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part one of my gimp tutorial IS *FINALLY* UPDATED : D
part two will be updated soon, look for it tonight or tomorrow~!

It's easier to understand now, as well as less text-wall-ish. Also, more visually appealing, YAY(the old image was, well... old...).
I've also added a different method of lineart, for you tablet users ;D

Personally, I used a bit of both methods to make those lines. Buuut anyway, hope you guys like the improvement. Let me know if you want a link to the old tutorial here, which is shorter but a little obscure, ha.

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Please, READ IT! I cannot stress how much I would've known sooner than now if I'd actually READ the tutorials rather than stared at the images briefly. My content isn't long, and it's pretty easy to understand, so please READ it. And I'm not saying this for my benefit, cause it doesn't affect me if you read it or not, but you'll learn quicker if you take 3 minutes of your time to actually read the content. Thanks.

PART 2 - COLORING/SHADING [link]

NEW
What To Do If You Accidentally Click Out of the Path Tool and Your Lines Disappear (Credit to ~Kay-Kayz . Thanks!)
" In the tab that is at the very bottom of your tool optoins menu, usually where tool status is, there should be a tiny little arrow in a box near the name of the tool you're working with.
click on the tiny arrow, and go down to the "add tab" option.
Once thats done, just click the "paths" option
And now, if you acidently click on something else while working with paths, just go to that tab, click on the eye thing(like the vision button for multiple layers)and it should show back up, as a highlighted kinda line. you can always just edit it if you messed uptoo! "

HEYYYYY HERE'S THE FINISHED VERSION OF THE DRAWING FEATURED HEREEE: [link]
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Comments: 183

Xnighite [2013-08-21 13:04:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the info; I featured your name in my drawing "Wounded (lineart)" fav.me/d6j3258

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Indigo-Wolf-Painter [2013-07-11 03:27:47 +0000 UTC]

ho do i draw with the new stroke thing?

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CatAndDragons [2013-01-24 04:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you soooo much! This helped me a lot; now I can finally draw clean, neat lineart without using some variation of a path tool (usually I use Sai, but I recently had to completely reset my computer, and I can't find the full version for free. I think a friend gave it to me before...)

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Ryopo [2013-01-04 19:24:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, this really helped

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WintersOfWesley [2012-11-27 11:37:08 +0000 UTC]

You, my dear Chex-mix and Kay-Kayz, are freaking amazing. Thank you so very much!

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Limetless [2012-10-26 08:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much,I needed to learn how to do that lol

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animefreak12447 [2012-10-03 00:19:06 +0000 UTC]

wow, this will help me out a lot I'm new to the tablet so thank you!!!!!

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tigerlover09 [2012-08-20 12:00:14 +0000 UTC]

when i use path tool and click stroke its pixels not a smooth line


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WaterLilyWolf [2012-08-14 19:55:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! This is very helpful

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TheWolfintheLibrary [2012-08-09 21:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the guide, but man I'm so frustrated with this programme! I want to use paths, I can make two points, but I can't seem to curve the line, it just moves both points! Help please!

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zilla-SMASH [2012-05-30 20:43:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for posting this! I'm really keen to start colouring things in digitally, and thanks to your lovely guide I've just managed to pull off my first ever line art from scratch!!! Also, I LOVE the final Amaterasu picture this eventually turned into Thanks again!!!

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TheSnowPiano [2012-05-14 18:09:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SO SO SO SO SO SO much for this tutorial! I've been trying to figure out how to make a lineart without a tablet for AGESSS. Thanks so much

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Captain-Checkered [2012-04-20 03:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Lol This was really helpful. I was following other tutorials about the path thing and I had lots of trouble so I gave up using GIMP. I thought to give it another shot and find another tutorial. I found yours and I have a tablet. Turns out I don't even need the paths and I can make custom brushes! I didn't know that xD Thanks for the tutorial it was really really helpful.

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lupalover101 [2012-04-18 06:10:43 +0000 UTC]

so i have a question.. when i save in gimp, it kinda melds all of my layers together nd then i can't work on it again... help please? anything werks!!!

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TheSnowPiano In reply to lupalover101 [2012-05-14 18:08:07 +0000 UTC]

click file>save as then change the file type of the image (it will most likely say .jpg or .png) and change it to .xcf. Hope this helps!

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lupalover101 In reply to TheSnowPiano [2012-05-14 22:17:24 +0000 UTC]

oohh that makes sense as well.... idk i have to reinstall gimp and try again lol

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GimpedForLife [2012-04-16 15:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this!

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MyMelodyx [2012-03-20 07:47:30 +0000 UTC]

Sweet. But it takes so long >< Well it's art so dur!

