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These are my apparently-not-so secret tips and tricks for using Paint tool Sai.
This is not a tutorial in which you'll learn to draw, but this is a tutorial to improve your efficiency/quality when using this program.
The reason I made this tutorial is because lately I've seen a bunch of artists who claim to spend 4 hours or more on a simple chibi drawing. Later, when I watch some artists' livestream, I saw why... Ppl struggling with awkward angles, coloring large surfaces with a pen tool size 10, etc...
I think this tutorial will also benefit artists who are new to Paint tool Sai. This way they don't have to waste countless hours discovering all these tricks, like I did in the past
I hope I can help at least some ppl with this tutorial
The image I used for examples is this one: [link]
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Comments: 83
Thank you, thank you~ I love SAI, but I never use it as much as I'd like to because the settings can make me a little flabbergasted D:
This helps a lot! I really appreciate you taking the time to do this
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Really nice, some of those are new to me!
There's something that I found accidentally that I think you'll like: if you press and hold (left)alt+spacebar it will allow you to rotate the image freely.
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That one doesn't seem to work with my program =/
maybe they're different versions?
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No kidding, that's not cool man, you would've love how useful it is. Doesn't it even show the rotate icon in the cursor? Maybe the version might be the reason, I guess. But I want you to try another one, try holding ctrl+(left)alt, then click and drag the cursor to change the brush size.
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That one does work... Weird =/
Pretty neat feature though, thanks ^^
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Very useful tutorial. The info on the "color difference" settings will save me loads of time. I used to zoom in real close and color that gap by hand. Took forever.
Thanks!
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I know how you feel x3
Glad you found it useful
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This is very helpful for me because i'm a beginner in SAI
Thank you very much
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Tip: A simple Ctrl+D will deselect everything, or the topleft button
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Did know that one yet!
Thx bunches
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ahhh!!! All my questions have been answered! This is SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL! Thank you so so SO much!
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I'm very glad I could help you
You're most welcome ^^
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so I'm in the process of using the info in the tut and I could freaking kiss you right now. The clipping group thing is GOLD. GOLD I SAY. It makes things soooo much easier! Thank youuuu! <3
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Isn't it ^^
I was like... "hey, what's this button do?"
*few seconds later*
"OMG!!" *staring at screen with mouth wide open*
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hahaha.
I was trying to figure out what it did, but I was doing it all wrong, so it never worked for me. I just needed someone as freaking brilliant as you to dumb it down for silly me. Haha.
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I'm new with sai. I'm sure it'll help me ^^ Thank you!
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Glad to hear ^^
I hope you'll like Sai
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Excellent tutorial, if i had read your tut when i started using sai i'd really have not wasted some precious time xD
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Thanks ^^
I've wasted so much time finding out all this stuff as well x3
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This Tutorial is very helpful! Thank you for creating this tutorial
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You're very welcome
I'm glad I could help a bit ^^
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