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ShadeofShinon β Japanese painting tutorial
Published: 2011-08-02 02:33:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 23842; Favourites: 924; Downloads: 607
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Huge file ahoy!As i promised some time ago, here's a tutorial on Japanese painting. I was very surprised how many people wanted to see a tutorial. I hope I haven't disappointed you. I'm not very good at making tutorials and I have a feeling I may have forgotten to include something important. I tried to share some tips and do a clear step-by-step tutorial but I'm not sure if it's any good.
Also, I'm sorry some of the pictures are so blurry. :/
Oh well, I'll be happy if at least someone finds it useful. :> If you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them.
Here's the finished picture: :
Pokemon c Nintendo Gamefreak
Art c =ShadeofShinon
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Thanks for sharing! A little question. What kind of ink do you use for linearts?
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No problem at all! :>
I use an ink brush pen by Pentel. This one, to be precise: [link]
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Thanks for the information.
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Wow!
Once I have money to afford art supplies I'm totally gonna do something with this!
I've always loved japanese-styled paintings, and I'd love to be able to do one myself!
Awesome tutorial!
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Thank you! 
Also, you don't need to buy the most expensive supplies, my recommendations tend to be a little expensive but there are a lot of more affordable supplies that work just as well. :>
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Haha, I didn't mean your supplies. Art supplies in general I haven't been able to afford lately. I've been filling up every possible page of my sketchbook because I haven't been able to spare money to buy a new one.
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Oh! That's a little troublesome. :/ I can't imagine what it's like not having a sketchbook (or many blank pages left), I feel like mine keep piling up. I buy all kinds of sketchbooks even though I didn't need them because I want to try different papers. I do use them all, though.
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I would like to do that kinda think, if I could. o:
I just recently bought a new sketchbook, and have been filling it up with new drawings.
Unfortunately the company I usually bought my sketchbooks from got bought out or something, and now their paper is thinner, and I like it less, because markers can leak through. D:
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Thank you for a wonderful tutorial!
I really love your japanese style paintings
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No problem at all! I'm glad to hear you like them.
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They're simply great
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Stunning. Absolutely stunning. You are an amazing artist, and I envy your talent with watercolours. Keep up the incredible work!
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Thank you so much! *3*
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You are most welcome
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Hehee, vihdoinkin tiiΓ€n miten sΓ€ teet sen 
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Kiitoksia! :>
Mustakin on aina mukava tietÀÀ, miten ihmiset piirtÀvÀt kuvansa, joten ajattelin ettÀ tÀmmâinen tutoriaali olisi kiva.
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This is awesome, seriously
Hey, do you have any tips for blending watercolors?
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I'm glad to hear you think so! :>
Umm, let's see. I usualle blend watercolours by adding more water when the paint is still a little wet. If the paint has dried it might not be as easy but in some cases it might be a better option. I'm sorry I can think of any examples right now. ^^' It also depends on how much you want to blend the colour. If you add a lot of water to wet paint the water may wash the paint away and make the tone a lot lighter. If you don't want to blend it that much, don't use so much water.
I'm pretty bad at giving advice like this. I think it's work better with pictures. ^^' But I guess there are plenty of good watercolour tutorials around which might help you. :>
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Wow this was a great tutorial, very inspiring and i think it was quite detailed. I think this will also help me for water colours in future
thanks for making this tutorial, it was very helpful ^^
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Thank you! I'm so glad to hear you think it's inspiring and helpful. ^^
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Oh man, what a nice tutorial you've made :>
I actually never thought of coffee, when I tried to paint some kind of japanese style background for some paintings. Thanks for this! I'll be sure to use some tips from this ;>
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No problem at all! I'm very glad to hear you find it useful. :>
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I just attempted to use this tutorial today. Of course, something had to go horribly wrong.
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Good to hear you tried! Another try or a few and it'll get better. :>
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I may have to try this sometime, if I can ever get my hands on some watercolors....
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That's nice to hear! :> Watercolours are a nice medium, you should try them.
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I might if I can ever get my hands on a decent set.
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Woah! This is great!
I really, really want to try this at some point. Thank you so much!
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Thank you!
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Why can't I fav this more than once.
Aaaaand I've finally found a good use for my old water colours and my pewter miniature brushes - but I really need a larger one for the coffee xDD (My dad said I was totally ripped with my miniature brushes, but my parents always bought those from the convenience store for me - and those were horrible and awful quality.)
I think one of the things that makes this painting have this beautiful japanese look is the way you drew the clouds, the islands, the vegetation, Articuno's tail and Moltres' wings of fire.
Hm... how large is the paper you use? It looks a bit larger than A4, at least in height, but it's definitely smaller than A3. Any tips on scanning larger-than-usual pictures except using a larger scanner (xD)?
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I'm really glad to hear you liked it! I hope it'll be useful for you. :>
I know what it's like to have terrible quality brushes. I prefer using high qualityc synthetic fibre brushes but I do have a very fine Italian fur brush, too. The brush you use for applying coffee doesn't have to be huge or very high quality. Any bigger brush is fine.
I also think the clouds and the way I draw the islands (and also mountains) makes it look more Japanese. :>
The paper I use is 15 x 40 cm sized. Personally I don't hink the size of the paper matters that much, just that the bigger the paper the more details you can cram in it etc. I scan these paintings in two parts and then merge the parts using Photoshop. Sometimes it doesn't come out very good and the merging line is quite visible but sometimes I just can't help it. :/
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Ahhh fantastic tutorial!
I'm going to try this myself, I'll let you know how it goes ^^
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Thank you! I'm very glad to hear that. 
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^ ^ Thank you so much! How would you know what lines to make thicker, or thinner, to give it the old Japanese look?
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No problem at all! :> I enjoy sharing tips and advice.
Hmm, I don't actually know, I just draw.
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Sounds good! Keep practising and it'll get better. :>
The next Japanese painting I'll do will be of the legendary beasts of Johto. I don't know when I'll have time to do it but I'll try to do an inking tutorial next time, too.~
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That sounds lovely!
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This is great!
Very inspiring
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Thanks!
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Taatusti aikaa syâvÀÀ hommaa. Mutta joskus pitÀÀ kokeilla.^^
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KyllÀhÀn siinÀ jokunen tunti vierÀhtÀÀ, mutta totta puhuakseni en itse edes huomaa sitÀ, kun uppoudun tyâhân oikein kunnolla.
Olisi hienoa, jos pÀÀtÀt joskus kokeilla tÀllaista. :>
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Ah, I've been waiting patiently for this tutorial as I loved your Japanese-styled paintings. Now I get to try it out for myself as soon as I get all the supplies. xD;
Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
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