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DeviantKirigishi — Basic Coloring Guide
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Please note: I color with Verithin Prismacolors pencils (24 pack). I am not familiar with other materials such as copic markers, paint, or CG programs.Feel free to send me requests for other coloring tutorials.
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What kind of sharpener do you use for your verithins? I was having a hard time with mine.
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I just use a regular mechanical sharpener (the small kind that you can buy at the dollar store). The blade's pretty nice, and it works well enough.
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very nice for a coloring guide ^.^
if this is mainly for skin tones though i feel that the tones at the shadowed side are a bit too reddish and dark.
adding a slight brownish - umber tint or an orange instead would make the color lots richer :3
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I used to color skin with mostly orange/brownish tones, but they got boring, to be honest. xD I feel this way is warmer, and the guide was based off of my Autumn drawing, since that's where this was requested from.
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ooohs
kay :3
ohyeah
try avoiding black for shadows D:
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Then what should I use? D: Black is the only thing that gets dark enough for good contrast.
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i've just been told to avoid black and white unless you're shadowing/highlighting highly reflective materials in harsh light
such as a polished steel beam.
or unless ur drawing someone who's in deep shadow ._.
*just what i've learned b4*
its rare that you'd need very dark shadows but there should be a very dark brown or so for skin tones
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Okie, I'll keep that in mind.
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Ohhhh I get it now 
I'll give it a try later 
This will be great if I ever do portraits. Woo! Thanks
psst crosshatch is coloring in 2 directions diagonally right?
Psst did you use Carmine red and poppy red?
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Yay, I'm glad this guide actually makes sense. xD Ah ya, I can't really help you with anime coloring, since that's a whole different story. But based on your Cygnus NPC drawing, a realistic style seems like it would go fine. Either way, try to make your lines closer together and smoother. And yes, you got cross-hatching correct.
Colors used for this guide: orange, poppy red, crimson red, tuscan red, black, dark green.
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yay. It's your amazing coloring lesson from last year ON PAPER!!! well, online. But you get the point. You know, even though I've quit drawing in your style I still color like you taught me.
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...O_O I don't remember any coloring lessons...
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really? it was in spanish.
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Really, I don't remember. Only things I remember actually doing in Spanish were dialogues and ePals. xD
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You're welcome. I really hope it helps.
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ya it does!! i just finished a drawing that looks crappy cause i did it in black and white! i was thinking about attempting it over again in pencil crayon, but i wasn`t too enthusiastic about it. this completely changes it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
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Whoa, really? ;o *Feels accomplished*
I can't wait to see it then!
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thanks. it`s gonna be a colored version of the two women in full covered thing. it`s the sketch called, To Each Their Own. so ya. hopefully it improves it dramatically
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