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amourali β€” Realistic Hair Tutorial

Published: 2013-05-25 18:18:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 11967; Favourites: 482; Downloads: 118
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Description Because everyone keeps asking for one, and I'm sitting through a long, boring 8 hours of work. I had some spare time, to say the least.

I hope this is at least a little helpful, if not just giving everyone insight as to how I paint my manes and tails.

If you do use my technique, I would love to see your work. :3

Credits are on the image, however...
Horse - ~LRG-Photography
Pre-cut - ~Dressage-lover

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amourali In reply to ??? [2017-04-02 19:29:10 +0000 UTC]

I am very glad it was helpful to you!! Beautiful image, thank you so much for sharing it with me.

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Ahhhrora [2014-12-16 23:03:12 +0000 UTC]

Would this work for fur/strands of fur too?

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amourali In reply to Ahhhrora [2014-12-16 23:26:20 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely! I've used it for painting a wolf's fur before. (:

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dauntss [2014-09-08 18:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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howrsegurl [2014-08-28 00:40:25 +0000 UTC]

You. You are a complete lifesaver!!!

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amourali In reply to howrsegurl [2014-08-28 00:52:20 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh glad to hear it!!

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Gnocchi7 [2014-06-16 07:47:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the tutorial. It was really helpful. I used it here: [Link]

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amourali In reply to Gnocchi7 [2014-06-19 15:59:28 +0000 UTC]

I am so glad you found it helpful, looks great! Thank you for sharing! (:

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HevonenStudios [2014-03-09 19:29:47 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!

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MiszD [2014-03-07 20:02:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks to your tutorial I was able to draw this
miszd.deviantart.com/art/DaD-0…

Although I have tried to draw the mane too. But after 2 times it still doesn't look like how mane should be drawn I think. It looks so terrible that I don't wanna upload it on DA xD

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amourali In reply to MiszD [2014-03-07 21:14:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow it looks great!!


And haha no worries, I find I often have to paint it a couple of times before i'm satisfied. (:

Thank you so much for sharing!

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MiszD In reply to amourali [2014-03-08 09:12:20 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome I will show you again when it is finished Λ†Λ†

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L-imitless [2013-11-27 18:36:24 +0000 UTC]

fav.me/d6vucuu Thanks so much for providing this!!

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PaintedByDesign [2013-11-18 01:27:00 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU. This is the first one that gives me the general realistic hair idea that I was looking for. Haha!

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Poisons-Kiss [2013-11-06 06:11:26 +0000 UTC]

Β thank you so muchΒ for the watch! I'll try not to disappoint you

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amourali In reply to Poisons-Kiss [2013-11-06 15:45:51 +0000 UTC]

You won't. :3

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Poisons-Kiss In reply to amourali [2013-11-06 15:56:33 +0000 UTC]

...I don't understand! I posted this on someone's page. Not here.


Is DA spazzing out for anyone else??

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amourali In reply to Poisons-Kiss [2013-11-06 16:00:53 +0000 UTC]

Aha I have to admit I was a little confused...

But not so far for me.

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Poisons-Kiss In reply to amourali [2013-11-06 16:03:12 +0000 UTC]

haha yeah. This is so bizarre. It keeps doing weird things to me.

Lucky.

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welshdreamvalley [2013-10-10 12:15:42 +0000 UTC]

Here is my second attempt by using this tutΒ welshdreamvalley.deviantart.co…

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welshdreamvalley [2013-10-02 03:46:36 +0000 UTC]

I use photoshop Elements would the radius thing be angle? That's all I have on my program... Also do you paint over the acutal tail, or cut it out/?

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amourali In reply to welshdreamvalley [2013-10-02 14:34:05 +0000 UTC]

I stated the radius constantly through my tutorial. xD

And I paint over the actual tail because I try to stick to the natural shape, as well as I grab the colours to paint the tail with from the original tail itself.

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welshdreamvalley In reply to amourali [2013-10-02 16:28:24 +0000 UTC]

I must have mis-read it somewhere... I don't have the radius thing on my program, and I ususally start with 5px brush for the bases side... I have to try this tequince though, even though it would be lot more trail and error with me since mouse track-pad is hard lol. I ususally use the three spot brush since was easier. I would use this in my next personal picture.

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DuchessILoveYou [2013-08-19 14:45:53 +0000 UTC]

I will be trying this thank you! And I will post it!

