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Edit: Eyes tutorial, featuring this same character, is up: [link]A sister tutorial to the last Cleaning up Lines Tutorial [link] I really appreciated the feedback that I got, so thank all of you, and I'm glad it was helpful to some.
A lot of people mentioned that it's hard for them to sketch cleanly, so the last tutorial didn't really apply. I have the same problem, and it takes a looooot of extra work on paper (erase, erase, draw, erase) to get pencil lines clean enough to start coloring off of. So.... that's why I often turn to Digital Inking!
Here are some of the ways that I do Digital Inking. I know the "trace directly over the original image" is probably the most common method, but it's hard to do without a tablet and also hard for people with unsteady hands, so that's why I talked a bit about other methods.
As usual, comments/feedback appreciated so I can incorporate them into future projects. Thanks and
to all of you!
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hey thats really nice
too cute for me but still nice
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This is a great little tut, but I seem to be having a little difficulty matching the same type of lines as you. What is your brush set at? My lines become so faint at the tips you can't see them, yet yours stay dark and black. I'm wondering if maybe you have a different brush selected?
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One of the tricks I use is after I pen tool with "simulate pressure" with my bigger brush, I'll go back and stroke it again with a tiny brush without simulating pressure. I totally forgot to mention this in the tutorial, but it helps with getting smooth lines across the board with some variations in thickness.
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Oh cool, thanks. I was wondering how. This tut's been a huge help, I'm just learning how to digi draw, and this is a huge step
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Wow.. this was much more useful than the other tutorials I've seen that just say: "Now trace over your scan." (Yeah, thanks, but that wasn't all that helpful.)
I found the pentool stuff pretty helpful, since I've never DARED touch the thing.. some of those curves get a little scary sometimes. Thanks!
And you used such a cute picture to base the tutorial on too!!
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ohhhhh this is very interesting..... because I donΒ΄t know using this program ...... i have photoshop, but i donΒ΄t know apply digital colors in this program either ink line......... but thanks for the information ..... is very good!!!!!!!!
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thanks! I'm glad it helps! ^^
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ohh, ok..... i prove the colors in the program... je, je, je,
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ohhhhh this is very interesting..... because I donΒ΄t know using this program ...... i have photoshop, but i donΒ΄t know apply digital colrs in this program either ink line......... but thanks for the information ..... is very good!!!!!!!!
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This certainly helps, thanks for this tutorial
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Thanx, I never used my program like that I will try that thanx
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I absolutely love your art! It's so pretty and I found your tutorials very helpful, thank you. ^^
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Thanks so much for this tut 
Please check out my 'Fightin' Irish' picture [link] she was inked (and some of her coloring was edited) with your help!
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Wow, thanks for sharing! Your pic is wonderful--wonderful crisp drawing! ^^
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How did you get the pen lines on the drawing you inked with the pen too with preassure variation to be solid like that? What happens when I do that is my lines ending up very short and only strong in the middle. Meaning that where they curve I don't get black. o.O;
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The "simulate pressure" does that--it makes the middle solid and the ends taper off. Try experimenting with different length paths and make the curve the middle part.
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In the end I tried making lines as long as I wanted and stroking it once with a thicker brush on stimulate preassure, and once with a thinner brush that was not on stimulate preassure.
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What version of Photoshop are you using?
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I love :3 Although, I believe I have a vastly different version of photoshop X3; It took me a while to find the stuff XD; Ah well.
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you're awesome, thanks a bunch !!!!!!!!!!! :kneel:
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you're very very very welcome!
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*too stunned by awesome teaching method to say anything properly*
You've helped me out AGAIN! Especially with the Pen Tool, which I've previously hated because I can't control it properly XD I like the fact that you explain how it works as well, because a lot of tutorials out there that show you the pen tool technique just say "try it" and leave it at that 
I agree that Photoshop ain't that good for freehand inking... And since I don't have Painter, that's one of the reasons why I feel back to the clean-sketch-as-proper-inking(not) method >.> And then I needed further help with the cleaning for my messier sketches, and your other tutorial helped me at that! 
*glomps Julie* You're one of the most awesomest person I've ever had the pleasure to meet ^.^ Thank you!
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I wanted to experiment with your linework ideas, so here's what I came up with:
flat colours
some shading, then muting, to bring lines out
black and white, almost a painting?
It comes out really nicely....but I wonder if all the drawing and pulling, and rendering and deleting takes more time than just cleaning the lines on paper
Still, a cool tool I hadn't played with.
Thanks!
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Wow, it's very nice! Thanks for sharing your lovely drawings!
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True. Those are the kind of lines I gwet by tracening and rethickening 5 times until they're smooth!
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nooooo. The computer never makes anything! It's always YOU >D >D
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Ok. then the computer adjusts for the fact that my hand shakes like mad
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oh my goodness! i was doing it the hard way the whole time! thank you, you have helped me sooo much!
*hugs to death*
man..now i can try it your way and maybe i wont get so frustrated!
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Joy more useful tutorials! *huggles* :hugs: I added you to my stalk list too... >_>
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i got it, i just had to do a few more steps!
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I must have done something wrong because im trying my pen tool and I can get the curve like I want but it automatically fills it in as a cresent shape and even if it doesnt, when i right click i cant get to the stroke path. I feel very stupid....
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Whatever I do my Stroke Path stays unactive. Can someone tell me what the problem may be???
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I'm having a problem with this to, can you tell me what you did if you can remember? (I see you fixed it ^^)
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Δ° just started all over a few times.. till it went the right way c_C
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Oh dear...now that doesn't help to much. Haha, jk. Don't worry, I'll get it eventually.
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The thing is that it's so simple that you probably get confused
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yay.. found you again..
when i do the line.. then press middle to get the small boxes.. then hold down ctrl and move the line to what i want it to be.. when i release.. it all goes black..=/ from the "ordinary" line to the curved line i just made it too....
srry if you dont understand my english..><
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