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Cataclysm-X — Tutorial: Shading and Blending
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Published: 2007-08-30 13:36:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 503858; Favourites: 7858; Downloads: 11833
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...::EDIT::...Larger and edited file on request.
Several people were complaining about the small font. Leaving critiques and comments are more than welcome, but I just don't like it when people use my tutorials and at the same time nitpick about the smallest things and don't even leave a "thank you" note.
So for those who do appreciate the 30 hours I spent in writing and drawing this tutorial: I uploaded a larger file. You can click download for full size.
...Whoa...
This is a MASSIVE tutorial I did in only 2 freakin' days! LOL.
I said I would do a gift for you all because someone hit the 60.000 pageviews. Besides, I got over 1550 watchers and my drawings of Vincent and House got over 1000 favourites.
Ooohh look at the pretty colors. My previous tutorials look quite boring compared to this baby.
Ehm... what else to say...
Have fun!
Watch my other tutorials here!
1. Eye Tutorial
2. Nose Tutorial
3. Hair Tutorial
4. Shading & Blending Tutorial
5. Drawing Progress Tutorial
6. Detailed Hair part 1 Tutorial
7. Detailed Hair part 2 Tutorial
8. Editing Drawings Tutorial
9. Drawing Materials Tutorial
10. Male Lips Tutorial
11. Female Lips Tutorial
12. Proportions Tutorial
13. Group Images Tutorial
...EDIT...
Tortillions cannot be reused except for smudged areas.
However, blendingsticks can be used more often if you sharpen them with a pencil sharpener or sandpaper!!
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Comments: 961
I use stumps or tortillions, all the time, and usually the same one :3 it helps when theres some left over and you jsut want to blend lighlty, and when you use it on a freshly blended area, it helps too :3
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This is a huge tutorial! And its very helpful. Thank you!
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AHHH thankyou!
one thing about the tortillions though--I've found that pencil sharpeners tend to chew them up, and the paper begins to unroll very quickly. sandpaper works really well, though. in a lot of art stores, tortillions are sold with a small sandpaper pad. very useful.
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question: i notice from your Tifa drawing that certains areas still retain pencil marks whilst blended. does that mean you only blend a little of each area, or that it didn't needed blending at all?
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instead of tortillions which are soft, you could use blending stumps. they are double sided more durable can be sharpened with a sandblock. they are sold at any local art store
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Thanks for the info. Have you ever heard of a sticky plastic used to pick up fine lines for hair? Would appreciate some info if you have.
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Great tutorial, it helps a lot. Thank you for making it.
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wow thx for showing us how to blend
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A really great tutorial! Than you so much!
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thankyou...thankyou....thankyou...
I'll try it....
it's very kind of you...
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I love blending tortillions, but there's a teacher who said to use brushes instead because tortillions can destroy the paper texture and give you a "shiny" look, while brushes don't blend quite so easily, but can give better gradients, darker tones and don't kill the texture. Just thought I'd throw that out.
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I never heard of using a brush before, but it does sound interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
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Knowledge, or lack thereof. I haven't actually tried it.
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If you wrape a tissure around a pencil eraser you can blend tiny details.
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Thanks a lot for this tutorial. Helped me out in some places.
I only started drawing like...yesterday, but I'm finding it quite fun. Started a drawing yesterday which I'll probably finish later on today.
I got a tip from a friend about taking a q-tip and wrapping it in a paper towel, like you do with your finger, and it's also working fine and it's a nice method as well, I think.
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thank you for a tutorial.. now drawing hair seems much easier
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I totally saw that was house xDD...
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you have mad drawing skills <3....
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don't think i didn't see the scruffy pout of dr. house over there...
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I couldn't quite decide how you shaded. I wondered if you went in a fixed it on photoshop or something.
(I don't have photoshop
Yay!
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ty very much for this helpful tutorial, finally i can understand what i've done wrong in my b/w draw ^^ and coloured draw too ty very much
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i want to thank you very much for this tutorial it was very helpful. i tried it for the first time in a piece i just finished [link]
thanks!!!
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for the Tortillon.. Or Chamois in french there is a store who sell some. Omerre Deserres.. And you can rewash them.. And it still works fine
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Great tutorial.... well explained.. and now i know what is a Tortillion xD... (really ¬¬
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This is going to be very helpful,thanx for sharing ^_^
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PS: Your Edit answered a question that no one else has been able to answer--how to keep tortillions sharp! Thank you SO much!
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I'm so excited to download this and start reading it--shading and blending are two areas that elude an amateur like myself. Thank you for all your tutorials--I'm currently opening both Detailed Hair and Lips ones as well!
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best tut i ever scene, it would be really cool if you did one on hair
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You have opened my eyes! I always blend with my fingers and they get all smudgy.. Though I tried to blend with papertowels and tissues once. It wasn't for me. But that other thing might work ^^
Your tutorials are the best I've seen!
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Thank you for all your wonderful tutorials. I've read each one carefully and they've brought my sketches to a whole new level of realism. I will have to post them when I get a chance.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
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In chapter 2, you said that it is near impossible to erase a blended area with a kneaded eraser. I beg to differ. Just roll the eraser into a cylender and roll it over the heavily shaded area. It may bring up more than you wanted, but you can redo that.
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Thanks for this! Tutorials don't usually actually help much, they just show how well the artist can draw. Whoop de doo.
But this one totally gives good advice.
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TY SOOO MUCH!!!! been looking for a decent tutorial on shading and blending seeing as mine sucks. you rule!!
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I just tried it out and... wow, it works quite well. I have now just to use these techniques in a complete drawing. Maybe I'll first try some other tutorials from you.
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I must thank you for all of the nice tutorials, esp. this one with the tissue/kleenex trick. It worked much better than my finger all by itself!
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I use Tortillions more than two times.
I use sand paper to clean them.
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Ah sorry I saw the edit now XD~
But I think sandpaper is better than a pencil sharpener ^^
Anyway I love the tutorial
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very informative thank you very much
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Very useful tips. Thanks for sharing. You are great.
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Very nice. You should hold tutorials or make some art courses in your town!
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About tortillons: You can resuse them many times, just put them in a pencil sharpener or use a sharp razor to cut off the dark parts. I'm not picky about detailed shading but I can see you are... So all you'd have to do is cut off any scraggly bits of paper left over from the sharpening.
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All of your tutorials are amazing! I've really enjoyed using them. I'll send you some of the pictures I've used them on as soon as I get my scanner fixed.
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