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Red-Priest-Usada — Tutorial: Basic drawing tips
Published: 2010-02-25 19:29:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 161084; Favourites: 6347; Downloads: 3538
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First thing I'd like to explain: this tutorial absolutely doesn't include anatomy or digital coloring lessons. I think there are many good tutorials about it here on dA.It' just the colllection of my basic tips which are helpful when we want to save some time. These are things I have learnt myself during the recent years and I'd like to share them with you. I hope it will help you to collect ideas, arrange composition of your drawings, and to avoid typical anatomy mistakes. Moreover, I presented some solutions for correcting mistakes or getting the balance of colors in a very quick way.
I'm aware they are very general tips but I think they can be helpful for the beginners.
Hope you will like this tutorial :]
Credits:
Thank you Dear for letting me use your artwork in the tutorial!
for the texture
[link] TUTORIAL: Cleaning Pencil Linearts
[link] TUTORIAL: Drawing Hair
[link] Editing Scanned Drawings
[link] Marker Tutorial- Part I
[link] Colouring Tutorial
[link] Drawing folds and frills in women's clothes
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Comments: 264
These are good tips that even the best artists tend to forget. Thank you.
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Soooo full of useful tips! Thank you very much for sharing your experience!
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should have mentioned the golden rule when it comes to composition, its the easiest to use.
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This is very helpful.
There are some parts that I don't know how to correct them but they're included in this tutorial.
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I would say another key note to composition is to keep the focus off the center of the piece.
Great tutorial
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wow.. thanks for this! very useful for newbies like me
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Thank You! This sure helps...especially at the "composition" part...I never did that and never thought of that^^ Thank You! <3 
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Wow, this is nicely done!
There is a better way to do free transform though. Instead of copying and pasting the selection and then working on that area, it is better to use the "float" function of layers.
One way in Corel Painter is, first select the area. Then use the "move" tool and click on the selected area. This "floats" the layer. (Instead of using the "move" tool, you can also go to Select --> Float after you select the area.)
A sub-layer will appear underneath the layer you selected from. The layer will be called "Layer Floating Object."
Treat the floating layer the same way as you would if you copied and pasted the area. Make all your corrections.
When you're done with free transforming and other corrections, "drop" the layer. The floating layer will merge with the original layer (NOT the background or canvas layer).
When you use floating layers, you can keep your lineart or whatever in one layer! It's very useful to keep certain things in one layer, especially when you plan to digitally paint it!
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awesome tutorial, really helps me understand how to use the more advanced photoshop tools and such, great time saver with the line inking strategy too!
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awesomeness. Thanks for the tutorial. I'll keep in mind about quick-sketching b4 it disappears.
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WHY did U do SUCH AN AMAZING tutorial for the good of otherSs?????
im belig to you ;0;
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Oh nice! I always do mirror trick and yes it really works ^_^ as for the colours , I haven't grasp the style yet.
The one that problems me right now is composition and anatomy difference between child , teenagers and adults
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woah, i was dreaming for this 
aww, thaaanks for do iiit and be a nice helpful artiiist
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wow! I was just looking for something like this the other day! thanks so much! ^^
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Hopefully I'll be able to fix problems I notice after I have a final line art. Thank you, I really appreciate this tutorial.
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Wonderful!! ^.^
This should really help me out~
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I love this kind of tutorial, it helps people make sure that they at least have the proportions are correct. And I love the fact that it doesnt say you HAVE to make it like how you draw them, but that this is one example and one of the best explanations on how to improve
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This is a great helper for me! Everything is so clearly stated and easy to understand, and it really helps! Thanks for making this ^^
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Thankyou!! I found the free transforming of fixing line art helpful, I totally forgot about that tool. Haven't thought to use it for that!
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i like how the paper background changes as you go down
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An extremely helpful tutorial! I enjoyed reading it very much.
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Thanks so much for making this tutorial! I just got photoshop a little while ago, and I'm so dumb with it 
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thank you! that was a huge help
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perfect. I love it. how long did it take you to draw this fluently and pro?? I've been drawing for about 2 years and I don't think i'm progressing with anything. what do you do to draw the body? does the term "drawing simple, not solid" make scense? sorry for such a long comment lol
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great tutorial, I like the plastic surgery part, thanks ^u^,
but the one thing I'd like to add is that eyes shouldn't be identical, unless the view of the person is straight forward. If someone is at a tilt, the eyes should be a bit different. (but maybe that's not what you meant by identical XD)
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Yep, I dodnt mean the exact copy of each other but rather similar in shape.
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Some of these tips are pretty helpful, but I like to use a different method than some of the things you mentioned here sometimes.
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WOW it really helped me out ^o^ Thank you for helping & uploading this piece XD
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huh, I do some of those already ^^ it's still helpful though 
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This is really helpful...and having someone look over it is a great idea. I one was drawing, and I personally thought it was good until my sister pointed A TON of things out. Although I felt bad, It did improve my anatomy a little bit. main point: it's useful
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Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing it, is a valuable help!
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Awesome job! This is very, very helpful~
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