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bezo93 — Colouring Tutorial with Mouse

Published: 2011-10-11 02:26:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 4224; Favourites: 131; Downloads: 66
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Description a friend requested a tutorial, and here it is it should be suitable for even the newest beginner, i've tried to explain everything fully if there is anythng you don' understand, just ask and i'll try to clarify.
it is a lot longer than i planned it to be, and it still isn't done

my first time colouring with a mouse in forever i honestly can't remember the last piece i did without my tablet. hopefully that hasn't affected it too much, even if it did turn too orange, because stupid gimp crashed and i had to start from scratch (only the horse, thank god - i may have died if i'd had to restart the tutorial!).

random doodles are random. some of the ones on the bottom are supposed to be my failed attempt at examples of drawing hair

now i just have the second on to do

i think i've forgotten something, but i don't know what

the fabulous lineart is by [link]
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Comments: 48

Lomasi89 [2014-09-12 02:53:27 +0000 UTC]

This is very clear Thank you. I will use this for my next horse.

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Celier [2014-08-24 08:13:57 +0000 UTC]

I dont find other of your tutorials, could you link some, pls ? :3
But this is awesome, it helped a lot, thankies !

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peterpony [2014-04-26 03:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesome thanks!

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ffsharriet [2013-10-13 20:10:05 +0000 UTC]

This has helped me tons. Thank you.

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TimelessFlight [2013-07-04 19:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Used for my first time lineart colouring! Thanks! [link]

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Supernatural-Studios [2013-06-09 20:51:35 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!! XD With your MAGNIFICENT! tut skills I SOMEHOW managed to make this ... thing ... which I think looks REOSNABLY decent!!! [link] Please make part two: I NEED to learn how to do manes and tails XD

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DesiringDarkness [2013-05-27 14:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Ohmigosh. You are amazing. Absolute genius!

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TimelessFlight [2013-05-21 23:55:18 +0000 UTC]

Using this right now, and its SOOO helpful! LOL on the doodles.

Couldn't you just use a bucket fill tool when you do the base colour?

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Black-Veil-Illusion [2013-02-12 09:50:45 +0000 UTC]

Hey there, I LOVE this tutuorial and I think it will help looaads. However I cant seem to do the first step LOL. It wont let me set the color to alpha. Whats wrong? Why wont it let me?

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jasmineleeper [2013-02-09 07:57:41 +0000 UTC]

Hey! This tut. was amazing! It helped me very much! Is the second one out yet? I'm dying to know the rest lol XD

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Hills-to-Sky [2013-02-03 05:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! helped loads

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NyxStar-Lettie [2013-01-13 19:06:06 +0000 UTC]

This is very good, helped me loads. Wheres the second part? I need it!!

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VitaEstSpeciosa [2012-12-23 14:08:55 +0000 UTC]

My gimp won't set colour to alpha so you can't see the lines.
What do I do? BTW, your tutorial realy helps, I just can't get any further...

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bezo93 In reply to VitaEstSpeciosa [2012-12-23 17:54:30 +0000 UTC]

What happens when you try?

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luminaret [2012-11-19 06:31:19 +0000 UTC]

THANKYOU SOOO MUCH!!!! I wanted to enter a colouring contest except I had never ever tried colouring before but this tutorial is AWESOME and helped me sooo much!!!

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Webecamethewolves [2012-10-10 14:32:00 +0000 UTC]

I used this tutorial in colouring my first piece on SAI [link] It was such a great help, thankyou!

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popsigirl [2012-07-12 16:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank GOD... You're my hero. I don't have a tablet, and I use online editing programmes instead of GIMP or PS. It's so much more comforting that it's possible to make something this good without all the professional equipment.
*faves*

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LafflyAdopts [2012-06-16 17:26:41 +0000 UTC]

i'm going to use this tutorial, when i'm done i will show you, it might look kinda like yours, cause i'm only good at brown horse, and i hadn't relized i used the same horse till i looked this tutorial up

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ThunderZebraGraphics [2012-06-08 13:05:01 +0000 UTC]

i faved this as it was and is the most helpful colouring tut ever!
Thanks, and I wanna see part 2! x

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bezo93 In reply to ThunderZebraGraphics [2012-06-09 18:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Part two will be out soon hopefully. I haven't had much time recently, but I've finished my exams and things now, so hopefully I'll complete it soon.

