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Published: 2010-08-10 19:49:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 18564; Favourites: 497; Downloads: 232
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Description I get a lot of questions about how I get my lineart to come out looking so professional looking. As promised, I finally got around to doing a tutorial on how I ink. =3 It's not the most complicated way to do lineart in the world, but it works for me. <33

I'm so terrible at explaining things, so if there's any confusion on anything, just let me know. ;3 I'd be more than glad to clear it up. Hopefully it helps though. <33

Finished picture used in this tutorial:

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has a really good tutorial up for doing lineart in Paint Tool SAI: [link]
It follows a lot of the same techniques, only it's a different program. <3

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Tutorial © Firestar // KaiserTiger 2007 - 2010
Program/Materials: Photoshop Elements 5.0, Wacom Intuos tablet
Time: 3 1/2 hrs
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Comments: 161

mima139 [2012-08-09 01:45:25 +0000 UTC]

how about adobe illistrater

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Ayamel [2012-06-29 16:03:23 +0000 UTC]

What brush do you use (a standard brush or a different one)? Yours looks like it would fade out at the end and when I set everything like you did, mine doesn't look like that...

And how do you get the lines this smooth? Mine are always scrawly...

I just discoverd that I have this program and it's quite different to GIMP. Is there a tool that's similar to the path-tool?

I hope you can help me

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KaiserTiger In reply to Ayamel [2012-07-08 02:39:00 +0000 UTC]

Nope, I use a standard hard, round brush. One of Photoshop's presets so it's nothing special. c: The fading is probably thanks to my tablet. It has pen pressure so it makes it look like I'm drawing with a pencil.

There's a lineart tutorial I did that under the "Other" section of my gallery that shows how I go about inking. Basically, I double the size of my file and zoom in really close before I ink. Then, when I return the picture to it's original size, the lines look crisp and smoothe. <3

There's the pen-tool in Photoshop that might be similar to the path tool. My version of PS doesn't have it so I haven't used that particular tool but it sounds like it might be close. x3

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Ayamel In reply to KaiserTiger [2012-07-08 08:50:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the answer, you helped me a lot!

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ThatM0useGuy [2012-05-23 02:01:44 +0000 UTC]

This was SO helpful! Thank you~!

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KaiserTiger In reply to ThatM0useGuy [2012-05-23 03:50:19 +0000 UTC]

No problem. I'm glad it could help! <3

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Owlflight29 [2012-04-04 07:16:04 +0000 UTC]

how do you line shade on photoshop?

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Katsuye-Kara [2012-03-29 23:19:04 +0000 UTC]

I've been trying to get the hang of Photoshop and this is really gonna be helpful!!
Thank you!

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Inside-Joke [2011-12-12 22:38:26 +0000 UTC]

This was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you So so much! ♥

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KaiserTiger In reply to Inside-Joke [2011-12-13 00:42:35 +0000 UTC]

You're so welcome! Glad it could help!

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RatsNScraps [2011-09-04 00:42:13 +0000 UTC]

do you know the name of the brush stroke you use?
I have PS 8 now (yay installation with tablet) and i can't find it the way you probably do with PS 5
Is it a download brush? Just wondering thanks

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KaiserTiger In reply to RatsNScraps [2011-09-04 05:17:02 +0000 UTC]

I use a standard round/hard brush around 4-5 pixels wide. It's the basic brush most PS programs have set on default, so I know you've got it. xD PS 8 shouldn't be too different from my PSE 5.0 but I really wouldn't know since I've never used that version.

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RatsNScraps In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-09-04 14:49:22 +0000 UTC]

hmmm. strange, its not the default brush for me, at least it sure doesn't look the same, im going to try resetting the settings.

Thanks for the help

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DesertdustSariah [2011-08-21 14:38:37 +0000 UTC]

amazing tutorial that will really help me!

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KaiserTiger In reply to DesertdustSariah [2011-08-21 21:42:59 +0000 UTC]

Glad it could help out!

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Fadinglaugh [2011-08-11 18:33:50 +0000 UTC]

Yay, Im not the only one who just traces my lines xD

Ive seen so many other ways that just sound complicated and to many steps and buttons.

Just tracing the lines is so much easier.

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KaiserTiger In reply to Fadinglaugh [2011-08-12 03:32:26 +0000 UTC]

xD I know! I've tried using a lot of the fancy tools other people use but I always go back to simply tracing my lines with the brush tool in PS. Soooo much easier!

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Fadinglaugh In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-08-12 13:59:59 +0000 UTC]

totally! Its like Why go through all the fanciness if there is an easier way that makes it look just as good? haha

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HavickArt [2011-07-26 05:08:17 +0000 UTC]

awesome thank you

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KaiserTiger In reply to HavickArt [2011-07-27 03:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no problem. Hope it helps. <3

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DracKeagan [2011-07-07 11:41:11 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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KaiserTiger In reply to DracKeagan [2011-07-08 06:48:04 +0000 UTC]

<33 Thanks so much!

