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glittervolt — digital colouring tutorial

Published: 2012-06-11 00:12:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 18079; Favourites: 349; Downloads: 196
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Description there have been a few requests for a digital colouring tutorial, so here's one

i'll be the first to admit i'm not the greatest at explaining things even though i LOVE to teach people how i draw/paint/whatever so if you have any questions please post them in the comments and i'll do my best to clarify!
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Comments: 26

Turquoise-luck [2015-08-31 14:12:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the helpful tutorial!

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Pixeltender [2015-06-17 02:11:18 +0000 UTC]

nice tutorial, thanks!

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im0chan [2014-02-18 10:02:09 +0000 UTC]

i have a question when you remove the line art layer, do the colours suddenly look messy and crazy. Idk i usually dwell over filling in the line art so precisely (why I dont use it much XD) but im wondering how you do it? (sorry if this doesnt make too much sense) Lovely art

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glittervolt In reply to im0chan [2014-02-18 15:14:45 +0000 UTC]

thank you! =] and usually i paint over it rather than just removing it. or, i did when i made this tutorial anyway. lately i've been working with lines more.


but i know some people who just straight up remove it; if you work large enough and fill it in precisely enough you should be able to. i have the same problem as you when i do, it looks pretty messy sometimes without lines hahahah.

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lou2209 [2013-01-27 16:13:35 +0000 UTC]

Ohh I've never thought about using a soft light layer for simple bounce light, it seems to simple XD

Thank you :3

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Cloudrunner64 [2012-06-26 19:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Your style is so unique and interesting. I love the way you color! Very interesting hair tip as well, I'm going to have to try that.

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Eiliestl [2012-06-14 08:09:47 +0000 UTC]

Can you do this with Gimp?

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glittervolt In reply to Eiliestl [2012-06-14 16:55:59 +0000 UTC]

I don't use the GIMP but I don't see why you couldn't ! As long as you can separate scanned lineart from its white background.

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ArtbyGloriaColom [2012-06-12 21:03:56 +0000 UTC]

What a colorful beautiful way of painting!!

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azzrr [2012-06-12 19:30:13 +0000 UTC]

very interesting way of coloring !

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SylvesterHansen [2012-06-11 18:03:26 +0000 UTC]

it is always great to see progression

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Jiiri [2012-06-11 16:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting process and style, neat!
I think my favorite is the way you color hair

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glittervolt In reply to Jiiri [2012-06-11 16:59:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks! haha hair is really fun to do

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Jiiri In reply to glittervolt [2012-06-11 17:02:15 +0000 UTC]

I still have issues with hair at times, haha, but it may be because I don't know which style to draw it in.

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glittervolt In reply to Jiiri [2012-06-11 17:21:30 +0000 UTC]

I have a rough time drawing realistic dark hair actually ! because the instinct is to draw every single hair (to make the whole thing darker) and then it just looks bad. so i'm still working on that.

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Jiiri In reply to glittervolt [2012-06-11 17:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, I know how that is! It took me forever to figure out how to finish the hair on my latest picture and ended up making the hair color too light. I guess it's just a call for practice.
Your tutorial gave me some insight on how to approach it though, so thank you!

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wick-y [2012-06-11 16:14:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for making this, it was so helpful!

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glittervolt In reply to wick-y [2012-06-11 16:59:38 +0000 UTC]

no problem, i'm glad you enjoyed it )

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quique72 [2012-06-11 06:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much (hug) I just love your paintings

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glittervolt In reply to quique72 [2012-06-11 13:02:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!

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Minon [2012-06-11 03:39:24 +0000 UTC]

Guess I'll be trying this at some point.

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anpati92 [2012-06-11 02:25:40 +0000 UTC]

very nice ^^ I don't usually draw using photoshop, but I will give it a try

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NonAnalogue [2012-06-11 00:14:49 +0000 UTC]

I am definitely going to try using this at some point.

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peachyelf [2012-06-11 00:13:30 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful and detailed, I love your style, by the way!

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glittervolt In reply to peachyelf [2012-06-11 00:14:58 +0000 UTC]

thank you! ((= i'm glad it was helpful, i was really nervous that it'd just be confusing and gibberish haha

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peachyelf In reply to glittervolt [2012-06-11 00:31:03 +0000 UTC]

No I found it very clear, great job!

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