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DarlingMionette — SAI Tutorial - Lineart
Published: 2010-04-23 16:50:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 116933; Favourites: 2336; Downloads: 1823
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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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you're very welcome!
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wow thx a lot ! I have bought a tablet and now im going to try this !! ^^
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yay! you're very welcome, and tablets are a lot of fun :3
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XD i'm glad you figured it out!
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how do you stop using the curve tool??
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Hooooly crap, I understand SAI now. *_* Thank you!!!!
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Thanks
Btw do you think I can still make a good line art without a tablet? only the mouse ?
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of course you can. I do all my lineart without my tablet. you just have to have the right program :3
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I just got PaintTool SAI and I've been practicing but its really hard D:
How should I get started, like what objects should I draw first ? :3
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depends what you want to learn XD, but the complicated answer is: everything! do something different every time you draw
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I want to draw humans but in anime style, you know ? :3
Thanks, I guess that is the best way, I'll just keep practicing x)
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it also helps to look around DA a lot. if you aren't sure what you want your style to turn out like, take a day and look through the galleries.. take note of the artists you like, and what about their art you like the most.. by the end of the day you'll have a pretty clear picture of the type of styles you like the most - then you can start practicing them. For instance, I learned that I like big pouty lips, and very realistic-roundish eyes. I also like really heart-shaped faces, and thin, but not too-thin bodies on my characters.. so, I practiced drawing those things 
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Wow that is so right !
I always add the artists that I like and that make good line arts to my favs so I know were to look them up ^_^
Yea, I use alot of blur on my colorings and now more light effects ^_^
Thanks for sharing all this, you are awesome!
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this is truthfully the most useful tutorial on SAI lineart I have seen. none of them have told me what the tools actually DO, which clear up so many things! thank you so much!
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Xd you are very welcome! I'm glad it helped!
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I finshed a picture! Here it is![link]
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good for you ^^ I don't. If you don't have an actual comment on the deviation itself however, you are spamming. Please don't.
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thank you!! 
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I love your tutorial! It's so simple and clear
I need some help though. I'm having some trouble with the pressure sensitivity. I'm not sure if it's SAI, my computer, or my tablet. I downloaded the newest drives, gone through all the settings for my pen and tablet in the control panel. It seems to work for the tablet input panel, but not for SAI...I have no idea how to fix this and it's driving me insane. I'd appreciate any advice you can give me
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I just had the EXACT same problem. I'm not entirely sure how I fixed it, but I eventually did. I did this: 1. uninstall/reinstall your tablet drivers. If you have an older wacom like a graphire, you might need to go back to an older driver version, the latest one reportedly doesn't work well with them. 2. Close out SAI. 3. go to: C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\PrefUtil.exe run it and click Remove under "All User Preferences" 4. Run SAI and see if it fixed it. If it doesn't, close out of sai again and in the same folder as the PrefUtil.exe, make sure you're running Pen_TabletUser and Pen_Tablet, then reopen SAI again. it should work. Those are all the steps I went through and I finally got it working again XD
probably all you need to do is a) close out sai, b) run the PrefUtil.exe and remove the user preferences, c) reopen sai. But if that doesnt work, try it as above XD
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Thanks for the tutorial, i was searching x3.
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XD you are very welcome!
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Thanks. but i have a little problem, how do i get the pen pressure, i already have a tablet but its still not working ): need help
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check to make sure you have your pen drivers. you should be able to download them if you search up your tablet on the net. install, then reboot your computer. (and of course make sure it's plugged in XD)
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if only i'd found this before i tried to figure out what all those lineart tools do. XD nice explanation of the different vector point options.
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XD thanks for commenting!
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Hi Cary! I finally jumped on the bandwagon and got sai 
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no, that's not alwasy the way the eraser is XD the min size option should be right under the size bar, if yours doesnt have it, right click an empty space on your brush menu and go to Eraser. that should create a new one, and it should have the min size option. if you want to make the edges less sharp and more airbrushy, you can change the density to lower the opacity OR use the Edge Hardness and min density / hard <-> soft options under the advanced settings (click the checkbox at the bottom of the brush settings menu to see the options)
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why thank you for taking the time to help me cary! I know you are busy, it means a lot 
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pfft. i am never too busy for a friend!
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Oh my gosh
THANK YOU!
I was starting to feel like this was hopeless!
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XD it's not so bad once you know what all the tools do
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WOW! Thanks for making this tutorial, it will help a lot ^_^
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Wow! This will make my linearts so much better! Thanks for explaining the modes of the curve tool!
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you are very welcome
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I knooow! Presure tool is epic<3
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Ah, I actually didn't know there was a lineart too at all... I've been doing everything in colour...zzz.
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XD trust me, the lineart layer is soooo perfect for doing lineart >.> the best part about it is you can change anything on it at any time - even after your picture is completely colored <3 it's a lifesaver
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wow this helped a lot! Thanks!
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