-12 20:26:22 +0000 UTC]

daww, you're welcome. and thanks too

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BlooBamboo101 In reply to ??? [2013-04-10 20:59:44 +0000 UTC]

What's your brush size for this?

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ahjojing In reply to BlooBamboo101 [2013-04-12 20:29:11 +0000 UTC]

hmmm, depends on the canvas size :3 I usually draw in A4 size canvas, as you can see in the tutorial I use 2.3 size brush for lineart, and for the shading just adjust the size that fits the shading area you want. hope it helps

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BlooBamboo101 In reply to ahjojing [2013-04-12 21:20:55 +0000 UTC]

ohh! Thanks so much!^^

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Ikunamok In reply to ??? [2013-03-23 17:29:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial! I'm trying this out right now

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ahjojing In reply to Ikunamok [2013-04-12 20:29:29 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! and thanks for stopping by

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Bashtal [2013-02-27 02:18:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This really helped me with a piece!

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ahjojing In reply to Bashtal [2013-04-12 20:29:45 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! glad it helps xD

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ExpiredBread In reply to ??? [2013-02-26 23:58:21 +0000 UTC]

I love you so much.

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ahjojing In reply to ExpiredBread [2013-04-12 20:30:14 +0000 UTC]

LEL-- I love you who stopping by here too ;''')

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Animators-Voice In reply to ??? [2013-01-22 00:17:23 +0000 UTC]

Fascinating... I just got Sai- this is going to be very helpful! Thank you for making it!

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ahjojing In reply to Animators-Voice [2013-04-12 20:30:49 +0000 UTC]

daww, you're welcome and thank you too~ hope it helps you

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vivereakane [2012-11-15 16:19:14 +0000 UTC]

correct me if i'm wrong please? <:')
the tools u use:
Pen, water brush, and air brush?

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ahjojing In reply to vivereakane [2013-04-12 20:32:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for the super late reply orz
yep, I use that three~!

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Art-Recale In reply to ??? [2012-10-26 23:08:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this tutorial~!
Your art is so beautiful, and this is my favourite CG style that I've seen on dA so far!
It helped so much! Thank you!

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ahjojing In reply to Art-Recale [2012-10-30 07:54:28 +0000 UTC]

awww thank you so much, and you're welcome hope it helps you~

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Art-Recale In reply to ahjojing [2012-10-30 09:50:37 +0000 UTC]

It really helps! So much! I love you heaps, angel

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Kirinora-Hime In reply to ??? [2012-09-25 17:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Step 1, the setting called smoothing is called stabilizer on my version?

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ahjojing In reply to Kirinora-Hime [2012-10-23 03:08:17 +0000 UTC]

yep~

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yuukiyuu In reply to ??? [2012-09-06 18:04:22 +0000 UTC]

actually this tutorial of yours really helps alot especially the brush setting. now im so into my drawing on sai! thank you so much for this! >w<

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ahjojing In reply to yuukiyuu [2012-10-23 03:07:51 +0000 UTC]

aww, glad it helps and thank you for reading~ <3

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KimYeoleum In reply to ??? [2012-09-01 06:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!!!

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ahjojing In reply to KimYeoleum [2012-10-23 03:07:19 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome~ xD

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ImNotFuckingKidding In reply to ??? [2012-08-21 17:46:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks it helped a lot

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ahjojing In reply to ImNotFuckingKidding [2012-10-23 03:07:08 +0000 UTC]

glad it helps

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pandagulung In reply to ??? [2012-08-13 15:14:41 +0000 UTC]

Woaaah!! This is what I've been looking for.. (OAO)
Totally helped meeeeehh.. Thank you so much for making this tutorial.. (QwQ)

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ahjojing In reply to pandagulung [2012-10-23 03:06:59 +0000 UTC]

tehe~ you're welcome. senang bisa membantu ^^

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Shinobu-desu In reply to ??? [2012-08-12 02:47:51 +0000 UTC]

This is an AMAZING tutorial <33

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ahjojing In reply to Shinobu-desu [2012-10-23 03:06:22 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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sagitanaka [2012-08-11 05:35:52 +0000 UTC]

waaaaahh!!!! tutorialmu bgus bgt,,,
maksi udah bikin tutorial ini,,,
aq jdi mengerti cara coloring yg bagus,,,

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ahjojing In reply to sagitanaka [2012-10-23 03:04:04 +0000 UTC]

ahaha, terima kasih senang bisa membantu~ <3

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Mimi-Chouw [2012-08-10 19:30:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial !

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