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celesse β Photoshop Cel Shading Tutorial
Published: 2004-08-13 04:04:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 281359; Favourites: 3054; Downloads: 88980
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Here it is, as promised.Yes, I have a tablet. Yes, this should work with any version of Photoshop even though I used 7. Yes, I did it totally on the computer, but you can scan a sketch/ink and apply the same methods.
I think that covers everything...but probably not.
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I do love the tutorial but I got stuck in the end with coloring the lineart
How exactly do you color the lineart if that layer is locked? Because the locked layer cannot be tampered with.
Thank you! >w<
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You're probably using the wrong lock. Don't use the lock icon, use the transparency lock.
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Oh dear, now I want to palm myself in the face! XD Β
Thank you so much! >w<
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This is interesting. I'll have to give this a try. Thanks for making this tutorial, it looks really helpful!
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Very nice tutorial, really easy to follow and so inspiring and helpful!
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Great tutorial. Thanks 
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This tutorial is 10 years old but still very useful.
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Thanks for the tutorial. It'sΒ definitely going to help with my future drawings.
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Oh my goodness. This has been the most helpful tutorial for me ever. I had no idea how to color in specific areas since I didn't know about locking, or using the magic wand tool hahah... thank you so so much, I am incredibly grateful for this!!!
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good tutorial! but I was wondering how you got the lines to be so smooth and crisp? Was it just the use of a steady hand and years of practice? also the layer locking thing is a good idea, I didn't know you could do that in PS.
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I'm afraid that part is basically just a learned skill. Keep practicing and you'll get better at making smoother, crisper lines.
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alright, thanks! Hoopefully I'm a fast learner
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One little problem... I never know where shadows fall. Help
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Shadows fall where there's not light
think where is the light source in my picture.. where is the light going, and where isn't it going
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Thank you very much for the tutorial! I don't understand how you guys draw using the computer O_O with tablet or not. Nyoooo, I wanna be as good someday! 
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THIS IS THE BEST EVER!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! I've always wanted to be able to do this kind of art and now I can! You're the best
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Default. I don't change them.
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Thanks you. This definitely simplifies the shading process.
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this is sooooo helpful! i always used to find flat coloring a pain
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colored this myself XD after doing another line art XD sorry for not asking before...i thought i did but it looks like i didn't...sorry
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Thanks for sharing! I'm glad my tutorial could help
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This is super helpful!
Also, I've been thinking of getting a tablet for myself. What kind do you use?
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Thanks! I use a Wacom Intuos 4
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Your one of the deviants that make everyone feel bad about their art because it's not good like yours. (Or is that just me XD)
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how do you get such smooth pen lines? mine are pixellish :s loved the tutorial though!x
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Usually that can be fixed by working with a generally larger image, that way a proportionally equal sized line will have more pixels to it, and thus be smoother ^.~
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the bigger the image the smoother the line looks
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Yeah... Definitely gonna bookmark this for later.
In other words, thanks a bunch.
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Great tut. Thanks you so much for taking the time to share this!
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This is so helpful! And that is the most adorable thing ever.
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ooh! i like. this is a very nicely done tutorial, i'll definitely be using it
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For the lineart, did you use the pen tool or the brush 'cuz I was having trouble drawing smoothly w/ the brush
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I used the brush tool, but you can use whichever one works best for you.
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Thanks! I'll try to use the pen tool and some erasing
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This is very helpful; I like that it's a fairly simple method, but also very effective! I've checked out other cel shading tutorials, and they always seem so complicated and sometimes add things I don't really need.
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