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Published: 2006-01-24 21:25:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 16430; Favourites: 226; Downloads: 2793
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Well, a lot of you asked for it and here it is! How I paint those portraits that you all seem to like so much ^_^ Anyway, have fun and LEARN SOMETHING! >_>© =destianna
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Do you hace the reference pic used? I wanna try your tutorial with the same pic!
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thanks you sooo mcuh!!
UR AMAZING
OMG YOU DID THIS WITHOUT A TABLET!!
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yep! Thankfully I have a tablet now! I don't know how I did it without one though!
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Do you think its possible if this could be done on the Gimp program for people who don't have photoshop?
And does it nesserily have to be sketched? could it be outlined with the pen tool?
i too don't have a tablet
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I don't know much about Gimp, but I'm sure it can be. There may be tutorials here on dA that have a digital painting tutorial for Gimp. And of course- you can outline it however is easier for you.
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ah.. you just put the lightest color and then the darker ones
I put each color ._. but it takes way longer to adjust the color to the right place..
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very nice tutorial, will try it out and see how I go, got a feeling I am going to suck at it though
thanks for making this for us.
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It takes practice!! You won't get it completely on the first try, but stick with it! Soon you'll develop your own style of doing it and you'll do what works for you! Good luck!
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Wut !! without a tablet? How is that humanly possible !!
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I have no clue! Now that I have a tablet I wonder how I ever did it XD
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GACKT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XDDDD Great tut, too, btw.
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The dodge tool is used for brightening or highlighting certain parts. You can choose between three different modes: Shadow, Midtone, or Highlight. Both the shadow and midtone give it more of a white highlight, whereas the actual highlight mode more so just brightens the area and gives it shine. The burn tool is the same way, but instead it darkens the area or adds shadows. It has the same three modes; the shadow and midtone give a gray shadow, while the highlight darkens it more naturally. Hope that helps!
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Definitly.
Dern no mozilla means no spell check! How do you spell ^that?
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Thanks. Now I have to make sure I remember that forever...
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You can always use it as a reference 
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Yeah that is a good point.
That's usually how I figure stuff out. Guess and check:]
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Yes!I've been searching for a tutorial like this that doesn't require a tablet.
Thank you for making this!
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This is a great tutorial. There were some very helpful tips, perfect for someone like me just starting out, thanks! Now I gotta go get a tablet <,<
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I do this all with a mouse! No tablet at all ^_^ So it's very possible with a mouse and a lot of patience!
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Oh i know just how possible it is. 
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Yeah, I am planning on getting one. I've been thinking more serious about it lately because I want to get into REAL digital painting...like, with the actual "brushstroke" look n_n that's the kind of art I really love.
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Yeah, I'll definitely keep tabs on your stuff, be sure to tell me when you get a tablet. 
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I love your art, and your digital potraits are awsome! Im trying it out right now, but how did you arrange the layers?
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Since I do the skin first (basically the bottom layer) I just piled the other layers on top of that. You can do it however you want though, but it's easier for me to do it that way since I like to work from the bottom on up.
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Yay! I always want to knew, how I can do digital painting pic step by step... I will try this, thanks!
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I'm feeling so bad ! u do this without a tablet ? and I dont make a half of this with one ?! girl, u do have talent, and I'm sure im dumb ^^
awesome tips. thanks for sharing
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It's a lot of smudging, a lot of music, and a LOT of patience without a tablet n_n I'm hoping to get one soon to see the difference between mouse painting and tablet painting!
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HI..this looks like fun..you are soooooo talented, thank you for sharing your painting technique..Coin
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Ahhhhhh~
Something new!
*greyscale pencil smudge nerd caveman*
>->;;;
Anyway, this helps a lot! ^-^
<3
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Lovely! I've always wanted to try this out...thanks for making such an easy tutorial.
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nice work, your is much simplier (sp?) then the ones I used to learn off of... now I just sort of go with the flow of things and found my own way of doing it. my bad habit is not adding enough shadow where they are needed. I guess I'm still to chicken, nice tip with the soften tool though never though of using that to help blend things in might try it on this new one and see if it helps. Great tutorial!
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wtf, this didn't pop up for me when this came out DX I wanna try, but its so big @_@;;
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It's surprisingly easy to follow though! You can do it Pypy~
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Wow, i really like this tutorial, and it gives me a step by step. But I have such problems with digital paintings >< I'll try though with the help of your tutorial, but can I ask? Whats the Smooth Tool?
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Otherwise known as the "soften" tool. ^_^ On my PS it looks like a little waterdrop, but I dunno what it looks like on other versions >_> I hope that helps ..!
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Ah I see what you mean, is the 'Blur Tool' perhaps? Thats looks like a waterdrop. Yeah I found it. But how will you use it for digital painting?
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I use it to just soften the painting, for instance like on the skin where it's been blended into another colour, soften around there and it'll blend easier ^_^
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Ah I see what you mean. I'll give it a go although Im not so confident with digital painting. Thanks so much for your tutorial and comments, Really helped me a lot.
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I'm happy to be of service! ^_^
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