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Cataclysm-XTutorial: Editing Drawings by-nc-nd

Published: 2008-02-28 15:32:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 255554; Favourites: 3294; Downloads: 0
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Description Yes, I made a new tutorial! This time it's about how scanners work and how I edit drawings in Photoshop.


I know I said I wouldn't make any more tutorials, but I got soooooooooo many questions about this, and it's something I won't be putting in my artbook anyway, so I've been working on this all day long.

And now I'm tired...

Oh well, hope it's useful


Watch my other tutorials here!
Eye tutorial
Nose tutorial
Hair tutorial
Shading & Blending tutorial
Drawing Progress tutorial
Detailed Hair part 1
Detailed Hair part 2
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Comments: 431

KungFuStrawberry [2008-05-13 10:45:14 +0000 UTC]

OMG!! This is so simple yet ammazing..never thought of it...I always wondered how you got your pencil lines so dark after i cscan... I said to myself. "HOW DARK IS THE ORIGINAL?!"

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Cataclysm-X In reply to KungFuStrawberry [2008-05-13 12:05:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!

The edited scans have the same contrasts as the originals though I scan my drawings so they look very light! I'll take a picture of that...

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Nicxter In reply to ??? [2008-05-13 09:07:46 +0000 UTC]

I love this tutorial, but I'm having a bit problem with the level thing. I doesn't really understand it, can you please explain it to me?

Great tutorialo, by the way

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rebel467 [2008-05-13 02:32:07 +0000 UTC]

WOOO!! Go Cataclysm!!!!!! You got a DD!! 8D
You SOOO deserve it!

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Cataclysm-X In reply to rebel467 [2008-05-13 06:52:41 +0000 UTC]



Quite impressive, isn't it?
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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autumn-green [2008-05-13 00:08:16 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. Thanks for explaining how. ^^

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kinipelahh In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 23:34:03 +0000 UTC]

wow, you got a DD
I feel good about already knowing you before this though

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Cataclysm-X In reply to kinipelahh [2008-05-13 01:25:59 +0000 UTC]

LOL ah so that's where I got all the messages from so exciting!!
I actually dreamed last night I got a DD. Talking about fortune telling...

this is so cool! My worst tutorial, but cool

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kinipelahh In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-05-13 09:31:10 +0000 UTC]



actually, I'm very surprised one of your actual drawings didn't get it

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Cataclysm-X In reply to kinipelahh [2008-05-13 11:43:54 +0000 UTC]

it's cool as I said in my journal, the first deviation I got was one of the 4 drawings I'm really proud of (the Vincent one which got a DD, Jared Leto, L and Tifa are my faves). Besides... it's a nice thing to know people actually appreciate the advice I give them about drawing, and editing images in Photoshop!

So I'm all happy

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kinipelahh In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-05-13 12:10:16 +0000 UTC]

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pyro-helfier [2008-05-12 22:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm sure this will really come in quite handy.

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Luexo In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 21:30:47 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the Daily Deviation!
I've read it before and it was very informative (especially since I haven't ever scanned a drawing before and my results DID get all light!)

A great tutorial!

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melyanna In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 19:30:42 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome and useful! Thank you for sharing!

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Gibraltor In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 17:10:58 +0000 UTC]

I don't quite understand how you made the scanner scan it lightly though >.<

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Miheer In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 15:56:07 +0000 UTC]

pretty good!
thanks for posting!

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virtualzelia In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 15:31:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ^^ Exactly what I needed to know. Scanners were never friendly to me.

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MagicalFingers In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 15:01:49 +0000 UTC]

I use this method

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hcklbry In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 14:19:07 +0000 UTC]

T H A N K Y O U ! ! !

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hollanders In reply to ??? [2008-05-12 10:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Super zeg! Van Harte gefeliciteerd!

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tyrelszmilek [2008-05-12 10:38:05 +0000 UTC]

thaaats your secret! I was imagining how dark your drawings were to scan them and still be that dark, now i don't have to make my drawings super dark anymore, but your drawings are still awesome though!!!

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femketje [2008-05-12 09:12:50 +0000 UTC]

great!!

