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Published: 2006-05-04 08:09:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 461815; Favourites: 10341; Downloads: 23112
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GIMP Translation --> [link]Italian Translation--> [link]
PSD for this tutorial--> [link]
helpful stuff in my gallery---> [link]
the perspective tutorial-->[link]
the penciling tutorial---> [link]
This tutorial explains how to ink, as in where to make your lineart thicker and thinner, which really can be used for traditional and tablet users. Even if you have a tablet, or if you are a traditional inker this has some things that can help you. It has tips for people scanning in their lineart and some brush settings for tablet ppl. Then it goes over the path tool, and how to use it with different brush settings. NO TABLET NEEDED. I haven't tested earlier versions but I think I've used this method since Photoshop 7 and I've used every version of Photoshop since that version, so it should work for most computers.
FAQ:
Is there some way of automatically making the fade extend to the end of the path?
No, not that I know of there's no way to do this. You can always change the minimum width to a heigher percentage, and erase the end to make it tapper off. Or you can just go through the hard way an play around with the fade length in the brush window. Sorry
Why isn't the fade thing working D:
you have not gone into your brush window (F5 or window>brushes), gone to shape dynamic and switched the brush to 'fade' instead of pen pressure under size jitter. If you have not done this, it ain't gonna work. Also, mess with the fade value (the textbox next to the 'control' drop down menu. : )
I make my tutorials for free, but if you enjoy my tutorials and want to donate some funds for gas, art books and such, I would appreciate it. [link]
People who used this tutorial: [link] [link] [link] [link]
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Hey no probs...did i mention...YOUR GALLERY is AWESOME..What do you use to ink your work, that is, manually without the tablet ?
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Oh, thank you so much
I typically use technical pens such as sakura microns and zig millenium pens usually located in the scrapbooking area of the art store, because they are cheap and can be found at just about any arts and crafts store.
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just want to comment on a great tutorial.... faved it so I can share with my friends.... I love it when I come accross a tut that tells me something I didn't know.... great stuff!
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Thank you. ^___^ I'm glad you enjoyed it. 
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o.o great tutorial. how long does it take to digital ink a piece for you? i think my worst qualities is my impatience...
good work n_n this really helps!
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Thank you. Well, I think this might have taken me a little under an hour as it's not too complex. As for impatience, I can understand. I get so impatient when Cging. The best thing for me to do is start out setting times for my work. Like say you are definitely going to work for one hour. Then the next time add fifteen minutes or something and continue like that until doing art for long periods isn't really a big deal... It helps me anyway.
I'm really glad this could help you
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and its very pro too
you should like get a book published
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Thank you. I want to put all art knowledge together one day in a book. I feel I might help somebody
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your helping me alrdy XD id so buy it
sashas = bestest
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zomg thats gotta be the best tutorial ever!!!! ive never seen one on line art
and i dint know you could do lineart that way, thats awesome
thxx so much!! i really appreciate this
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Thanks. 
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i tend to be really bad at digital inking XD but now i got this
THXXXXX
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This tutorial is so helpful! You gave great examples and it was so easy to follow! The best thing here is how you explained it in a way that "we" could understand, not some dull way that you would write to see if you pass on to the next grade level. Very, very wonderful tutorial Sasha. I haven't found a tutorial yet that explains how to use the pen tool this well and this clear. Awesome job!!
Thank you thank you! Your gallery is filled with equally nice things and I'm wondering why I have't found you here yet..
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Thank you. To me, it's important that I understand why I'm doing something before I do it, and some people aren't familiar with alot of art terms or photoshop... I just try to make a tutorial I would've liked to have when I was learning ^^ I'm very glad you found it so understandable.
I'm happy you like my gallery. Your gallery is filled with nice works too~!
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This is a very good tutorial. You explained everything very well, and in a very easy to understand way. This is by far the best lineart tutorial that I have read so far. 
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Thank you. I really focused on trying to make everything very clear ^__^ I'm elated you like it
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Really nice tutorial! But I was just curious, when you use the path tool, do you ever switch between pen sizes? Just to make varying lines? >.< It's a weird question but I was just curious if it might look better to do that (I use the pen tool all the time but all my lineart is the same size)
anyway, really nice tutorial!!