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XxSceneyBabayxX [2012-01-28 20:54:50 +0000 UTC]

You don't know how much this helped me! I spent an hour last night looking for tutorials and trying to follow them only to not understand what to do. THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MA HEART AND SOUL!~

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Shiningmoon22 [2012-01-16 10:41:17 +0000 UTC]

This really helped! I'm almost done with my first digital artwork thanks to this!

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WaKaI-sHi [2012-01-15 07:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot! I am really good a technical computer stuff,, but couldn't draw on a computer until now... THANKS!!!!

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inoueorihime11 [2012-01-09 18:02:58 +0000 UTC]

which one's easier?
path or paint??

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TsuriaDragon [2011-12-26 19:53:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the tutorial i needed it badly.

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Celiyasha [2011-12-07 07:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for creating this. I was having such a hard time with that.

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vostrasalute [2011-10-21 00:01:28 +0000 UTC]

I am just a beginner with GIMP. Thanks a lot!

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invaderliz100 [2011-10-16 09:58:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This really helps me today since I downloaded gimp today

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EternalMischief [2011-09-28 07:33:44 +0000 UTC]

DDD Man thanks for making this This is Really usefull THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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lilachiccups [2011-08-23 13:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesoommmeee!!! Thanks for the help!

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ShadowsSearching [2011-08-22 21:20:46 +0000 UTC]

what's gimp?

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LikeAnEagle [2011-08-14 14:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial. It's very helpful - and I thought I would have to resort to drawing lines with my mouse!

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Miss-Mori02 [2011-08-05 06:09:19 +0000 UTC]

after when finishing a lineart and then re-opening it..
Is it normal for the entire picture to be black?
Mine did.

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JustShroomy [2011-07-25 19:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the guide! It helps so much!

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Pinky1babe [2011-06-02 19:30:47 +0000 UTC]

You know the box at the far right, with all the layers on it? Well I accidently clicked the red cross on it, is there a way to get it back up? .

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Drunken-fox [2011-05-03 18:13:13 +0000 UTC]

That was huge help! Thank you

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HeavensAngelGoddess [2011-04-30 04:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh! Of all the other guides this one helped me the most. Showed me what goes on top lol ^^ Thank you!

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Midnaization [2011-04-14 21:37:38 +0000 UTC]

I already knew about the path tool, I just wanted to make sure I was using it right. ^_^;
Thanks.

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TheKushinaUzumaki [2011-04-11 21:03:49 +0000 UTC]

the path tool makes no sense at all.......

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MajEnn [2011-03-26 03:41:10 +0000 UTC]

Nice tutorial, this really helped me. Thank you!

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lasergun30 [2011-03-16 18:43:41 +0000 UTC]

omg thanks!!

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CaitlinMaryMargarett [2011-03-16 05:42:47 +0000 UTC]

YOU ARE A GODSEND!
This is very helpful. Thank you so much!

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sonamylova4eva [2011-03-07 18:41:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks so muh,this really helped.

i just got gimp..and the first time i *tried* to do this...i didnt create a new layer and i was like...WHY ISNT IT WORKING..than i looked at this and was like..OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

now off to the coloring tutorial!

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princesszelda324 [2011-02-11 14:36:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!I really needed this!

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zeldatwilightfreak [2011-02-06 20:25:04 +0000 UTC]

I have a question that is not about lineart but instead maybe you can help me? My gimp toolbox has gone nuts!When you usally hit the toolbox and click the brush they give you options on what you can do with the brush but something happened and now there is no options for anything and I can't draw or do anyting and I tried resetting it and im down to tears can you please help?

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songwolff [2011-02-06 09:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I just made my first successful lineart. Thanks so much!

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DeliriousMJ [2011-02-02 03:39:22 +0000 UTC]

omg it helped me a bunch! thanks!!

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Fisshy94 [2011-01-29 06:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Great stuff Thanks!

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PrOxYnEsS [2010-12-31 08:01:17 +0000 UTC]

This is super useful for new gimp users like me. Thank you very much!

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sharathefox789 [2010-12-30 02:51:14 +0000 UTC]

I have a question:

I am using the Path tool and i click, nothing comes up. i check everything and it had that square. What do i do to get the path tool working?

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HI-REZ95 [2010-12-22 07:22:49 +0000 UTC]

ahh, Im sorry, this is a great tutorial.
but the anchor's are really annoying me!

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chex-mix In reply to HI-REZ95 [2010-12-22 20:02:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks!
Yeah, you just gotta get used to them.
If you are having any specific problems just ask and I'll do my best to answer (:

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