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As promised part 2 of my tutorial

*Its a huuuggggeee file, so please allow time for it to load >_<*

This is the gradient shading part, I think this is what most people asked for but it continues on from the lineart tut.

Once again please excuse the typos, I was never very good at English. Whoops...

Any questions feel free to ask, I don't bite


Artwork (c) Me
Pose (c) Goodbye-kitty975
Image can be found here [link]
Lineart: [link]
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Comments: 101

Ilyana88 In reply to ??? [2016-02-23 22:43:42 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply but yes, I have CS5 now and from what I remember everything should roughly be the same

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carlamlightel [2013-12-18 14:44:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you for you help

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Ilyana88 In reply to carlamlightel [2013-12-19 22:28:08 +0000 UTC]

not a problem, I hope you find it useful

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Rudywolf [2013-08-30 01:16:40 +0000 UTC]

hello! im a new user of adobe photoshop (cs2) and i dont know how to use it, will you teach me? (i know how to use sai and paint and all but cs2 wont let me draw anywhere)

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Ilyana88 In reply to Rudywolf [2013-11-17 23:31:34 +0000 UTC]

Hi, Sorry for the late reply, I have been travelling and only just returned. Anyway if you still need any help just let me know and I will see what I can do, I use CS5 but it should be similar.Β 

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Alisusi [2013-06-13 17:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thank you for the great tutorial!

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ChineseFightinMuffin [2012-12-27 14:28:21 +0000 UTC]

I will definitely be checking this out, I just got my first ever tablet for Christmas and am in dire need of help.
If I do have any questions when I go to practice however will be sure to ask. I have CS6 ^^

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Ilyana88 In reply to ChineseFightinMuffin [2012-12-27 15:06:06 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the new tablet! I am sure you are going to be glued to it now Yes just give me a shout if you get stuck, if you have had previous version of photoshop you will find CS6 easy enough to use.

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ChineseFightinMuffin In reply to Ilyana88 [2012-12-27 15:18:37 +0000 UTC]

I've never done really any thing on photoshop prior. xD So my skills are very very basic at the moment but I'm willing to learn I gotta get some sleep but first thing in the morning I'm gonna start practising so if I have any questions I'll be sure to ask. Thank you so so much for the time and patience it took to make this tutorial.
That horse looks super cool!!

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TwixleWing [2012-04-21 21:08:05 +0000 UTC]

I would do this, but when I make a layer for some reason I cant color on it!

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Winkiiie [2012-01-01 21:25:45 +0000 UTC]

This will help so much!

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Streakerz [2011-12-20 05:15:39 +0000 UTC]

what program do you use? photoshop CS? xD

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CriminalSpirit [2011-04-07 05:02:46 +0000 UTC]

I've been drooling over this for days now . I'm pretty good at shading in traditional but my digital shading skills fail. I tried to follow it, and it's explained exceptionally well if I might add, but I have a question or two...
I use PSE and I was doing ok until the step where you add the markings and use the pen tool. I've tried several things but I'm not sure if PSE has the tool I need or if I can't find it correctly. I tried using the lasso tool as a supplement for it makes it look so unclean and shaky.
Did I do a bad job explaining, or could you help by chance?

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Vanylli [2010-12-19 08:19:39 +0000 UTC]

I owe to you first for the Tutorial it is explained very well and I will try it anyway sometimes

and I hope ΓΌbersetzer it well translates

Many lots of love Vanylli

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SakuraHorses [2009-12-12 13:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Omg Reallt good linework and shading and all! Love it

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Fates-Broken-Wings [2009-08-30 04:27:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I love your technique. I'd certainly use this for my next digital piece ~ Thank you!

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meyohihola123 [2009-08-09 18:29:13 +0000 UTC]

ilYana88 you are the best!!! thank you so much!!

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HailDawn [2009-04-15 06:57:57 +0000 UTC]

Hi there, Just wondering what photoshop you use. You've probably wrote this somewhere up there five times but I cant be bothered to read the whole tutorial till I know what one.lol. It would be great if you could tell me! Thanks.

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Ilyana88 In reply to HailDawn [2009-04-15 22:33:45 +0000 UTC]

I have Adobe photoshop CS and CS3. ^_^ Its very similar to earlier photoshops though.

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HailDawn In reply to Ilyana88 [2009-04-15 23:01:47 +0000 UTC]

okay, thanks.

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everything-works [2009-03-08 08:29:10 +0000 UTC]

okay, i probably sound really stupid but... how did you get the legs to fade black? =/

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Ilyana88 In reply to everything-works [2009-03-10 23:21:47 +0000 UTC]

I used the gradient tool, I made sure it was set to just one colour so it blended with the background. You can use the lasso tool to select the area you want to colour ^_^ I hope that helps!

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sunwingss [2009-01-21 04:13:24 +0000 UTC]

oht his is wonderful!!!!! i really love this!! I just have a question though. on the second step I tried doing that and what happened was that I coloured over the line art so I couldnt see it any more. Like I was trying to colour it green and when I put the green down it went over the linert so I couldnt see it anymore. I followed all of your steps and I cant really figure it out because im new t phtotshop and hope you understand my question.

