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shirotsuki — tutorial pt. 1 - lines
Published: 2006-06-05 22:20:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 118823; Favourites: 2629; Downloads: 19976
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woot! ive begun to assemble that durn tutorial at last, starting with the way i prepare my lineart before dumping color all over it ^ ^. enjoy! and a disclaimer- by 'i dont like stark', im not saying that i hate all things bold and in your face XD. in fact, i love it! just not in -my- lines ^ ^.drawn on card stock!
tools-
o.7 mechanical pencil - doesn't repair automobiles
adobe photoshop 7.0 - ... well, nothing quite yet O o;. just lineart preps.
open canvas 4+ - inking
extra notes-
yes, i do use a tablet ^ ^;. its an intous 2, made by wacom. go tablet, go!
aaaand you can go see about open canvas here-
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thanx for making this I can't wait for the next part
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omg! you finally made a tutorial!!! 
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O__O *take a notes* GREAT TEACHER SHIROTSUKI!! XD (GTS)
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If I had a tablet and a decent computer I'd totally use this! I like the more stark lines, but with your pictures always being so amzing with the softer lines...Kudos to you!
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Heyo
Ctrl-J in photoshop will duplicate a layer w/out needing to adjust for placement. Hopefully that helps.
Gordon
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HOORAAAH!!! AT LAAST! tutorial from shiro! OMG OMG been waiting for so long...*wooot* THNX YOOUU!! great tut! inspiring even..*goes off to attempt line art*
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Nice tutorial 
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omg...now i somewhat understand all this lol
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OMG a tutorial from Shirotsuki....... I think I may cry from being so happy!!
*looks into possibly getting open canvas* < I have been looking to get it for some time now but I was a bit afraid of using my tablet more *blows off dusty tablet* I would use it more often but... T_T I'm afraid I have a terribly unsteady hand and have yet to make progress when I practice using the tablet.
XD this tutorial rocks though! I am very much looking forward to it's continuation!
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Omg~! That is amazing~ you ink soo beautifully, and now I know how you do it! 
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I never even thought about using gaussian blur on lines, but I am a fan of crisp lines. No wonder your art looks so soft! ^_^
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I have a question with the whole concept of inking over the lineart - once the lineart is finished, you said that you merged the two inking layers, and then brought it over to Photoshop. Where'd the original rough lineart go? Wouldn't it get merged along with the inked lines? Or did you take the opacity down to 0% and then saved it like that?
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good question ^ ^. it stays right where it's at! theyre all visible, the guassian blurred ones just become one layer so i dont forget which one is which. i'll turn off the blurry ones when i lay down my colors so that the gray doesnt fuss with the quality. ^ ^
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YAY! LINE TUTORIAL!!!!!
now i can put CS use......
THANK YOU!!!!
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thankyuu so much for this!! you have no idea how much easier this makes things for me 
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I always love your line work! they look so awesome! Thanks for making this tutorial T__T I hope I'll be able to learn it. Thank you!!
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I'd love to see more tutorials! Thank you for making such a great 'inking' one! X3
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sensei, do you, by any chance have a jpeg format of this tutorial?
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on Adobe, if you just right click on the Layer File and select "Duplicate Layer" it'll copy it so that it's directly above the main layer and that saves the Copy/Paste/Realigning time you spend in Step 5
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There are two faster ways to do this (aren't there always?): 1. you can drag the layer you want to dupe down to the new layer icon in the bottom of the pallette; 2. hit CTRL-J.
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It should be illegal to rule as hard as you do <('.'<
Thaks for the tut, it's really good.
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As a really good drawer, I really needed to know this. Thank you so much for your tutorial and time.
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so THAT'S how your lines turn out so smooth o_O
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how do you get former pen window to activate O_O it won't work for me TT^TT
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i just double click the window ^ ^. if its faded lookin', then just double click it and it should pop up as your active little toolbox, and the other one will go faded from there! lemme know if that helps!
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TT^TT aish i tried that not really working TT^TT
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crap, i meant 'view'! not window, sorry ^ ^;;;.
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haha ok well i went to window and yeah it worked ^^
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hmmm >:'.... wow, then it's bein' ornery! okay. try going to the window dropdown menu, and click on 'former pen'. *crosses fingers*
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awsome it works now THANKS SO MUCH lol. aishh =S i want a tablet lol. =< i have to wait till christmas
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sweet! *hifives*! we got it then, that's great!! anyhoo, i'll continue to keep my fingers crossed for your tablet then. lemme know if you need any more help with open canvas's buggyness ^ ^.
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thanks so much =] hehe the tutorial was a big help just takes way to long for me to outline things without tablet lol TT^TT
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uhm, about part 5... ever tried duplicating the layer? Like, right click on it and choose "Duplicate" or whatever °_° It should have the same effect but much faster. Should also work in OC ..
Otherwise, this tutorial is great
For Photoshop, instead of selecting everything on the ink layer, copying it, and pasting it, just drag your INK layer in the Layers pallete to the "New Layer" button at the bottom. It will automatically duplicate the layer, preserving blend mode, position, and opactiy. Much easier, if I do say so.
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I LOVE YOU. MARRY ME.
...uh, just kidding. ._.;
What I mean is, I'm in love with your art and I'm so glad that you're sharing your secrets with us. <_<;
But I do have one question. When you usually scan a picture into your computer, the backround is always in icky off-white (as it is in your first screen-shot). How do I fix it so that it's sparkling pearly white like it should be? D:
Also, to buy open canvas, it says I have to pay in yen. Does that matter since I'd be using my creditcard?
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lol!!! well, onto your question- the actual page and sketch lines do not remain a part of the CG most of the time. though sometimes for city-ish backgrounds, i'll lighten the sketch layer untill it's very very faded, and play off the faint faint sketch. when it's merged, the gray is pretty much non existant! but in every other instance, and it's most of the time, again, that layer just goes byebye. im still toying with this picture though, this may be one of those ones where pieces of the sketch remains > >;.
oh! and im not sure.. i think it'll do the conversion automatically. just be careful, and dont click anything if you're unsure O O!!
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YAY, I'm saving up to buy open canvas!
I'd just pirate it, but meh... you can get so many viruses that way. O_o
Lightening the sketch layer... why didn't I think of that? ^_^;; Anyways, thanks a lot. I can't wait until the next part of your tutorial. It'll be a major breakthrough for me, since I don't have the slightest clue how to color digitally. I barely know how to photoshop! D:
I LUFF YEW.
I mean thank you so much. <.<;
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thanks ^^ I'll try to adopt certain points to my way to draw...
why, why don't I have enough time for iiiit! U_U
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ohh.. Now I don't have to mess up mu pictures when I Ink them normally.. thanks a ton!
where can I get open canvas 4+?
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