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This tutorial is not for photoshop newbies. You need to know your way around photoshop if you want to understand all the terms and tools I use.Hopefully it helps new artists out
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Question... I have always had trouble with this and haven't been able to figure it out for years, most tutorials don't put it in, but once you've finished the shading and highlights; where do you put the colored layer with markings(and such) and what setting? If you have an answer that'd be great
Lovely tutorial by the way!
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You have to make another layer and paint over the shading with the desired color that you want then by the layers area there should be a drop down menu that's default is set at normal. Click on that and go down to overlay then play with everything as desired
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how do you get your brush to the fade on each side? without a tablet
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I don't think you can without a tablet because the fade is pen pressure sensitive. And you don't have pressure sensitivity with a mouse
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I fisgured it out! my tablet software was corrupt so i reinstalled it..
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Sorry, I don't know... I don't think it works on gimp because it's a completely different piece of software. Maybe you can try playing around with gimp yourself?
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Hay, I hope you can have a look at this: [link]
It's just the partial result of how your tutorial has helped me out =3 The picture is at 25% zoom, but I love the softness that I've been able to achieve with it :3 Thank you.
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No problem! It looks great ^_^ I'm glad I was able to help you out.
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^^ I've finished the whole thing now, but i've disabled comments, cause I have XD
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My brush doesn't look like that even though I've followed your instructions ;/
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what does your brush look like then? Maybe you have something else, like another box checked as well?
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I've checked everything and I've got the same Photoshop as you but it just looks like a regular brush O.o
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and you are using a tablet, not a mouse?
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that's really weird... I wouldn't know what is wrong then O_o sorry I can't help
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Yeah it is D: oh well you gave it a try x)
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I don't know, I've never used elements
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Oh I see, well thanks either way
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Do you highlight with white transparent brush? :3
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no I usually pick a light highlight colour that isn't white
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This tutorial was very helpful! I'm a beginner at digital art and I couldn't get the shading right. But with help from this tutorial it looks a lot better than before! Thank you!
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question, did you draw on the tablet or scan this to the computer....i ask because I'm having hell using my tablet, Can't draw a good circle for crying out loud!
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ah well, you can do either
It depends for me. Sometimes I've sketched something on paper, then I just scan it and go over the lines digitally with my tablet. Other times I have a digital sketch and do the lines with a tablet as well.
I do always go over the lines with a hard 5-7px brush though, I never leave the pencil lines visible.
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really? ...intersting. I have CS5 with a small tablet, but it seems like I can't get the hang of making the pen curve right. thankyou though for the info, it sounds like some of the badass drawings and images i see here are first hand drawn and then put on photoshop for coloring....or i'm just REAAALLY bad at digital drawing, ha ha!
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Helped me beyond words! All the other tutorials are about merging layers, but this one was really spot on!
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This will definitely help me shade and do better drawings!
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When I bought my pen tablet it came with some PS elements... (7.0) Would you know how different it is from the real 7.o version? I can't find some of the things on here that you where talking about and I looked everywhere... Nice tutorial and line arts though 
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I'm afraid that elements and photoshop 7.0 are very different!
I've personally only used the regular photoshop so I wouldn't be able to help you
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Okay 
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thank you for this tutorial! will give it a shot some time soon
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I shall check it out, thank-you :3
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You have very nice shading and colouring skills!
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This is awesome. I have always wondered how people do it!
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Thanks for the tutorial! its nice that you take some time to help us beginners
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"Truth is there is no secret" YAY! you are so right. I am always at a loss when someone asked me how I shade my pictures. And when I answer something like "Well I just paint in the shadows and lights. I use a brush for this..." - lets just say this answer seems to be not very satisfiing XD
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^exactly! Which is always what makes it hard for me when people ask for a tutorial... They always expect it to be the perfect guide that they can follow and then create the perfect image.
It's really difficult to make a tutorial xD
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Yep, thats why I only make tutorials for specific details of a drawing. And never go into detail how to shade exactly. IMO everyone has to find their own technique. That needs time and practise. But in topic: some days ago I got a mail that I just had to keep:
"Hello there. I have GIMP2 now and I wanted to ask, if I can edit pictures with it - and maybe paint my own pictures, too. If I can, could you please send me a short Tutorial how so?"
Sooo sorry, but I could find my short "How to became a painter in one week"-tutorial at the moment^^
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It doesn't annoy me when people ask if I can make a tutorial. It DOES annoy me when they ask it like they're asking you what time it is.
"So if you could just make me a tutorial, that'd be great."
I guess they don't realize how much time it takes xD
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Its almost like "Could you help me with that eye/mane/something and you say "sure, I ll make a few brushstrokes so you will see what you have to do" and they answer "uhhh, could you make it complete. looks better your way"...
I mean, what the heck? I realy love to help, but I will not paint otherones pictures and dont have time for my own
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You shade the same way as I do! 
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Handig, maar ik heb alleen GIMP.
Mijn vader heeft wel Photoshop maar hij kan de CD niet meer vinden. :/
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