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ZenithOmocha — Omocha's Mega Cell Shading Step by Step
Published: 2012-03-16 16:19:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 171156; Favourites: 8255; Downloads: 5709
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EDIT:1. I know I twisted her pose too much, and her right leg looks like it's broken. :"D But this is not a pose tutorial, so focus on the coloring and other things, ok? ^^/
2. I made a little mistake while typing: On the last picture before Step3, I said 'put them all in one layer'. It should be 'put them all in one folder' there.
And thank you all for the support. ^^/
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Warning: Super duper giant file. OTL
As I was asked by some people to make some kind of tutorials. So this is one way of coloring I can show you.
I don't want to make too many deviations at a time so, please be patient with this long ass 'Step by step'.OTL
And here is the bigger finished version of the picture:
I hope it helps somehow. ;n;a
I will try working on some other styles' step by step, if there are requests in the future. /o/
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I have a question to ask for picture panel 4.
since the layer in order is
-lineart
-overlay/background
-sketch
in which layer do i select with wand tool for the unwanted zone?
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this is really helpful! Thank you! *u* One question though, is there a reason why we need a random colour as the main base before colouring it? Why shouldn't we colour directly on the lineart? I'm really new at this so I hope that it's not a stupid question lol but good work with the tutorial! 8'D
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Hi! ^^/ To answer your questions:
1. The random main base color is to define the coloring zone that all other colors will be in. If you don't have that base you won't be able to use Layer clip feature.
2. Coloring on the lineart will mess with the lineart's color. It's just harder to control and fix that way.
The best way for you to understand why and why not, is to try out this tutorial directly. You'll see the differences more easily that way. C:
Good luck! ^^/
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also, Happy Birthday!!! :'D Hope that you're having a great day and enjoying your time 
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You're more than welcome! And thank you so much! 
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I was trying it out earlier and it really did help a lot! there are so many little things that I didnt notice ashdkaj thanks so much for your reply and help! you're amaaaazing ;////;
thanks again!
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Oh my, learned quite a few new things from this! Thankies :3
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Wonderful
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I really needed to learn how to get started on digital coloring and I think this will really help me. Thank you :3
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Very great tutorial on technique and how to achieve the effects!
I was wondering if you had (or knew of) a tutorial on the actual shading (in terms of shape of light and shadows, lighting direction, etc.) I've always noticed that manga style cel-shading looks a little different from normal shading and I can't quite figure it out when I try to achieve it.
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such kick ass coloring x___X;;
BTW leg doesnt look broke... my legs twist like that xD
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Did u do this one using both SAI and PS .Anyway,Thank u so much.I got a digital tablet few weeks ago,but had no idea how to colour in PS.I think I am getting some idea from ur tutorial.
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Yes I did. It's written very clearly which part is SAI and which part is PS. C:
And good luck to you.
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The most eye-opening tutorial I've ever had for such a long time. Finally we got an answer on the eternal question "HOW DID YOU DO THAT??" XD
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Perfection.
Yes. * Q *
I think it's too early for me to learn this style.
LOLOLOLOL. XD
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omg sobbing at your perfection rn
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* 7 * ooooh so this is how omo works. /should do lazy shading because of big file sizes
though i would use a layer mask on the group layer ahaha /flees
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Lol I am too lazy for layer mask.
But yeah I think lazy shading is just best for cell shading lol.
I haven't tried it with other shading styles. And I don't think it works for other styles either lol.
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Lol what's with that reaction Sona? XD;
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the face says it all...
LOL
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aldkjfdkf Q 7 Q such a masterpiece and so quick too!! u//v//u
I love the way you color <3
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Lol this is actually not the way I normally color.
But thank you Shii! /o/
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Wow, thanks! I've been looking for something to help me get started on digital properly and this is a nice, straightforward way of explaining some suggested steps! Though i don't have SAI, I'm sure I can work my way around in Photoshop! Thanks again!
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Thanks! I'm bad at coloring digitally, so this will surely help. And I love the way you color, it has that sort of edgy comic cover feel to it! Keep up the good work!
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Omg! Thank you! I've been wanting to know why/how people would use the gray shading. I tried but always failed. so I gave up on it.. T AT"
thank you again!! ~
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ohhhh my goodness, you beautiful person you. thank you so much xD this was more than helpful! <333
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pretty neat and easy to follow.
Thanks for making this.
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This was very helpful, thanks for making it!
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o man. i could use this good job on the tutorial!
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Ohh, this is so so perfect! It looks like it took a loong time to make though
Thank you so much, I'll definitely use it in the future!
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Oh just a question. In the last picture of your tutorial and in the final, your character has like lines on her jacket and shorts . If you don't mind me asking, how exactly did you get that effect.
And another question: Do you outline your shading so it looks like it stands out because it's really cool looking and I've been trying to figure out how to do that for a while, actually.
Thanks for a great tutorial anyway <3
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1. I added the texture for the coat's and shorts' layers (Using the Texture box as shown in the screencap right before step4). You need to have that SAI texture installed to use that method btw. You can look up for SAI textures and tutorials about how to install them on the internet.
2. Yes, I kinda outlined it, with Wet edge option, and the 2nd darker shading color. (2nd and 3rd screencaps of step 4). After locking the shading layer, I just simply added the darker shade color where I want near the outline areas, without worrying it will go outside. C:
I hope it helps. o/<3
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Fff so useful! Thank u s o muhfor going through all the steps. I see some tutorials where they just are very vague and i get lost really easily. But yours is so in depth is really easy to follow and super useful!
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