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CGCookie — Soft Edge Brush Character Video Tutorial
Published: 2014-04-01 18:40:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 128427; Favourites: 6889; Downloads: 1790
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In this Citizen course Tim Von Rueden takes you through coloring a character from a sketch using solely the soft edge brush. The main two points expressed in this tutorial are how to work from a sketch that wasn’t scanned in as well as coloring using only the basic soft edge brush.Check out the full tutorial along with the source files to download here: cgcookie.com/tutorial/soft-edg…
Want to know more about the tutorial? There's an introduction video giving a better look at what the tutorial is all about =]
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Very insightful, and yet very easy to understand. Thank you for this.
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Interesting. I use soft brush, but I make my base layers hard brush. Less cleanup later.
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That's a very interesting way of doing it. I might try this out sometime (with a few tweaks).
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such a helpful tutorial !! thanksss
nice drawings by the way
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An interesting and helpful tutorial. Thank you for posting this.
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I'm confused, on the 4th panel, did you erase it or draw over it or what?
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Either works, for this tutorial I painted over the excess color
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I think it's indeed a small eraser is used to edge out the silhouette and then erase anything on the outside of it.
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Colouring using just soft brushes? Looks simple and effective. I think I'll give this technique a try very soon 
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I saw part 3 and was all 'WHYYYYYYYY-oh.. That works pretty well =o" xD
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What an interesting and simple looking technique!
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Soft Edge Brush Character Video Tutorial? That's a Mouthful
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Yeah no kidding, imagine having to write that over and over on the tutorial post, social media, etc. lol
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No my son, this is just an everyday ordinary green talking cookie.
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¡Praise the green talking cookie!
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ah, but would the base colors be layed out on the same layer as the lineart or the one above/below it? 
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Watch the tutorial for the full explanation but in short, it's on a layer underneath of the lineart =]
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if the lineart layer is set to low opacity with multiply then I think that the base colors are on a layer beneath it.
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It only took about 5 minutes total, it only looks like it would be complicated.
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Wow 
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Awesome
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Nice work, I usually like to create a mask or even just block a color in on the character so I can simply delete anything extra as many times as I'd like. This method seems to be working very well for you tho
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Woah, awesome idea, great tutorial! Thanks a ton :D
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Wow, I didn't know that! That sure is a smart way of approaching things!
Thanks for sharing this!
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This is real helpful! btw, I love how cute the character is! Thank you so much for sharing!
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