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Oh, yes, I change between brush sizes depending on the paths I'm inking. Using the same size makes it seem flat to me. Just go the brush tool (b) and change the width of your brush, switch back to the path tool and stroke your lines you want that width. I'll make sure that I add that in later...sorry if I was unclear. I didn't mention alot about changing the brush sizes because I inked at about 3x the sample file size and it would not work for a person following my tutorial to use the widths I used.
I am glad that you found my tutorial useful. Thank you.
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Oh no, your tutorial was very clear! ^^ I was just hoping maybe I could find tips on making my lineart look more detailed (or pleseant to the eye I guess). Thanks so much for making the tutorial!
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Oh, well to add more detail you do need to make smaller strokes. I usually separate different line widths through the path layers, I don't know it's easier for me. For instance, when inking the hair, I had a path layer for each of the different stroke widths: thick, medium, small, and tiny. This way I can ink all of my thick lines at once, alter the brush size and then ink all the medium lines at once and so on. May that will help?
I'm glad you like it
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Yes, that makes sense. Thank you! ( now will stop throwing comments on you x3 )
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You're welcome, and it's no problem at all. I love comments
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very helpful!! i've been wondering how do they make those lines so smooth...hihihi...i really dont know anything bout drawing and stuff...real amatuer ...this is very good...with all the details and stuff...
thank you very much...
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Thank you. I tried to make it easy to follow. Don't worry about being an amateur at drawing, it's mostly achieved through practice anyway. You'll get there.
I'm glad I could help in some way.
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WOW!
Very comprehensive and helpful!
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Thank you.
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good job, really good and straight forward tutorial.
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Thank you. I tried to make it so that people who were not extremely familiar with photoshop could understand.
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yay! wow this is so great. something you made me notice was that you explained what the different settings do and why you use them while every other tutorial is like CLICK THIS IF YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE MINE O:
this is so awesome and perfect and everything. admittedly, i knew MOST of what you said but holygosh even i learned something. i never considered the size jitter option, i always used friggin simulate pressure. learning...who knew? XD
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Thank you. The first tutorial I did for lineart was like that, step by step stuff. But I tried to be more thorough this time. To me, how to do something is more important than how I do something. I like to see other people use different styles...
I'm so glad I this helped you, I thought ppl were going to be like, "I've seen all this before." Thank you. ^___^
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even so, you rarely find people who do their lineart EXACTLY alike. so you'll still benefit. i know how to color and do lineart but i STILL love coming across a really good tutorial. i used to cg the way *runeechan did hers in [link] and [link] and later on i found myself doing it more like =jisuk in [link] and just NOW i used [link] by *pandabaka ! yet it's still my own style because they showed me HOW to do it as opposed to going "this is what i do."
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the bottompart of the tut looks a bit funny... or is that just me?
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ah, sorry, what part do you mean by the bottom part of the tutorial? Can you specify so that I may fix it
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wait a minute... *grabs translator*
I mean that the bottompart of the picture is all "pixely". Even the text! It looks like it suddenly stopped loading or something. I tried refreshing and downloading the file multiple times, but it didn't work. I can still read it, but it's hard and it looks strange
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Oh, um...it doesn't show up that way for me. Perhaps it is your browser or something?
You can download it here an alternate version here . That should work...
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It works now... I guess it was my computer
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Oh, okay. I'm glad it's working now^^
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o.O It works now! *kicks computer*
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YAY!!!!!!! Now I just have to go get, what is it? Painter? I don't think you can do this in MSPaint. Heh Heh...
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well if u want a free program thats on the web and its downloadable because adobe photoshop cost way too much in my opinoin, get paint.net it's a program thats clost to photosh
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yesh! i have paint.net! its a lesser version of photoshop :3
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lol yeah go Sasuke! sorry, nothing to do with your comment... ^^ ^_^
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No, Photoshop^^ I'm pretty sure MSPaint can't do this..... >__>
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what kind of photoshop do I need to do this?
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