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Published: 2016-03-06 16:27:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 55691; Favourites: 3914; Downloads: 952
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Download for the full resolution → →UPDATE 2:
Just realized you can pin stuff to change it's hue and saturation too, which is pretty cool! So I added a separate section explaining pinned layers to include that.
UPDATE:
- Changed the info on the Ctrl + Arrow key shortcut under Transform & Move, wich wasn't completely correct.
- Added a way to make big gradients (near the bottom)
- Added some info about resolution/dpi, which a lot of people have wrong (under the gradient tip)
- Also added SAI's logo at the top because it looks nice yey
This is getting so long oh god. I think I should split it into a few tutorials :')
As promised, here's my tutorial of SAI things! I know there're a lot of SAI tutorials out there already. But I noticed (specially with the shortcuts) that a lot of them are missing some stuff others have, so I decided to make one myself with everything I can think of so you can have it in only one tutorial instead of many. So if you know something useful that isn't here, please let me know so I can add it!
It's BIG and maybe I write a lot trying to explain things haha, but hope you can give it a look because I think some stuff here are really handy to know.
Btw, English is not my first language so sorry in advance if there're any grammar mistakes!
OTHER PEOPLE'S TUTORIALS TO COMPLEMENT
The Basics: Get to know the program interface and what tools do
Tool Settings: Explains everything you need to know about drawing tools' settings
Linework Layer / Vector: Useful tutorials to understand better how the Linework layers work and how to use them
Custom Brushes: SAI brushes aren't as fancy as Photoshop ones, but you can still customize them to an extent
And I guess that's everything! Hope you find this useful. More like, please find this useful so I didn't spend so many hours and energy writing this in vain lmao. Can I sleep now?
Other tutorials and step by steps I made:
Simple Coloring Tutorial - Part 1 // Simple Coloring Tutorial - Part 2
Foliage Steps
Soap Bubbles Steps
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Comments: 175
Glad you found it useful! ;v;/
I do all my lineart on a normal layer. The Linework layer mode is so you can edit lines by "dragging" them, as well as changing their size and that like vectors, but because of that it gives you a little less control over them when drawing them with your tablet. Imo it's more useful only when you're doing stuff like background which require a lot of straight lines or if you're using a mouse, otherwise I find normal layers the best for character lines.
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Oooohhhh, I see! I never thought of backgrounds smhsmh
Thank you sooooooooooooo much for the advice, I'm an absolute newbie when it comes to art! *secretly adds you to the awesome and helpful artist list*
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Amazing Tutorial! I'll definitely keep this in my notes.
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this is really helpful, i learned a lot, thank you.
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You really don't know how much I love you for doing this :v You're awesome!!!
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omg this is soooo useful!!!
I've been using sai for a long time but there are still some tricks/tools I don't aware of prior to reading this tuts lol!
Thanks so much!
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I have a question: If I want to move only a little part and use the selection tool for this, can I also move the clipped layers with it? I tried it out but it doesn't work... I think I'm doing something wrong :'D
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Not that I know of, sadly ;v; I want this to be an option too since it'd bee so useful sometimes haha, but I couldn't find a way to do it yet
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i dont print much of my art, so im not totally sure if this question is relevant, but;
would you recommend setting the canvas size by cm or by pixels? does it make much difference?
im sorry ive never thought about this until you mentioned it in this tutorial! now im really curious~
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It makes zero difference if the size of the canvas ends up being the same. If you're not going to print, setting it on pixels is easier imo, since that way you only chose one thing (the size in pixels) instead of two things (the size in cm and resolution).
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thank you very much! this makes it very clear to me (:
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Okey,pixels don't give quality, so if i make a canvas qith the size in pixels, after finishing the drawing i have to change to cm no?
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Using cm or inches for canvas sizes is only relevant if you're going to print it. You don't actually "change" the canvas' size from pixels to cm or inches or anything like that, the size is always the same, pixels/cm/inches are just different measurement units to measure the same thing. It's like measuring a physical object in cm and then in inches, it changes nothing of the object, but there are still several measurement units you can use since sometimes you're more familiar with one or the other.
So no, after finishing the drawing, nothing you can do will make the quality better than it already is. Changing it to cm will only change how the size measurement shows to you, not the actual size.
Hope that made some sense!
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Okey, thanks!
I work with pixels, and maybe i print some things, but i still need to learn a bit more about this, so i'll keep working with that
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This looks so helpful! Should save for future sai usage :3
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yesssssss. Seriously, thank you for this. This whole time, I've had this idea that more dpi on pixels = better quality and I'm so done. lol
Thank you for debunking that idea for me. I love this! Your efforts have not gone to waste!
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That so nice you did this even if I don't use SAI that's really helpful for people who begin and don't understand a thing on those things
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So helpful! But what's the shortcut for redo and undo..? XD
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i think its ctrl + z for undo and and ctrl + y for redo. That's what mine is.
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Yes thanks XD I managed to figure it out while looking in the "keyboard Shortcuts" thingy...
Boi, I can't believe I forgot such a basic thing... XDDD
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You have to make them yourself. Mine is backspace though.
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It's ok 
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I didn't know about the border feature ! Thanks a lot !
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This is super helpful dude, how did I never see this before? Thank you for compiling all this together, YOU deserve a cookie!
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I had no idea I could do half of this stuff... THANKS SO MUCH! Really great tutorial ^_^
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I don't use SAI but that doesn't stop this from being truly great, you did an amazing job!
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YOU"RE A GIFT FROM ABOVE, I was just about to look for something like this and it popped up in my notifications
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really great info. Thanks for this it will help loads.
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Wow! Thank you so very much! This is amazingly helpful!
To be honest I just recently learned about the clipping mask! It's amazing!
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Hi there!
A friend recommended your tutorial - after I got SAI as a gift and completely freaked out because its worlds apart from my usual program XD
So thank you a big honest bunch! I'll open it now and hopefully won't feel that lost anymore^^"
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So you only use sai for your awesome drawings? I thought photoshop. And what brushes do you use
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I use the default round brushes mostly c:
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hey,can you tell me how you did with the edges? i want to know it so badly DX
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The gray squares thing? Nothing special, I just made an square in black and some opacity, then copy pasted it a few times with different opacities and made a pattern out of it. No idea if there's a quicker way to do it lol
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no i mean the edge hardness,i have the first version of sai
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Brilliant! There's so much I don't know about SAI and I didn't even know that I didn't know *-*
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