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EquineHeartArt [2012-05-06 15:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Love the Tutorial.

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xXHorseLover23Xx [2012-04-28 22:43:46 +0000 UTC]

This helped me SO much, thank you for such an amzing tutorial... I never new how to get the depth and muscle tone but this taught me wonderfully. Can't wait for the second part

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Noortiej [2012-04-14 21:52:24 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I just can't wait to get started!

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CanisEquusLupus [2012-04-13 12:39:01 +0000 UTC]

When are you gonna finish it up? I'm doing great so far! XD

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EquusFerelus [2012-02-03 22:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial!

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bezo93 In reply to EquusFerelus [2012-02-03 22:26:16 +0000 UTC]

thanks i really need to remember to finish part two

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unleashedtimelady [2012-01-10 08:27:36 +0000 UTC]

Zomg this is exactly what I need, thank you!!

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bezo93 In reply to unleashedtimelady [2012-01-18 16:33:52 +0000 UTC]

i'm glad i could help

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Sputnk [2011-12-04 20:36:48 +0000 UTC]

this is BRILLIANT! just what I've been looking for! thanks so much!

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bezo93 In reply to Sputnk [2011-12-05 02:26:05 +0000 UTC]

glad it's helpful part two is in production, but going slowly

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horsesrule813 [2011-11-24 00:32:01 +0000 UTC]

HAH LOL YOU ARE REALLY GOOD

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bezo93 In reply to horsesrule813 [2011-11-24 00:45:15 +0000 UTC]

at what? colouring or tutorials?
colouring just takes practice and patience; it's mostly about learning where the light falls, and what the anatomy is like, which means studying photos until you at least know the basics by heart i'm really not that good at colouring; there are loads of far better people out there
still, i'm glad you like it

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horsesrule813 In reply to bezo93 [2011-11-24 00:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Your coloring seems to be quite good MUCH better than mine but like you said I NEED MOOORE PRACTICE TO GET BETTER

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bezo93 In reply to horsesrule813 [2011-11-24 01:19:46 +0000 UTC]

practice makes perfect i find using a reference to colour from makes life much easier when you want colouring practice. if you try to reproduce the reference picture as closely as possible it is easier to see what you need to work on
the other thing is patience; i'm not an overly patient artist - i hate anything that takes more than an hour or two to do (i take lots of breaks, which is why i have so many uncompleted WIPs) - but even the horse for the tutorial took about an hour to colour, and it's not a complicated coat. the longer you take, the better it will look

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totalrandomusername [2011-11-22 15:58:51 +0000 UTC]

Wow amazing tutorial

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bezo93 In reply to totalrandomusername [2011-11-23 18:12:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Fantaesha [2011-11-22 15:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Excellent tutorial!

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bezo93 In reply to Fantaesha [2011-11-23 18:12:28 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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AnonymousDesignz [2011-10-29 13:28:46 +0000 UTC]

I love it good job!

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bezo93 In reply to AnonymousDesignz [2011-10-29 22:48:06 +0000 UTC]

glad you like it the second part will be up as soon as i get up off my lazy backside
thanks for the fave

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AnonymousDesignz In reply to bezo93 [2011-11-02 12:58:00 +0000 UTC]

No problem,can't wait for the second part!

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fizzing-dragon [2011-10-12 17:30:25 +0000 UTC]

The eye tips are useful to me. I can never do them right.

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bezo93 In reply to fizzing-dragon [2011-10-12 19:09:21 +0000 UTC]

my main issue with eyes is starting out with a good colour then making it about ten shades lighter by the time i'm done i've done it again here, but shh, no one will notices

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fizzing-dragon In reply to bezo93 [2011-10-14 18:10:48 +0000 UTC]

lol I do mine about 20 times and I'm never happy with it.

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bezo93 In reply to fizzing-dragon [2011-10-15 16:53:57 +0000 UTC]

i just give up after the fith attempt

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fizzing-dragon In reply to bezo93 [2011-10-16 15:14:04 +0000 UTC]

lol

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Darya87 [2011-10-11 11:05:52 +0000 UTC]

Simple and short - but it explains the basics good Well done

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bezo93 In reply to Darya87 [2011-10-11 16:03:07 +0000 UTC]

i was hoping i had explained thing simply; it is intended for beginners, but i'm not always very good at explaining things in a simple way. i over compliate things way too much

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