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DyMaraway β€” Coloring Tutorial and Sai Tips

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Description I really hope this will be useful for some people. I know I'm not saying anything "new" but I've did my best to include some stuff that usually i don't read at some SAI or coloring tutorials.

Thanks if you read it all. I know sometimes it might be boring, having so much text for a simple coloring step, but as english isn't my main language, I felt I had to be more specific with descriptions -anyways, sorry if my english isn't good enough or sounds like when a song is played over and ooooover again-

>3< Fullview of course, or you won't read anything hehehe.

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OMAGAH I GOT A DD!!! THANKS TO EVERYONEEEE! *3* THIS IS MY FIRST DD AND I'M SOOOO HAPPY!
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***COLORING TUTORIAL AND SAI TIPS:
PART 1 [link]
PART 2 [link]
PART 3 [link]


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***Translations:


PART 1 (RUSSIAN): [link]


PART 1 (GERMAN): [link]

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Please read every tutoria and every answer for the FAQ section at this description very well before asking something.

Feel free to ask anything related to SAI and this tutorial.

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***DOWNLOADS:

Elemap Tones, Papertex, Brushform, Brushtex Files: [link] (Just extract them and copy-paste them inside your SAI main folder overwriting the existing files)

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F.A.Q:
(updated 15/01/2012)

"WHERE CAN I GET SAI?"
[link] this is the official site, where you can get a free trial for one month, after that you must buy it..... yes, piracy DOES exist but i won't tell you where.

"CAN I DO THIS WITHOUT A TABLET?"
It's not easy, but yes, you can. The result might not be exactly the same but you can get a similar work. But you have to arrange the transparency and other features of each brush to achieve certain effects. How? Well, i don't know, i don't paint with my mouse for more than 3 years so i forgot how to do it.

"CAN I USE THIS WITH OTHER PROGRAMS?"
Yes, you can. Not everything, but at least the coloring technique.

"IS THERE SAI VERSION FOR MAC?"
No, but there are other good programs for MAC, you can try those.

"WHAT'S THE SUPR BUTTON?"
Sorry people, i don't own a laptop with the keyboard in english, so i think you have it as "delete"

"CAN YOU SHARE YOUR WATERCOLOR BRUSH SETTINGS?"
[link]

"CAN YOU SHARE YOUR REDJUICE BRUSH SETTINGS?"
[link]

"CAN YOU SHARE YOUR CHARCOAL BRUSH SETTINGS?"
[link]
The texture and the brush tip can be found at the download section of this description.

"WHITE LAYER AND DARK LAYER... I JUST DON'T GET IT"
[link] check this small pic to understand how to arrange them. Why do i use them? As you see, i paint and my color doesn't respect the lineart at first, so i erase later... to find every part that i wanna erase, instead looking at a white background i use the dark layer. Also, if the white layer is well done enough, i can select it, invert it and erase the parts that i don't need without using the eraser -which takes more time-
=A= well... as it's kinda hard to explain and stuff... I've made another pic to explain it as a step by step... Some of you might notice the good side of using both... if you don't it's fine... that step is optional anyway. [link]

Anyway a lot of people asks me this even if the answer is big, with examples and clear, so i won't reply to that question again.

"HOW CAN I MAKE MY OWN BRUSH"
Read the part 2 please *link at the begining*
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Comments: 1616

ChewChuu In reply to ??? [2015-09-18 20:58:59 +0000 UTC]

You can check out my latest drawing to see some inspiration from your tutorial

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DyMaraway In reply to ChewChuu [2015-09-18 23:28:19 +0000 UTC]

checking!
thanks for telling me that my tutorial was useful.
I've checked it and compared with older pics and it looks better indeed.
As advice (i hope I'm not rude), remember to be careful with your shapes and shadows. I see a part of a circle of the background on the hair's accesory so maybe you forgot to erase it or it's transparent. Also that accesory doesn't have shadows so it doesn't merge with the rest of the pic.
Keep going!

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ChewChuu In reply to DyMaraway [2015-09-20 00:37:44 +0000 UTC]

Yeah its suppose to be a sort of transparent hair accessory, but I agree that I should of put some Shadows, its those little things I always seem to forget >.<

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DyMaraway In reply to ChewChuu [2015-09-22 03:14:19 +0000 UTC]

oh i see! If it's transparent then it's ok, maybe then lights and shadows only so that way it will look like part of the rest

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ChewChuu In reply to DyMaraway [2015-09-22 21:04:35 +0000 UTC]

yeah! definitely

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DoodleKnots [2015-05-29 04:03:22 +0000 UTC]

Im going to follow your advice and purchase paint tool sai but I notice in the picture that it is in Japanese.
Does it automatically change after purchase?
Also thank you kindly for the tips about dark layer!
It helps me see even when coloring with a white color!
Though I have to watch out when using black lines (and making a black layer... I find myself go blurred when that happens xD...)

