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Published: 2006-06-04 21:17:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 5647; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 566
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I'm feeling usefull. Anyway, I created it because I was board enough. At some point I'll do the second part. The animation. But not now ... too much effort.Also, I needed something to get my ID off the top spot.
Edit:- I added a "This is what it should look like now" thingy.
Edited edit:- Link to 'Emoticon Tutorial 2' [link]
Edited edited edit:- Revamped this tutorial. New version here: [link]
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No probs. Thanks for the comment. ^_^
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Not bad for a start, but I think it would help make things easier if the body, hands and eyes were all separate layers, allowing for easy editing when moving on to the animation stage.
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Yeah, I normally do that. Though really I need to redo parts of my tutorial because I've actually changed parts of my tute.
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You mean you changed your technique?
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Yeah I do do that now, along with colouring lines that I havn't mentioned either.
I'm not sure what I wrote made any sence >____> I think I was half anoyed/asleep about the fact that I had to rewrite the comment about 3 times because my internet hates me. >__>
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Yes, that happens. What I do is hit CTRL+A and CTRL+C before sending the message (select the comment text and copy it). That way if the message fails I don't have to rewrite it.
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Yes, that why I only had to rewrite it three time, instead of about 6. U_U
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It has helped me a lot with my first emoticon . . . thx a lot . . and if you don't mind check my gallery to see my emoticon 
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This has helped me tons. But can't you just fill in one (medium-dark) color in the circle, and then use color dodge (the tool)?
Here's mine that I made from this tut:
[link]
Look at the one before that. As you can see, a huge difference in quality.
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Yes. like I said, there are maney-a-way to do it. This is the way I do it.
Very good.
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Lol, I like this one
thanks
Look [link]
In real it is nicer
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Has your one been resized? Because it looks too big.
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Haha no it isnt
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oh.
It shouldn't have a white bit too ...
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*Jumps up from behinds and scares*
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Interesting Tutorial... I coloured mine a little different.. working backwards. I coloured in my entire emote with my desired base colour and then worked towards the highlight using my pencil on "screen" mode.
Question... when I zoom out again, this little critter looks rather small even on the 50 x 50 ... is that normal?
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He should be about the size of the one in the preveiw really, I should put one with what it should look like zoomed out at the bottom.
Everyone colours differently. I've seen many differnt ways. I adapted this one from one I found somewhere.
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Excellent thanks for the response...
I stole one of your emotes.. the grey one that jumps and waves his arms. I used it to study it on animation. I really hope that you continue with the tutorial especially in two areas: 1) Animation and 2) The use of objects like pens or flags and signs.
I am not a Windows user and thus I do not use Photoshop. I am using the GiMP. Animation is rather simple there.. each layer = 1 frame. Though I admit I miss Photoshop terribly.
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You did what!?! *faints* No really, it's ok. I am going to exstend the tutorial, defently for animation not too far away from now. But Items and stuff might be a little while, after I break up from school proberbally.
Though, for the animation I use the simple Each layer = 1 frame thingy too, you can do it otherwise but it's so much harder.
You can use photoshop on apple compys I think.
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Yeah you can use PhotoShop on an Apple.. I'm on a PC but using Linux and not Windoze
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Right, I didn't know there was anything other than Apple and Windows ...Shows how stupid I am.
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...*puts the emote back* ...aww...*attacks brother*
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That's not a very nice thing to do!
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Thanks for reading it! ^^
And thank you!
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