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Italian Translation--> [link]
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helpful stuff in my gallery---> [link]
the perspective tutorial-->[link]
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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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Comments: 657

sashas In reply to ??? [2010-02-18 18:52:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you : )

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ArticTiger In reply to sashas [2010-03-03 07:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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DestinyChaser101 [2010-02-12 03:25:34 +0000 UTC]

oh. my. gosh. This is WONDERFUL! Absolute pure awesomness! Thanks so much for your hard work! This is exactly what I'm looking for!

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nekosukikawaiides [2010-02-05 04:07:46 +0000 UTC]

D: help, i have gimp in mac and F5 does not work, and if i go to window>brushes this doesn't appear. it goes like: window> Recently Closed Docks. Dockable Dialogs. Toolboox. Channels, Paths, Undo, Burshes.

I tried clicking the Channels, Paths, Undo, Brushes one BUT it just goes to the working area? and brushes is just to select the "type" of brush so i cant edit it like you said. It would be great if you could help me. thanks

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Sezlar [2010-01-18 11:57:27 +0000 UTC]

I don't understand - when I right click my path, the "Stroke path" isn't highlighted and I can't select it. Help???

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sashas In reply to Sezlar [2010-01-18 18:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Do you have your lineart layer selected in your layer window? If not, select it.

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Sezlar In reply to sashas [2010-01-19 10:19:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that fixed it. ^_^ Thanks! Great tutorial btw.

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Avaira [2010-01-14 04:43:22 +0000 UTC]

Omg. I don't know how to thank you enough. Your tutorial helped me more than any tutorial I've ever tried to read. I followed you step by step and it turned out great!! I used your Loveless picture at first to get the hang of it (and cause i was lazy and didn't want to scan a picture at the moment)... You have helped me so much and thank you for such a wonderful experience. *favs*

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Wish-hope [2010-01-13 09:21:21 +0000 UTC]

OMG!OMG!

This is the best help for me!
Thank you very much<333

m(_ _)m

Your a great help for it<33
Cuz i've been having problem on how to clean my arts from scaning it...and now you have teach us!!

Great Tuto!!

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sashas In reply to Wish-hope [2010-01-13 18:24:49 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy I could help

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Phineas77 [2010-01-13 06:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love this, I figured out how to do it in GIMP and I'm totally loving the results

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sashas In reply to Phineas77 [2010-01-13 18:25:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh yay, I'm glad it works for gimp : )

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Phineas77 In reply to sashas [2010-01-13 18:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Do you mind if I do a tutorial that kind of translates it over?

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sashas In reply to Phineas77 [2010-01-13 21:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Sure, go ahead. I'd like to link to it when you're done, so remember to give it to me, okay?

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Phineas77 In reply to sashas [2010-01-22 22:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Finished...It sucks but it'll do the job [link]

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sashas In reply to Phineas77 [2010-01-23 01:21:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It looks wonderful : ) I've linked to it in the comments, and I'll try to remember to mention it in my journal.

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Phineas77 In reply to sashas [2010-01-23 06:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Sweet,I hope it helps people ^^

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sashas In reply to Phineas77 [2010-01-23 16:21:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm confident it will.

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Phineas77 In reply to sashas [2010-01-13 22:34:26 +0000 UTC]

Alright I will ^^

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TripleTheFox [2010-01-08 05:01:22 +0000 UTC]

I think you just saved me alot of time with this tutorial. Thanks bud! Off to work! xD Drawing that is.

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sashas In reply to TripleTheFox [2010-01-13 00:04:23 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Thanks for reading.

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TripleTheFox In reply to sashas [2010-01-15 01:21:50 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome.

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Pookiman [2009-12-29 07:50:27 +0000 UTC]

my pen pressure isn't working. I have photoshop CS2. do you know what's wrong? D8

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BleacheD-InK In reply to Pookiman [2010-01-09 20:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Make sure you have the software that came with your tablet installed and that the driver for you tablet is up to date

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Pookiman In reply to BleacheD-InK [2010-01-09 20:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Yea, I upgraded it and it now works fine!

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BleacheD-InK In reply to Pookiman [2010-01-09 23:53:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesome ^^ Happy Photoshopping

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ibroughtsnacks [2009-12-27 05:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Help a lot. Thank you.

