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CG tutorial for mouse + tablet
Published: 2005-08-28 21:00:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 139415; Favourites: 3472; Downloads: 31142
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edit 4/26/08: holy pig. never have I even dreamed of getting a Daily Dev... thankyouthankyouthankyou so much for this honor ;__;--
If you have questions, please ask. I'll do my best to answer them. (:
If you want to try this and need a sketch (...too lazy to draw your own? XD), you can use one of mine;
cow , angel , ...
If you just want to try to CG, you can use one of my linearts:
(will update as soon as I finish one)
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Regarding the PEN TOOL - err.. it's kinda hard to explain XD; ..which is why I didn't really explain it. It's like the bezier tool in oekakis or MS Paint -- in a way.
Click once at the starting point of your line, and click and drag in the direction of the line (at the spot you want your line to end). Play with the dragging until you like how the line looks (don't let go of the mouse button!)~ and then do the right click > stroke path thing. Look at this if you can't visualize it...XD [link]
LAYERS - if you're confused about what I meant with the layers, take a look here --> [link] That's the layers palette for the image in the tutorial.
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This is really indepth and helpful. <3
Hope you dont mind if I 
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Wow, this rocks XD It rocks like...granite :]
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omg this helped me so much, thanx alot ofr making it so well
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Thanks so much for this!
I followed a different tutorial, and yours, using your angel starter : 3
You'll be able to see it soon, I'll be sure to put my finished product online!
Oh.
Since you do sketches, do you do sketch requests, of any like~??
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ZOMG!!!! THAT'S AMAZING!!! great job on the whole thing, the tutorial was uber excellent!
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on the first sketch did you sketch the picture on your tab using photoshop if not what program did u use
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THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH
I SO SUCKED AT CG-ING AND NOW IM SORT OF GOOD
Thank you alot .. i must show this to my friend who wants to CG aswell
Oh and you so deserved the daily deviation
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Hiya. 
Umm, I don't have the Layer Set thingo.. >< I only have something called "group". Are they the same? xD
Thanks for the info! This tutorial's really, really easy to follow and informative. ^_^
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Jesus, this is great!! Your tutorial helps me a lot!
Used it here: [link]
Still have lots to learn, I guess ... ^^
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...Is it possible to teach me (and possibly other newbie tablet users) how to do linearts with a tablet?
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THIS GUIDE IS AWESOME. But now i'm so mad because i can't do the lineart right, I'm about to cry. Well, not cry, but really mad, I NEED A TABLET BUT MY DAD JUST WON'T BUY ME. ROAR. and the pen thing still won't work for me, i right click but the option is blocked. kill me. x.x
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Can I color the line art and post it when I'm done?
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sorry for the delayed reply, but YES, go ahead!
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Alright. Thank you so much!
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waaaaaaaaaaah i got lost so many times but ur tutorial really helped!
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This is pure awesome!
You just solved my biggest problem. I don't have a tablet, heck I don't even have a scanner but I wanna lean basic CG using mouse and god this is just so amazing XDD
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I'm having some trouble here ;-;
like in step 6... when i fill it with the skin color i choosed, it covers the lines :0~ how do i make it transparent?
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;___; very sorry for the delayed reply, i spent a lot of time studying for finals recently...
you've made the new "skin" layer, yes? and after that, the new "skin" layer -- is it on top of the "lineart" layer? if not, drag it to underneath the lineart.
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Thanks
All thanks to you now I know something about photoshop :0~
Thank yaa <3
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thank you for sharing! great tutorial for beginners.
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what i used in the tutorial? mainly photoshop. i used my tablet for the sketch, but i figured most people would scan the sketch anyway, so it's not really cheating. 
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that was so great poli chan!!~ i really learned from you.. ^_________^ kawaii!!~
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Hey there.. I've used your original sketch of your angel on the tutorial on cg.. It's in my gallery. It's for you though.
Pls do comment on my work. Thanks.
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Even if I don't do this whole process, some of the tool use explainations are going to be handy. I really appreciate your sharing this.
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im gonna do this! my moms just like, "Before you go and buy that tablet-thingy, make sure you know how to use it, ok? Maybe you can ask the clerk." now i dont have 2 ask the clerk that might be half stupid! (but i might have to read the manual 
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using a tablet isn't very hard XD you just have to get used to it because it doesn't work exactly like a pencil on paper... but once you get the hang of it, it's definitely an excellent investment. :D
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beautiful tutorial <33 i shall go fave it now... and try it out on a diff prog. too... sorry <33 *crosses fingers and hopes it worxx* loll thanks 4 da upload
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Hi, erm on step for i got confused when u put "press alt+backspace"
cause when i did that my picture all turned white ._.
can u help me please : (
what am i doing wrong D :
Btw your works awesome 8D
x
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make sure your active layer is beneath your lineart layer(s). then do the alt+backspace thing :D
sorry for the delayed reply!
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Thank you
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computer generated, computer generation, computer graphic(s)... something like that. 
thank you for the comment!
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your welcome! i just bought photoshop yesterday and your tutorial has helped me so much! i'm not an expert, but i'm getting the hang of it!
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*sighs* only took twenty minutes to load. oh well. nice tutorial. i am super confused, but that is probably because i've never used photoshop before.
(pleads to go to best buy and get photoshop) hopefully, i'll be using it soon.
good job. i'll tell you if the tutorial helps.
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i liked it, but as always i struggle with keyboard shortcuts. i'm a mac user. they are all different. it annoys me. i'm trying to find something that translates.
but this helped!
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OOOOh, thanks so much. +fav, it was really useful.
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Yay I reallly..REEEAALLLYY needed something like this even though I can't draw..*broke her hand* But..For later use thank you so much <3 But the way typing with one hand SUX D:
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O_O'
I don't see the difference with the line tapering!
This is a great tutorial, though! I've always thought I needed a tablet for this sort of thing, but now I think I might try it with my mouse. Not that I'm any good at drawing, but what the hey! CG is fun!
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...LOL really XDDD *never noticed*
i guess i should have proofread it before submitting it.
thanks for the comment!
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