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Merueki — Step by Step

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Published: 2019-03-26 11:11:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 21128; Favourites: 1340; Downloads: 162
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Description Yay! Finally made a step by step, hope it helps! 


1) Sketch - I prefer to sketch with a gray background, it helps me focus more also is less painful for my eyes
2) Lineart or just a cleaner sketch! control+ z intensifies
3) Base colors - Use a lot of layers (e.g. the hair has one layer, the skin another one...)
4) Start shading - Create layers with the option "clipping group" over the layers where you put the base color
5) More shading
6) Add contrast - After I finished adding the shades, I've merged all the layers and used multiply, color dodge, overlay layers to create more contrast since the colors were pretty bland
7) Cleaning 
8) Add lights with color dodge and vivid light

Program used: Paint tool sai, Paint tool sai 2, Photoshop (just used that flower brush) 
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Comments: 31

driftwoodwolf [2019-04-24 16:37:34 +0000 UTC]

Is the slightly blurred look achieved through brush blending or is that an effect added afterwards? Sorry, I'm not so familiar with Sai :'D

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VartyBoomer [2019-04-13 17:53:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm trying to getting close to the number 4. I'm pretty far from the final result :'v

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Serah-Valentine [2019-03-28 08:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful.

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Bakbak1 [2019-03-28 06:04:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you for this

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Nyatashi [2019-03-28 00:19:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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lifeline5 [2019-03-27 12:54:19 +0000 UTC]

grande,sehr toll

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StarliteBell [2019-03-27 11:24:36 +0000 UTC]

oooo Cant wait to try this! Thank you

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Nydearith [2019-03-27 11:12:16 +0000 UTC]

beautiful colours! and overall amazing

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SweetsTheArtist [2019-03-27 09:07:12 +0000 UTC]

This is incredibleee and so helpful thankie! CCC:

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Goldtingle [2019-03-27 08:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!
Question time tho: at point 6, after you merged all the layers, the "multiply, color dodge, overlay" layers are copies of the new "merge of all" layer or are they layers you painted in?
I always enjoy knowing other artists' modus operandi

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Merueki In reply to Goldtingle [2019-03-29 17:39:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! 

They are not copies of the merged layer! I created a new layer over that one with "clipping group" 
Like this:
   

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Goldtingle In reply to Merueki [2019-03-29 19:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thanks for the accurate explanation

I'm always intrigued by the various techniques other artists use with their digital art programs, so i like to ask sometimes, you've been really kind!

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Pokee-Paint [2019-03-27 04:22:31 +0000 UTC]

my sketches: 1
my art: 3

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Drealwarlord [2019-03-27 04:09:42 +0000 UTC]

NICEEEEEEEEEEE

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Christine-Z [2019-03-27 02:55:21 +0000 UTC]

number 3 mood

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MediaMan44 [2019-03-27 02:45:00 +0000 UTC]

My god, she looks so cute!!

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Sarahdawolf [2019-03-27 01:30:49 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!

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MeloYellowJellow [2019-03-27 00:12:46 +0000 UTC]

cool

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MotoMoto1111 [2019-03-26 23:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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Sarahdawolf In reply to MotoMoto1111 [2019-03-27 01:32:01 +0000 UTC]

I was just whispering the lyrics of that song—

H o w

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Z3r0--Art In reply to MotoMoto1111 [2019-03-27 01:04:36 +0000 UTC]

bruuuuuuuuuuh        

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CrystalTikal [2019-03-26 23:14:52 +0000 UTC]

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HARDER98 [2019-03-26 23:12:29 +0000 UTC]

great

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N067 [2019-03-26 22:53:52 +0000 UTC]

Super helpful, thanks so much! 

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Merueki In reply to N067 [2019-03-29 17:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad it helps c:

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Ghaboo [2019-03-26 21:15:50 +0000 UTC]

Most of my art seems to be level 3.

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24LAZPT [2019-03-26 17:06:30 +0000 UTC]

sO
P R E TT Y
dies

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Merueki In reply to 24LAZPT [2019-03-29 17:32:22 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU Q_Q 

pls don't die 

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24LAZPT In reply to Merueki [2019-03-29 17:46:01 +0000 UTC]

too late

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Merueki In reply to 24LAZPT [2019-03-29 17:49:37 +0000 UTC]

oh NOES

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Mokolat-Illustr [2019-03-26 14:54:46 +0000 UTC]

I love so much! Beautifull.

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Merueki In reply to Mokolat-Illustr [2019-03-29 17:30:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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