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sashas In reply to ibroughtsnacks [2009-12-27 05:27:09 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome : )

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iROCKthouSUCK [2009-12-20 08:57:34 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial!

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sashas In reply to iROCKthouSUCK [2009-12-20 15:08:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you : )

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SonicWolvelina99 In reply to ??? [2009-12-19 11:39:49 +0000 UTC]

you know the more I look a Ristuka, he reminds me more of Minato from Persona 3 but with cat ears and the patch... ANYWAYS thank you for your digital tut. I'll try and make use of it =3

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xXFRESHXx [2009-12-13 08:01:25 +0000 UTC]

ty so much i just started at this XD realy helpful

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GoldShadow [2009-11-12 14:50:02 +0000 UTC]

Woot!!!! Thank you for the Italian version!!!!

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KiraWolfKuruta [2009-11-09 16:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Soo nice!
I gess I'll try to do this with my drawings... *--*
What's the program you use for it?
You've said that it was photoshop, but wich is it?

I'd be really glad if you could tell me! ^^

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lizjowen [2009-10-21 15:59:58 +0000 UTC]

This is absoloutely amazing! Thank you so much <333

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gabrielcrypto In reply to ??? [2009-10-01 12:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow... you just got one more follower! xD
I loved your tutorial very well explain, so much that I got to learn! xD (And I'm hard to learn, xD.)
Thank you very much!

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sashas In reply to gabrielcrypto [2009-10-13 01:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for following. I'm glad you enjoyed my tutorial.

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vexelove In reply to ??? [2009-09-18 07:03:04 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Your tutorial is featured in our journal!
[link]

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Sunnylop [2009-09-17 19:29:37 +0000 UTC]

thanx a lot for posting this tut! that's exactly what i was looking for!

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mysticmom2 In reply to ??? [2009-09-04 02:47:19 +0000 UTC]

This is a very helpful tutorial. Ive always wanted to try to ink my art digitally but it ends up looking really bad so I end up doing it by hand. I use Gimp but I think I can use alot of the tips you have given here for it. Thanks so much for this.

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xmissbluex [2009-08-23 00:37:15 +0000 UTC]

awesome tutorial :3

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mayMaee In reply to ??? [2009-08-15 19:31:54 +0000 UTC]

I read the italian version to understand it even more
compliments your tutorial it's the best i ever found!

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Kageromaru In reply to ??? [2009-08-01 02:34:05 +0000 UTC]

hey, great tutorial!

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Asagi-Suisen [2009-07-23 16:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial ^^

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The-Standard [2009-07-20 01:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing the brush settings, very good.

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ShinigamiAura [2009-06-25 22:44:20 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm
well first, thanks for making a tutorial about this!
Its very helpful, especially since it includes a part with how to do it without a tablet ><
Thank you!!!

Anyways, so I was reading your tutorial, and trying to do it myself..
but for some reason, it came out like this

[link]

Can you please give me some advice on what I did wrong?

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Mitsukai-Akuma [2009-06-15 06:52:04 +0000 UTC]

i'm trying to get the hang of photoshop but im having a hard time because whenever i make a line or any thing its all pixel like. how can i change this?

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pop32510 In reply to Mitsukai-Akuma [2009-07-01 00:28:30 +0000 UTC]

hmmm... check to see if you're using the pen tool
you may be using the pencil tool
of corse, you could be zoomed out

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Mitsukai-Akuma In reply to pop32510 [2009-07-09 04:30:02 +0000 UTC]

k thanks. i'll check it out. sorry it took so long to reply by the way, i just got through moving. ^^'

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JayWeaver In reply to Mitsukai-Akuma [2009-07-12 15:52:06 +0000 UTC]

When you stroke the pen line, make sure you stroke it with the brush tool.

Also, your image could be small, so when you stroke it you may be using a brush size like 1 or 2.

Go into "Image -> Image Size"
Go down to document size. Change inches (or CM) to percent, and type 300 in both boxes, but make sure you have the "constrain porportions" box checked. Then, when you're done, you can resize it back to normal. Sometimes enlarging your sketch makes your lineart smoother when you resize it back down.

Sorry for the typos, I'm in a hurry!

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