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secret-pony β Paint Tool Sai: Tips and Tricks
Published: 2012-04-26 21:27:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 74751; Favourites: 1465; Downloads: 1960
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This is a tutorial I made a whole while back, before my brony days
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You can also read it here: [link] (you might need to log in on a gaia account to see it, please don't post in that thread!
)It's not really a tutorial on the progress of drawing, but just some tips on how to use Paint Tool SAI more efficiently. It's also a great time saver for people who begin using this program or who want to try it out.
Not everything is in there though, I discovered more things since I made this.
It's uploaded originally on my old account:
Since I wasthinking about doing a tutorial on pony art anyway, I figured it would be a good idea to re-upload it here as well ^^
The drawing used in this tutorial is this one:
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Ugh,I'm on my tablet and I can't zoom in,I can't read a thing :c
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Get off the tablet! x3
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I'm glad you found it useful! ^^
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i just got sai and this is useful as I was struggling with it before
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I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck! ^^
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WOW THIS MAKES MY DRAWINGS AMAZING. THANK YOUΒ
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Thank you so much for making this this everything seem so clear nowΒ Β
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No prob! I'm glad you found it useful!
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Is there any way to do this kind of thing with backgrounds?
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Yup, the exact same way.
If you draw your backgrounds on the same layer as your foreground character(s), you can just use the same tricks.
If you draw it separately, be sure to connect the (invisible) lines behind the characters to not leave open gaps, else it won't work! x3
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Oh my God thank you so much
I needed to find out how to colour and do lines on sai well.
You're amazing.
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I'm glad you found it useful!
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Very helpful! Thank you so much! ^^
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This helped a bit. But is the sharp point at the end of the brush only for pen tablet? I use mouse, but is it possible to get the sharp point using mouse?
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Sorry, this is for tablet and pen only. The sharp end is created when you lift the pressure off the pen at the end of a stroke.
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Oh ok, thanks anyways
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Thank u so much! Nice tips u got there
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I'm not sure what you mean by "template", do you mean the line art?
If so, I use the default brush tool for my lines.
You can find the settings I used here . :3
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Yay! Thank you very much!
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Yw! Glad you found them useful!
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My stabilizers don't seem to be working with the sharper end thing.
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean.
You're talking about the stabilizer function with values 1 to 15, right?
Hmm... let's start with some basic troubleshooting questions:
- are you drawing with a tablet?
- if yes, which brand are you using? Does it have pen pressure?
- if yes, are you using the pen pressure? Are you able to create thicker/darker lines when drawing if you press harder on with your pen?
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was watching speedpaints then when they were colouring I thought "Oh hey, I wanna do that" But then I fail every time. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
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Hahaha! Good luck! ^^
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actually, I've already done a piece thanks to you!
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Woohoow!
Keep up the good work! ^^
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YOU HAVE SAVED MY HAIR, THANK YOU
CAN I CALL YOU GOD
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Ohman, i read that as "shaved my hair" wut xD
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Lol nono, just bald patches
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Omg I'm am so...like...I can't even...I love this tutorial!!! THANK YOU!!!
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You just changed my life with this tutorial. Thank you
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Glad you found it useful! ^^
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This makes for a nice introduction to the tools, thanks a bunch!!!
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I hope so too! gl!
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Thank you pal!
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Thank you! I've been trying to find a way to quick-color it and the usual bucket took time for me
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Np, hope it can help you out!
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This helped me a lot, thank you!~ x3
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Thanks for a great tutorial! I think this will be a huge help for someone like me. I'm just starting to get familiar with SAI for inking. I generally color in Photoshop, but I might have to try it your way and see what happens.
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I'm glad you found it useful. Good luck with SAI!
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thank you for this tutorial!
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Thank you for the helpful tutorial <3 .
I have a question .! about the Fringe or the wet edge , i find that some people have the writing in a color and it's edge in another color , what do they use is it the fringe or .. ?!.
Here is an exampleΒ
( the writing of "Easter 2013" )
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The link doesn't seem to be working. Could you find me another example, cause I don't really understand what you mean
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