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FMA Cel Shading Tutorial
Published: 2010-06-14 05:33:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 47627; Favourites: 2350; Downloads: 1054
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I'm pretty new to DeviantArt, and people have been very kind so far.
So I thought I'd do something for you guys! I've had a couple of people message me asking for a tutorial, and I figured I'd give it a try.So, here's my cel-shading tutorial. Really basic, it's my first one and probably not very good/a little confusing, but I really tried to make sense, I swear. If you have any questions about something in the tutorial, please put them in the comments or message me and I'll try to clarify!
If you'd like to see a bigger version of the finished image from this tutorial, here it is -->
Hopefully the tutorial is useful to somebody!
Thanks,
-Jen
Edit: Thank you so much for the DD! I'm honored. I would have never expected to get one on my old FMA artwork, haha. It's been over a year since I made this tutorial, but I hope you fine people still find it to be helpful.
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Comments: 387
How do you group two layers together with a mac? (PC: Cntl+G)
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Yoink, going straight to my favorites,many thanks for your tutorial:>
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Question do we have to use 9 px brush over the sketch? Or we can use a 1px brush?
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I used your tutorial to help me make this! 
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Ah man, terrific work! Great job. I'm glad the tutorial was useful to you!
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I've been searching/reading cel shading tutorials for the past half an hour and I have to say, this is the most helpful one so far! The fact that you used Edward as your example doesn't hurt either haha.
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Thanks! I'm glad it was able to help you out! :>
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You draw Ed like official! 
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Ah, thanks so much! I am glad that it's helpful to you.
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Oh wow, this is so good! As soon as I get my tablet back, I'll be sure to do this
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Thanks! Yeah, definitely give it a shot! :>
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Yes, people can produce similar artwork with Paint Tool SAI--but the process is a little different.
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In my honest opinion, I have to say this is a really good version of a Tutorial for Cel Shading!
I have been trying to figure out how to work in that style and now I can try to learn from this a little more!
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Thanks very much! I'm glad you think so, and hopefully this tutorial will be useful to you!
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I'm glad I chanced upon this tutorial, you did a great job explaining everything and for that I commend you!
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Thank you! I'm so glad that you found it useful.
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Glad it could help you out!
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Are you sure you made this and it isn't fanart? I mean, this is amazing! Not to mention that the tutorial taught me some very neat things.
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Haha, well it is fan-art of Fullmetal Alchemist--but yes, I drew and painted the picture myself, and made the tutorial myself as well.
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I should be the one thanking you. lol
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Thanks for taking the time to make this tutorial! I've been looking for ways to make my anime less "clay-like" so I'm looking forward to trying this out!
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You're welcome! It was fun to do. Hopefully it helps you out in some regard!
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You're welcome!
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Thank you! This should be very helpful in the future!
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No problem! Glad it's useful to you!
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Wow, this tutorial has been amazingly helpful! This is literally the only page on dA I actually have bookmarked in my browser
Just one super minor thing though... what you're doing with the layers is actually called clipping (i.e. the top layer is a clipping mask of the one below it). Grouping layers is just a way of organizing them. 
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Thanks a ton! I'm very happy it's helped you out.
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That is so cool I wish I could do it, but since I barely understood half of the stuff on there I probably won't. You must have some insane patience.
I'm officially helping Alphonse Elric take over the world. You should too.
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-~(*w*)-*
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---'\_|_/ * Alphonse Elric loves you! Copy this to your signature, help him in world domination!
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>oo( o_o)''-*Ed
Have you Attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands, snapping or drawing an array?
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Haha, glad you think so! Photoshop is difficult, for sure--a lot of the time I don't understand it myself.
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I really like your other work too. I like how your style is different from most other people. I really admire people who have their own sense of style.
I'm officially helping Alphonse Elric take over the world. You should too.
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----_/\_*
-~(*w*)-*
--<'''♥'">
---'\_|_/ * Alphonse Elric loves you! Copy this to your signature, help him in world domination!
----*_ /)_
>oo( o_o)''-*Ed
Have you Attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands, snapping or drawing an array?
icon by ~spudjuice
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How do you make your lineart smooth??? I draw them quickly, but there are still bumps, and they look jagged
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It takes a lot of practice! I'm still learning, too. Lineart can be really frustrating. One thing I do is, instead of using motion from my fingers or arm to move the pen, I do broad, quick sweeps from the wrist. That means I mess up a lot and some of the lines don't fall quite right, but I just undo and try again when that happens. For a while shapes might look sort of wiggly and not as smooth as you want, but as you practice drawing straight lines and smooth curves, you will get a lot better. c: I hope that helps!
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Okay, I will try. 
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This helped me soooo much! Thank you thank you thank you!
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