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Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Apr 5, 2014 5:46pm
- Kingshollow
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:14pm
Values in shading are really important - try to make sure you don't have too much highlight or too little shading by changing your colors to greyscale! It can really help. :)
- wirt
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:16pm
Just not making things too busy. Wayyy too many edits are more common than I'd like.
- Teutonic
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:17pm
Picking an attractive color scheme can go a long way. :)
- Psyche & Paint
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:37pm
Make sure the shading looks nice c: Bad shading really brings down a pet's overall appearance. ~Psy
- odin
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:37pm
I think color the line arts. And just make sure everything is pretty. lol (I'm no artist at all. XD)
- leafy ᵔᴥᵔ
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:46pm
Line weight and color is actually really important in a design--it can really change how your shading looks.
- Irene 🍬x3
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 11:01pm
Color your lines and shading.
- Hikaru
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 11:06pm
The best secret to smooth lines... work big, shrink it down. All mistakes will be invisible! Work as big as you can manage without overworking. Even just 400x400 works fine.
Also to resize use Nearest Neighbor in Photoshop to keep crisp lines.
- Answrs
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Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 11:28pm
LAYERS LAYERS LAYERS
Try and make each marking on a different layer. If there's a bodypart edit (wings, new tail/feet, heck even face v the rest of the body), BRAKE THE MARKING INTO LAYERS. Makes breeding and editing so much easier. Even with one marking if there's 2+ colors, break them apart into sublayers or something. Then you just need to lock transparency and paint bucket a new color in, rather than the zoom+trace method (the amount of time I spent doing this before was ridiculous, believe me.)
Remember, a few extra minutes now can save you a whole lot of pain and frustration later on!
Posted on: Sat Apr 5, 2014 10:00pm
Have a layer on the very bottom - label it Palette. Use that layer to paint a bit of whatever color you use. That way you'll always have a clean spot to eyedrop the color if you have more than 2 colors PLUS later, for a breeder or artist - they will know exactly what colors were used.
I find this is one of the best helps for me.