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Published: 2006-01-11 13:48:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 728552; Favourites: 16131; Downloads: 157228
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As I promised to some of the people here, I'm releasing the first tutorial here.This is the tutorial for how to do soft cell shading on Photoshop, based on my experience.
The version of Photoshop used in the tutorial is 6. If you use later versions, names of tools/modes and/or allocation of shortcut keys might be different.
I'm working on Windows, so if you use Mac please change these notations as: Ctrl to Command, Alt to Option.
I just hope it helps you.
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I worshiped this tutorial when I first started out CGing several years ago.
Thank you for your wonderful guidance and tutorials!
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Wow! o_O I found my old tablet today and thought about trying my hands on digital colouring again (since it was years since I tried it and I never really learned it then anyway). I tried a bit and of course it sucked. But after reading your tutorial I feel that I could perhaps actually do this.
Thank you for a great tutorial!
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A simple google search for cell shading in photoshop brought me here. This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very much for this tutorial.
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Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! <3
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how do u insert ur hand drawn ( or is it? ) pic to photoshop so neatly?
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what i do is scan it, then increase the contrast. it worked wonders for me and my pencil wasn't even that dark. Give it a try.
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Thank you very much! It's explained very well!
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Very nice tutorial, I'll be using it in the future.
TY!~
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I LOVE THIS SO SO SO MUCH.............................
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Do you suppose to download in order to view the tut? ;-;
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yup. hit the download image link (below add to favourites)
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This is one of the most detailed and insightful tutorials I've seen. I look forward to referring to this.
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it's really helpful!I'm gonna try to shade a wolf pic using that tutorial!
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Awsome. That was quite helpful lol.
Makes me feel silly that all this time I never thought of using the lasoo or magic wand. -.-' haha. I didn't know that much about grouped layers though, this will probably help a lot ^^ Thanks.
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THanks so much for the tutorial- I'll be combining this with some other tips for the future!
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There's a button 'download image' below the 'add to favourites button' next to the image.
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umm....
where is the tutorial?
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You have to download it.
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this is wonderful it was exactly was i was looking for in order to become better at digital arts
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Thank you so much, this tutorial is amazing, but unfortunately it's 5:49 in the morning here and i can't read it so thouroughly, what i really got out of this was finally understanding how the f the layer's work, so thank you so much! But i still have 2 questions, why do you keep the basecolor layer under the lineart layer and also what exactly is (soft cel shading), when i think of cel shading, what comes to mind is that type of shading used for video games made with programs i.e. jax and daxter'ish (so basically the cel part is throwing me off)
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This was amazing!, unfortunately it's 5:49 in the morning so i couldn't go to in depth with this but i will be sure to come back later, i don't have photoshop but i was glad that i used this to finally understand how the f those layers work!!!!, they have confused me so much, thank you, but is there any specific reason that the base color layer is below the lineart layer at the top.
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I have to thank you. Your tutorial was very useful. I didn't fully understand the Colour Dodge step but I think I get the concept.
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Never mind that question I asked earlier. I figured out how to get to it. By the way, great tutorial!
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Do these tutorials work for Photoshop CS3? I couldn't find the "smudge" tool anywhere.
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Woopsies! Didn't read your other message. Sorry about that!
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Yes of course! 
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thanks for the tutorial dude (: I and shading sooooo do not get along 
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Thank you so much!! Definitely one of the best tutorials I have seen. I can't believe I have learned sooo much from just one tutorial!!! I am sure I will refer to this again and again in the future. Thanks again!!
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This looks really good. IMHO< it's one of the best Photoshop coloring tutorials I have seen. Thank you for putting it up here.
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Sorry for the double post. I fail.
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This looks really good. IMHO< it's one of the best Photoshop coloring tutorials I have seen. Thank you for putting it up here.
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um i have question? does this work for "Paint" on windows? just wondering
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it do not look like this is a person that have time to answear questions, so i dont know why i do this.. but im just so bored ! 
i would not use paint becouse it have no layers and no blure , so what i would have done (and did 
sai it the best i ever have had and i have tried : gimp, Mangastudio 4, photoshop elements, and sai so for me its the best of the best
and its jst to watch a few tutorals on youtube, and your ready to draw like a master
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your welcome 
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This was really helpful! Thanks! Shading will be a lot more simple now! <33
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Thank you sooo much!!!! I produced this from your tutorial :3 [link]
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