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Mookyvet — Tutorial: Cleaning up Lineart
Published: 2009-07-01 12:20:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 7015; Favourites: 154; Downloads: 166
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Sorry it's so big, if it doesn't fit on your screen. I kind of forget my monitor is widescreen sometimes.Fullview size is smaller than ACTUAL size (I'm guessing to fit on the screen better), so just click on Download if you want the full thing.
A friend of mine had questions about how I clean up my lineart and I finally realized that I get asked this a lot. It's really not a long process or anything (aside from the inking itself), so I figured I'd make a short tutorial on it...and it soon became a LONG tutorial. XD
So, I apologize if I'm too wordy.
At any rate, enjoy...or something.
BTW
The lineart I cleaned up for this tutorial?
I forgot to save it. So I have to do it again. XD That's a good indication of how forgetful I am sometimes.
But, it should only take me a few minutes to do it again, so I guess I shouldn't complain.
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Comments: 48
Is it similar performance in GIMP or is there difference between?
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Never thought to use the burn and dodge tools for this. I'll have to try it.
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this very very very helpfuuulll!
question!
what photoshop did you use?...hope you dont mind answering...
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Gosh, I didn't even see this comment! I think this was done with Photoshop CS, but it's been a while. The method is still the same in newer versions, though, and probably even older ones since the tools are simple and have stayed mostly the same.
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Thanks for the helpful tutorial, I will definitely try this next time I need to clean up a difficult drawing!
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Definitely do! :3 It can be super helpful~
And you're totally welcome.
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I usually copy, paste, inverse, select, desaturate, auto level, brightness & contrast before I'm finally satisfied with cleaning my lineart... Here? Dodge->Burn. Cleaning the image took me 20 seconds. I'm saving time here! I'm glad I came upon this tutorial
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Woo! XD I'm so glad people are finding this useful.
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No problem! Thanks for commenting, too.
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Thank you SO SO much for this. I was following along with your tutorial just now, and I'm so glad I finally got it to work! Much love!
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Yaay! I'm so glad it was useful to you. ^__^
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wow! This is really handy! I had never come across this method before! :'D Thanks so much for taking the time to explain and put this together! :')
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Yaay! No problem. I'm just glad I could help in some way. :3
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OMG. THANK. YOU. For doing this.
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Omg this is wonderful <3
I always hated doing my lineart on a tablet, since I always have my face so close to the paper when I sketch.
This makes my life easier.
You're clever :-D
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Aaw, thank you! 
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You're welcome, and thank you for commenting back, even though it is very late lol XD
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That much esaier than the way i do it!
Dodge and burn, thanks =3
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No prob! Glad you liked it.
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I never even thought of using dodge and burn for cleaning up XDD
I think I'll try it out next time I do a lineart :3
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Awesome! :3 I hope it helps you a lot~
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Wow...this is so much simpler than the technique I use. I'm definitely going to have to try this out. Thanks, Mooky!
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I user the color-erase pencils. 
1. Do a myriad of rough sketches with color-erase pencils. Just scribble, scribble, scribble!
2. Go over the color-erase carefully with a mechanical pencil, working out my finished sketch.
3. Paperclip nicer paper (watercolor, bristol etc.) over the sketch and using a lightbox trace my mechanical pencil lines carefully.
4. Ink the very clean sketch with my pens (brush to fine) and almost completely eliminate any need to erase pencil lines, which preserves the deep black of the ink.
XD Taa-daa!
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Whoa...that's an awesome way to do it. XD I feel really lazy compared to you now.
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Haha, don't feel lazy! XD Every artist has a different technique, that's why it's good to share them in case it helps one another.
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Yeah, it's big but REALLY useful!!
Thanks for sharing! ^^
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No problem! Thanks for commenting. :3
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XD No problem. THANKS FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION!!
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Thank you for this it is supper helpful. Tons of huggles and cheese cake for you!
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You know that you just made life super easy, don't you?
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Definitely useful - I'll be adding this to my tutorial collection. 
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Holy crap, I can't even believe how useful this is. Thank you so much!
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That's a really clever way of doing that. I'll have to try that out on my next traditional piece. :3
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Yaay! Thanks so much. X3 I hope it helps.
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