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Published: 2006-03-19 19:45:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 35770; Favourites: 228; Downloads: 1374
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Remember that I've been doing this for 5 years or so. If it takes you 4 years to master this, you'll still be faster than me.I know some people don't dig pregnant women. Pardon the mind-scar if you're one of them. It works well here because the 'roundness' is an indicator of lighting direction. Plus this was my best-shaded picture at the time, and lot of people were wondering how I did it, and I just didn't feel like doing a new picture for the sake of tutorial.
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I'll admit with so many pregnant women on Deviantart drawn expressly for the fetishism behind their condition, it's hard for me to look at a lot of them in artwork anymore and not go, "Oh, geeze." Because a pregnant woman on Deviantart is often not -just- a pregnant woman anymore. She's there for a totally different reason. But I'm letting this one slide without using that kind of judgement because of the shading method you used. I'm going to try it out because the skin just has this painterly feel about it that I'm trying to capture in my own portraits. It looks very realistic, but stylized at the same time. I -love- it. The only issue I might have is that it's hard to keep my base colors on the same layer as my sketch. Usually when I do that something gets warped and it's annoying to try and fix it to where it looks nice again. Then again...it probably would help loads if I'd just learn how to use the lasso tool instead of coloring everything manually, lmao.
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It's always fine to put a bunch of stuff on different layers. Sometimes if I'm not sure about a change I'm about to make, I'll put it on a new layer. Photoshop has a nice option where you can select an area, then go to Layer>new fill layer>solid color, and you'll get a paintable layer that you can change colors any time.
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i wish you had it for windows but i might get a mac so i can use this.
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I'm actually on Windows now. Photoshop works on both, but this guide could still be used with other programs that have similar paint tools
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very, VERY impressive. i should try this sometime
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I'm just going over this again, and I must say I really really like it. If I had studied this a lot in the past, I think my current style would be drastically different.
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I think this is the most awesom shading tutorial ever.
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Thank you for the EXTREMELY insightful shading tut. I was looking for something close to what I do already, but more and you definately presented the answer. Great work!
And I really do like how you used a pregnant lady for the shading reference. It helps to show how skin is shaded according to it's shape; whether round or elongated.
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Now that's nice to hear. I've been thinking about doing more tutorials but, for a moment, wasn't sure if anyone would look at them
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You're quite welcome 
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Maybe I'll take screenshots of my progress on the next picture, then make a video from it and explain stuff. Easier that way. My methods are really strange - sometimes I start with several reference pictures, manipulating them together in photoshop or outlining parts to get a shape; sometimes I start with a few colors; sometimes I start with a messy outline or skeleton that I mold into a complete figure (which I did with the picture above). Think I'll just explain the pictures one by one
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that's your best bet i assume. Yeah, i think the skeleton frame on might be the easiest to explain since it give the audience a concrete example of what to do. ypu. but it's your choice. good luck withit and all
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you are god of shading now. thanks for help.
why is everyone so bothered with this? it's a pregnant lady. it's how they were born.
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Seems like it was just one or two people. They'll be dealt with
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Deffinately impressive how a bit of shading can turn a unique image into an astounding one. Gonna ad this to my favs list so I know where your tutorial is at. Nicely done
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This was very helpful! I used it on a new piece, you should check it out, it's wg/bbw stuff.
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Thank you very much, I have never quite "got" hair shading, I think this helped, a little! And the picture is very cool.
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Glad to help. I'll talk more about hair and object shading if I do another tutorial - guess I just concentrated on skin shading in this one.
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*+ watches to make sure she doesn't miss potential other tutorial*
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This is a great tutorial, too bad I can't draw
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Wow... this is pretty damn detailed, man. I'm completely new to photoshop, and I don't use it for drawings, but still this was awesome. Thanks for making this, it's answered a few questions I didn't even know I had.
Oh, and to counter all the other weirdos... I'd take her out to an all-you-can-eat buffet in a heartbeat. ^^ She'd be a lovely girlfriend.
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Just my urge to add a little 'oh God no' to everything I do
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AWESOME!! I will be using this technique very soon!
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heh I remember this pic, I totally couldn't figure out how you did such a great linless piece, and was really curious as to how y'did it ^^ this is quite a nice thing t'find
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Awesome tutorial Zareste. I look up to you on all your drawings. How is the game going?
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Heh, still haven't gotten the hang of Java programming, so I'm hardly past square one. I just have the description page up so if anyone wanted to create the game, they'd have a blueprint. Glad the tutorial is useful
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I personally dont have a problem with the pic.
Its a great tutorial, and after reading it I have a slightly better understanding of the monster that is photoshop.
~thanks
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Ah, glad to hear it. I was nervous I'd have to disable comments for a moment there
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Guess you'll have to cry yourself to sleep them
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