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bloominglove β How I Draw and Paint with dA Muro (OUTDATED)
Published: 2012-01-21 17:49:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 11343; Favourites: 214; Downloads: 140
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I don't know if this will really help anyone but, I wanted to try to do a tutorial about dA muro. This is my first tutorial so it's not great...
But, thanks for taking a look! 
Here's the finished version with transparent background: [link]
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No problem. Hope everything works out.
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Thanks.Β Umm..I have one more question.Β If I do a 3rd layer how does it work? Do I drag it under the first layer also or something?
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Just think of it as another layer. You can add an infinite amount of layers. If you add a new layer, it will automatically on top of the other layers (the very front of your drawing). The more you move the layer down the list, the further it is from the front of your drawing. If you put Layer 3 below Layer 1 but above Layer 2, you are can draw underneath Layer 1 and over Layer 2 (given that you are currently on Layer 3). If that makes any sense. lol
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lol I think it makes sense.Β It sounds a bit tough to keep track of all the layers though...Thanks again
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Haha No problem. It's quite simple. You'll get the hang if it. 
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yea...i think I'll name them.Β Are the layers stuff with the line art the same in photoshop? Like in order to color over the line art?
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For the more part Layers are the same, but there are different ways to color that dA muro can't achieve.
There's a free Photoshop-like program, called Krita, that I think is worth a try. I haven't tested it out myself yet, but it's seem pretty awesome.
Here's the tutorial of it if you're interested.
deviantart.com/art/Krita-Free-β¦
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Sounds interesting.Β Thank you for showing me this.Β I think I'll give it a shot after i get used to using a tablet...if I can find my tablet that is...
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Haha Anything to help a fellow artist.
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Thank you! You are very kind
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How did you colour in so cleanly? :3 Whenever I use the fill tool Β on lineart it seems to just flood the whole sheet in that colour... O.O
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Haha. I don't trust the fill tool. It never works for me either. I just manually color everything in myself.
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Can you please make a new tutorial.
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Eventually I will. I do have plans to make one.
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Indeed she did. It's written on there somewhere. lol
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wow that was some ninja text.
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XD haha yeah. It's not really important, thus the nearly invisible text. lol
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weel i don't know now they did some update and i can't really do the same things you did
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Yes, I know. This tutorial is over 2 years old. I've been meaning to make a new one.
Even with new changes, the idea of it is basically the same.
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yeah but some things changed
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nice drawing skills! Thanks for the tutorial ( ~οΏ£β½οΏ£)~
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I need some help! I'm sorry, I'm new at this stuff...I don't get step 2...Do you just re-trace the sketch or is there something to re-trace it FOR you? I'm sorry if I'm bothering you with this... ;-;
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Not a bother at all.
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I see .O. Well, I'll give it a try! Thanks so much! ^-^
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No problem. Hope everything works out.
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question: is it possible to draw UNDER layers?
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Why, yes, it is possible.
Here is something I posted earlier with some tweaks.
On the right hand side, close to the bottom, you'll see a plus sign (+).
Click and it'll add a new layer. The minus sign (-) will delete the layer that you are currently on.
At this point, the only layers you should have are the Background layer, Layer 1, and Layer 2.
If your art is on layer 1, click and drag layer 2 down under layer 1.
You can then draw under layer 1 when you are on layer 2.
If you are starting anew, then add a new layer, draw your line art on layer 2 and your coloring should be on layer 1 without moving anything.
Try to avoid drawing anything on the Background layer. That layer is just a white background and is not transparent like the other layers.
Hope this helps! Happy drawing!
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Thanks so much!
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Thank you so, so much! This was really helpful
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No problem. I'm glad it was helpful.
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Awesome - thank you!Β it was very helpful and easy to understand and a joy to see her "come to life"
Β I love the handwriting.Β 
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Haha. Thank you very much.
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How do you use the lasso tool?
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Once you've got the lasso tool, you can click and drag the tool around the object that you want selected.
Release the left click button to select the object and to deselect it just click somewhere else with the select tool still at hand.
To move your selected object around, choose the "move" tool, click and drag the selected object to wherever you want. You can also deselect the object by going into the edit tab and click "Deselect" or you can press Ctrl+D.
Hope this helps.
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I need a bit of help, (I'm totes new. XD ) whenever I try to colour, the colour goes over the lineart. When I watch others colour, the color is kind of "underneath" the lineart. What am I doing wrong? oAo
Lovely art, BTW. c:
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Haha No problem. We all have to start somewhere.
The magic of Layers~! lol
On the right hand side, close to the bottom, you'll see a plus sign (+).
Click and it'll add a new layer. The minus sign (-) will delete the layer that you are currently on.
At this point, the only layers you should have are the Background layer, Layer 1, and Layer 2.
If your lineart is on layer 1, click and drag layer 2 down under layer 1.
You can then color on layer 2.
If you are starting anew, then add a new layer, draw your line art on layer 2 and your coloring should be on layer 1 without moving anything.
Try to avoid drawing anything on the Background layer. That layer is just a white background and is not transparent like the other layers.
Hope this helps!
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That worked like magic! Thank you so much! cxΒ
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No problem! Glad I could help!
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Every time I import, the image is too large, but when I resize it, parts get cut off. Help?
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Let's see if this work:
1. Import image.
2. After it finished loading, click your desired image.
3. Change "Original Size" to "Custom"
4. Use the scales to change the size to a smaller size.
Hope that helps. If you still have trouble, send a screenshot so that I can give you more details information.
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I figured it out, thank you!
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this helped so much since i just got a touch screen computer and i could tryout da muro
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Haha I'm glad this was helpful.
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