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Sorry for the huge file
By the way, something I forgot to mention in the tutorial. A lot of people say "why don't you just put the figures in on top of the background?" I guess this is a valid way to do it, but for me, I find that the figures end up looking like they're floating in the environment. If you're going for an animation-cel look, fine, but if you're painting both in the same style I think it's worth the extra time to paint it all on the same layer. That way they're sewn into the scene, not patched on top.
Thanks for all the support guys
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Once again, great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you for this tutorial! It's helped me understand and realize a lot about environment painting - I think I can go along with more confidence (and a lot less layers) in my drawing and painting now ^-^
Take care! And thanks again!
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this is very useful thank you,
i was wondering, would you by any chance know why photoshop saves pictures so their colour becomes dulled, i keep drawing things with bright vivid colours but when i look at them as a jpeg or on Deviantart, they are dulled in colour and every thing becomes off. 
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Mine does that too. Can't help you, sorry, but I'm going to get my comp looked at soon to see if there's anything I can do about it. In the meantime I just increase the saturation and adjust the colors slightly on most of my pictures to get them closer to what they looked like when I painted them. (Use "save for web", it does the exact same thing but at least you can see a preview of the image before it saves.)
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oh i see, cool i'll use the safe for web thing next time then 
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I have a question about lineart/sketches. It looks like you initially just paint over the lineart, but do you eventually delete the layer? Or do keep it as a subtle part of the painting?
Thanks for the advice!
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I tend to block in colors under the sketch and then merge before I begin painting.
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Oh, okay. So it kind of becomes a part of the painting, right? Thanks again.
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really really really really useful! I'll try to remember your advices!!
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I absolutely love this tutorial! This is the first explanation of "environments" that I feel is comprehensive and applicable. Something practical that I can really understand and put to use. Thanks!!
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I totally needed a tutorial just like this. Thank you! ^^
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Amazing tutorial here! Thank you SO much.
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No, this is painted on one layer.
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ahh cool tyvm for this tutorial I've gotten some really good tips, your're a really good artist I love all your work
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I referenced your tutorial for a pic I just finished: [link]
There's definitely a lot I need to work on as this was my first time ever doing a drawing like this, but I did find your tutorial helpful. Just wanted to let you know XD Thanks~!
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It seems like you put a lot of work and thought into this--and I love that you use "environment" and not "background". So many people forget the where-matters-just-as-much-as-who rule, myself included.
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I love this tutorial! I applied it to the classic "draw a sphere" exercise, and it worked out well...much better than I'd have done with multiple layers, I think. It also has a paintlike effect that I enjoy.
What exactly is the animation-cel look? Is that sorta the CG anime type?
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It's usually a painted or illustrated static background with cel-shaded figures and active objects on top. Like in Scooby Doo. You know how you can always tell which book the bad guy is going to pick up because it's drawn in cel like the characters.. 
And hey, your sphere came out great, I'm glad it helped
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Awww, thanks.
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It gets to be one fluid motion after a while. I've seen some of my friends set a button on their stylus to the dropper so they can click and paint, but I just set mine to a convenient key and tap it all the time
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This'll be helpful for when I tackle my fear of drawing my characters in anything but an endless void
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This helps a lot, I hate that I'm one of those people who never puts backgrounds...err environments in my...things, so right now I'm forcing myself to do this whole thing with a real environment and I plan on adding at least some semblance of a world around my characters. I was actually doing some of these things unconsciously already which is a good sign I think, ha ha.
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oh and I thought to add my photoshop does that too, it makes me mad because I have this certain idea for how the finished thing will look and then it goes and dulls it up. boo!
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Hi, I've featured this in the #digitalmedia chat title - it's nicely laid out and very informative
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Fantastic, thank you for taking the time to do this! I'm just getting the hang of "one layer, one brush!" myself, and it really is worth the extra care and detail. Tutorials like this have helped me immensely.
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Amazing tutorial, these are the kind of tips I've been searching for the past few months.
I'm really happy to have stumbled upon your tutorials, because they answer those secret questions that newbies always ponder.
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This is really one of the best tutorials I've ever read.
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I love your mentality and technique with digital painting! I'm super duper shaky on backgrounds and their relationships with the subject of the picture, but this definitely helps <3 Thanks for making this tutorial~
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Very helpful, I'm definately gonna try this!
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I kinda want to start doing some digital painting.
Thanks for the tips!
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Holy crap!
the dynamic opacity is what I've been missing! Its like...painting. I can blend stuff..and things and slfkaieifhdskfh!!!!!!1111
Hopefully I never stop learning new things about photoshop. It would make moments like this less enjoyable.
I got a tablet years ago and it never worked like I thought it should...and now it does (well it does the same thing it always did, but now I'm more fully utilizing it)
YAY!!!!!
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Great tutorial, and you have a great view/opiniom about environments. I totally agree.
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A very nicely written, informative and clear tutorial. Even for a noob like me, I understood it
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This is very helpful and in-depth tutorial
I also agree about blending the characters into the enviroments, not just some background you put behing. It's also help to sets the atmosphere too
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What a wonderful tutorial! Even though you didn't teach step by step, it was still very informative. It's good information to keep in mind when making a picture. It will be very helpful indeed. Thank you for taking the time to write it for us! Hopefully if I follow it I'll be able to make amazing art like yours. ^_^
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great great tutorial, thanks so much for uploading it!
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It is mind-boggling that you use one layer! And the painting is great.
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Amazing, wonderful tutorial! I certainly learned alot
And aerial perspective is my favourite type of perspective too
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haha, I might have fudged the term, that sounds more correct.
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I cannot believe you only use one layer! I'm a total layer whore! I'm the type of person who uses a separate layer for freckles alone 
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It's a leap, because you have to commit, but I find it a time-saver in the end. (it also makes PS run a lot faster!)
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Great tutorial! I really enjoyed reading it and it's made me want to try out digital painting again
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This was so much fun to read. I loved reading the explanations for the reasons why you did certain things.
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gah this is amazingly helpfullll <33 I cant wait to try it out! 8D thanks for sharing C: <33
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A great tutorial. I little long to read through, but you hit everything and with a very good sense of what should be done.
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