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Coloring Tutorial
Published: 2009-08-12 21:48:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 875199; Favourites: 29831; Downloads: 44912
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Due to popular demands ,I decided to make a coloring tutorial .To avoid page stretch ,I used flash to make a book like tutorial .I had a lot of fun working with flash, though it was frustrating at times. I checked the tutorial 4 times ,and had 2 friends tested it /correct it for me ,so it should work smoothly .Just a Note. This tutorial is not for beginners ,it's for people with at least some understanding of how digital programs work .This tutorial is very general that means it have about a little of everything .
Tip .If you have trouble with picking colors or shading ,then you should probably try to find some good references on google (cloth ,skin ,shoes ,etc) . It helps a lot .Also picking colors comes with experience, you can't expect to learn it in one day ,again the best way to learn about the different tone combination is to find references and learn from them .
Well then, Enjoy ! If you have any questions about the tutorial , please comment here ,I'll get back to you asap : )
Tutorial made with flash 8
Programs recommended for this tutorial : Paint tool sai ,Photoshop ,opencanvas ,Painter
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finished picture here -> [link]
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Hello =sakimichan , 4 years after you posted this, is this still the same process that you use on current works?
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Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom and excpirience in such a delightful way.
Now I have to go and see what I can do with my new knowlegde.
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Is it possible if you made a shading tutorial? I use PS and SAI and I find it hard to know where and how to shade like y'know correctly. ><Β
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Thanks Man! Really Helped me a lot... ^_^ ... Great Work!
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Hello sakimichan! ^^
Very good tuto! But what the solid blending is? o_o
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than you for this epic tut XD
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this is awesome, finally found out how to get that finishing look i was missing, thanks ^_^
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Are you aware this tuto is from 4 years ago, right? Β Her process Β mostly may have changed...
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doesnt matter if its 4 years ago or not, and im not trying to get it to look like someones style either, i just needed to know how to get a finishing look which i did
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Nice tutorial!
I dont get the blending yet. Means you just need to make little brush strokes between the base colors and then stroke again? (I use photoshop) Can I use the blur/finger tools?
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Never use blur or smudge!
To blend in Photoshop, you make strokes in between the two colors, sampling with Alt (eyedropper tool) every once in a while to pick up blended colors. I can't explain terribly well, but a nice tutorial on Photoshop blending helps a lot
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jst wanna ask a lil bit about hair coloring, step no. 4 to 5Β
to do a highlight on the hair, there are some single strands on the edge. should i use the thinnest brush of the highlight? or just a white colored brush?? thanks for the tutorials ^^
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Would anybody have any tips if I have a limit of one layer, and cannot merge layers?
Great tutorial too!
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thank you very much for the tutorial! :3 I've always wondered how you did your coloring, so this really helps (especially since I want to get better at coloring).
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Thank you for the tutorial ;n;
it still was very hard to do though ._. ..I guess I don't have the basic understanding and skills for digital art after all
yet I still attempted and this is the turnout:Β
It's isn't nearly as good at this ;w; ..but the shading and everything is much more 3D compared to my other drawings ^^
so I'll try praticing more >< ..thank you so much for the awesome tutorial!
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I think this is probably the best tutorial on painting that I have ever seen.
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If you go to youtube, you can download them for free. You can download them safely if you find the right videosΒ
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i like it. this helped me a bit with my skin, thank you!
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I have to say...this is one of the best tutorials I've seen.Β Very intuitive.Β Very informative.Β Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, thank you, thank youuu~ <3 ^^
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thanks a ton! you helped me out big time x3
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AWESOME I just started to draw and when I look at your art, I feel so outclassed. But now, after viewing your tutorials and advice, I feel like I have a tiny chance at drawing!(not really)XD
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you sir or lady, are an angel. thank you so much
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Thanks fot the help, that was very useful!!! <3
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This is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for making this!
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How long did it take you from start to finish?
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why are there different lineart layer for each part? Can we just make it into 1 layer then divide the coloring layers for each part? (Sorry if i'm asking such noob question , I just started to learn to draw @@)
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if you have different line art layers for example you had the hair on one layer and then the rest of the face on another and you went really wrong on the hair layer and you want to erase something, you can do that with having the erase the face line art.
you can merge all the layers together but it is more difficult to make adjustments when they are all the same i've had the issue of accidentally erasing part of a face i was doing and not being able to get it back
but really having different layers for each different thing is mainly a safety measure at the end of the day..
hope this helped!!
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Oh I understand now , Thanks!!!
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Wow! This is probably the most helpful tutorial I've ever found! Well, that's in plain English anyway 
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This is really helpful! Very well explained and easy to follow. Thanks!
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