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Vashtastic — Color Tut: Mostly Gradients

Published: 2008-01-13 05:38:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 9985; Favourites: 102; Downloads: 366
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Description Umm... Cell Shading/Gradients

This is the second in a series of tutorials that was made using Adobe Illustrator CS. I hope it helps. It's for Mentoring Month at *AnimeVectorArtists , Check it out.

Tutorial 1 - lineart [link]
Tutorial 2 - color [link]
Tutorial 4 - backgrounds [link]
Tutorial 5 - final touches
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Comments: 28

Uilia [2010-05-13 01:28:32 +0000 UTC]

thank you for your hard work!

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Vashtastic In reply to Uilia [2010-05-15 20:00:22 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!!

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lilvdzwan [2010-02-12 07:35:05 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Your tutorial is featured at #vexelove !

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Vashtastic In reply to lilvdzwan [2010-02-21 07:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ^_____^

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karulox [2009-05-09 23:20:11 +0000 UTC]

thx 4 the tutorial ill do it

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Vashtastic In reply to karulox [2009-05-17 02:00:33 +0000 UTC]

awesome! good luck!

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SojiOkage [2008-01-25 01:16:17 +0000 UTC]

I really like the look of Cell Shading/Gradients. XD

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Vashtastic In reply to SojiOkage [2008-01-26 18:48:53 +0000 UTC]

^____^ yay! my favorite! actually i've been trying to vector like `CrisVector

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SojiOkage In reply to Vashtastic [2008-01-31 03:58:26 +0000 UTC]

You can tell. XD
Wow that person is good. Good luck! I know you will make it there.

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Buuya [2008-01-18 19:30:20 +0000 UTC]

Yay, very helpful! Thanks! I'm slowly attempting to aquanit myself with Illustrator, so this is great

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Vashtastic In reply to Buuya [2008-01-19 17:19:44 +0000 UTC]

nooooooo problem, swing by *AnimeVectorArtists there's a bunch of really good tutorials. *PamzyLove has some really good ones too.

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tinzart [2008-01-14 19:31:02 +0000 UTC]

2 great tutorials Vash, a lot of folks will find these very helpful..

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Vashtastic In reply to tinzart [2008-01-19 17:05:38 +0000 UTC]

thanks ^___^ i'm working on two more lol

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ShimmerSweet [2008-01-14 04:52:58 +0000 UTC]

great tutorial

i'll definitely try your method because your art looks great!

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Vashtastic In reply to ShimmerSweet [2008-01-19 17:04:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Glamrgrl104 [2008-01-14 04:26:50 +0000 UTC]

adobe illustrator hmmm might have to do a free trial with that. Excellent

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Vashtastic In reply to Glamrgrl104 [2008-01-19 17:03:30 +0000 UTC]

if not, inkscape is a free vector program

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sparkpenguin [2008-01-14 02:33:39 +0000 UTC]

gradient tutorial. i am so all over that.

you broke it down pretty intricate, i like how casual the tone was too.

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Vashtastic In reply to sparkpenguin [2008-01-19 17:54:37 +0000 UTC]

sweet, thanks. i try not to get into weird arty technical terms, because i have no idea what people are saying half the time lol.

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il-piccina [2008-01-13 23:31:18 +0000 UTC]

Thats very helpful!

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Vashtastic In reply to il-piccina [2008-01-19 17:54:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i'm glad.

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Freya03 [2008-01-13 19:19:20 +0000 UTC]

yay, this'll be useful

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Vashtastic In reply to Freya03 [2008-01-19 17:50:16 +0000 UTC]

i'm happy

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SethlansKing [2008-01-13 14:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. I've been interested in gradients for the longest and how to use them in Illustrator. Thanks for the tutorial, Vash.

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Vashtastic In reply to SethlansKing [2008-01-19 17:49:21 +0000 UTC]

it's pretty basic, i mean there a lot more you can do, especially with the mesh gradient tool

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SethlansKing In reply to Vashtastic [2008-01-19 18:06:56 +0000 UTC]

Now that tool confuses me. I'll have to tinker with it.

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mikki90 [2008-01-13 07:57:49 +0000 UTC]

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Vashtastic In reply to mikki90 [2008-01-19 17:48:55 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks!

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