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kheelan โ Illustrator Coloring Tutorial
Published: 2007-03-30 06:03:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 85274; Favourites: 576; Downloads: 3851
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This is what works for me and I tried covering all my bases, but if I missed something...or confused the blazes outta you, let me know okay?I relize the file size is huge, so sorry if that's a problem.
Think of it as my way of thanking you guys for sticking around so long [four years, geez]....if there's any other 'How-To's you might be interested in, let me know and I'll see if I can help or not.
Forgive any typos...knowing me I'm sure there's a few.
And I have no idea why I started drawing Darth Maul...weird whim I guess.
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Cool stuff! Check out mine!!
Feel free to check out my latest.
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NOT PERFECT? Well it's damn well near perfect!
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Omigosh this is so brilliant! I love the shading tips you had, thanks very much! 
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You probably posted this years ago, but I just found it today. I'm just commenting to give you a big THANK YOU because I'm going to put this tutorial to good use.
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itd be nice if you could link the inking tutorial to your picture in the description because I can't find it in your gallery 
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Brilliant! Helped me a LOT and fast, thank you!
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This will be useful for when I get Illustrator. Thanks!
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I don't understand how to subtract with the pathfinder. What tool do you use to trace the smaller shapes that you cut out?
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Hello, I'm trying out this program for the first time. As I'm an architecture student I'v inputted a pdf of a plan and now I want to fill an area. This method doesn't work for me because I don't seem to be able to draw straight lines... Are there a tricks for that?
It actually comes down to this: there's a non-closed area that I want to give a certain color. I'm looking for a tool to select that area with straight lines (not necessarily horizontal of vertical) and to color it...
Can you please help me?
(I'm sorry for my poor English)
Charlotte
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That's probably the best illustrator art tuto I've found yet. Others are just either too overwhelming or too quick to understand.
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neat-o. this will come in handy one day. thanks for sharing ^^
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Thanks! Illustrator is an Vast and sometimes lonely place 
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hey! i knda go ur idea and made 1 bt nt ur tute i jst lukd at it and drew
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Did you draw the "inks" in illustrator?
Thanks for an awesome tutorial!
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nice tut i think this will help me with a piece im currently having trouble with... thnx alot
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Thank you thank you thaaank you! I took a class on using Illustrator, but they never even mentioned coloring whole pictures in the program - they just told us to use Photoshop XD Anyway, this tutorial did me a world of good! Thanks again!
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ahhh this is great! i've been having trouble colouring in Illustrator but this helps alot!
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Thanks! Great tutorial! Iยดve had a small war with Ai, but now it seems much easier.
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Hi
I enjoyed your tutorial and would like to put them on my forum!
you mind if I take this freedom?
Thank you very much!
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dude i been looking for easy to understand tutorials all over deviant art and yours are really nice to follow its nice and organized and helps an awful lot to an illustrator noob
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very nice tutorial, thank you for putting this up
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Hi! Your tutorial is featured in our journal!
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You are amazing. Great tutorial really helped my artwork look less messy! Couldn't have done it without this tutorial!
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here's my finished thing! thanks again...
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Amazing tutorial. I'm using Illustator for the first time and this tut is helping me a lot. Thanks!!!!!!!!!
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Very helpful, especially when telling where to activate multiply mode.
I've been trying to figure out how to set it to multiply for ages lol.
Great job with Darth Maul as well. Kudos to you man!
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Nice tutorial.
I've never really considered using blendingmodes like that in Illustrator. But it works like a charm.
Thanks for sharing!
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This taught me quite a few things. Thanks! I still find myself struggling with the dullness and complexity of Illustrator as compared to Photoshop...but this helped a bit. Thanks!
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very helpful highlighting technique! i'll bet it'll come in real handy for a lot of people
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Yes, when you know your way around illustrator, it is your best friend.
I know I use it for the majority of my coloring.
Although my stuff's not nearly this good.
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For those of you trying to master the pen tool I'm putting some pen tool tutorials in my gallery. They are very basic but should help you understand how the tool works.
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thanks a million for this tutorial. i really need it. Thanks thanks..
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I've been using illustrator for awile but this tutorial taught me things i never knew. Thank you so much!!
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Whoa! That's awesome. I had no idea Illustrator had this much potential. *hides the 'dummy' sign behind her back*
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How to rock the world! Yeah right... 
I should dust off illustrator and use it... probably my tablet too, the poor thing, though it makes this awesome coaster...
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Coloring in illustrator was something I could never really get a hang of. O_o I always exported my line art to photoshop. I'll have to give this a try someday.
Thanks for taking the time to make this tutorial
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Covenant eh? He's one of my favorites.
Anyway, I've been trying to work with Illustrator in my graphics design class but it has got to be one of the most dull programs. It's probably that I can't make a lot of brush strokes, plus the program is a little uncooperative. But this is pretty damn awesome, and no doubt it'll come in handy.
Thanks very much for sharing!
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Man, I attempted and failed at my only attempt at colouring in illustrator...
But what you have shown... much easier than the evil things I was trying. I think I shall de-abandon my poor program and try again
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I feel your pain..believe me...I hated this program for years!
And I felt really stupid after I figured this method out...all those hours of painfully trying to master that pen tool, I won't say wasted per say, but sadly not needed.
Good luck if you do try again!
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Woot- I've never coloured in illustrator before- I usually only use it for speech bubbles and stuff. doesn't look too bad ^^ I don't know how everyone will be with grasping paths though- I never really picked them up myself... They do all sorts of weird things to me >.>
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