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[Smiter]

I'm definitely interested in exploring digital colouring/painting. I have seen some really stunning artwork, both anime and non-anime, done in applications like Photoshop.

I usually use ink and pencil to draw/colour, but I would like to really push myself. So, I would like to ask for links to good tutorials I can learn from! I'm especially interested in those that deal with portraits (such as painting skin, hair, clothes). But others such as painting backgrounds etc are also good.

Here's a couple of nice tutorials I found, both by an anime artist on DeviantArt:

Lineart tutorial by Kuridoki

Eye Tutorial by Kuridoki

I'm still sifting through the DA archives at the moment.

Thanks for any help. It would be much appreciated!

[Muttz]

smiter, this tutorial is fantastic

http://www.deviantar...ation/18131848/

sorry, i dont know of any for skin or hair i'm more of a do it myself-er but maybe that one will help with overall stuff. And even if it doesnt its beautiful to just sit and stare at feeling an intense mix of depression and inspiration.

nm forgot i had this one...its technically for horse hair but hair is hair! i think i may have a couple more from her...i know i have a water one...and maybe an eye now that i think about it? but thats for horses too.


http://www.deviantar...ation/25232387/


sorry i couldnt be of more help, good luck.

Edited by quilted-remorse, 08 February 2006 - 08:54 PM.

[Smiter]

Wow... that is an amazing tutorial. Thanks very much for your help, Haylee-chan!

XD I actually had an idea of doing a Kyuubi picture for a while, like a cover for "Spirit of Fire". That artist's picture is just amazing. I know what you mean about a mixture of depression and inspiration... XDD

EDIT: Thanks for the horse hair tutorial as well!

I would love to experiment more, but I usually only have time to do really small sessions of messing about. At the moment, I'm too afraid to mess around with big pictures. XD

[Muttz]

i completely know what you mean about the lack of time. usually my pictures sit in sketchbooks half finished or on the computer for ages, collecting dust.

do the cover page! i'm sure it would look fantastic, even if it would be time consuming. It's always nice to have artwork for whatever your working on literary-wise. and even if you dont finish its just one step closer to completing one. but i know what you mean, i've yet to do an actual background using ps.

[Smiter]

Thanks, Haylee-chan.

I found a very nice clouds tutorial!

Clouds pt 1
Clouds pt 2

[Andorea-Chan]

This is the best tutorial I've ever found. Advanced Tutorial Act 1 It's really useful if you're trying to attempt a more realistic CG. It has several "acts" in wich you'll learn to paint skin, hair, clothes, backgrounds, etc.

Hope that helps, Smiter.

[Smiter]

Wow, I have to say that tutorial is very impressive - more so when you consider the artist uses a mouse. :o

This will definitely keep me very busy, thanks Andorea-chan.

[PeacefulPhoenix]

i NEED Photoshop

anyways, nice tutorials guys ^^;

[Eagle8819]

I have two links lying around in my bookmarks -- though those links will lead to at least thousands more of other links.

http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://www.tutorialized.com/

There's loads of tutorials there, and I imagine most of them are good -- or at least, so I heard. And so I have seen - though not in CGs and paintings. I'm more of a filters specialist, and I doubt anyone's too interested in that. So this is probably as much as I can do to help.

...But, of course, this also means you will either spend alot of time clicking all links available, or be very careful in choosing what you click... XDD

[Andorea-Chan]

Wow, I have to say that tutorial is very impressive - more so when you consider the artist uses a mouse.  :o

This will definitely keep me very busy, thanks Andorea-chan.

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You're most welcome, Smiter.

[Smiter]

Thanks a lot, Eagle-chan.

I'll be practising on the manga panels I'm doing for Keira-chan. I actually had a lot of difficulty adapting to the CG tutorial Andorea-chan posted, but I switched off the pressure control for my tablet and it's going a lot better now.

I'm quite proud of how I'm doing the eyes, I just need practise on skin and hair - mostly hair.

I've attached my WIP. No prizes for guessing who it is, but a cookie for anyone who can pinpoint which chapter and page it's from. XD

[SirDragon13]

Hey Hi there...it's me the little guy...well i just got one question if it's not a bother.......

Do you have to buy photoshop or can you get it online you know download it?

Tha's the question..I go now.....

[Shadow_Recon]

22pixels.com This is where I go to submit/find my tuts

[Andorea-Chan]

Hey Hi there...it's me the little guy...well i just got one question if it's not a bother.......

Do you have to buy photoshop or can you get it online you know download it?

Tha's the question..I go now.....

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I know you can download a 30-day trial at Adobe's main site. And if you buy a serial number you can keep your download. Otherwise you'd have to buy the product.

[TonyG]

wow these are pretty nice tutorials, looks like I need more space on my bookshelf to add these with my "how to color comics" books I got from Antartic Press...


you never stor learning new tricks with photoshop, now if only I could find a new pen tip for my wacom tablet I would be so happy

[Shadow_Recon]

Hey Hi there...it's me the little guy...well i just got one question if it's not a bother.......

Do you have to buy photoshop or can you get it online you know download it?

Tha's the question..I go now.....

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I know you can download a 30-day trial at Adobe's main site. And if you buy a serial number you can keep your download. Otherwise you'd have to buy the product.

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Theres always limewire (bwahahha)

ive got tons of serial codes from there ( adobe doesnt give a feck becuase its such an old version)

[Shadow_Recon]

Get rid of those pesky notebook lines!!

Go to that link and it will tell you all about how to do it!


((sorry for double posting))