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PhantasselArt [2011-06-07 06:05:21 +0000 UTC]

How can I reset my photoshop settings? Because it won't let me resize the picture the EXACT way I want it!

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KaiserTiger In reply to PhantasselArt [2011-06-08 20:30:21 +0000 UTC]

D: I dunno. I've never had my Photoshop do that. Normally closing the program and restarting it will reset most settings for me though.

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PhantasselArt In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-06-08 22:15:30 +0000 UTC]

Ok...I will try that. Maybe if look up something on the photoshop website, or google as well! xD Thanks for the tip though!

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CresentLark [2011-04-30 11:49:20 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much.. for past time i thought i was a just an epic failure at lineart...

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KaiserTiger In reply to CresentLark [2011-04-30 18:04:35 +0000 UTC]

Getting good at lineart does take a little time and practice. xD So glad this could help though! <3

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CresentLark In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-05-03 19:59:51 +0000 UTC]

yea i am getting better finally..

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AquaMoonlight [2011-02-09 16:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh goody ! Thanks a lot !

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accordionpunk [2011-02-06 17:14:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a million for this tutorial! It helped me loads and saved me so much time on inking! I used it with this drawing and thanked you in the description! [link]

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KaiserTiger In reply to accordionpunk [2011-02-06 18:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Aww, no problem. I'm just sooo happy this helped you! Your lines look really great on that pic btw. <3

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accordionpunk In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-02-06 18:43:21 +0000 UTC]

aw well thank you! They look nowhere near as good as yours though! But for a first try I guess Im pretty happy with it

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JinseiKyuzai [2011-02-05 05:55:36 +0000 UTC]

What settings do you use to sketch it?

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KaiserTiger In reply to JinseiKyuzai [2011-02-05 17:43:59 +0000 UTC]

I usually start with a 2000x2000 pixel canvas and sketch with a 3 pixel sized brush. c:

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Acacion [2011-01-24 21:44:23 +0000 UTC]

When I went to resize the image, I clicked all the boxes as in the picture, but after I filled in the Image Size, when I changed the numbers in the Document Size, the Image size numbers and the resolution both changed? Do you know how to stop them doing this? (I think that made sense...)

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KaiserTiger In reply to Acacion [2011-01-25 18:20:52 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure why that's happening. I've never really had that problem myself so I can't really tell you how to make it stop. It may have something to do with a setting though. Maybe try unchecking a few of the bottom boxes below and play around with it?

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Acacion In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-01-25 18:36:01 +0000 UTC]

My computer is being special as usual
I will definitely try that, thank you!

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KaiserTiger In reply to Acacion [2011-01-25 18:39:11 +0000 UTC]

I think all computers have their special moments! xD

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Acacion [2011-01-24 20:50:20 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing, thank you so much for such a fantastic tutorial!

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Kulchir [2011-01-24 01:33:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial, the lineart does come out much cleaner when I use this method, thank you

I was wondering, how exactly do you color in your art? I've been trying to find easier ways to fill lineart in without simply using the brush tool to color it in by hand, but I can't find anything.

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KaiserTiger In reply to Kulchir [2011-01-24 02:04:40 +0000 UTC]

;3 Glad it could help. <3

I usually color by hand with the brush tool. xD I feel like I have more control over where my colors go and stuff like that. But if I find a quicker way to color, I'll be sure to make a tutorial for it.

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Kulchir In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-01-24 02:09:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, okay, thanks for the help.

I used to using Paint Tool Sai, but not that I've got Photoshop I just want to learn as much as I can about it

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S0N0FAN [2011-01-07 20:16:05 +0000 UTC]

would this work in GIMP? i don't have photoshop

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KaiserTiger In reply to S0N0FAN [2011-01-07 20:23:36 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure if it will or not. I've never used GIMP before. If I find a good inking tutorial for Gimp though, I'll be sure to link you to it. ;3

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S0N0FAN In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-01-10 00:34:05 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Shadowphoenix21 [2010-12-29 11:00:12 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial ^^ I was wondering how you make your lineart so clean.
I can't wait to try it out

Thanks for the awesome tutorial

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KaiserTiger In reply to Shadowphoenix21 [2010-12-29 17:41:23 +0000 UTC]

Yup. xD I basically just resize my picture a lot. But hope it helps! <33

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Shadowphoenix21 In reply to KaiserTiger [2011-01-26 23:27:41 +0000 UTC]

lol, very nice. ^^

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Neko-October [2010-11-21 21:36:18 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful! But quick question: How do you get your brush all...wavy (best way to describe it...) Mine is just a circle; it doesn't get thicker or thinner as you draw. >.<

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KaiserTiger In reply to Neko-October [2010-11-21 23:22:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

Oh, that only appears if you have a tablet connected to your computer. Otherwise, it'll just appear as a round circle. ^^

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