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pheona — Lineart tutorial for GIMP
Published: 2006-01-13 23:09:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 273336; Favourites: 3285; Downloads: 3406
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This is a little over three thousand pixels tall, so beware dial-uppers.I hope this helps some people. Gimp is available at GIMP.org, so go check it out!
If you have any questions, please ask!
Sailor Pluto is copywrite Naoko Takeuchi
Coloring tutorial: [link]
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Oh, okay. I think I get it ^^ Thankyou!
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Thank you so much for the tutorial. This should help me out a lot, since I don't have a tablet. Who'd thought drawing with a mouse would be so hard? XP
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GAH thank you so much for making this; it makes sense now!! 
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no problem! ^^ I am glad it helps!
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Thanks for showing me how to use the path tool in Gimp. I've been using the programme for a while now but this is the first I've seen in a tutorial for line art! So thanks!
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No problem! Also, thanks for the fave! ^^
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Oh hell yeah this helps!
I use gimp too
Sooo I have to use the "path tool" then.... (I used pencil b4, but it was so tedious with mouse)
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Yeah totally- and with a mouse it is hard to get a smooth line~
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No problem.
BTW, if you know of any other good tutorials, please don't hesitate to add them to the wiki - I've set permissions so that anyone can edit it.
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wow.. kinda suprised gimp has such capabliities
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Yep! GIMP can do anything if you put your mind to it. haha
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sigh....i cant figure out how to use the path tool....when i try it then press onther tool the line goes away>.<
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That is just what it does. 
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.... how do I "get rid of the sketch"?
Thanks for this btw!! *fave*
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Well, the sketch should be on its own layer, so you can either delete it by clicking on the garbage can icon or clickinging the eyeball on the layer (that will hide it, in case you need it later for any reason)
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Oh, ok..
but how do you.. make it's own layer ontop of the first one? ^^
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I'm not sure what you are saying, but if you want to know how to put the lineart on its own layer, just paste the image onto a new layer. If your sketch layer is already the background, cut and paste it onto a new one.
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Oh, thank you!!
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Thank God!
I've been looking all over for something like this. Glad some on other than me has GIMP and doesn't mind making a tutorial. Thanks!
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No problem! GIMP is a great program! Good luck on your art ^^
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Yes, thank you. It's now an important project. The least I could try would be the line art. I'm not too sure about the colouring and shading - but I think I could get the lineart down at best.
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This should help me out. Sad thing is I've had gimp for months and I'd probably would've never figured this out.
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No worries. ^^ Practice is key. There are lots of tricks and techniques to discover.
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were did you get the gimp program?
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using this tutorial and many others, i have finally figured out how to color in a lineart without the paint covering up the lines. YAY!! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou. 
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AAhh its amazing how i understaind so hard.. even with greate tutorials.. its a greate one, i like it ^^
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If I'm using a scanned image, should I just....move on to the next step?
Or do you need a solid-colored lineart?
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If you can have the lineart without the background, that is fine. The only thing you need to start coloring is the lineart on its own layer.
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Forgot to comment when my sister, , first introduced me to this thing, so here's a very late OMFG THANK YOU!! I've used your tutorial for every digital piece I've ever made. My digital days started here really.
So thanks again! It's a huge help.
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my bro downloaded GIMP, and neither of us knows how to use it! this is an amazing help!
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I'm glad I could help you both out!
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Awesome tutorial! really helpful!
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I'm 
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Thank you! I'd been wondering how to lock layer transparency....
I draw curved lines with the straight line tool. You just need to make them small enough... The Paths tool looks really nice, though. I'll try it out!
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Thank you sooo much. This what I've been looking for.
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YAY a GIMP tutorial!!!! Exactly what I needed... have a donut!
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Put the money spending artist to shame!!!! Great stuff. Im just getting into Gimp and this helps.
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wow those colours are great!! would you mind adding your tutorial to my site? [link]
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Yay! GIMP rocks! I didn't know about that path thing and i have been trying to make perfect curvy lines with my mouse...0_o (i don't have a tablet) Now i can make pefect curvy lines! Wooooooo!
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Good tutorial.
What sucks about the gimp is for me to use it I have to boot into ubuntu because it won't install on windows for some reason, but yeah having used both GIMP > Photoshop.
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fav for future reference
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! I had no idea how to use the paths tool before, but now I know perfectly! Thank you again! ^_____^
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Thanks for this! ^^ Very helpful.
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