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Published: 2010-10-02 13:12:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 88579; Favourites: 1364; Downloads: 3048
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Got some requests for a more in depth look at coloring techniques, which have changed for me a lot in the last year or so, so I decided to do a new tutorial. Hope that you guys find it useful.See the finished image here: [link]
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This is extremely helpful, thanks!
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Wow, this is awesome! The tutorial is very helpful and the picture is amazing!
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Thank you so much I hope that it's of use!
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It's already been of use, thanks so much!
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This tutorial is epic! 
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You're so welcome, I hope that it's useful.
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this will really come in handy, thank you!
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Questions.....
Why don't you use the "Transfer-> Pen Pressure" brush setting in the brush options tab instead of adjusting the brushes actual settings? Personal preference?
Also, why not use Burn/dodge to denote lighting in the start of your process? When you do lighting effects.
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Answers!
I do actually use the Pen Pressure button on the main tab instead of going into the brushes setup each time but actually these are brushes that I have saved so that I can use them frequently. I wasn't so much telling people how to create brushes as just what the settings are on the ones that I was using at the time.
I've never really used burn and dodge much, occasionally for lighting effects but not on a frequent basis. I'm not really sure why, just got used to painting it manually I suppose? hehe
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Your tutorial pointed out an issue I have.
I use lineart to denote shape, style and Proportion and I draw everything on paper first then scan.
I paint over lineart, but found this is harder than it appears. Any thoughts you can share please?
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Hehe, digital painting is not a fast process, that's for sure. If you're going to take the time to paint over all of your line art then it's going to take a lot more time to cover all of the lines up. In a situation where you've spent a lot of time on nice clean lines then covering it all up may not be the best option. What you may want to do is put the line art on top and change the color of the lines to match your artwork. Play around with layer modes too, having the line art on different modes can have some nice effects. It's hard to give specific advice because it depends on the look you're going for.
It's not a bad thing to have some line showing though.
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Ah of course. Forgot bout that old trick.
My line work is not that great. I have plans to improve it though. Perhaps.
Thanks for the reminder. And thanks for the feedback.
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Hehe, you'd be amazed how many times I forget what I did five minutes ago let alone a trick or tip I read about. 
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Excellent, I look forward to using this
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You're so welcome I hope it's helpful
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Awesome, this helps a lot thankies
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hey awesome tutorial,
the only thing thats off is her left hand, its way too big
other than that its an awesome tutorial
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Thank you. hehe, yeah it certainly isn't an anatomy tutorial there are so many issues lol
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well its just that hand,
otherwise its a very good tutorial
your other works are totally awesome
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HOLY SHIT THAT AWESOME!!!
Excuse my language, but MAN! I dont have that program, but the final pic it amazing! (id to lazy to go to actual pic to comment)
Bravo!
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lol thank you very much.
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lol, sorry about that XD
But your most certainly welcome! your art is AMAZING! You should be proud
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I have not dared to digital painting, yet, but this tutorial seems awesome and inspiring me!
Thank you very much for share!
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You are so welcome I really hope that you find it useful. It's a bit mid level instead of introductory to Photoshop but I hope it is helpful.
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Thanks so much for the awesome tut!
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You're welcome I hope it's helpful :]
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Thank you, kind sir.
You win a jar of cookies 
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Woot! I am a big fan of cookies. Especially when there is ice cream sandwiched between them. 
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you're so welcome I hope that it's helpful.
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great tips! I will be using them in the near future!
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I'm glad to hear and I hope it's useful!
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It's really useful, thanks
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I think this could help me. Though I use Corel Painter X, and if I make a file image 3000 pixels and up, the brushes lag, or go off on their own, like they're trying to catch up. 
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I'm afraid I've never really used Corel Painter much. As far as brush lag you may need more RAM or a higher processer in your computer. You could try setting the memory usage higher. In Photoshop there is an option under Preferences for how much memory the program is allowed to use. Oils and Acrylics are usually brushes that involve multiple layers and always take more memory and processing power.
Aside from that I'm not really sure. I'm not much of a computer tech, hehe.
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That's valuable info you just gave me. Thanks, I may try that. I have a relatively new custom-made Dell with a 455 G harddrive but I haven't really set Painter preferences at all (IF Painter has prefs like PS). I'm always afraid I'll screw something up irreversibly. I'm no geek by any stretch.
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