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BlueGrasses [2013-08-09 01:04:54 +0000 UTC]

My first try, what do you think:Β bluegrasses.deviantart.com/art…

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amourali In reply to BlueGrasses [2013-08-09 01:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Considering that it's your first try, I think it turned out awesome! Keep practicing and they will all be great haha.

Are you satisfied with it? :3

And thank you for sharing!

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BlueGrasses In reply to amourali [2013-08-09 02:21:08 +0000 UTC]

I am, i think i did alot better then i thought it would, a the end i read the thing that said that you had to smudge it after every color i didnt do that and didnt feel like going over so i just kinda smudge the top of it... But thank you for making it! And your welcome!

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Lynelle13 [2013-08-04 02:41:36 +0000 UTC]

when you smudge each step... what size and strength do you do it?

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amourali In reply to Lynelle13 [2013-08-06 02:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Between 3-5% opacity, generally 5.5px fuzzy brush.

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Lynelle13 In reply to amourali [2013-08-09 18:37:41 +0000 UTC]

great! thank you! this is working out well for me!

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lynnthegreat [2013-07-27 17:09:25 +0000 UTC]

WOW, you are really good at this!!I will definitely try this out on my manips! THANKYOU!!!

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amourali In reply to lynnthegreat [2013-07-27 17:23:05 +0000 UTC]

Of course! I hope it turns out well for you. (:

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luminaret [2013-05-26 02:47:06 +0000 UTC]

OMFG YAY THANK YEW SO MUCH

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MaidenStar [2013-05-26 02:31:45 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait to try it out! ^^

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MaidenStar In reply to MaidenStar [2013-05-27 00:59:15 +0000 UTC]

One question: is GIMP's 'fuzzy brush' a soft brush?

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amourali In reply to MaidenStar [2013-05-27 04:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Yes! Like I mentioned in the tutorial, it only has 0.5 hardness.

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MaidenStar In reply to amourali [2013-05-27 20:21:44 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...but I use Photoshop, and the smallest I can go is a 1px brush. >.<

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amourali In reply to MaidenStar [2013-05-27 20:27:49 +0000 UTC]

Well I mean, I start with a 3px brush and just scale it from there, the lowest being a scale of 0.3, so that's pretty much a 1px brush. xD

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MaidenStar In reply to amourali [2013-05-28 04:02:08 +0000 UTC]

Oooh! I see! Well, here's my first attempt using your amazing tut here. [link]
I'm definitely going to work on perfecting this!

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amourali In reply to MaidenStar [2013-05-28 04:19:41 +0000 UTC]

That looks really good!! Well done!
And it for sure will take practice, but you're off to an amazing start. <3

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MaidenStar In reply to amourali [2013-05-28 04:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It really means a lot to me for a professional like you to encourage me. As I'm writing this I'm already starting out my second try. ^^

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MiddysGraphics [2013-05-25 22:57:49 +0000 UTC]

8DD YAAAAAY!!!!!!

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jasmine-autumn [2013-05-25 21:05:52 +0000 UTC]

Just to clarify, you use a laptop trackpad, yes? If so, do you have any tips on keeping your strokes steady?

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amourali In reply to jasmine-autumn [2013-05-25 21:36:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes I do. Honestly, I know this isn't helpful, but it just takes practice.
Other than that... When you're painting the lines of the hair, don't do it slowly - quick motions will make it smoother.

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jasmine-autumn In reply to amourali [2013-05-26 02:52:15 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks--I figured it'd be hard to put it into words, but I'll have to practice and see

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iwannabeadino [2013-05-25 19:19:19 +0000 UTC]

omg an ali tutorial!!!! instantly a fav v_v >> <<

:3 <3

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hairama [2013-05-25 19:03:29 +0000 UTC]

A TUTORIAL WEWT! MUST FOLLOW!!!

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FallingFromSky [2013-05-25 18:28:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for doing this! I was dying to know how you did such gorgeous and realistic looking hair! <3 I'll try it out in my next manip! :3

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amourali In reply to FallingFromSky [2013-05-25 18:30:18 +0000 UTC]

Ehe for sure! And I'm curious to know how it turns out for you. :3

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FallingFromSky In reply to amourali [2013-05-25 18:38:58 +0000 UTC]

I'll let you know when I use it! c:

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