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TamarinFrog — Splatoon Style Tutorial

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Published: 2015-06-10 15:40:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 92471; Favourites: 2053; Downloads: 858
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Description Someone on tumblr asked me how I go about imitating the splatoon style and my hand slipped. Hope you enjoy! I also created an even better brush for this while doing this so it was all good. :')

I forgot to mention in the tutorial, I used Photoshop CS5. 

And my tablet feels okay again! Yay! I can draw again!

Edit: updated the brush part so now creating the brush should be a lot easier. To recap, create the triangle brush and use it as a dual brush with the other to get this dry paint brush aka splatoon brush.
Edit: You can now download the brushes here: 
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Comments: 141

Flamy-Star [2015-07-23 19:37:31 +0000 UTC]

This is genius. Well done o-o

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EmberAzulejo In reply to ??? [2015-07-19 06:32:44 +0000 UTC]

Nice, thanks for the tutorial! xD

Me and one fried made this: emberazulejo.deviantart.com/ar…

Thanks to you! 

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PLASTICU In reply to EmberAzulejo [2015-11-09 02:29:33 +0000 UTC]

What type of software is this called? I need help trying to find something to draw on my computer.

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TamarinFrog In reply to EmberAzulejo [2015-07-19 09:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh! What an interesting crossover. XD Glad to see my tutorial was useful.

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EmberAzulejo In reply to TamarinFrog [2015-07-19 21:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Ha, ha, ha xD

Thank's! ; w;

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GabaKawa [2015-07-17 07:07:59 +0000 UTC]

All of my yes!! You only make the best Splatoon art ever~.

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mayuzane [2015-07-14 05:20:53 +0000 UTC]

Yo, thanks for making this tutorial. I made this after checking it out: mayuzane.deviantart.com/art/Sp…

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PLASTICU In reply to mayuzane [2015-11-09 02:30:37 +0000 UTC]

What type of computer drawing software is this called? I need a better way to draw by using a labtop!

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TamarinFrog In reply to mayuzane [2015-07-14 11:52:01 +0000 UTC]

Oooh! I like them! Glad my tutorial was useful!

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mayuzane In reply to TamarinFrog [2015-07-15 14:23:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for faving it!

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Axel230 [2015-07-12 23:25:58 +0000 UTC]

"OK, a tutorial, let's do this!"
*Three steps later*


This is amazing, and it's actually pretty detailed, I managed to make a similar bush following this o.o

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Blue-Wisp [2015-07-11 06:32:40 +0000 UTC]

" ink thick paint"


haha good one.

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Hipoisthabest In reply to ??? [2015-07-07 07:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Tried that style with one of the squid sisters! thanks for the nice tutorial

hipoisthabest.deviantart.com/a…

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TamarinFrog In reply to Hipoisthabest [2015-07-07 09:42:53 +0000 UTC]

Ooh! nice! Glad you found my tutorial useful.

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326and966 [2015-07-01 06:28:23 +0000 UTC]

I dont quite get the setup for the brush. how do combine them? when i try the dual brush it doesnt look like the picture in the tutorial...

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CutyAries In reply to ??? [2015-06-22 14:37:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the Tuto and the brush ^///w///^

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AlFrottos [2015-06-21 23:20:45 +0000 UTC]

 This is just a nice brush in general. Love it, thanks for it

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TamarinFrog In reply to AlFrottos [2015-06-21 23:24:27 +0000 UTC]

I think so too. I can see myself using it in other works too. No problem

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Sashaluh In reply to ??? [2015-06-21 20:50:09 +0000 UTC]

I really love your art  

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TamarinFrog In reply to Sashaluh [2015-06-21 21:00:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Kryptojack In reply to ??? [2015-06-21 06:23:26 +0000 UTC]

I can't make the brush. I'm using CS3 so I don't know if I'm following the steps correctly.

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TamarinFrog In reply to Kryptojack [2015-06-21 14:26:46 +0000 UTC]

If you're not familiar with creating brushes in photoshop, I suggest searching a tutorial for that too. There should be plenty if you just google it.

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Kryptojack In reply to TamarinFrog [2015-06-21 17:31:08 +0000 UTC]

Well I already know how to make a brush, but my main concern is making the dual brush look like yours. Since I use CS3 it looks different than yours, such as I can't see pen pressure in the preview box. And in making the square brush I have to make it nearly like yours or there are missed spaces in the preview. Sometimes I wonder if it'd be easier just to release a file of it, but I won't force you.

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sweetkimothy In reply to ??? [2015-06-16 09:53:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey, just wondering if the brushes used to make the dual brush here are default Photoshop brushes, or from a pack?

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TamarinFrog In reply to sweetkimothy [2015-06-16 09:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Nope, both are completely done from the scratch. 

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purpleterror91 [2015-06-16 04:45:12 +0000 UTC]

Here's mine. sarah-herron.deviantart.com/ar…
It was a little difficult while using Paint tool sai, but I think it turned out great. Thanks for making this tutorial.

