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CobaltTheFox — The Art of Base-ing: Part 2

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Published: 2014-11-08 19:03:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 20866; Favourites: 100; Downloads: 68
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Description Hey guys, Cobalt here! Backed by popular demand, I thought I might make a base tutorial of my own, just to show y'all the trouble I go to to make quality bases for you to use. :3

The programs I use in this tutorial are Paint Tool SAI, Microsoft Paint, and GIMP 2.8.
Paint Tool SAI is not a free program, and according to the Wikipedia article, here's the official site: systemax.jp/en/sai/
GIMP 2.8 can be obtained from this website, and it is 100% free: www.gimp.org/
Microsoft Paint comes with every Windows computer.

Keep in mind you can do this with any variety of programs. These are just the ones I use. ^^

Here are the color palettes I use:


Font is "Happy Phantom" by Isfe
The finished base can be found here: Base #73

Thanks so much for reading, you guys! I hope this tutorial helped you!
Here's the first part to this tutorial: goo.gl/WaLfiz
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Comments: 9

GigiMLPSKARLET [2019-07-04 19:43:51 +0000 UTC]

but how do you strip the background image?xD

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CobaltTheFox In reply to GigiMLPSKARLET [2019-07-04 20:21:22 +0000 UTC]

Once you've outlined the pony in the six colors I mentioned, and convert the image to a 16 color bitmap (.bmp) in MS Paint, the background colors are easily removed by bringing it into GIMP. The process is explained in the previous part of this tutorial. See the description.

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GIULIA22 [2016-03-27 12:52:03 +0000 UTC]

My result:giulia22.deviantart.com/art/Po…

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Flower-Horse [2015-11-24 17:39:27 +0000 UTC]

My first base was green.

I'M A FAILURE AT LIFE

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Meisekimu-San [2015-08-01 10:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Omg, Green is not a creative color.

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CobaltTheFox In reply to Meisekimu-San [2015-08-01 17:46:23 +0000 UTC]

Haha finally someone notices that

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Meisekimu-San In reply to CobaltTheFox [2015-08-01 19:16:22 +0000 UTC]

Now lets agree to never be creative again

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Epicgirlmaddie [2015-05-13 17:13:28 +0000 UTC]

green is not a creative color

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ElectricPoodle [2014-11-10 20:38:44 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job! THIS is why you are my one and only favourite Pony Base maker(no offense to any of your friends, it's just that I know you more than them. XD)!

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