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And the last. Really. Well, I don't PLAN on doing more, anyway... I'll see. It's a nice effect, at any rate.Naruto: [link]
Sasuke: [link]
edit: alright!
The china ink is actually not so hard, you just have to be careful not to get ink everywhere, and learn how to use just the very tip to make fine lines, or push a little more to make thicker lines. (personally I use an inking pen-brush thing that comes with an ink cartidge included, which helps a lot, but it should also work with a standard brush dipped into an ink pot, just be very careful not to drip everywhere because china ink really doesn't wash off well. Or at all. Fair warning, I'm pretty sure you won't be able to use the brush for anything else afterwards, unless you rinse it immediately, and a lot.)
Practice on a piece of paper, make loops, little dots, see how the brush reacts and where it goes; it's not as solid as a pen, duh, and therefore won't stay put as well. It doesn't make for very precise details, but it's great at making composition and elegance of the characters' position stand out. Remember! *bullshit truth that I just figured out~* China ink isn't about exact precision, it's about elegance.
The colors are even easier, it's just a transparent layer with photoshop on top of the lineart, then a fuzzy brush with 50% transparence or whatever it's called in english, and go wild! what's fun is that it looks even better when you color outside the lines, and that's probably the only kind of lineart that does. (if you want the faded look, add a second transparent layer, color it with a light gray -- or several zigzags with the fuzzy brush like I did -- and then play with the settings to make it more blue or green or purple or whatever.)
(of course, if you don't have china ink, a brush, or photoshop, you're kinda screwed. oops.
Frankly, it's so easy that I don't think i'll use the technique again, unless I find a neat sexy fighting pose that just screams "i need china ink on me, baby". And even so, I'm just. that. lazy.
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askerian In reply to MikeFladlien [2011-09-21 06:00:01 +0000 UTC]
Glad you found it useful. ^^
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Avinson [2011-08-18 01:20:06 +0000 UTC]
Hello! I fell in love with this picture so hard that I made it my Icon. If that bothers you, please let me know so I can change it. Thank you.
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askerian In reply to Avinson [2011-08-24 23:49:26 +0000 UTC]
It's fine, just don't reuse one bigger than a lj icon (that's a hundred pixels by a hundred, just in case. XD)
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aqua23water [2010-11-29 22:31:16 +0000 UTC]
cool how did you make that ink effect is that a photoshop brush?
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askerian In reply to aqua23water [2010-11-30 02:09:53 +0000 UTC]
No, it's an actual ink brush with real china ink. It's a pretty neat one, though, there's an ink thinger like a fountain pen in it so I don't need to watch out for dripping ink or need to poke it back in the inkwell every two seconds. It's sold in specialized art shops where I live, I don't know if you could find one in case you wanted to but I don't see why not.
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aqua23water In reply to askerian [2010-11-30 11:57:18 +0000 UTC]
thank you for the information i appreciate <3
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dancecommanderx [2009-06-14 01:30:59 +0000 UTC]
that is cool u should do one of these for all the main naruto characters
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askerian In reply to dancecommanderx [2009-06-14 15:11:47 +0000 UTC]
... XD; do you know how many characters that would be? Way too much work. *lazy*
thanks for all the comments!
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thirteenth-Capricorn [2008-11-08 14:32:24 +0000 UTC]
nice action in this one
Sakura pwns, I don't care what sakura-haters say!
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askerian In reply to thirteenth-Capricorn [2008-11-08 14:57:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! ^_________^
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Namikaze-Naruto [2008-03-28 19:51:58 +0000 UTC]
Nice pic, and to all other comentors. YAOI IS EFFIN GAY(no pun intended...really.).
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askerian In reply to Namikaze-Naruto [2008-03-28 20:00:02 +0000 UTC]
Thanks.
I fail to understand why you're mentioning yaoi on a female character solo picture. Also this pic is kind of a few months old by now, the other commentors won't see it anyway. *puzzled*
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Namikaze-Naruto In reply to askerian [2008-03-28 20:03:48 +0000 UTC]
Well, just thought I'd point it out. I saw one of the commentors w/ a Sasunaru Sig asnd Im like YUCK! lol
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askerian In reply to Namikaze-Naruto [2008-03-28 20:23:37 +0000 UTC]
Oh, alright.
In the future, keep that kind of comment to yourself and your like-minded friends, because no one else cares. If you don't like a pairing, just click the goddamn back button, that's what it's here for.
I'm hoping your attitude is brainless instead of shitty. At least if it's brainless it means you don't know what comes out of your mouth.
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Cyber-Shady [2007-12-30 23:26:56 +0000 UTC]
Wow, beautiful work there. Sakura looks so graceful Really nice colouring too I must say. I like the texture of it, it's looks somewhat water colour-ish
Nice work
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askerian In reply to fatgurl06 [2007-12-31 05:35:54 +0000 UTC]
Hehe, thanks. The best thing is that it's not as complicated as it seems. As long as you find an elegant pose for the body and don't splatter ink everywhere, it's probably going to look good.
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fatgurl06 In reply to askerian [2007-12-31 07:50:00 +0000 UTC]
it really is elegant, great work!
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MelittaxLite [2007-11-17 14:56:39 +0000 UTC]
fantastic. i love traditional ink, and when you cross it with an amazing character set, it just doesn't get any better!
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askerian In reply to MelittaxLite [2007-11-17 16:40:36 +0000 UTC]
^__^ Thank you! I'm glad you like them. They're fun to do, AND easy!
(Maybe I should do more. *cheap for comments* .__. )
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MagicV [2007-11-10 04:39:50 +0000 UTC]
Very awesome, though since her scabbard is a little short, I'm guessing her blade is a wakizashi?
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askerian In reply to MagicV [2007-11-10 05:55:33 +0000 UTC]
Ayup. Or maybe a rarer size in between, I haven't decided. Doesn't matter much.
Thanks ^^
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thisisevermore [2007-10-30 15:37:26 +0000 UTC]
Great job, my only gripe is that we can't see her face...
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askerian In reply to thisisevermore [2007-10-30 23:21:41 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. The fact that none of them have faces is deliberate, though, both for effect and because it's impossible to ink such subtle details properly with an ink brush. You can't make lines exactly where you want them, and while it doesn't matter for clothes, making them more flowing, it does matter for something as subtle as giving someone a face that doesn't look deformed.
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SSLipori [2007-10-26 09:00:00 +0000 UTC]
Cool. Very Cool. Too bad Naruto (series) is gawd awful and and Sakura is really a man *SPOILERS.
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askerian In reply to SSLipori [2007-10-26 18:55:50 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. Thank you very much. Too bad you somehow deluded yourself into thinking people really give a damn about your personal opinion. *SPOILERS.
Seriously, if you don't enjoy the show, then don't bother people who do. It's a really childish thing to do.
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SSLipori In reply to askerian [2007-10-27 03:09:09 +0000 UTC]
Yea it is very childish, hence I spend most of my time doing it.
And responding to childish jerks in a serious manner only ultimately validates their opinions. If you really wanna get through to immature jerks then it's best to ignore them.
Of course it's far too late for that.
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