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//i'll feature questions asked in the comments so you can easily see if your question has already been asked before! 8DAAAA LOOK I DID IT 8DD
pls ignore any spelling mistakes eue
drawing done in sai
editing done in gimp
full body took about 3-4 hours to shade, bust took about 2 hours
i really never know if what i say in these tutorials is helpful or not, so if you have any questions i'm more than happy to answer them ; u ; <3
finished pictures:
the full res images can be seen here: sta.sh/22d6sinahcqm?edit=1
more tutorials: cakeindafridge.deviantart.com/β¦
it helps to use 'clipping group' and 'selection source' when shading - you can see how to use them here my sai brushes + tips
AND A QUICK NOTE: a lot of people think my tutorials try to explain the 'right' way to do art, and then go on to try to correct me
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO DO ART D8<
this is how i do my art, and it's fine if you do it another way, just don't try to 'correct' me or anyone else
SORRY IF I SOUND LIKE A DICK but it gets annoying after a while 8D
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you need to make sure the lineart has no holes or breaks in it ; u ;
i do change the transparency around alot, but 30-ish is usually what i have it at
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So that and maybe fix a few stragglers? Because I have my lineart brush at like .8 lmao
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oh wow xDD my lineart brush is usually at about 12
but then again i do press very lightly
yeah, just make sure the lineart is all closed up otherwise the magic wand tool doesn't select it cleanly ; u ;
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IT'S ALL ABOUT WOOSHING THE WRIST ~ |D
But thanks! ;v;
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One thing I always have trouble with is laying down the shape of the fur before shading, like around the neck especially to give some volume.Β
I'm sure this comes from a lot of practice but I can't seem to get it down~
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just need to study a lot of photos i guess xDD since there's many different types of fur, and vary from animal to animal
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Thank you
SO MUCH for this. I've always to try this kind of shading and idk why I find it so difficult. Your little tips tutorial helped to cause I don't know why I never realized to go with the flow of the lineart/coloring
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Thank you for this tutorial!
Could you make a tutorial on lining though? on line weight and whatnot , my lines always look flat and "dead"
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like i said in a previous comment, i'm probably not going to do a whole tutorial dedicated to lining just because everyone's style is different and whatnot ; n ;
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Can you do a background tutorial??? I have troubles with backgrounds!!!
And this was amazingly helpful!!
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but i suck at backgrounds DDD8
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No you don't all your backgrounds always look so amazing!!! (Or a anthro tutorial would be good I suck at those too lmao )
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there's plenty of them out there though ;;; my anthros aren't anything special lmAO
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They are lol and most of them are not detailed lol
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THIS.Β IS.Β SO.Β HELPFUL.Β YOU HAVE NO IDEA
thanks so much QAQΒ Β
I have one question though, hope I didn't overlook it somewhere; what are your settings for the blending tool? that'd be really helpful 
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My biggest problem with fur has always been the volume. Fur always looked very flat and I didn't manage to draw those clumps as you call them. I assume it's mostly practice to do that but after all the time I've been trying and never gotten how the fuck to do that, my question would be if you have any tips on how to learn that better? :/
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i'd say you're probably not doing enough shading ; u ; maybe try adding a little more fur detail to the lighter parts of the shading that you wouldn't normally (assuming you already don't)
better contrast might also help
but it mainly is just practice !
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This helped me SO MUCH. I never knew how to shade until now! Thank you so much for helping me! The illustrations really help.
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Nice, thank you! Tutorial is very useful
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fantastic tutorial, easy to understand and well explained! super helpful for me, who hates to do the coloring/shading part of a drawing. time to put more effort into it, ha!
thank you!! <3
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As a not so experienced cellshader THIS would help for sure! Thanks Β lot!Β
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This tutorial helped me a lot!! <3
Thank you so much!!! <333
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Thank you for sharing your technique. Added to my favorites
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Uh your drawings are so lovly and amazing! <3
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This made things a whole lot more clear! Very good
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without words *JJJJ* Awesome!
Oh, what is the layers order, when you shading? :>
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this is the layers for the full body <3
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Aaa this is amazingly helpful! Thank you!
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;_; Β I HAVE BEEN... LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS... FOR A WHILE.Β
* ;; Thank you ever so much oh god... *Β
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I LEARNED SO MUCH *gasp*Β
Thank you for some new tips on lighting!!Β
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Dang fam. All makin' me wanna draw dogs and wolves again lmao.Β
I skipped over the Sai-specific parts because I do not use Sai, but I found this very understandable. Great job.Β
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Very informative! I hope I can put it into practice correctly.
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This is by far my favorite shading tutorial, thanks so much for making this!Β
I do have a couple questions:
1) What opacity do you put the shading layers on, and are they both the same opacity or is the second one a higher opacity than the first?
2) What do you mean "locking the shading layer and coloring over it"? (how do you lock a layer?
(sorry if I sound stupid, I'm new to digital art and SAI)
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often i don't lower the opacity of the shading layer because the shading colour is already light enough, but if i do i never lower it below 80%!
and it seems the second question has been answered already xD
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if you don't lower the opacity then how do the colors of the subject (in this case the canines) show through?
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i don't quite understand? D8 the layer mode should be set to 'multiply' so it shows through to the other layer
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Yea! that's what I meant. Β When I shade I usually pick a dark color and lower the opacity so that's why I was confused by how you do it, but I'm definitely going to try it your way!Β Thanks so much for you patience and answering all my stupid questions >.< You've been so helpful <3
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