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Published: 2005-08-14 06:39:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 17781; Favourites: 235; Downloads: 4429
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Holy CRAP! This... took... forever. And it's so huge... I think it ate something! >_<Well, I said I'd do it, and I did. I only hope that someone can find it useful, even if it's not the best one out there.
*faints*
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Lovely tutorial X3 I'll be sure t use it and is that a furret I spy?
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this is really helping me. i'm a Photoshop beginner and i've wanted to step up my (nonexistent) skills. thank you for posting this.
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Shweet! You use the dodge and burn tool to help you color your shadows darker? And make the brights brighter? Awesomes. I'm gonna use this! :3 I know some ppl don't like the dodge/burn tool, but I do and you just showed how it can be used to make your drawings cool. I loved the tutorial. Been looking for a good one for quite a while now. Oh, and just a question before I go...do u ever lower the opacity of the dodge/burn tools? I find that I need to sometimes when using them...
Okie! I'm off! *goes to look at artwork*
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wow, sweet, first tutorial ever that has helped me shade/blend colors with my art. thnx soo much! X3
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I recently learned how to work in layers through a video tutorial on YouTube, but their shading and highlighting of the skin and hair was rather dodgy. I never thought to use the airbrush tool, so thanks for pointing that out in your tutorial!
Fav'd.
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Nice!
I don't really like using multiply layers, though, cause I often don't use black lineart, so it can get annoying.
What I do is as soon as I import my Lineart, I go to the Chanels, click the button on the bottom of the Channel window which reads 'load channel as selection' (its a circle made out of dots 
I hope that's helpful to someone.
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I learned how to do that in class, though I don't implement it into my coloring process still. It's a very good process, though...
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Hey, this is really good 
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You need to right click on the setting at the left hand top that says 'Add to Selection'.
Do you want me to take a screen shot of it and note it to you?
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Sure thing, that'd help a bunch
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great instructions! il have to use dem on my next piece! becuz mine take sooooooooooooo long and really suck! oh yea kool chick 2
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How do you set the lasso tool to add to selection?
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Has added my favourite. I think try it very soooooon... ^^ You're very good!
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Wow this tutorial helped a lot, although like many people, I have PSP, it really did help, I just adjusted some things to the PSP format, and it workd out fantasticly. Thank you so much. I was always trying to find tutorials that would help me do shading, since it is really complicated for me. Thanks a whole bunch.
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ok am i doing something wrong. evertime i fill with the paint bucket it colors over my line art. Why is it not vilible when i color on the skin layer. I hope you understand what i am talking about
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huh.. that's very helpful.. I was kinda fiddling with a picture using your advice and I realized that your detail lines showed up but mine didn't.. please don't tell me you hafta lasso around those lines...
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i fall down to you and i you my life. this is so easy to understand and makes it all to simple to color with a mouse.Thank you
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great tutorial! .. i have to practise colouring ^.^; i suk lol
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*cries in gratitude*... i reinstalled my photoshop just so i could try this out. i'm soooooo grateful. entirely, with all my existence and such. I'm a little embarassed of my first coloured pic using your method, because i'm not at all patient.
I will keep practicing!
once again, your tutorial helped me TONS.
~~Mimi
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This helped me tons! >< I just need time....which I have lil of and patience, another small factor.
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the tutorial is real great...even if i knew mostly all the stuff. 
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im a first time user of photoshop ive never colored anything digitally and omg this was soooooo helpful i colored your drawing and i like the way it came out mind if i put it in my gallery i will say that you drew it
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I'm glad it's a help to you; the basics are always good to learn!
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how do you set the polygonal lasso tool to add to selection because I'm having trouble with that???????????????
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I love it! Hopefully I might get photoshop by december >.>; But still, 
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Awesome! I really like this tutorial. 
~Blood~
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thanxs alot
I'm doing much better than before!
( before? I did'nt know anything about PS 
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Coloring with a mouse and a tablet is about the same (no tools change) but a tablet is easier to use because its like using a pen (more manageable) ....nice tutorial ^__^
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But not everyone can afford a tablet *points to self*
But thanks. ^_^
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well a tablet isnt necessary because if this kid >> ~Overweight-Cat can color so fabuliciously with a mouse, then I'm sure many can...if they're patient enough
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i think your tut will be very helpful for me, even if i'll have some problems with some words, cause i'm german. 
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Well I hope it helps!
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Hmm, I guess it's good for how you do things if you're used to em, but you can get the same effect with a bunch less effort doing other steps.
Have you ever used channels instead of multiply ofr your lineart? There are times when the lineart is a little grey and you can see through it when on Multiply. Channels just clear everything but the lines so you can have it as a standard layer. It's also much easier to edit your lines that way. :3
Furthermore, Lassoing seems like a chore for large areas. Clean up seems a little bit easier, but I guess, whatever you're used to.
The dodge and burn tool are (in my opinion) only supposed to be used on highly reflective surfaces, like satin and hair or chrome. Otherwise, they leave somewhat of a goudy look on matte tones like skin and cloth. If you're going for wet skin, though... that's great. <3
I'm not sure whether your style is cell shading or soft. It seems a mix between the two because of the airbrush at a high opacity and the lack of blending. I see it more often when people try to cell shade, but then use the god awful Photoshop blur tools. It looks almost the same as what you're doing, and I don't mean to offend by saying that. It just seems amateur-ish.
Another thing you might want to try is surface reflections. Everything picks up color from everything else. Perhaps try blending some red into the skin?
Anyway, beautiful lineart. :3 I always love how clean and full of talent your lines are. :3
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As I said, there are many, many methods; mine is just about 1/10000000000000000000000000000000000 versions of coloring out there. However, I did not know about the channels bit, so I'm also in the learning process as well. (I'll have to get educated with this channels techinque). As for which is easier, lassoing or cleaning up, yeah, it demends on what your used to I suppose. I didn't like the cleaning up method because I found myself working more on the cleaning bit then anything else. But, as you said, what's easier for someone else might be harder for another. I'm just intruding one of the many methods out there, that's all.
And yes, it does seem rather amateurist, but it's a starting point for some people and though I know there are a lot better tutorials out there (trust me, I've looked, and there are some pretty damn good ones), I just wanted to help get some people started. Can't have them doing masterpieces if it's their first picture (and I'm not THAT good... I still need to learn a few things, such as said reflective surfaces. I will gradually move onto that when I feel as if I'm ready to and after a lot of practicing).
Thanks for the compliment on the lineart though. I suppose that's the only thing I'm really good at, though even that needs improvement. The purpose of this tutorial (besides someone requesting it) was to help people get started and hopefully they will branch out and look for other tutorials as well and move up on another level when they're ready for it.
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Yes... yes it scares me too. He demanded that I finish his picture... (is actually redoing it)
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haha, and who could deny such a demand?
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That's just awesome. I'm glad you spent the long time to do it cause I really like it. Good job, i'll use it when I get photoshop (and get better at drawing
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