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LoxxyDrawsStuff In reply to DoodleKnots [2015-06-03 17:24:25 +0000 UTC]

oh and you could try changing the transparency of the dark layer a little bit so you could see much better or do a dark but not black layer when using black lines.

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DyMaraway In reply to LoxxyDrawsStuff [2015-09-17 06:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Right now i almost never use the dark layer because I've learned how to use the clip option

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TyphonicSha [2015-05-20 15:45:33 +0000 UTC]

this helps a lot! *o*

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brooklynn620 [2015-05-19 16:58:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness thank you so so much!~Β Β Β Β 

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teasmacker [2015-04-27 05:35:59 +0000 UTC]

Super good and absolutely useful tutorial.

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PlayDeadPossum In reply to ??? [2015-04-16 22:27:28 +0000 UTC]

Journal:Β mysteryskullghost.deviantart.c…
Entry:Β fav.me/d8pxx9y
here you go :D!!

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LoxxyDrawsStuff [2015-04-16 20:26:41 +0000 UTC]

This is a permanent bookmark on my internet. THANK YOU SENPAIΒ * Hug *

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Metalraptor [2015-04-10 07:40:02 +0000 UTC]

Epic tutorial.

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Jamie5m In reply to ??? [2015-04-07 22:18:51 +0000 UTC]

This is godly. Thank you

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DoodleKnots In reply to ??? [2015-04-06 01:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Im currently using the trial version (almost over too T _ T)
so far sai seems very good since im a newbie to this...
But I have small options than the full version
The problem I was told that it is better to just download a free full version to pay since in the american version they give up and stop updating (there is another but i wont be able to understand it at all due to being in a different language)
The dilemma is that there is full free version but a pirated and im do not want to get in trouble...even though they left the project...
In the site i go to....everyone uses the pirated version...
Is it better to pay it anyways?
Also I cannot really zoom in for some reason for the dark and light part...
Based on what I learn so far from tampering...
The dark is just making making a new layer, fill it up with the bucket tool with a dark color right?
Then what is the light layer?
And how does the lineart not be effected and just look like a cut out before coloring?
Sorry if that is a dumb question... like I said... I am very new (as in paper bound new XD )

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LoxxyDrawsStuff In reply to DoodleKnots [2015-04-16 20:33:25 +0000 UTC]

hey, I honestly think it is worth actually buying it if you don't want a virus on your computer. If you have a good antivirus though, you could consider getting the pirated version. It may not come as a full version but some do, depending on where you get it from.
im not advertising the pirated version and I honestly would get the free version, just to be safe.

oh and for the light layer, I normally do the sketch, then a LINEWORK layer over the initial sketch. Then using the wand tool in the tool section ( it looks like a stick with a transparent ball on the end of it that has lines coming from it ) I select areas in the linework layer that I want to be light. Make sure you have a dark layer first! Then when the areas are selected make a new layer and start filling in the selected areas with white.
Well, that's how I do it anyway...

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DoodleKnots In reply to LoxxyDrawsStuff [2015-05-29 03:59:27 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the long reply.
Had some CPU troubles and I think I got it cleared out! Whoopie! ^.^
Also I tried the dark layer idea and it has been helping me a lot to clean inside the lines.
The selector tool for some reason bucket fills the background though x x. I'm pretty sure I'm doing that wrong (someone commented me on how to do it correctly )
However I finished the trial version (I was already having fun T.T)
So I decided to follow your advice to purchase to be on the safe side.
However I notice on the picture its in Japanese...
Does it automatically change its language after purchase?

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LoxxyDrawsStuff In reply to DoodleKnots [2015-06-03 17:22:48 +0000 UTC]

ok, I have no idea how you can fix the selector thing but I had to tweak my version a bit since when I updated to windows 8.1 it deleted my SAI. since I had the original files from the old SAI I was using I changed a few of the brushes and some settings and it worked way better than the old one. As far as I know it should give you an option to change the language or it would change automatically on it's own. possibly for the bucket you may not have put all lines together so the background is filled as well. it may take ages but it is worth checking every line is connected together. good luck!

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Smudge-Proof [2015-03-29 11:14:00 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I did not know about the transparency thing. I will give it a go sometimes, thanks.

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NekoRawrMeow [2015-03-14 14:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much!!

