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Published: 2005-07-28 14:57:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 18289; Favourites: 192; Downloads: 3984
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I've been getting lots of positive comments about my coloring.So I whipped up this tutorial for anyone who's interested.
[Update]
I did this tutorial on my dads computer and his weird TFT flat screen that morphed the colors.
That's why the contrast is kind of weak at some spots. I didn't notice until I got back to my
appartment and saw it on my own monitor.
[/Update]
Enjoy!
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Comments: 61
I like this one because it has Sakura... and it will help me with coloring... yah, that too...
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Mind if I ask which version of openCanvas you have?
I still use 1.1, because it's the only free version ~.~ T_T
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I use the latest version. It's only $70.
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Ah~ So beautiful! I hope I'd be able to paint like that <3 Thanks for the tutorial : 3
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Hi! i just want to try out this opencavas, do you know the shortcut key for opencanvas especially radius or resizing the brush by pressing the shortcut key?
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Sorry for the late reply.
I don't know. Usually I have a handful of brushes that I use and then I just switch back and forth depending on what I'm doing at that moment.
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Sorry, triple posted...
My internet can act stupid sometimes...
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Nice tutorial.
But you spelled 'rinse' wrong....
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^_^ *hysterical laughter*
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wont do well on a mouse eh? wat bout on a mouse pad!! im dommed wit tis laptop!!!
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wow. your spelling..
Anyways. Um, no. Mice won't do because what you need is something pressure sensitive, like a wacom tablet. I guess you meant the finger-touchy-thing that's at the bottom of your laptop. It might sense pressure, but mouse-clicks are still registered by the buttons above it.
Honestly, I wouldn't even attempt to do ANY art using one of those XD
..but even if you're doomed with a laptop, you can still buy a wacom and plug it in.
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lol ya i guess! (srry fer my spellin im a very lazy man!) the little laptop mousepad thing i dont think is sensitive fer pressure! i think i do need a tablet fer that! thx
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I hope you don't mind, but what Wacom tablet do you have?
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Wacom Graphire 3 Classic XL
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thanks. Have you heard about the new Cintiq? I thought that Cintiq
was the only one for drawing but I was wrong.
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I haven't =o
I had a smaller wacom before, and I figured I could get a bigger one once it broke.. but the darn
thing never broke, lol.
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heehee, I'm glad you like it ^^
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Great tutorial! I honestly know nothing about CGing and i've tryed to learn, but failed, and not owning photoshop is kind of a downfall since EVERYTHING is always about photoshop, Thanks for making this! the only thing that confused me was: how can you color over the lineart without it dissapearing? I know it has something to do with layers but what is it? *is layer illiterate*
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I rarely use photoshop anymore for my art. I use openCanvas by portalgraphics. It's not as expencive as photoshop and it's really powerful
if you own a tablet.
You're right about using layers to color without making the lineart disappear. You can draw stuff in separate layers and each layer can have a different color operation. Like.. if you scan a penned image, you can put that in a layer and set it's operator to "Multiply". This means that everything white will turn transparent, dark colors (the black in the lineart) will stay opaque. Then you create another layer underneath it and you can just color away.
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Wow thanks! yeah I dont have a tablet but when i'm over at my uncles I get to use his, that means i'm learning how to use one so hopefully if I get one i'll already know how to use it 
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Great tutorial!
Lol! I had no idea how to color!I don't really unstand most tutorials I read! This one was pretty clear though!
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Oh really? That's great. I wrote it pretty quickly.. like 1 o clock in the morning, so I was a bit afraid that it wouldn't make much sence.
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Yup!
and it made sense to me...
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Thanks for the great tutorial. Was sooo much help!^^
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Excellent tutorial- it really helped me out. Thank you for clearing up the different shading and highlight techniques for me- I'll have a much easier time the next time I color something.
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Wow, nice tutorial, I'll take this in count for my future works.
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Oh, I didn't see that it's for Open Canvas, but well, I will someday try that trial version of that software. Anyway, nice tutorial, I'll keep it in my favs.
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Awesome, I've been wondering about your coloring.... now I just need one of those expensive ass tablets.....
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Expensive? Sure.
Worth it? Fuck yeah!
I improved my drawing skills soooo much after I got my first.
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hmm... Now that I really sit and look at it, I would be very interested in a more detailed second tutorial specifically for hair, that's always been a tough spot for me, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it... You could probably combine it with detailing the clothes and stuff...
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Although, I don't think I'm good enough at doing hair to be telling other people how to do it
I'm still trying to get better at it
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haha, Yeah... I can imagine, but it's not a matter of worth it or not for me, more just if it's possible (which it isn't). I just use too much gas and too much cell phone to come up with $3-400 of spendable cash...
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Wow, that looks incredible. Shading each layer individually never even ocurred to me; I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks for sharing.
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