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Published: 2011-02-25 07:21:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 23325; Favourites: 672; Downloads: 874
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[link] to the original.I was going to make a tutorial when I made my last painting, but forgot to save my steps like halfway through. So I made sure to get it right this time. haha
If you use this tutorial you should (don't have to, but it'd be sweet) comment and link to your work down below. It can be a new environment you made yourself, or even the one I made and you kinda just followed along with me. (I don't mind, I'm not going to call you an art thief. Just don't say you made it 100% by yourself because I helped some d: )
Have fun and good luck!
I hope when you see this you are inspired to paint today
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Thanks! I forgot where I learned those effects haha.
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I hope I don't forget, thanks for sharing!
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I really want to start doing more environment painting, and this tutorial was very helpful. Here is what I ended up with.
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Hey, thx a lot for the guide! Here's my try: [link] please take a look, this is realy my first try on painting and I have some problems with the painting and light steps and i wanna know what i did wrong 
thx again!
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Turned out great for your first try! I actually like it
Only thing I can say is add some detail to the things closer up. Less detail as things get farther away. And some change in hue here and there.
Other than that, I think it's great! I love the character silhouette and the red coming off it. Nice touch.
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Thanks!
I've got problems with shading and blending the layers, I can't figure out how to do that. Because of that I dont feel confortable to add more details, so the escape I've got is puting the camera more far from the scene. How can I do that propely? I dont get the "other dynamics brush" part as well.. =/
Thanks for the feedback!
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Assuming you use a tablet, it's really easy. When you have the brush tool selected, hit F5 then look at the sections. One section should be called 'other dynamics.' In that section, change the brush opacity to change by 'pen pressure.' Blend the layers with the brush tool like this. Push down light at first, then down harder towards the end.
If that makes sense.
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Wow this has been so helpful, I never even thought about rotating the canvas for better perspective! I just thought people drew it straight away as it was XD
Thanks for sharing! C:
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this is a great tutorial for beginners! yay
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[link] this turned out so much better than i expected and i can't thank you enough for the tutorial ^^
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I've been looking for new ways to draw and this one looks fun! I never really tried the gradient thing. I'm also nervous to try starting with BW. Woudn't it be hard to color afterwards?
I have been inspired to draw. Maybe I can link it later. 
Thank you for making this.
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Thanks!
Starting in black and white helps contrast and stuff. Gives you nice values. It's a good thing to practice, I think.
But yeah, definitely link the finished piece when you're done
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wow you are my saviour!! REally, u donΒ΄t know how much iΒ΄ve struggled with getting the values down! That gradient technique is so useful, thank you so much for making this!
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I'm glad I could help
Your reaction is why I love doing these, haha.
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You should make more like this, it really helps, especially since alot of artists struggle with their bg:s.
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I probably will. It's my most favorited/viewed piece lol
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A great tutorial that i can really follow up with, thanks helped a lot.
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No problem. Glad I could help out
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Awesome tutorial! I really like the little trick with the 'Find Edges' filter, it gives a great feel to the painting
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Thanks. And yeah, I found it out messing around with filters one day, and it just stuck with me.
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thanks so much for making this! I have never heard of turning the image. Such a great idea!
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Simple things can make a huge impact :3
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This is an amazing tutorial! Thanks so much for it. I'll definitely try to add some of these tips to my process!!!
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Thanks! I hope it helps you out (:
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I really like the way you used the gradient for depth. I will definitely use the technique in the future.
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Recently used this when I made my latest piece! Turned out awesome because of you, thank you (again) man!
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Holy mother of paper. This is amazingly detailed and in-depth. Thank you so much.
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np
I tried to explain as much as possible because I always feel like tutorials leave a lot of details out that could make someone really understand what I did fully.
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I love your compositions. And this tutorial was super helpful
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Awesome and super helpful tutorial, thank you! The grey-gradient tip is genious, I've always struggled with landscapes because I fail to put depth into them... This'll sure sort things out
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awesome tutorial , im probably gonna use at lest the first half of it some day
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Thanks! Yeah, the first half is pretty much the bulk of it. The rest is just how I put in details and stuff like that.
gl!
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