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DescriptionAbout this piece of the tutorial: I decided to combine these two because they were pretty short. I may do an entire tutorial on shading manes and tails. Coloring just takes experimentation to get the hang of. (:
So, this tutorial is huge. Definitely not for the faint of reading. It's extremely detailed or at least as extremely detailed as I can stand to be.
Sorry about the quality. ): Some detail was lost in saving.
Something I forgot to mention is that I use a pressure sensitive tablet which you may or may not absolutely need for the precision this technique requires. I have never tried it so I'm not sure, though.
It might be helpful for you to first take the same reference I used and try to 'copy' (not trace but try to reproduce) the example I have done here. It might help you learn. While it is not usually acceptable to copy other artist's work I give you full permission to do so with this tutorial- as long as, if you post it, you link back here.
Find any little errors, spelling mistakes or general unclearness? Let me know!
Specstools; Photoshop CS5, Wacom tablet
time;2 days
References--horse; [link] by *Breathless-dk
Comments and 
are always appreciated -- even if I don't respond.
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I usually do my shading in tones of colors depending on the color of the character/animal. Do you think your method would work well if all the shade layers were done in say...muted blue tones for a dapple grey?
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I've never played with adding color to greyscale shading so I couldn't tell you! When I want to give my horses/animals a colored lighting effect I add the color to the base layer. But you could go for it and see? You can always desaturate the shading layers if adding the blue does not work out.
I think that's what you're talking about? I'm not quite sure?
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Like, the entire shading being tones of a color so instead of having a greyscale you'd have a bluescale or a purplescale. I find having that colored shading really gives depth I think.
Also, how do you have the patience for pixel backgrounds like that? It seems so tedioius. I was going to make something, but of course I left my (faulty) tablet at home.
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This tutorial helped me SO MUCH! I can finally get smoother shadows and nicer highlights. I can show you my finished product, if you'd like. (When it's finished, of course. Manes and tails are always my struggling point, so, you know....)
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I have always wanted to make a good pixel horse, so hopefully this will help me!
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I really hope it helps and would love to see the result if you decide to try it out.
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I made this:
[link]
thank you so much for the tut!
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I used your tutorial to make this. [link] splendid tutorial! I rather enjoy pixeling this way
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This tutorial makes me want to get back into pixel making... it's tedious but so worth it. (:
Incredible work! ♥
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Thank you!
I find this method a little less tedious than pure pixeling.
Only a little though.
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You're welcome!
Haha, I must try it soon. C:
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going to have to give it a go when i get a chance
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