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sugarpoultry — Small and Simple Fur Tutorial

Published: 2009-03-08 07:36:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 104194; Favourites: 4160; Downloads: 4415
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Description EDIT: Gave it a fresh new look with new fur examples and more explanations.

If someone wanted good fur results in a fast, easy way, this tutorial helps. It really is easy, ANYONE can do it.

This tutorial isn't perfect, but it can sure put your foot in the door to help you get great fur results. Fur is the hardest part of drawing any animal, but it doesn't have to be a pain.

This tutorial can be used with any paint program; GIMP, Photoshop, Painter, MS Paint, etc.. For BEST results, use a digital drawing pad. Pressure sensitivity is key.

Enjoy! ^_^
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Comments: 329

Soki-AE In reply to ??? [2012-11-20 07:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Give me the link? o:

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sugarpoultry In reply to Soki-AE [2012-11-20 07:03:31 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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Soki-AE In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-11-22 20:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Thx ^^

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timekept [2012-11-07 22:53:42 +0000 UTC]

[link] used it in this! Thanks so much for this awesome tut!

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sugarpoultry In reply to timekept [2012-11-07 22:56:04 +0000 UTC]

That is awesome! Glad it helped!

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alchemanic [2012-11-03 02:14:59 +0000 UTC]

really nice n simple i love it ^_^

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Lyd2000 [2012-11-02 13:20:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial *-* I help me so much ^^

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Mean-Sindri [2012-10-31 02:15:49 +0000 UTC]

im deffinatly going to try

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neko-systeme [2012-10-13 16:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial ^^ It helped me a lot !

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aikaryotic [2012-10-07 01:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Helpful! I think I can use this ^^

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TwiliSparkle [2012-09-16 15:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Nice!

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Amatera5u In reply to ??? [2012-09-08 23:49:00 +0000 UTC]

I would never have the patience to try this. >:I Curse me and my impatience!

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CH3RRYH3ART In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 04:29:57 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful, and it comes out with good results! o:

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bordercolliesRULE In reply to ??? [2012-08-24 22:13:38 +0000 UTC]

What is "flow" exactly? is it opacity? there is not "flow" in GIMP.

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sugarpoultry In reply to bordercolliesRULE [2012-08-24 22:51:24 +0000 UTC]

Hmm it might not be called flow in GIMP, but it should have something like it. And no, its not opacity, but any settings near that, should be like it.

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bordercolliesRULE In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-08-25 01:09:38 +0000 UTC]

ok thanks!

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Kendra-candraw [2012-08-22 19:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is a great visual!

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Kipwi [2012-07-19 22:55:57 +0000 UTC]

Favorited! I have a feeling that this is going to be really useful. Thanks! C:

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RevenKat [2012-07-09 06:21:49 +0000 UTC]

That is amazing! Thank you SO much!! Its so easy!

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PazHayashi [2012-06-29 04:22:49 +0000 UTC]

I... I think i love you o__o

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The-Darkness-of-Fell [2012-06-03 02:04:11 +0000 UTC]

You smudge on the last step right? and if you do on what strength? For Photoshop.

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sugarpoultry In reply to The-Darkness-of-Fell [2012-06-03 03:05:20 +0000 UTC]

You can if you want, and whatever strength that makes it look good.

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The-Darkness-of-Fell In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-06-03 12:35:47 +0000 UTC]

Ok. Thanks. ^^

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Anonymous-Ninja [2012-05-13 22:01:29 +0000 UTC]

Brand new to photoshop elements. THANK YOU!!

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bordercolliesRULE [2012-05-08 22:56:28 +0000 UTC]

wow, this, this is just WOW this could change my whole style for fur coloring, thanks!

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GermanShepherdD [2012-03-27 20:46:22 +0000 UTC]

This was very helpful thax

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Neria-Mahariel In reply to ??? [2012-03-11 18:31:49 +0000 UTC]

For some reason, it won't let me enable pen pressure. D: Help?

By the way, I use a Wacom Bamboo.

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sugarpoultry In reply to Neria-Mahariel [2012-03-11 18:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Your Wacom Tablet preferences should have the option. Go to your start menu, all programs, wacom tablet, wacom tablet preferences. You should have the option to change your pressure sensitivity all the way to max (recommended).

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Neria-Mahariel In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-03-11 18:55:18 +0000 UTC]

I went to my All Programs section, and there is no Wacom Tablet in there. Whenever I installed the C.D. to my computer, it installed Corel Painter to my computer from the Wacom disc. Keep in mind, I bought it second-hand.

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sugarpoultry In reply to Neria-Mahariel [2012-03-11 20:41:51 +0000 UTC]

You can download drivers and stuff from Wacom.com

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Neria-Mahariel In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-03-11 20:43:29 +0000 UTC]

Alright. I'll try going there and see how it plays out. Thank you for your time, and for making this splendid tutorial~ C:

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Red-Faith [2012-03-07 02:22:30 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Thank you for posting <3

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AdmiralNautilus [2012-02-22 03:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this tutorial! I applied it to my work! [link]

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sugarpoultry In reply to AdmiralNautilus [2012-02-22 03:45:33 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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AdmiralNautilus In reply to sugarpoultry [2012-02-22 03:46:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! XD

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killercanine121 [2012-02-15 20:16:30 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I'll definely use this is my next drawing. Thank you!

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DragonsFlameMagic In reply to ??? [2012-01-18 01:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this! I used your technique [link]

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SagenTheWhiteTiger In reply to ??? [2012-01-16 21:43:34 +0000 UTC]

WOW.

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DragonsFlameMagic [2012-01-16 20:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this tutorial! its saved my drawing!

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SuperAlphaWolf [2012-01-16 20:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Finally, a tutorial that makes sense!! Thank you!

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Kitty-Cobra In reply to ??? [2012-01-07 01:57:22 +0000 UTC]

Just what I need, merci <3

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Panda-Dog In reply to ??? [2012-01-02 03:50:33 +0000 UTC]

Very simple indeed; however, it is very helpful. Thanks much.

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UsayFudo In reply to ??? [2011-12-24 10:18:29 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful

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OldWivesTale [2011-12-20 01:08:51 +0000 UTC]

So easy, so simple, so GENIUS. Thank you for sharing this with the world!

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KayMaple [2011-12-19 21:57:14 +0000 UTC]

u make it look so easy D:

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SinnisterFinnister In reply to ??? [2011-12-11 22:50:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you ^^

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Dulali In reply to ??? [2011-12-03 03:52:09 +0000 UTC]

I really want to try this... thanks so much for making such a nice, simple tutorial!

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Tiaseg [2011-12-02 13:32:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! This helpes me very much ;D

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KRTgirl [2011-10-09 16:53:29 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I'm gonna try it!

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daughterofeast In reply to ??? [2011-09-27 02:55:38 +0000 UTC]

This is a very nice example! And I like how you add the highlights and lowlights colors at the top! I always have trouble choosing the right ones. But i may have to try this out, because I need to work on my manes xD

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