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Coloring Tutorial
Published: 2009-08-12 21:48:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 875937; Favourites: 29829; Downloads: 44912
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Due to popular demands ,I decided to make a coloring tutorial .To avoid page stretch ,I used flash to make a book like tutorial .I had a lot of fun working with flash, though it was frustrating at times. I checked the tutorial 4 times ,and had 2 friends tested it /correct it for me ,so it should work smoothly .Just a Note. This tutorial is not for beginners ,it's for people with at least some understanding of how digital programs work .This tutorial is very general that means it have about a little of everything .
Tip .If you have trouble with picking colors or shading ,then you should probably try to find some good references on google (cloth ,skin ,shoes ,etc) . It helps a lot .Also picking colors comes with experience, you can't expect to learn it in one day ,again the best way to learn about the different tone combination is to find references and learn from them .
Well then, Enjoy ! If you have any questions about the tutorial , please comment here ,I'll get back to you asap : )
Tutorial made with flash 8
Programs recommended for this tutorial : Paint tool sai ,Photoshop ,opencanvas ,Painter
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finished picture here -> [link]
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a question can not be translated into Spanish?
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this is how i found out about u X3 <3
i needed a little help with my coloring nd i found this nd i was lyk WOOOW so pro <3
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This is the coolest tutorial I have ever seen, thank you so much it helped me a lot
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i have a question (may be redundant but i just want to confirm) on your light source portion (page 2). is this layer used only for reference when you begin coloring and shadows? anyways it's a wonderful tutorial :]
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this is just so great. it's really helped me a lot, and i appreciate all the time it must have taken to do all this.
incredibly well organized and understandable, and it gives me a hands-on approach almost to coloring lineart
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This is such a great tutorial! Thank you for putting so much work into it!
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I think you should do another tutorial focusing on the portraits you do a lot now (for example, "Goldfish") I feel like your painting style has changed (in a good way!!!) and I'm really interested in your use of colors and textures in the new portraits you do. This is helpful, but I think your style now is much more original and refined and I LOVE it. I'm really curious to see how you work! 
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This tutorial was definitely helpful.
At some point though, between the "Get Started" and "Cell Shading" steps, the tutorial reminded me of this one:
[link]
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I used this to do the skin and hair of my mermaid. I'll post a link when I upload her. THANKS!!!
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Thanks for taking the time to put this up! It was very helpful and I appreciate it a lot! c:
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I clicked the blending exersize and it took me to the begging...
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Massive change from get started to cell shading. I was like...did I skip one? Your cell shading is already better than mine! DAMN!! Anyhows...this was a VERY helpful tutorial, and thank you for the top up tip. I'm currently saving up for sims 3 and a tablet, so, I should be able to start coloring without this mouse VERY soon! XDD
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I love you so much for making this!! >w<
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thank you so much for the great tutorial, it's really helpful! ^_^
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awww, so helpful! *__*
even for beginners, i found good tips like putting the skin layer below! xD
thank you so much!!
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omg! Thank yoooou :3 ive been lingering and pondering on thoughts of how you draw with the tablet and now....i finally have the knowledge of how to draw PROPERLY in digital art @0@ thank yooou
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I am going to go by this as if it were my life support.
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Hey! ^^
I just started and already have a stupid question xD When you decide where the light source is, do you like put some basics lightings or a lighter corner (sorry it's not really clear --") to remember?
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The most amazing tutorial ever. OMG just don't ever stop what your doing. And I hope you make more tutorials. < 3
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So ridiculously helpful. I've been stumbling my way through fiddling with photoshop and this helped immensely.
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This tutorial helped me alot, thanks again!
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wow thanks a lot! this is so awsome. actually the best tutorial I ever seen XD
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Emm, I have a Bamboo Wacom Drawing pad but I've one problem,
in this computer sensibility doesn't work, how can I make it work??
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same here for me. but try to update your tablet driver. you can go to google then search wacom tablet pad driver update. here is the link though (it's official) [link]
choose your tablet pad and operating system (mac/windows/blabla XD lol)
after that, there's an option to download it. when you're finished, install it then try to plug your tablet pad again. It should work, but if not then there might be some un compatible programs/errors and such.
hope helps x3!
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I found this tutorial and i think it's great!, just one question, when you shade, do you do it on a different layer? or on each object's layer?
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Shading on a different layer is easier cause you will have problems when you want to erase something and it is also tiring if you use Ctrl + Z all the time... hope this helps!
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Thank you for helping me 
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Thank you very much.
I needed help at colouring the skin.
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You've made coloring for me infinately easier. Thanks!
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This is really great, I'm now using it for every digital drawing I do!
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thanks you sooooooooooo much! i've always wanted to try to draw real people. This helps a lot!
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wow this is amazing , thank for posting .
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Great tutorial. I'll fave it so I can come back to it again and again to improve. Thank you very much
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The ending of the tutorial was funny haha xD
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hmmm I wonder...are you doing the shadows on one layer each too or is it just one all together?
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Most excellent tutorial! I cannot begin to tell you how much this has helped me.
and one question out of curiosity, how did you learn? Or did you just teach yourself?
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Wow amazing, so helpful! I'm going to try it out now
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Ah!, sorry for double comment >_<
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