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Arcky-Cano — SUPA DETAILED Hair Tutorial (SAI)

Published: 2012-04-28 18:12:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 14884; Favourites: 557; Downloads: 269
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Here's a long overdue tutorial x'D
I think that some knowledge of SAI is required for this technique xD

You'll need:
Paint Tool SAI / Easy Paint Tool SAI
A finished, clean lineart
A good amount of time to do it ...
PATIENCE LOL
A tablet?

I'm not a professional and I'm definitely not the best lol, but this is how I shade hair .. um sometimes. I have a bunch of different ways to shade hair //shot

Lineart -> Flat colours -> Gradient -> Shading -> Highlights

Here are examples of this type of shading:

There are more styles in my gallery~!

Previous tutorials of mine (all in SAI) :
(Less detailed) Marker Hair Colouring [link]
Lineart [link]
General Colouring [link]

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Please ask questions if you have them, I'll gladly answer them!

fjegjeag I think my handwriting got neater loooool
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Comments: 44

Naiuou [2014-06-08 20:09:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Divine-Angel-Heroine [2013-08-29 00:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness. I learned a lot from you! Thanks!

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Arcky-Cano In reply to Divine-Angel-Heroine [2013-09-01 11:31:36 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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silver-wolf07 [2013-01-11 17:40:28 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial and if I'm....o.O...-_-...able to even grasp this particular level of awesome, unique style -- I'll be more than sure to credit you on it xD

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Arcky-Cano In reply to silver-wolf07 [2013-01-15 10:38:51 +0000 UTC]

No worries!! Thank you for looking!

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sugarrunes [2012-09-18 01:09:10 +0000 UTC]

omg thanks~! very very helpful~

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Arcky-Cano In reply to sugarrunes [2012-09-25 11:54:24 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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nyancat1997 [2012-09-06 23:13:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much this is very helpful.

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Arcky-Cano In reply to nyancat1997 [2012-09-09 13:24:22 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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ryandesu [2012-09-04 08:15:28 +0000 UTC]

also, ignore the other post with the same question on another tutorial. I just didn't see it because i didn't see the "oldest Post" thing... so yeah... sorry!

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ryandesu [2012-09-04 08:14:04 +0000 UTC]

how you make your pen do that kind of writing?! must know the brush or pen tool!

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Arcky-Cano In reply to ryandesu [2012-09-09 13:24:12 +0000 UTC]

the fringe/wet edge can be done with all SAI tools

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FajaruDesu [2012-07-17 03:29:51 +0000 UTC]

i am Supa happy with this Supa tutorial coz is supa help me soo much
arigato Sensei m(_ _)m

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FajaruDesu [2012-07-17 09:05:00 +0000 UTC]

um
supa you're welcome ? xD

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FajaruDesu In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-07-17 11:25:21 +0000 UTC]

lol i just newbie in colloring thingy so i am kind of mess up up in coloring hair n eyes especialy hair ^_^a, so again sankyu

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FajaruDesu [2012-07-17 15:38:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.
I have a new eye tutorial here for SAI : [link] if you'd like to see it C:

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FajaruDesu In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-07-18 03:50:32 +0000 UTC]

wow nice ...thanks ^_^

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FajaruDesu [2012-07-18 11:01:16 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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FajaruDesu In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-07-18 11:58:39 +0000 UTC]

eto.. gomen i wanna ask you something
i use SAI in coloring but everytime i save as PNG or JPG the color quality always decrease , is there some trick to save my pic in PNG or JPG format without decreasing the quality ?

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FajaruDesu [2012-07-18 12:03:02 +0000 UTC]

You should save the original file as .sai and then save a copy as .png
I never save as .jpg because out of all of the file save options .jpg makes the quality the worst.

Also, the higher resolution the better.

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FajaruDesu In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-07-18 12:27:16 +0000 UTC]

wow thanks alot...i'll try it ^_^

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FajaruDesu [2012-07-18 15:34:10 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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ClownyofSpades [2012-05-19 16:11:39 +0000 UTC]

Are you Filipino ?

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Arcky-Cano In reply to ClownyofSpades [2012-05-20 03:40:22 +0000 UTC]

Yes~

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ClownyofSpades In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-05-20 04:47:07 +0000 UTC]

YES! I'm Filipino too O w O Hello there Kababayan.

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ardef-writer-artist [2012-05-04 17:36:44 +0000 UTC]

thanks *O*!! this be very useful *O*

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Arcky-Cano In reply to ardef-writer-artist [2012-05-05 10:48:13 +0000 UTC]

I hope so !

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Zelvii [2012-04-30 12:35:57 +0000 UTC]

The hair looks so good in the 3rd picture

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Arcky-Cano In reply to Zelvii [2012-04-30 12:51:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Zelvii In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-04-30 12:53:59 +0000 UTC]

ARCKY IF I EVER GET I TABLET I WILL TRY THIS TUT.

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FlyKiwiFly [2012-04-29 12:33:53 +0000 UTC]

Really nice tutorial :3 I'll have to try it out

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Arcky-Cano In reply to FlyKiwiFly [2012-04-30 12:11:18 +0000 UTC]

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yayotaXD [2012-04-29 10:40:22 +0000 UTC]

hello teacher...can i try it please? : )

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Arcky-Cano In reply to yayotaXD [2012-04-29 10:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Uh .. if you want to I guess? xD

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ClownyofSpades [2012-04-29 10:18:46 +0000 UTC]

I followed your instructions O w O I love you!!!!! Do you have any tutorials for the eye?

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Arcky-Cano In reply to ClownyofSpades [2012-04-29 10:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for trying!

I will soon, sorry!

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ClownyofSpades In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-04-29 11:27:01 +0000 UTC]

That was fast ... Oh my I forgot to watch you .. D: I'm going back to your page!

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Arcky-Cano In reply to ClownyofSpades [2012-04-30 12:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Winged-Seahorse [2012-04-29 02:52:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh so THATS what clipping group does I wish someone told me that sooner~

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Arcky-Cano In reply to Winged-Seahorse [2012-04-29 03:05:59 +0000 UTC]

Now you know XD

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Lektadea [2012-04-28 21:46:48 +0000 UTC]

Interesting :3 can do alot with this!

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Arcky-Cano In reply to Lektadea [2012-04-29 01:45:14 +0000 UTC]

Good luck!

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Ninja-Artist-Zero [2012-04-28 18:59:41 +0000 UTC]

hmm interesting. . . I SHALL TRY THIS!

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Arcky-Cano In reply to Ninja-Artist-Zero [2012-04-29 02:05:09 +0000 UTC]

Good luck~!

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