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jjxenon [2015-01-27 16:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Very nice Tutorial . Thanks

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MawCarby [2015-01-25 22:19:16 +0000 UTC]

Interesting. Very interesting. ^^

I struggle with this software. But with this tutorial,Β  it should be fine. ^^

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flooorgutierrez [2014-12-27 00:08:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! This saved my life!!

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CapriniMedic [2014-12-14 02:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the tutorial 0v0

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MeoowP [2014-12-04 17:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Question; How do I "get" the dark layer? c;Β 

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Lackadaisical-Artist In reply to MeoowP [2014-12-08 17:36:50 +0000 UTC]

just create a new layer and use the bucket tool and fill it with a dark color. Then just place the "dark" layer under everything.

[Liner Art]
[Color]
[White Layer]
[Dark Layer]

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MeoowP In reply to Lackadaisical-Artist [2014-12-12 11:37:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh... thanks, haha! Thought you usedΒ a special effedt the program hadΒ  Β 

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Kamihanaki [2014-11-29 22:22:19 +0000 UTC]

I don't have Sai, (I use PS) but this is a really hand guide for almost anyone who wants tips for coloring digitally, I think. The results are so vibrant and bold, this is really great. Thank you for sharing.

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Furansessu In reply to ??? [2014-11-20 12:57:57 +0000 UTC]

I really love your tutorialΒ  Β 
but i have problem regarding the transparent brush (the tiny thing which i just know)
mine doesn't erase the same brush settings (ink pen/pen/watercolour/etc) but it erases everythingΒ  Β 

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mzclark [2014-10-24 16:53:13 +0000 UTC]

So happy I reviewed youir tutorial.There are some things i did not understand the 1st time. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!Β Β 

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Renttelb17 In reply to ??? [2014-10-11 03:58:24 +0000 UTC]

This is great - thanks!

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Tioluko [2014-10-08 19:02:58 +0000 UTC]

All Hail The Transparent Brush !!!!

Thank you very much for showing it xD
I guess I can improve a little more now

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TheFabBerta In reply to ??? [2014-09-27 18:10:10 +0000 UTC]

This is so great! Thank you for ALL the details I learnt some "secrets" I didn't know about SAI yet. ;3

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MirajaneS23 [2014-09-22 16:26:42 +0000 UTC]

can use this tutorial on a andriod tablet?

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KittehBit In reply to ??? [2014-09-21 08:16:08 +0000 UTC]

This is increadible! Thank you very much!!

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sallylamonde [2014-09-18 01:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Hhh this is amazing! Thank you so much for this, it will be very useful! You are awesome!

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CrispyCrayon In reply to ??? [2014-09-08 18:24:36 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing and helpful tutorial~
Thank you for taking the time to do it!

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YOSEILY In reply to ??? [2014-08-22 23:02:39 +0000 UTC]

Β this tutorial is amazingΒ  Β 

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GerryIsNear [2014-08-19 01:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Very comprehensive! A problem I've had with other tutorials is that they seem to skip over some "obvious" steps, but as a novice, they aren't obvious to me.

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UTAUVocaloidAnimeFan In reply to ??? [2014-08-09 17:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for making this! My SAI pen pressure doesn't workΒ so I'm going to try it on Sketchbook Pro >3<

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Ismayoko [2014-08-05 03:40:04 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the tutorial is realy help me ^_^

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iLyriics In reply to ??? [2014-07-17 22:45:50 +0000 UTC]

It's very helpful, thank you a lot!!! Β 

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isaacriomi [2014-07-11 16:12:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial Β 

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vanillablizzard In reply to ??? [2014-07-11 14:47:49 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial is amazing! I really want paint tool sai but unfortunately I don't think it's available for mac users... :<

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CrystalTheLuxio In reply to ??? [2014-07-03 18:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this!! I recently switched to SAI after I got my Wacom, since the other programs I had didn't have very good tablet support, and SAI seemed to be the best option. I've been trying to figure it out, but it's been a struggle. I still have a long way to go, but this is helping me in the right direction!!

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Kyasai [2014-06-30 03:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, this tutorial really helped me. This is explained in such explicit detailed and helped clarify a lot of things other tutorials did not cover, which of course, left me really confused and agitated. :')

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orangeei In reply to ??? [2014-06-20 02:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! It helped me a LOT!

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SugArisaCookies [2014-06-17 11:58:37 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful! Thank you so much!~ I wonder how you guys make those thin lines though XD

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Black-Card In reply to ??? [2014-06-06 04:38:11 +0000 UTC]

when do you know that you make your lines thicker and others kept thin?

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