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Digital Drawing Tutorial
Published: 2010-06-16 13:44:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 82006; Favourites: 2282; Downloads: 2069
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This is a digital drawing tutorial for beginners.I've recently discovered myself how to use a graphic tablet
to achieve high-level artworks, and would like to share that
knowledge with you.
This tutorial is designed for those who know how to
draw traditionally. There's no 'magic trick' here, I'm
just giving you the tools that will allow you to use your
drawing abilities with a computer, which I think has many
new possibilities for an artist.
Full view to watch this tutorial.
View the end result Here.
The second part of this tutorial, Digital Painting, can be found here
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the DD!
I'd like to thank everyone for their
's and lovely comments. It's awesome!And I truly hope this tutorial will indeed help you become a digital artist!
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Comments: 259
I'm very happy I could help, you're exactly the type of artist I've made this tutorial for.
I wish you all the luck, digital painting is fun!
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Thank you! I'm quite sure it is!
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this is a very helpful and interesting tutorial! great work
how long did the drawing itself took you? Is drawing digital faster than drawing traditional?
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It took about 8 hours or so.
I'd say digital painting/drawing is definitely faster than doing it traditionally, once you're comfortable with your graphic tablet.
You can use all sorts of tricks, you can erase parts and change colors without doing the whole thing all over again,and it's WAY easier to modify your art throughout. It's just easier, no doubt.
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Nice tutorial! I'll see if I can't put it to use later.
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Thanks for the tutorial and congrats on the Daily Deviation!
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Thank you so much for this great and simple tutorial! 
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Hehe, thank you 
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I have in mind to learn digital drawing, and I think I'll start with this tutorial, thank you!
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This is really good how you've put it that way. I tried few portraits drawing atop of original picture but its always a fail. Problem with switching all the time to reference is that i should have a second monitor 
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Of course, a second monitor is a world of difference, but you can manage with one pretty well. Just keep a small window of the part you're drawing at the top-left of your screen, then leave the rest for Photoshop.
Good luck!
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Thats an idea, i'll just have to stick it on top. Thanks for the suggestion!
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This always looks so easy, but when I try it I only get the effect that you drew on the background as farm
It just looks crap >.<
Aaaanyways
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Well if you've gotten through my tutorial to the very last step, that's already great. The rest is just lots and lots of practice.
The farm's easy - just use the same brush as you did for the fur
base-colors - with opacity of 60%-80%. Not too many details there, just a few thick brush strokes...
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Yeah I just have a lot of problems with going from crap to realistic
I guess it's a lot of practice, but if only there would be someone close to me who could teach me his/her way.. it would help so much 
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I can't tell you how great it is to see someone use the Alt+opacity jitter+painterly way of working.
It is a technique that seems to be overlooked here at DA. Hopefully after this DD a couple of thousand more people will be able to put this technique to use!
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That was awesome, but was it necesary? ow youve got 2 pictures of the same thing!
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...excellent work!Well-deserved DD!
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Thanks! I didn't know how to draw hair or fur yet
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absolutely wonderful.. kudos to you
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x3 I got the same wacom bamboo tablet as yoo. Thanks for the tut, although i lost photoshop a while ago so i wont be able to do this as well
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Congrats on your DD! You totally deserve it, enjoy it
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Thanks for taking the time do do this it realy helps
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Thanks for taking the time do do this it realy helps
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what version of photoshop you have?
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Tutorial is great, and my digital pen also.
Only shit thing is that my tablet is cheap piece of shit which i want to get rid of -.-
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One of the best tutorials! Thank you so much for that!
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Thank you!
Now start drawing!
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wow D:
this is a really good tutorial!
thanks for making it
(too bad elements doesnt have flow though T3T)
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Great tutorial! (And great tablet, I love my bamboo 
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Heh, yeah I love mine too... and thanks...
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This looks great, really good! It even motivates me to use my tablet more often, and that while I'm far from a digital artist!
Great work!
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Hey there
Thank you very much for your comment, if this tutorial has inspired you to create more art that my work's done here!
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