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Published: 2007-12-30 15:17:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 5460; Favourites: 84; Downloads: 119
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Hi guys! I happen to be finishing off 4 more characters to be added to the Character Profile section of the official TGAF website. Those characters include Ma Fei, Parmir, Healix & Laurine Glory.
During that time I've figured that it's time I did a tutorial based on my experience as a comic and concept artist.
I've been asked by fans and friends to do a tutorial of some sort and I felt that this would be a special tribute especially to TGAF fans.
This will be useful for those who were eager to know a little bit more on how I go about colouring my COLOUR WALK series.
So yeah this was all done in one night and I'm happy with the result. = )
Hope this will not only entertain but also educate artists of all skill levels.
Keep up the awesome work guys! I never tire of your awesome work (especially to those who have made the effort to draw wonderful TGAF fanart!) *thumbs up*
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That was a fantasic tutorial. I've just found a way to do pics on photoshop without re-lining the picture again ^^
Thanks a bunch!
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Hey. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a while ago, a so-called "Follower of Light" oon YouTube claims that art is forbidden as he "read from the Bible" and threatened that all artists are sinners (just like the Westboro Church claims all homosexual people are sinners). What a bastard! And so I said, "Even the police and the government use drawings! The police use drawings for accurate suspect portraits and reconstructions! If art was forbidden, the police and the government would say so!" And so he/she said "The Government should ban art." What an asshole! Possibly another Anonymous attacker. Don't pay any attention to those dictating pricks.
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go darkspeeds! uh huh! gp darkspeeds! uh huh!
GO DARKSPEED- *bites tounge* O_o
......
gooo dah-k shp-eeedz! uh hun! GOOO DAH-K SHP-EEEDZ! UH HUN!
^___^*
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I just got Photoshop, so this is very helpful! Thanks! It's easy to understand instructions for newbies to the wonderful world of computer art! Thank you!
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really nice :3 so I see with the line art of how to make it nice and clean :3 that would help me ^^
thanks lots for making this amigo :3
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YAY! This is oh so helpful! Thanks a bunch!
Laurine Glory looks so adorable! :3
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Your tutorial was great! 
Now I gotta get this program, definitely a must. XD
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I will watch and comment the video later
Very nice pic
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That was a nice little tutorial ^^ Nice to see someone put something a little different into their tutorials, out of curiosity where did you get the SRA music from, I'm kinda looking for the opening its quite a nice song that helps me to draw
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From the usual spot. 
Sonic RUSH Adventure OST is rock solid cool. ^^
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Thanks for the link ^__^
It indeed is rock solid cool
and btw Happy New Year!!
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-watches it also-
You have a very lovely coloring style :]]
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Hello, nice tutorial, very helpful , but, i have to ask you something your drawing size usually is huge when you scan it do you resize it to a wished nice and small size or do you keep it and in the you resize it? does it influence something in the shading? like.. .i dunno, sometimes shading looks, so.... 'dead' and yours not... [that's my problem with the cellshading, shading looks too dead]
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I don't resize the images until I've completed it in full colour. Keeping a copy of your finished artwork in high resolution will look much better when reduced in size later. You can also print it out without have to suffer with pixeled graphics.
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Now you inspired me! i will try to do what you just did buuuut and first part was about what? tipe of how we can the artline more perfect? or stronger?
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Maybe next time PhoenixSAlover . ^^ The best way to improve that is to study it on your own. ^_~ *thumbs up*
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awww well must find out. XDDDD LoL
i have a question? how do you do to change those words?
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Hope you don't mind, but...
Yes! YEEEEEEEES!
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My gosh! I would go insain trying this on only one layer! xD My style is totally dependent on many, many layers!
I'm quite amazed at how you did the line art. When I used lines that I created with actual ink end up looking like this --> [link] (REALLY old picture) The lines are always lumpy and uneven. I'd like to try this style just to figure out just how you make lines as good as you do with real ink. xD
Great job! I really need to make a video tutorial... People keep bugging me for it. xD
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Not bad!
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Yup! I'm just envious of your method because it's so simple and it still looks great. xD My method takes soooo long!
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I didn't quite understand what the second step in cleaning the linework is. The image was too messy for me to read the name of the tool and I didn't quite get what you said. Could you please writhe the name of the tool?
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At the top right hand corner is a list of tabs.
Go to:
Image>Adjustments>Threshold.
Adjust according to your desired threshold level (I usually go for 180)
Next go to Filter>Other>Maximum (to 1 level)
Your inked image should look cleaner now. *thumbs up*
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you used music from sonic rush adventure!!! and it was helpful...very helpful!
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Awesome tutorial! That does it. Now I want to ask for a scanner for my b-day 
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I actually took notes on that. XP (Stupid pen didn't work until the end so I had to re-watch it three times XXD)
Mr. Darkspeed's ya spoutin' out all your secrets! (Oh no not that I'm complaining XD)
Actually I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. One of the things I always have had the worst trouble with (Other then drawing/shading/inking in general) is cleaning up my line art in photoshop. Now the question is~! I wonder if 4.0 has the two tools you mentioned. XP
Someones gonna be playing with photoshop today. XD
But again, I can't thank you enough for the tutorial! *Skips off merrily with my notes*
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Looks simple, but it's not completely easy for me to do. I often do the inking on paper and then colour and shade digitally. The colouring and shading for my latest Ouendan fan pictures took me about...4 hours? Anyway, thanks for the tips.
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And also, I haven't tried the Threshold technique before. I normally use the Brightness, Contrast and Saturation technique. That probably works as good as that. Plus, I use the Colour Layer Multiply technique before using the Paint Bucket, if you know what I mean. The other tips sound very useful. I find it a bit hard to do skilled shading like that. But my skill has improved now that I've used the Dodge and Burn tools. Thanks for the help!
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Your most welcome buddy. Keep up the hard work and you'll be acing your future coloured artwork! *thumbs up*
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COOL! a decent colouring tutorial!
Your 'how to draw sonic heads' tutorial was brilliant, so i'm definatly watching this!
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You're kinda goofy.
Very good, that was a very helpful tutorial.
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Awesome!
That was really helpfull!
Now I only need a scanner
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...........why I never remembered about using my tablet for shading? XDDD, Iยดm so dumb!!!!!^^U (Fei: Yo.....*smack*)
Actually that was been the sexiest Fei pic that you ever done^^
Hum...let see if I can make shading for a surprise CT full drawing that Iยดm starting to sketch...
Thanks a lot for share us your experience!
See ya!
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Ha ha! XD Yeah I couldn't agree more on Fei... ^^
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the pic sure looks really good how you drew them like that and the colouring job on them are just as equally well used too nice work and keep it up ^^ and the video was quite helpful even though I have difficulties with shadows cause I don't understand how shadows work 
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Cheers Felousefarnayne. Understanding shadows comes with practice. Though there should be an abundance of 'how to shade shadows' tutorials on DA. Go search for them! ^_~
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thanks Darkspeeds I will try and search these tutorials out ^^
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That was really useful Elson! Thanks for that ^W^
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though i don't understand wha yu say, i was simply forced to follow wha yu did |D
Well, excellent for a video of 11 mins and 41 secs XD Explained in the smallest details, even when yu show yur traditionnal tools |D At least, like that, those who would like to color and shade like yu, specially yur fans, could be satisfied.
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