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KariNeko — Quick Cell-Shading Tutorial
Published: 2007-05-25 15:57:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 90283; Favourites: 892; Downloads: 2847
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Oh SNAP, I finally (attempted) to make another tutorial for you guys and gals!
I decided to use my MELODRAMATIC PANIC lineart because 1. it wasn't already colored and 2. it seemed like it would be pretty easy for me to use as an example. Also, the program I used from start to finish for this pic was Adobe Illustrator CS but the process can pretty much be used in any program that has layers.BE NICE ABOUT IT...I'm not one that usually likes to do tutorials since people always complain about something when I try 'em!
Hope you like it and tell me what ya think of it! ...and please DON'T tell me if there's a spelling error! D:
P.S. I only did the face because I'm lazy. <3
PLEASE COMMENT SO I'LL KNOW IF I SHOULD EVER DO ANOTHER TUTORIAL OR NOT!
Ayato (c) KariNeko
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Not actually one of the most competent of Tutorials. While this does show the theory of lighting it shows little of the procedures of cell-shading.
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this is a cool one D:
can i use this on P.Tool SAI too? >w<
i need this,,, thank you >_<
it's the same principal on body... right? OAO
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I really like your tutorial. I'm new with illustrator but I'm definitely going to try this way of coloring.
How did you get the lines to look so good?
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Ooh, this is a very good tutorial. I need to practice coloring more, so this is going to be very useful.
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when you start doing the shading, how did you get the shadows to be so perfect when following the stroke? is there some trick you can do with the paths so none of the coloring goes outside of the lines, or do u just outline that well?
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I'd just used the pen tool make a shape of the shadow then once you close it click nside of it and click fill path choose your color then after you are done click on it again and select delete path
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Simple and to the point! The ultra detailed guides are nice but some people who just want a basic guide this is perfect!
The only critique I'd have is the text drawing attention to the text may help. Like Chat bubbles. Do more! If you haven all ready.
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I'm good at softshading, but cell shading always catches me up. This helped a lot, believe it or not.
Arigatou, my friend!
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this is really help me thank you for making this lovely tutorial and great work on this to
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This is just what I needed 
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I love it it's amazing, I just feel stupid cause I can't make it work with the shadows
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Hy, i like your tutorial
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I've suggested this tutorial to a friend who I think would really benefit from it (they tend towards an animeish/manga art style), so thanks for making it available. It looked to be the easiest to follow and understand one out there.
Also, ignore that person who commented below me (cyanidexteaparty). That person doesn't need a tutorial or a guide. It sounds to me like they need a lesson in how to use digital image programs in the first place. Your tutorial isn't about how to use the pen tool or Illustrator, after all. People should already know how to do that.
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this really isn't a tutorial. it does not actually SHOW me how to do cell shading in illustrator...
its not really a guide either =/
if u actually went through step by step of HOW to use the pen tool and do cell shading, then it would be a tutorial.
this did not help me in the slightest. =/
fail.
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I must concur with ~cyanidexteaparty on this too. Its good to show the importance of locating your light source. however, it doesnt show how to get the shading working within the lines of the original line art and "solid color"
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Well the tutorial isn't really on HOW to doa Cell-shade in Illustrator. (I would think that would be the title) I thought it was basically teaching us a little bit on how to do it in, well, ANY program. You know the basics
I use Sai, and I found this helpful. *shrug*
So no, it really isn't a fail.
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Great stuff!! Very easy to follow! Thank you!
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Illustrator CS4 differs ALOT in the programs layout. otherwise I think this would have been really useful to me 
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I have a question about this in Illustrator CS3: When using the paint bucket tool to do the base colors, it always colors in the same layer as the lineart, even if I have a different layer selected. How do I put the base colors on a different layer?
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LINEART SHOULDNT EVEN BE ALLOWED TO BE THAT CLEAN, MAN ):
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hi im trying to learn illustrator but im having trouble understanding how you painted in the shadows and stuff. i don't really understand it all that much
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XD so nice! Thanks for doing it! I've learned some new things here!
Good luck with your other artworks. They are awesome!
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Sorry if this seems like a retarded question, but is adobe illustrator what people use for making web-comics?
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I'm sure a few do. I know a lot of webcomic artists also use Photoshop and Flash as well. It's basically what ever the artist is comfortable with. :3
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This is one of the most useful tutorials out there. o: Thanks!
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cool, just a question... How do you get the lineart so good (and locked)? I just love your gallery and thanks for the tutoral.
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I do all of my artwork in Illstrator which is a vector program (you use points instead of pixels to draw). This makes it so my lines are uber smooth. :3
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