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padawanloser — Na'vi Nose Tutorial

Published: 2009-12-31 04:40:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 11236; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 413
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Description this tutorial was requested by Deutschtard
I didn't go through the process of coloring the skin blue in this picture ^_^ sorry, but use solarshine's tutorial [link] and color first on yours!
I use the "Liquify" filter(with a small brush with a low pressure-- both around 10 to 12).
I always use short strokes so it's easier to undo mistakes.

1- first I widened the bridge of my nose.

2-then I bring the sides in and up so they are in line w/ the bridge of the nose.

3-next, I bring the tip of the nose down and spread the highlight out so it looks like the nose is more-flat (flatter... bad grammar...) you should do this "spreading out" all the way up the nose to the eyebrows.

4- Then take the tip of the nose and drag it farther down and stretch the nostrils out to make it look more like a cat's nose. before you do any more to the nose, do the eyes as shown it solarshine's tutorial.

5-Next, take the brow and pull it down so it blends in with the eyelid and narrows into the bridge. at this point, you may want to widen every thing a little more if you think it's too narrow.

6- choose a shade of brownish-red you like and use the "brush" tool (at 15-17 width), layering the "color" mode (at about 50% opacity) and the "darken" mode (7%) until the color is visable enough.

7- use the "burn" tool (@ 27%) to darken the nostrils and create shadows, including a dark line above your previous coloring.

there you go! ^_^ now you know how to make your nose Na'vi-esque!
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Comments: 17

DrMusic2-1 [2010-08-13 22:32:26 +0000 UTC]

Cool, this looks very informative. I always found the nose to be the most difficult part to do.

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hazgirl22 [2010-04-20 00:26:19 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial! Simple, helpful, and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.

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padawanloser In reply to hazgirl22 [2010-04-22 22:18:05 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome! ^_^

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crimsomnia [2010-01-09 12:02:38 +0000 UTC]

I really find it hard to make the nose, thanks for this tutorial!

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padawanloser In reply to crimsomnia [2010-01-09 17:01:37 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome glad I could help!

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padawanloser [2010-01-03 01:41:19 +0000 UTC]

glad to know I could help you ^_^

number 4 is saying that you need to make the nose holes longer and thinner and then take the end of the nose and make it longer to make it look like a cat nose. here's a cat nose for reference ^_^ [link] .
and then take the end of the nose and make it longer.

next, you need to use solarshine's tutorial to make the eyes [link] .

number 5 is saying that you need to make the top of the bridge of the nose a little wider so it blend in with the eyelids. you may want to make the nose itself a little wider too if it looks wierd.

I hope I have helped. please tell me if you have any more questions

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Hittoshi [2010-01-02 22:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Hi!
I think this is great. I'm not really into PhotoShop, so it is very helpfull for Me and for many other people, I think xD

I just wanted to ask one thing. My english isn't very good, so sometimes I don't understand something in the text, but the image helps Me. In case of number 4 I don't understand almost anything, and I can't see any difference between images number 4 and 5.
Could you somehow help Me, please? : )
Cheers!

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padawanloser In reply to Hittoshi [2010-01-03 03:43:39 +0000 UTC]

I posted my response as a comment on the tutorial instead of a reply on your comment (oops... sorry ^_^ )

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Hittoshi In reply to padawanloser [2010-01-03 15:10:34 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, I checked it yesterday, but I had to go already, so I couldn't even read it well.
Now I understand, thanks a lot! I'll start making My avatar as soon as possible ^^
Thank you once again! xD

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padawanloser In reply to Hittoshi [2010-01-03 22:55:26 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome ^_^

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arisjackson [2010-01-02 07:50:23 +0000 UTC]

oooh great!

Please don't delete it u.u xD

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padawanloser [2010-01-01 04:23:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks everyone for all the views!
SO happy to help!
happy new year!

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Toboe [2009-12-31 12:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this! I was using solars tutorial, but I got so terribly lost at the nose (kinda at the eyes too). I'm used to photoshop, but im a bit rusty. This helped a lot!

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padawanloser In reply to Toboe [2010-01-01 04:22:59 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome ^_^
glad to know I caould help!
happy new year!

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Deutschtard [2009-12-31 05:28:58 +0000 UTC]

You have no idea how helpful that is. SolarShine's is great, but for people who can't use photoshop that well, they need more step by step when there's such a big change, like to the Na'vi nose.

THANK YOU!!!!

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padawanloser In reply to Deutschtard [2010-01-01 04:22:22 +0000 UTC]

your welcome ^_^
glad to help!
happy new year!

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padawanloser [2009-12-31 04:51:25 +0000 UTC]

my first tutorial! ^_^ tell me what you think!

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