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azaya [2008-05-02 14:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks again for the tutorial! I tried it lol ^^

[link] ya if you have time x3

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tallydraws In reply to ??? [2008-04-30 03:23:12 +0000 UTC]

Good tips for the technical side of things. Faving for future reference.

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Jennamation [2008-04-24 20:02:17 +0000 UTC]

thank you thank you thank you

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Cataclysm-X In reply to Jennamation [2008-04-24 23:13:08 +0000 UTC]

welcome ^_^

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0Hamster0 [2008-04-08 20:34:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks for taking the time to make another tutorial! A black brush for the black bits?! That's so simple, it's clever!

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Cataclysm-X In reply to 0Hamster0 [2008-04-09 11:47:02 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah! scanners make black areas look so ugly. I think using a black brush is the best sollution to fix it

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FireCaster In reply to ??? [2008-03-27 13:43:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the tutorials! I've collected them all

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McKauhu In reply to ??? [2008-03-27 13:16:11 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial is very good for those who aren't handling well image editing

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Cataclysm-X In reply to McKauhu [2008-03-27 13:23:45 +0000 UTC]

yup I got so many questions about editing drawings, it was time to write a tutorial about it

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LatrommiCinatasReyal In reply to ??? [2008-03-25 07:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing your tutorials!They're real helpful and i love your artworks...they're fantastic!!

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Quintly In reply to ??? [2008-03-22 11:48:58 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! IK moet nu alleen nog Photoshop in handen zien te krijgen .

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Cataclysm-X In reply to Quintly [2008-03-22 18:09:27 +0000 UTC]

je kunt de trial gratis downloaden moet dus geen probleem zijn!

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shadowspirit89 [2008-03-21 11:55:19 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is great, i'm going to use this on the drawings i already have and see if they get any better

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The-Dark-Realm In reply to ??? [2008-03-20 17:11:56 +0000 UTC]

Amazing amazing!
Thank you so much for this, it will help a ton!!

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Cataclysm-X In reply to The-Dark-Realm [2008-03-20 17:35:05 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad

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uberspect In reply to ??? [2008-03-19 15:47:00 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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Cataclysm-X In reply to uberspect [2008-03-19 16:05:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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DarthTella [2008-03-18 17:07:02 +0000 UTC]

very well put together, easy to follow tutorial *goes looking for that Ewan McGregor picture*

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drumgirl [2008-03-14 06:36:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow, looks fantastic!!! This was such a good idea... I have lots of problems with my scanner and my pictures always come out too light so I always have to spend alot of time darkening and cleaning up the pictures. Very helpful info!

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Talei In reply to ??? [2008-03-13 03:55:53 +0000 UTC]

I didn't know you edited them. *Gasp* =o

Do you edit them to just as dark as the originals or till they look even more sexified? I'll have to try it next time. My sketches always come out alot lighter then drawn, but on the plus side, mistake lines I never managed to rub out completely don't show.

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Cataclysm-X In reply to Talei [2008-03-13 13:13:33 +0000 UTC]

lol!

yes I always edit them until they look like the originals, though I must say the original drawings still do look a lot better.

@ scanners

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Talei In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-13 13:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Originals always will look better methinks. The fact its *original* after all.
Haha aye. Though I have a photoprinter which has a a scanner, photocopies and whatnot, and its 20x better then the scanner I used to use downstairs on our lexmark all in one printer.

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suu-san [2008-03-11 20:40:23 +0000 UTC]

I always wondered about my scans being so light ^^ do you know if there's a place to get photoshop free and legally?

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AlinaDK [2008-03-11 15:05:57 +0000 UTC]

I love this tutorial! I thought there was something wrong with my scanner. thanks!

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LauraFS [2008-03-09 17:11:23 +0000 UTC]

nice tutorial, thank you this is really helpful.

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JimField [2008-03-05 11:05:02 +0000 UTC]

You are so awesome, doing tutorials like this is indeed worthy

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Noya01 In reply to ??? [2008-03-04 23:22:53 +0000 UTC]

I loved it it will help me a lot xDD
just 1 ltl question:
i didnt understand in the first chapter if my scan is too dark what should i do?

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Cataclysm-X In reply to Noya01 [2008-03-04 23:42:10 +0000 UTC]

you should try to scan the same image again, but with less contrasts that will help

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