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DarlingMionette — SAI Tutorial - Lineart
Published: 2010-04-23 16:50:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 116932; Favourites: 2336; Downloads: 1823
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Description
A quick tutorial for PaintTool SAI, explaining the various line-art tools and how to use them
Needed: Paint Tool SAI. Tablet is optional, as you'll only need it for the Pen tool.
You can get Paint Tool SAI here: [link]
There's a free 30 day Trial, or you can buy it. An English version is available
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NOTE: You can now download "DarlingMionette's SAI Resources" here:
[link]
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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Comments: 493
awwies you're very welcome! i swear, sai's lineart layer is a god-send!
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Pfft IKR?
I already notice my linearts looking much better and a hell of a lot less mess ups too
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I don't have any of these tools. o_O
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yes you do XD they're just hidden. they only show when you're on a line-art layer
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Heheh, I know. I figured that out a while back. Was very useful. XD
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XD sorry about the late reply then! i've been away from the computer for awhile now and i'm just getting around to sorting through my inbox!
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ahh...so you CANT use photoshop for this 
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You dont have to buy it you can download the full legal copy of it
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really? might i ask how? plz? X3
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Download SAI here: [link]
If for some reason the link isn't working, you can also download the same file here: [link]
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XD I highly recommend SAI :3 it's awesome (and cheap!)
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FINALLY. XD Someone uses the curve tool! I don't really use it all the time but I do like it.
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XD it certainly makes lineart easier!
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I know!
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Ah, this is so useful! My lineart is so much cleaner, and much more professional now!
Thanks so much for this!
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you are so very welcome :3 SAI is AWESOME for lineart
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This is exactly what I need!
You're a great help!!
Thank you very much!!
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Wow, thanks! The pressure tool really helped me!! I was wondering why my lines were so round!!
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My tablet's pen pressure and sensitivity doesn't work with SAI but it does with PSE 9. Do you know how to fix this? It just works like a plain mouse would, no pressure change or anything like that...
fantastic tutorial btw. when I get my tablet situtaion figured out I will beusing this! <33
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i'd recommend first: unplug your tablet, restart your computer, plug the tablet back in. check for updated drivers, start sai. if it's still not working, check the Others->Options menu in sai.. and check your digitizer support settings. what kind of tablet do you have?
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Wacom Bamboo tablet
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hrm, well it is definitely compatible. I use a wacom myself ^^
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hurm. Well, I will continue to fiddle with it. Thanks for your input and this tutorial. Its splendid!
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you are very welcome :3
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I have downloaded the trial one to see what its like but the curve and line tool does not some up is that bacause i have to buy it XD
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no the trial should also have the curve/line tool, but they're only available on a line art layer, not a normal layer.
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Thank you for putting this up X3 it's helped me massively and now I understand why my pressure lines get in the way XD *I hate using pressure on the pen itself because I'll get thick and thin strokes with opacity getting involved and it makes the whole lineart itself a huge mess
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you are very welcome
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i've tried to sketch at sai ..i can;t make the line become like a sketch
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i wanna sketch at sai how can i make the line like a sketch
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If you check out my custom brush supplement it has a great pencil-brush in it :3 that'll help.
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Okay, this may be a stupid question but i cannot find the option or place or whatever to make the lineart blue 
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if you're talking on the lineart-layer, then there's a "color" option in the menu that lets you change the line color :3 if you're talking about a sketch on a normal layer, then you can lock the layer transparency and then paint the sketch blue with a normal brush :3
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ahhh right! thanks so much..
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i tried this last night and it has really helped me a major amount I used mostly to see how it handles free hand inking and i have to say idk why i haven't used SAI b4 I feel like i have cheated myself just letting SAI sit well not anymore lol thanks for the tutorial it is VERY helpful.
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XD sai is AWESOME for lines <3
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Im gonna have to use SAI more often and try the pen tool PS pen tool is a bit annoying and I have a shakey hand so it something gets in the way of making my inking look neat and clean and this tutorial will do the trick
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XD SAI has a stabilizer if you have a shakey hand :3 it slows down your penstrokes so you can be much more precise
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Really great that would help me a lot PS just isn't right for inking SAI will do the job
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agreed XD that's one of the very first reasons i started using sai XD PS is crap for inking -_-
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It sure is thankfully I have SAI now lol bout time to put it to use just from watching you I see how much can come from SAI it tops in alot of categories over PS and even Painter
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