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DarlingMionette — Tutorial - How To CG Part 2
Published: 2010-11-08 16:35:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 42491; Favourites: 871; Downloads: 827
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YAY tutorial. Finished it up. I didn't get into many specifics towards the end, because it would just be repeating what I already explained in Part 1.Character (c): ~maquila
Pose Reference (c): *jagged-eye
Lines/Color/Tutorial Content (c): *DarlingMionette
SKETCH: [link]
WIP1: [link]
WIP2: [link]
INKED: [link]
WIP3: [link]
COLORED: [link]
ASSOCIATED TUTORIAL PART 1 (How To CG): [link]
ASSOCIATED TUTORIAL PART 2 (How To CG): [link]
You can find my custom brushes here: [link]
I mostly used the brushes labeled: Pen, Paint, Water
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Comments: 51
Thanks a bunce, i remember when i tried to use this, it's kinda hard but maybe it's because i need to practice it more, hopefully i can do better but with my own style, thank you so much
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Wow! Thank you so much for such a detailed tutorial!
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i have a quistion
where/how did you get your paint tool sai? because i see you have a lot more tools then i have... and i think does tools can help me... sorry if i am bothering you with it!
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I bought my paint tool sai :3 just like everyone else - but I have custom brushes. If you check my tutorial section in my gallery you can find a tutorial on how to make custom brushes, and a custom brush supplement that actually has the download link to download the brushes I use :3
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Wow... As much as I loved Part 1 of this tut, I adore this part - the facial shading/highlighting section is EXTREMELY helpful! Thanks!
(Sorry for crowded your inbox with comments, lol - your art is too good NOT to fave!)
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XD you're very welcome, and thank you!
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you're welcome 
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CG means "Computer Generated" or "Computer Graphics" depending who you ask - in art terms it's usually used to mean "coloring on the computer"
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I am in love with this tutorial. Shading faces is a bit of a struggle for me, just because I get a little too excited when coloring and end up missing parts that should be left highlighted. (I use traditional tools, so ctrl-Z isn't an option. 
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You are very welcome
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this is awesome. thank you very much. very very helpful
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awwies you're very welcome, and thank you!
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seriously, its really helpful. especially the part about lighting. that's always been one of my biggest problems!
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Okay, that's it. I think I'll stop spamming you with favs now xD
With that said, I really like the end result of this tutorial. I personally will probably stick to cell-shading (I am planning on being some sort of animator, after all), but you gave the painterly-style a new light in my eyes. You're quite skilled ^^
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My heart legitimately just skipped a beat right now and I have intense butterflies in my stomach. You do such an amazing job explaining and showing these types of things! Bravo to you.
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aww, thank you so much! what a wonderful compliment!
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My absolute pleasure <3
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Wow this is very very helpful. I'm starting to learn how to paint people in photoshop. I'm still very much a noob but this helps a lot. thanks
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aww, you're very welcome!
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omg your tutorial helped me lots ... than you so much
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aww, you're very welcome!
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You're so full of awesomeness.
...seriously. Great tutorial, it's so helpful!
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aww thank you! i'm glad you found it helpful!
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awesome! This is a huge help! I find it really hard to make short, straight hair look interesting and properly shaded though... any suggestions?
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It depends how short, if we're talking short, female hair, then work with your lightsource - you'll want shadows on the underside of the hair, the part, and a little bit of a dull shadow where the hair falls from the crown of the head behind the ear - hair usually dips in a little there. also, adding shadow towards the tip of the hair sometimes helps. I can't be much more helpful without seeing an example XD
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ah, ok! Thank you very much for the help!
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aww you're very welcome!
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Very awesome! Thanks! I'll try to use this to my advantage! : D
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XD thanks basilia! i'm glad you found it helpful :3
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Call me Basi~ < 3 I'm glad you made something like this! : D
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Oh my goodness, this was wonderously helpful! Skin is my biggest issue, so such detail is amazingly helpful, thank you do much!
Only one question...what scale do you work in? My pieces tend to be small, but I've been noting a distinct lack of ability to do more detailed things and have been wondering what a good scale to work at is...
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I generally aim for my pieces to be finished at about 900-1000 pixels wide, and however tall they need to be to fit those proportions. I zoom in a LOT while I work, about 500-800% to get all the details I want. It helps if your DPI is 300+.
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Oooo didn't even think about adjusting DPI! 
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you are very welcome!
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