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xMina-chan In reply to SakuraWarrirorGirl [2011-12-17 23:21:09 +0000 UTC]

Yay I'm glad it was useful!
Typically I make dolls on bases too haha. I don't have enough faith in myself to make my own bases yet. And it doesn't suck!
Here are some tips that might help (you can skip them if you aren't interested):
Stay away from the anime-traced bases. The dolling community hates those because it's exactly what they are; bases traced off of copyrighted images. Dolling is upheld to have creativity and originality. I can point you in the direction of some amazing base makers if you'd like. (:
Don't outline in black.
Try to keep the outline 1 pixel thick at all points.
Shade the clothes and add folds!
Try to have your lines smooth and gradual instead of thick and jagged.
--end tips lol--

You did very good though. When I was first starting out, my dolls were terrible. ([link] that's from when I was nine lmfao) Keep up practicing and you'll be pro in no time! You definitely seem to understand the idea of shading judging from the hair. ^ u ^

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SakuraWarrirorGirl In reply to xMina-chan [2011-12-18 01:22:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah okay...sorry I know anime bases are very looked down upon I have no idea how to make my own doll though in ms paint Do you have a tutorial for that? =o

Okay. Just zoom in and use the one pixel thick line? I can do that (: I have a terrible time with folds and clothing designs I practice,but it's still pretty hard.

Thank you Aw that wasn't too bad,it's better than what I can do Thanks! Maybe now I'll practice making my own dolls instead of anime bases ^^

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xMina-chan In reply to SakuraWarrirorGirl [2011-12-18 02:54:37 +0000 UTC]

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Those are way outdated (well, so is this tutorial) and don't even reflect my style anymore, but a lot of people seem to find them helpful anyways to start off.
I suggest you look at other dollers as well and try to figure out the way they do things. That really helped me when I was new, lol. I never really found any tutorials in my day that interested me, so I stuck to studying other techniques and figuring things out through trial and error. It takes a lot of patience haha.

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SakuraWarrirorGirl In reply to xMina-chan [2011-12-18 15:42:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^ I faved those so I can try using them sometime I did make somewhat of a doll base Would you mind checking it out? It's just the head and shoulder's part though.

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xMina-chan In reply to SakuraWarrirorGirl [2011-12-20 21:23:09 +0000 UTC]

I did look at it, it's definitely way better than my first one haha. I think my first one (which I've since lost) looked like half the face was melting off.
I think you should practice shading though, and not using black for outlines. Also, look up pictures of people on Google for references. I myself still do that because even Picasso used references. For example, the neck is a bit too thick.
Definitely looks like you're getting the gist of it though, so it's all practice and reference from here! I would recommend mixing anime with realism for your bases though, you'll notice a lot of the more well-known base makers don't have typical anime faces on their bases.

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SakuraWarrirorGirl In reply to xMina-chan [2011-12-20 21:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Yeah I'm going to practice not using,the black outlines so much I've also,been practicing using the line tool and curve tool a bit,for hair and clothes so I hope I get better at it eventually ha ha.

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xMina-chan In reply to Chi-Haku [2011-06-05 02:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you're welcome <3

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xMina-chan In reply to vampiric-requiem [2011-01-03 04:03:27 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for making your head hurt, and you're welcome. I'm glad if it helps even a little!

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xMina-chan In reply to Darth-Millenium [2009-11-15 19:43:28 +0000 UTC]

Glad it was helpful!
Ha ha, sorry. It's a bad habit of mine. ^-^; And thank you~

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Darth-Millenium In reply to xMina-chan [2009-11-15 19:45:23 +0000 UTC]

^^ it did help me so much. i wish i had said earlier

no problem! ^^

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xMina-chan In reply to strawberriimoo [2008-08-24 15:23:35 +0000 UTC]

D:
Don't say that! Later I'll show you, okay? -hug-

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xMina-chan In reply to Andantonius [2008-07-19 02:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Glad it will help. ^^
And welcome to the pixel world!

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xMina-chan In reply to oneheckofanekox [2008-07-18 17:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Welcome. <33

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xMina-chan In reply to Maharl [2008-07-18 11:16:22 +0000 UTC]

Really? Yay!
Thanks for the favourite, too. ^^

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