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TamarinFrog In reply to purpleterror91 [2015-06-16 09:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh cool! And no problem!

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Furrama In reply to ??? [2015-06-15 03:26:31 +0000 UTC]

I have spent the last two hours trying to recreate your brush and I'm having issues. I just can't get a brush that looks like yours, and I made the triangle brush and the square brush exactly, 300DPI, used the same sizes, checked every checkbox, fiddled with everything after the fact... it's just not working. 

I am using CS4, and it is a wee bit different, but it's not so different that anything is missing or not in a different menu, so I don't even know what the what. 

EDIT HOUR LATER: I ended up doing some weird junk, but I ended up with a brush that looks close to the one you showed. Close enough anyway! Thanks for this, it took some keyboard smashing but it was really inspirational!

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Tiki-Sama In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 20:21:05 +0000 UTC]

i tried out your tutorial... it was fun to try a new style! thanks for posting this! 
here is the picture fav.me/d8xas14

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MintyZedGrimes [2015-06-14 19:36:57 +0000 UTC]

That's cool! I might draw Judd with this style, it's awesome!

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Cartoon-Eric In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 17:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Pretty crafty.

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RiRiSqueak In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 12:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Thats really cool and helpful!! thanks, I wanna try out some of these skills (with different brushes since I'm pretty lame and don't have those XD)

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SonicMila In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 10:30:43 +0000 UTC]

hey tammy i have paint tool sai and not photoshop do you know any brush thats closest to yours

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TamarinFrog In reply to SonicMila [2015-06-14 10:33:03 +0000 UTC]

I have almost 0% experience with SAI so hard for me to say. 

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SonicMila In reply to TamarinFrog [2015-06-14 10:37:48 +0000 UTC]

oh sorry xD

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togepi1234 [2015-06-14 08:57:38 +0000 UTC]

I think half my brain caught on fire reading this

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ThatCreativeCat [2015-06-14 08:55:37 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing~! May I ask how yo get such smooth lines, as shown  in the sketch? I use photoshop, but my lines aren't near as smooth! Thanks! <3 

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TamarinFrog In reply to ThatCreativeCat [2015-06-14 10:31:31 +0000 UTC]

I think it is a mix of years of experience and the fact that I always work very big! My file resolution is always 300 and the canvas is huge. When I am done, I re-size my pictures to around 25-30% of the original size  

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Coffeere [2015-06-14 07:50:03 +0000 UTC]

i want those brushes omg

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Thewhirlwindmaster In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 06:34:24 +0000 UTC]

This would be so helpful if I had photoshop  

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WhiteFreak14 In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 06:11:42 +0000 UTC]

How to draw in Splatoon style according to Tammy:

Step 1. Draw your art.

Congratz! Now paint it!

(note: this is not a hate message, but a simple joke I hope you find amusing)

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AsrinaKittyArtest In reply to ??? [2015-06-14 06:00:56 +0000 UTC]

💙If only I had tumblr...Whateves!!!!! All I need Is my kindle fire and my magic finger! Also I'm getting digital art lessons from school, so now I will release my inner digital art spirit in no time!!! And now I know how to draw this too! Thanks!🐈

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ChibiRosey In reply to ??? [2015-06-11 16:56:58 +0000 UTC]

This is a awesome tutorial! Is it possible if you could making tutorials like these?

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TamarinFrog In reply to ChibiRosey [2015-06-11 17:16:38 +0000 UTC]

I'd be happy to. Just need to decide what and find time.

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CoolestNinja1242 In reply to ??? [2015-06-11 16:20:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tip with the magic wand! I was wondering why it wouldn't select all of the same color! Stay fresh!

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ReaperroseHaunted In reply to ??? [2015-06-11 14:48:16 +0000 UTC]

I tried to follow your tutorial but with Paint Tool Sai. This was as close as i could. reaperrosehaunted.deviantart.c…

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TamarinFrog In reply to ReaperroseHaunted [2015-06-11 15:32:56 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, nice! Keep practicing and it will be even better.

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JacyA [2015-06-11 13:16:27 +0000 UTC]

I was the person from tumblr who asked, thank you so much for this! I didn't even see this until I've checked your blog again today
And since you use Adobe Photoshop CS5 I guess I'll just have to implement some features to SAI since that's what I use.
Thanks once again! :')

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TamarinFrog In reply to JacyA [2015-06-11 13:19:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh neat! No problem, it was a lot of fun and I even made a better brush thanks to this. And yeah, I use PS so I can't help with SAI. Hopefully you can imitate some of these tips and tricks there. 

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JacyA In reply to TamarinFrog [2015-06-11 13:25:21 +0000 UTC]

That's fine, you explained Step 5 + 6 so well that I can probably do it in SAI when I find the right brush settings, heck

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