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DarlingMionette — SAI Tutorial - Custom Brushes
Published: 2010-04-26 22:28:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 370374; Favourites: 7741; Downloads: 7314
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Wheeeeeee another tutorial
This time on custom brushes in SAI! <3 I love custom brushes. It was getting so long that I tourniquet'd my custom brush settings off of it >.> But if anyone sees a brush exampled up there that you'd like, just ask and I'll copy the stats for you ENGLISH SAI: [link]
Official Website: [link]
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[link] <- Custom Brush Suppliment Tutorial. Has all my brush settings.
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NOTE: This deviation is a little outdated. You can now download "DarlingMionette's SAI Resources" at the bottom of the Custom Brush Supplement.
It is a .zip file of all my brush settings, textures, blank do-it-yourself resources, instructions for creating custom content, and associated start-sai.exe file that lets you register these files to your SAI without editing the .conf files manually :3 All in one convenient place. All of my current brush settings have been updated to match the files in the .zip file, and contain image examples for each. Be sure to read the README's! If you like it, then drop me a +fav on this deviation
. Thanks!
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Did that already. It's weird though, the only texture that don't work out of the whole thing are the ones that are in all lowercase. All the ones with the odd names and the capital first letter work. I tried renaming a few to start with uppercase and it didn't fix it.
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hmm. i wish i could be of more help XD like i said, ive had the same problem with other textures (not mine) and im still not sure why it happens. let me know if you figure it out!
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Alright, thanks for trying at least. I'll comment back if I find a fix
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How do u get them into sai?I downloaded them but now what?x.x
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note that the download is only TEXTURES not brushes, which you can put into the correctly named folders, and register with the start-sai.exe file, or manually edit the .conf files.
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Sorry in advance since I'm sure you've answered this probably a million times but I have an English version of Sai (version 1.1.0) (its a valid version) and I cannot find the do-it-yourself file. I've searched in the other files and I cant find that template. All I can see are the templates for the other two brushes (in the elemap file; bristle and flat bristle). Please help!
Your tutorial is great, I just have a problem with this
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it seems it depends on the version you have XD some sai's come with it, some don't o.O not sure why that is, but if you google up "english sai" you'll find the english patch site. if you download the english patch, it comes with those files ^^
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this is a really awsome tutorial. thankyou for putting in your time to make it! it really helps
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aww you're very welcome
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no problem! thankyou for the help!
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The English Sai download isn't just a free trial is it? It's like a permanent program right?
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no, its the trial plus the full english patch ^^, though if you already have the non-english trial or the full program, it'll just patch it to english for you
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Okay, just making sure. I didn't want to loose the program. Thanks ^^
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Ok, so ignore my earlier comment, I found the folder in the download file *facepalm*. But there isn't a do-it-yourself folder, or a start-sai button. Everything else is there, though. Figure it will show up when I get the license?
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well im not sure about the do it yourself folder, but you can get the start-sai.exe by patching it with the english patch (if you google "SAI english" it'll be the first entry)
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Ah, well I figured out how to do it the old-fashioned way, entering stuff on the notepad file thingy. I'm a patient person so it doesn't bother me much ^^.
I'm having a little trouble recreating some of your brushes, though... some of the files have interesting weird-symbol names and I can't find the corresponding textures or papers. I've figured out the copic one ok, but I'm still totally stuck on the speckle brush. I can't seem to find the right combination. *shrug*
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Just downloaded this program today, and I gotta say I don't think I'll ever use anything else ever again lol. It's got all the best aspects from Painter, Photoshop and Manga Studio (well, I'll probably still use Manga Studio for actual graphic novel pages, but I'll probably be importing my art lol).
However, I can't find the folders you were talking about to add brushes and textures. Mind you, I've only got the trial download at the moment, I haven't bought the license yet, so that might be part of the problem. As it is now, I only have a start menu shortcut, which just opens the program. I can't find where any of the program files are. Where did you find yours?
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I really enjoyed the tutorial cause it took me a while to figure out how to do custom tools. Something I would like to add about the quality though, is that there is a noticeable difference when you don't press down so hard. When you look closely when it's on the '1' setting it looks like you started a line and then there's little 'bubbles' in it. Where as when you have it on '4' it is much smoother and looks like one clean line. It's much prettier
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thanks for the info! mine doesn't do the same thing >.< but im sure it may vary from computer to computer
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it probably does. Or it might also be tablet type. I don't know... ALSO can I by chance get some of those brushes you made? I made my own brush but when I went to the 'do it yourself' folder, the file was a photoshop and right now I don't have photoshop unfortunately ):
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of course you may! at the bottom of the description for this tutorial, there's a link to my custom brush suppliment :3 it has the brushes i use on it and all their settings
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thank you hun X3 I've been kinda dyin out on my tablet lately, only one thing has come out semi okay in a while :\ I hate ruts.
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awww, we all have those, just keep practicing and eventualy you'll weasel your way out of the rut. i have them regularly XD
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haha I do too. :'3 usually it's on the computer more than just in general and that seems to be the case this time too. I'm hoping by drawing more on paper for a bit, I'll be able to get more in the spirit for the computer :'3 plus, it'll be easier with the commissions I have coming up
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XD naw i get what you mean, and i agree :3
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thank you haha. I just got my computer back up and running though so I'll be getting back on my art soon. I drew a picture in my sketch book that I'm really proud of and I want to scan it so I can start painting it... only problem is, is I suck at grass :\ I get soooo lazy. but I think I got it this time.
I have a question, do you have any interest in rps? or do you know what that is? if not I would be happy to explain
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lol sometimes. i used to RP a lot when I was younger, but these days I only RP with an actual in-town RP group ^^
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oh? ;3; dang. I rp alot XD I've been rping since I was like... 10... I can't claim that I was GOOD back then though haha. I'm much better now, I actually write paragraphs and don't feel like a mary-sue XD. if you ever feel interested though, I'm always around for one
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i don't have water tool or marker tool.. why not?
(i have not edeleted them..) HEEELP!
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XD you should be able to recreate them by right clicking on any of your empty brush squares and picking them from the menu that appears ^^
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uwaaaa... This is really helpful!!
I was experimenting the brush and keep confuse with the setting.. (and trapped in dilute setting that my brush looks like no effect =_=")
now I know what's the problem
Thankyou so much for making this tutorial
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XD you are very welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful!
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once you click start-sai, and it loads the brushes for you, can you use the normal sae.exe?( Just curious because I use sai.exe)
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yup! but personally, ive just got into the habit of using start-sai.exe allt he time so if i add any new brushes here or there, i know they're always registered and loaded XD
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ok. Thank you! I just wanted to be sure!
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Wow, could I maybe get the stats for the copic brushes you made? I've tried to mimick it, but Its justnot working, awaa
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XD check the bottom of the deviation's description, there's a link to my brush supplement, and the copic settings are there :3
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Ahhh, sorry about that! Thanks a lot!
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no problem! I get asked all the time for that one XD
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very helpfull
Thank you for sharing
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You're very welcome <3
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I've put the custom brush files you made into their correct places and clicked start-sai, but the brushes never updates. I'm not sure what i've done wrong?? Help??? ;A;
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they aren't custom brushes, so they won't show in the brush boxes XD <- gets this question a lot. they are brush textures and shapes - so they'll show up in those respective boxes :3
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