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Here's "A Very Small Guide" on how to create trails my way!

This is not meant to be a step-by-step tutorial, but to be a small reminder that playing around and experiments will help you eventually! Furthermore it only explains the real basics of my technique.
Also, I was using photoshop and windows for this tutorial.
Basic knowledge about photoshop is required I think, as, again, this isn't step by step at all.

All example pictures in my guide are from my own gallery.


This is a technique I have developed on my own, there might be others who have the same way of doing things, and that is cool and fine and all
But what is even better, is, that there are completely different ways of doing trails, as well!

Check out for example


So don't follow each of my steps like a madman, but try to understand the basics I tried to convey.


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Comments: 116

DarknessOnly13 [2016-01-27 01:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Well color me surprised, I never thought about trying that! Thanks for the pointers!

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Felewin [2014-07-24 18:32:51 +0000 UTC]

Love it!

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fraterchaos [2012-11-03 20:10:25 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

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gucken In reply to fraterchaos [2012-11-10 14:23:40 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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fraterchaos In reply to gucken [2012-11-10 20:04:46 +0000 UTC]

quite welcome

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PapaBearKC [2012-04-30 22:54:06 +0000 UTC]

This is a great tutorial and a cool trick for creating trails! I'm waiting on my first tablet to be delivered in just a few days. Will most likely use this on an upcoming piece...just couldn't get it right. Thanks!

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gucken In reply to PapaBearKC [2012-10-10 19:47:23 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! How's the tablet?

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jmio [2012-01-22 20:52:27 +0000 UTC]

gonna try this out as soon as possible

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gucken In reply to jmio [2012-03-01 16:22:54 +0000 UTC]

awesome, thanks!

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Bull53Y3 [2012-01-22 09:31:45 +0000 UTC]

Nach so einem tut habe ich schon lange gesucht, Danke fΓΌr`s Bereitstellen!!

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gucken In reply to Bull53Y3 [2012-03-01 16:22:47 +0000 UTC]

Freut mich, dass ich helfen konnte

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benbischop [2011-01-11 23:17:30 +0000 UTC]

This is also Awesome info...

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gucken In reply to benbischop [2011-01-12 19:05:15 +0000 UTC]

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Sniper115A3 [2010-07-03 11:02:46 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial was very helpful. Have a look [link]

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gucken In reply to Sniper115A3 [2010-07-06 14:23:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks!
I'm glad it was helpful

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Paliodor [2010-04-27 17:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Nice tut, it will be very useful for me.

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gucken In reply to Paliodor [2010-04-27 19:43:10 +0000 UTC]

thanks! I'm glad to hear that!

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ERHBuggy [2010-04-25 02:48:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you very much! your tutorial was used here: [link]

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gucken In reply to ERHBuggy [2010-04-27 06:49:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks! I'm glad it was useful

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Lyolicious [2010-04-15 15:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for this

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gucken In reply to Lyolicious [2010-04-15 21:11:54 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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DruZ [2010-03-16 08:47:30 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant. Can you now make 99 other tutorials that explains everything els you do?

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gucken In reply to DruZ [2010-03-17 17:30:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks! I'll think about it

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Dawn-Fyre [2010-03-04 19:42:53 +0000 UTC]

cool, now only if gimp had a stretch command

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gucken In reply to Dawn-Fyre [2010-03-07 10:51:44 +0000 UTC]


I didn't know it hadn't

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Dawn-Fyre In reply to gucken [2010-03-07 16:18:29 +0000 UTC]

if it does have stretch, i havnt found it yet. best i can do is use the smudge tool and lower the opacity

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AkitoShikyoken [2010-02-27 10:03:55 +0000 UTC]

This is indeed helpful. ^^

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gucken In reply to AkitoShikyoken [2010-02-27 23:08:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad

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AkitoShikyoken In reply to gucken [2010-02-27 23:16:19 +0000 UTC]

Hey, do you have some sort of effective way of making rocketships or other random spaceships?? I tried once and used this. The only thing that looked good was the trail. I suck as ships.

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gucken In reply to AkitoShikyoken [2010-03-02 10:37:41 +0000 UTC]

hi!
it's pretty simple to be honest, as it follows the same procedure for everything.
you can start by blocking in rough shapes and go more and more into detail

this guide might be of some help:
[link]

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AkitoShikyoken In reply to gucken [2010-03-03 12:41:47 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... OK. ^^ Thank you for the advice. I'll check out that link.

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CommanderEVE [2010-02-24 16:04:12 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thank you! I have always wondered how you do this!

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gucken In reply to CommanderEVE [2010-02-26 16:18:38 +0000 UTC]

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h3llb0yn3cr0 [2010-01-12 07:23:12 +0000 UTC]

I am keeping this here, with me. This is the god of trail tuts.

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gucken In reply to h3llb0yn3cr0 [2010-01-15 08:25:44 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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LoveLien [2009-11-11 06:39:18 +0000 UTC]

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<3! -hugs-

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gucken In reply to LoveLien [2009-11-11 20:24:50 +0000 UTC]

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N7Dovahkiir [2009-11-08 12:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing

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gucken In reply to N7Dovahkiir [2009-11-10 21:30:03 +0000 UTC]

no worries

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Soulslayer317 [2009-11-07 13:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Awsome work

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gucken In reply to Soulslayer317 [2009-11-08 08:26:38 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Soulslayer317 In reply to gucken [2009-11-08 08:40:44 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Fiery-Fire [2009-10-19 06:26:43 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial, I like when people explain how they make some of the trickiest things to paint their own way
Thank you

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gucken In reply to Fiery-Fire [2009-10-19 13:31:10 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! I'm glad to hear that

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Snateraar [2009-10-13 15:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the guide!

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gucken In reply to Snateraar [2009-10-13 15:45:11 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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bishoujo23 [2009-09-28 19:24:01 +0000 UTC]

Amazing

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gucken In reply to bishoujo23 [2009-09-28 22:25:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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blackfeathers [2009-09-25 22:25:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing, its really helpful.

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gucken In reply to blackfeathers [2009-09-26 06:52:27 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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