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saphiremomo — Using The GIMP :: Cell-shading
Published: 2006-09-09 17:37:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 103029; Favourites: 1571; Downloads: 3518
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2010Updated with a cleaner look and with my current style of cell-shading (which although it's a longer tutorial, it's actually easier IMO). I'll start trying to answer questions now that I'm frequenting DevART more often, so feel free to ask away!
For those of you who may prefer the older version (which I understand if you do) I've uploaded it to my photobucket for your pleasure.
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Aha! Finally I have gotten off my lazy, procrastinating butt and made a Cell-shading tutorial! Fear my cell-shading!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!
Anyway.... this is a tutorial that was kinda requested by Calypso, since she so wants to learn how to cell shade. So I searched for cell-shading tutorials, and found very few (AKA NONE) that went into detail on how they cell-shade. So I made this. I don't know if it's any better, but I hope it helps all the GIMP-users out there!
Examples - where I've used this technique
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Other Tutorials - Learn more!
Layers *Very Important* -> [link]
Soft-Shading -> [link]
Lineart -> [link]
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Thank you very much for making this. It was very easy to follow and use.
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I'm very glad you found it helpful!
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This is great! Thank you very much. ^-^
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Haha, I'm flattered~ I'm glad it helped ya.
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Brilliant. Just when I look for a shading tutorial, I find the best one!
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I love you.
For srs now, this is a great tutorial and even though I fail miserably with the free-hand select, I cannot wait to try this. >:3 ...as soon as I get around to making/finding a halfway decent lineart. :/
Thank you so much for making this! <3
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I'm glad you found it helpful.
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Thanks a lot!!
This will help me out a lot with my pictures.
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what IS cell shading? how is it different from just shading? (feeling stupid)
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Cell shading is the sort of shading often used in cartoons or anime. It's dictated by really sharp shadows instead of softer, gradual tones that you see in real life.
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ahhh okay! ; w ; (i don't feel so stupid anymore~)
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Wow. Thanks so much. This has helped me into the world of cell shading!
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um i'm having a little bit of confusion. when i did the layer mask, it didn't come up black, even though i clicked on black.
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The layer itself shouldn't turn black, unless the layer itself is black - you can't really "see" masks, except in the layers dialog. There should be a secondary layer besides the original that is black, when you create a black mask.
The black mask blocks out your entire layer, so it all becomes transparent. When you color white on the mask part of your layer (which you do by clicking on the secondary layer, which should be completely black) your original color should show through.
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EXACTLY what i was looking for!!!! THANK YOU! XDDD
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So using the trick with the colour mask will mean that you will only see colour where you shaded white?
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Ahahahaaaa!!
Thats awesomee!
I got it right, for once. Thanks!
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Oh. My. God! I Love this tutorial!!! Thank-you so much ^^ it's clear, easy to understand, and it's made for Gimp! epic win ^^
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Still confuse me a bit about the selecting color for shading...
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help? plz?
iv never done this before but i have used gimp so i know about the layer things..but when ever you said fill the layer (when you did her clothes in green) it wouldn't let me..and i have no idea what i did...
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This really helped me. Thank you!
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Your guide has helped out alot, thank you my friend. Tonight im gonna be posting some art and credit your guide for helping me learn how to cell shade XD
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thank u sooooooooooo much X3 Now I can cell shade 8D
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wowwww that helped me sooooooo much!! Thank you -^^-.
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wow this is s cool!
but i dont understand the part of the mask thing.
could you explain how to get it?
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I've never used the masks before, but I've never really don eanythign but photomanip. I'm sort of practicing on a colouring sheet (pokemon, lol), and I hope this'll be as helpful as it looks. XD
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Thank you for the guide. Since I end up using Gimp half the time, it is really helpful.
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This was helpful
When I scan my lineart in, it automatically puts it on a white background...hopefully this will help. I'm going to go try this out! *w*
And experiment with cell shading~
Thanks~
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OMG! Thank you so much! I've never understood layer masks before--I just colored manually and then had to shade in a different layer. Thank you so much!!!
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Thank you so much! It is so simple now.
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Thank you. My coloring skills lack considerably, so, again, thank you.
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That was an excellent guide! I was finally able to do the drawing that I've been wanting to do for over a year now. Thank you sooooo much!! :huggles:
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Thanks for this!!!! I wil now die in peace :3
lol jk... 0///0
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Thank you. I will be trying this as soon as I can. I can't spend a gazillion dollars on Photoshop, and I really want to learn GIMP.
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Thank you. I've been looking for something like this forever. *bowbow* YOUR A GODDESS! D: (Or god. Idk if your a guy or girl >.<
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thank you! I'm just learning how to use GIMP and this is extremely helpful [link]
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This is a very interesting way of cell shading.
I think I shall try it tonight.
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Thanks... Unfortunately my artistic mind is not developed enough to follow this through. I did great until I got to the actual cell shading.. However, this transparency mask thing could come in handy for the other things I do on GIMP.
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