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Published: 2007-05-16 16:20:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 385634; Favourites: 7759; Downloads: 12232
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This is a thankyou to all my watchers. After 3 years being asked to make a tutorial, it's finally here lol. Yeah a bit late and everyone has probably advanced past this tutorial level, but i hope it helps some artists nevertheless.I don't enjoy lineart so I'm using this recent one [link] and re-coloring it different from the original.
This is my full process of coloring lineart. I don't always use this process, but these were the same steps i used when coloring the original which can be seen here: [link]
It didn't turn out as well as the original, but i rushed it as much as possible cause i just wanted to focus on the process and it's the 2nd time to color the same thing. This took me about 6 hrs straight to fully write up and color so i apologize for spelling, grammar or just not understandable cause i haven't double-checked.
Feel free to ask questions!
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your work is great
Congratulations on your wonderful
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bestest lineart tut ever to date!!!!!!!!! 
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Whoa! Beautiful image, beautiful tutorial... faving for future use! Thanks, and well done!
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Excellent tutorial, thanks for sharing.
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Ah, wow! I can really use this. Thanks a ton! <3
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Wow. This is great, very nice tutorial, will definitly help me 
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Wow. Talk about in depth! I'm gonna have to try this myself at some point X3
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wow, thanks for sharing! I hope I can do something like that one day ^^
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Really nice ! Thw for this tutoriel !
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wow you really put a lot of thought into that. thanks!
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minties secret technique we all been waiting for! ;D i don't think i have the patience to go as detail as you do but...still great!
ouu i love the arrow direction of flow. something i actually learned from school too!
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I've just exposed that i have no secret technique lol its still basic, nothing fancy.
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Awesome tutorial!
I'll use your tips!
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awesome job. definately be using this.
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If you help me get the code for Photoshop I shall gladly implement your technique.
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Fantastic tutorial! I really needed to try a new coloring style, and I think I'll try something like this.
Thank you!
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thank you soooo much you have no idea how much i needed this tutorial
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great tutorial XD it helps me a lots ~
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Thanks for sharing such a nice tutorial
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Great tutorial did you do this tutorial on Photoshop CS3?
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Yes, hope the layout and such isn't too different from previous versions but I'm sure any version is capable since i only use basic tools.
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yeah it should be. I have version CS1. I dont think there would be problems.
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i never u could do multiply instead of redrawing the whole thing -______-
cool tut <3
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What does the airbrush tool look like?
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Have brush tool selected, then the brush settings will appear at the top left bar. On the very left of the bar is a pic of a brush with a drop-menu arrow. Airbrush soft round 50% flow should be in that menu.
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ok, awesome. but are u saying u can draw with the eyedropper?
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No, i use the eyedropper to pick colors quickly.
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This might seem like a stupid question, however, since I don't believe in stupid questions, it is not stupid...
But, when you say "put line art onto a new layer" are you saying just the outlines (like just the black) or do you mean with the outlines and with the white background. I've been trying to figure out a way to scan lineart and not have to re-trace everything. Do you have any suggestions? (If you don't mind me asking of course... 
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Yes you take the white background with the lineart, theres no re-tracing needed. Once you set the layer to type to "multiply", have all your color layers under the lineart layer.
For the first pic in my tutorial, look at the layers window. Where its highlighted in blue "multiply", thats where you can change the layer setting. This is only needed for the lineart layer.
Lemme know if your still have problems
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You helped me out so much! I never have to retrace ever again! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!
I'm eternally grateful for the help and the solution to my problem!
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What does block in mean? I've encountered that many times, and I never knew where to look to it up.
BTW, thank you for the tutorial! Very useful.
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Block in just means color in
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Ohhh. But why doesn't everyone just say color in instead?
No, I'm just kidding, you guys could say whatever you, as long as you bring us awesome tutorials like these, which I highly appreciate. 
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Well blocking in is a bit more specific, meaning to draw in "hard" the main shapes without getting into details whereas coloring in has a broader meaning from light, hard, or detailed coloring. And I'm glad i can be helpful
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Ah, I see! You've been quite helpful, thank you.
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WOW! Good job! This will help alot! And thank you very much for making this!
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