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ThreshTheSky — Fur Tutorial (Digital Painting in PS)
Published: 2013-02-22 12:20:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 50477; Favourites: 1433; Downloads: 770
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•If you repost anywhere, please link back to me. There's no need to credit or link back to me if you only apply the instructions/tips of this tutorial to your own work (but adding this to your favorites would be much appreciated if you do so). A link to your work in the comments so I can see how you used it would be awesome.•Some of the steps involve making changes that are so subtle that it's hard to tell the difference between them. I made a gif animation to accompany this tutorial so that it's easier to see the difference between the pictures in each step. It's posted here .
•I tried to be as clear as possible while still keeping things concise. I'm happy to answer questions about anything that's confusing or unclear.
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That looks great so far, especially considering that you don't have much experience working in digital! Great job.
Thanks a lot for the awesome comment. I'm really glad to hear that you found this tutorial useful.
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Ya I'm actually going to go back over his coat and use the dodge and burn tool. I always wondered what the dodge tool was for in ps, lol.
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I couldn't function as a digital artist without dodge and burn. They're really useful tools once you get the hang of using them.
Also, I'd love to see your horse painting when it's finished. If you think of it, maybe you could send me a link when you're done.
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I sure will, thanks for the input, really appreciate the feedback 
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will it work with mostly white-grey animal ? I heard dodge tool doesn't work on white fur
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Absolutely. This can work for any color fur.
Dodge lights the color of the area it's applied to. So it can be used on literally any color except PURE white. And I don't mean like a white cat, which is actually made up of many very, very light shades of other colors. (This tutorial uses a mostly white cat as an example.) So yes, dodge will work on light colored animals.
I hope that helps.
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Thank you, I'll try it on my next picture.
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Hey Thresh, finally got my first try at this tut.... It is tough! My feedback would be.....strand by strand got to be a little daunting as you can see, Tula looks like she needs a good brushing LOL..... Guess there are no shortcuts....practice, practice and practice....[link] Thanks a lot for the tutorial, I'll definitely practice again sometime soon....any additional tips would also be welcome. I did have a lot of fun and would definitely recommend this tutorial to all cat lover artists.
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Sure thing! I'm glad you found it helpful enough to actually be useful. And thank you for including the link to what you did with it! It's really cool to see.
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Sure did find it helpful as well as usefull, Thanks soooooo much! I'll do it again for sure! Always linking to the master, of course!
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I have a cat that's a maine coon and looks just like yours. <3
Great tutorial!
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Aw, really? That's awesome. Maine coons are the best.
Thanks!
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Yes, Indeed. :3
And you're welcome! (You truly are one of the best artists I've ever seen.)
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Glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know.
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Thank you Thresh, this is an awesome tutorial! Everything is so well explained. An elaborate undertaking, but hey....if you want the results, you need to put in the time. Thank you so much for your generosity. Will definitely try it out and let you know how it feels......
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You're very welcome! I'm glad you found it possible to follow. I'd love to see the results if you ever try the technique out. 
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Thank you for making this!! It will help a lot. I love how you showed the tools you need to use and explained everything
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You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that you found it helpful. Thank you for the favorite.
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Ohh wow, thank you so much for the tutorial! Your art is amazing and this tutorial will be useful, I'm sure! Especially because I'm thinking about learning to draw animals now, I'll try to put it into practice.
Just a question, how long approximately does it take you do finish a piece?
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You're welcome. I'm really glad to hear that you find it useful.
I get asked this question all the time but don't really have a good answer. I never bother to time myself and tend to work on things in little spurts over weeks or months. "A really long time" is the best estimate I have. Sorry.
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Haha that's alright. I can imagine it would take an awful long time though, since just the little example patch wasn't even 1/25th of the full pic that you used. Keep up the good work!
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Thanks very much. I'll certainly do my best to.
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Sure thing. I hope it's useful.
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Wow, thanks for writing this tutorial! I always wondered how you paint such gorgeous fur!
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Epic tutorial, just what i needed to be honest, thanks a bunch! Btw, that painting you did of your cat was stunning....
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You're welcome. I'm glad to hear you think it will be useful. And thanks a lot for the watch and comment about the painting I did of my cat.
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Anytime, good artist are worthy of good compliments. Take care
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Cool tutorial
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Haha. Thanks. And come on, I bet you could.
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This is awesome! I will have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing how you do this!
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I hope you find it useful. I'd love to see what you come up with if you end up trying it.
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Cats ftw, thanks! Shud make a gimp one
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You're welcome. I've played around in gimp before but I don't know enough about it to make a good tutorial.
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Maybe I might be of some assistance? Small help ;-=;
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Looks like a very useful tutorial, I will try this out. But you verified our worst fears: There is no easy way to paint realistic fur
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I'm glad you found it helpful. If you do end up trying it out, I'd love to see what you come up with.
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Sure thing. I hope you find it useful.
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Oh, thanks for this! I hope it helps me when I (ever) find time to sit down and try it! It looks very concise!!!
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You're welcome! If you ever do try it, I'd be really interested to see what you come up with.
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Awesome! I'll have to try this some time.
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Thanks! I'd love to see what you make if you ever do.
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You're welcome. I hope it's useful.
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@_@ *could never do this in a billion years* Wow.
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