Thanks for everything though!!!!!

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Ilyana88 In reply to sunwingss [2009-03-10 23:34:49 +0000 UTC]

First of all I am so sorry for the late reply, I have been trying to work my way through a mountain of messages.

Are you using layers? If you arn't then you will be painting directly on top of the lineart but if you do use layers then I guess the layer you are painting on is placed above your outline layer. If you go to your layers box which shows the individual layers you should move your outline layer to the very top, so when you paint on the layers below the outline will still show through.

I hope this is clear enough and it solves your problem, if not let me know and I will try and help you sort this ^_^

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sunwingss In reply to Ilyana88 [2009-03-15 02:17:29 +0000 UTC]

lol Its okay! No problem! I kind of figure that so I understand ^-^

This is very clear thank you so much!!! I get it better now and just one more question, Would you look the outline layer then colour over it?

Thank you so much!! Your very kind

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Leedlpuff [2008-11-16 23:38:06 +0000 UTC]

Do you know any GIMP tutorials for gradient shading??
:{] Mustache

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Ilyana88 In reply to Leedlpuff [2008-11-18 21:58:38 +0000 UTC]

I am not sure to be honest, try googling it. You might find something there, sadly I have never tried gimp before

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Leedlpuff In reply to Ilyana88 [2008-11-19 01:34:08 +0000 UTC]

You should

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AlaskanAngel [2008-11-02 05:37:34 +0000 UTC]

I've given this a try and so far it's going well.... it's starting to finally make sense. Great job!!

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Ilyana88 In reply to AlaskanAngel [2009-01-02 16:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Thats great! Let me know if you need any help with it I hope it turns out well ^_^

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Mikkaw [2008-07-18 23:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Aw thx very helpfull tutorial If u ever have time, plz make a tutorial how you make your manes? How to color them and that stuff ^^ Relly need (a)
But thx any way for the super good tutorials D

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Ilyana88 In reply to Mikkaw [2008-07-23 01:23:25 +0000 UTC]

I will if I have time, I know people always ask

*Losmios has a wonderful tutorial in her scraps which is basically the same way I do it except x10 better!

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XnidaimeXyondaimeX [2008-06-13 18:34:45 +0000 UTC]

how do you know where to shade?? I know your light source
is coming from the right...but is tht where the shading would
be?? Sorry...i'm at a very LOW level of shadingg.

Good 1st pt. of tut!!

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Ilyana88 In reply to XnidaimeXyondaimeX [2008-07-12 22:03:17 +0000 UTC]

Ok, I couldn't quite put this into words very well so I did a little picture for you to help ^_^

Basically you have to imagine the focus point of the picture as 3D (in the picture its the horse)
The further away from the light source the darker it will be (Duuuhhhh )
The parts of the horse which stick out more will be lighter and the more hidden parts of the horse (like the belly) Will be darker.

The picture just shows where I would put the basic shadows/highlights if I had a light source coming from the left. I dug out the same picture I used in the tut ^_^

Ze pic:
[link]

I hope this helps, if you still don't get it just let me know!

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XnidaimeXyondaimeX In reply to Ilyana88 [2008-07-17 17:20:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh! Makes more sense now! Thanks soooo much!!! How are
you soo good at using the pen?? i can't figure out how to work
it!!

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blue-grass [2008-06-09 20:36:13 +0000 UTC]

neat!

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Ilyana88 In reply to blue-grass [2008-07-12 21:28:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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WindlikeHail [2008-04-02 20:30:21 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, i'm gonna try this! It looks awesome and i've been having trouble with my shading!

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Ilyana88 In reply to WindlikeHail [2008-04-08 23:44:22 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait to see what it looks like

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Mohegan567 [2008-03-04 18:40:49 +0000 UTC]

This is very interesting. I'm gonna try it sometimes!

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Ilyana88 In reply to Mohegan567 [2008-03-17 12:40:41 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see what you come up with if you do ^_^

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TheCelestialDemoness [2008-01-18 05:53:08 +0000 UTC]

What does it mean if after I shade in an area that was drawn with the pen tool, then I unselect it and try to make more shading it erases the other one? And doesn't inverse.

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Twilight-Veil [2008-01-13 23:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Once again, a lovely tut!

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Ilyana88 In reply to Twilight-Veil [2008-01-15 14:17:41 +0000 UTC]

Nooo problem, I am just glad I could help

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Twilight-Veil In reply to Ilyana88 [2008-01-16 02:59:29 +0000 UTC]

hehe, you're welcome!

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Mangoe [2007-12-29 06:02:16 +0000 UTC]

so helpful great job!

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Ilyana88 In reply to Mangoe [2007-12-30 00:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^_^ I hope you find use of it sometime!

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Moppal-Yun [2007-11-04 17:03:27 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial it's going to help me a lot, i think^^

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Ilyana88 In reply to Moppal-Yun [2007-11-04 22:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^_^ I would love to see what you come up with!

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Moppal-Yun In reply to Ilyana88 [2007-11-05 17:09:33 +0000 UTC]

i think i'm going to send you a note when i finished the horse i'm working on now with helping me on your tutorial

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