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Perfect Line Art Tutorial by ~Klew1013:iconKlew1013:

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©2008-2010 ~Klew1013
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A short and to-the-point tutorial I put together to help people do what I struggled to do for years--get perfect vector line art and import it into Photoshop. No fuzziness, no quality issues. I hope this helps someone like it would've helped me.

I used this piece: [link] for all the examples.

Feel free to use this and put it on your site as long as you give due credit (Klew Williams at www. klewstudios.com: [link]). If it helped, please favorite!

PS If you can't see it well on the fullview download it for the actual size.

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~Aurealias May 1, 2009, 9:41:59 PM
saved my day thanks!
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*TechnicDragon Jul 30, 2008, 4:06:01 PM
Pointer for making the lineart:

Use the pen tool to "trace" the lines of the original sketch. You don't need a pen, just plot points and use arcs to simulate the curves. I've done this on several pieces to great affect. It also works for filling in areas of the pic for coloring. The tool works very much like the one in Illistrator, so if you're already familiar with that one, no need to learn it all over again. :)
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~Klew1013 Aug 5, 2008, 5:41:24 AM
Yes, I am familiar with this technique but it is NOT the technique I chose to write my tutorial on because it only allows for uniform line width whereas this technique allows for more expressive line quality with varying width.
What I'm not familiar with is why you feel the need to "correct" someone's tutorial, or make "pointers" as if you are the authority. Especially when you are not insightful enough to realize that the "pointer" you're giving applies to an entirely different line technique.

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"Live life like your gonna die, because you're gonna."
--Shatner
Commissions and Prints: Klew Studios
[link]
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*TechnicDragon Aug 6, 2008, 9:51:49 PM
First, I have to apologize for the word "pointer" in my first comment. It should have been "Suggestion".

Second, I wasn't trying to change your tutorial, only answer the question: How did you use the brush tool in Photoshop?

That was based on your tutorial and the comments regarding the tutorial. The tutorial implies you used a drawing pad for that step. Fine. Cool. Whatever. Just say so in the tutorial. Even make some comment in the tutorial about the various ways to get the starting lines darker, whether by inking before scanning, using photoshop to create them or some other method.

Overall, what I suggested was not intended to change the final effect of the tutorial, only that one step.
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~Klew1013 Aug 17, 2008, 8:29:57 AM
Ok, sorry. I didn't mean to jump all over you or anything.
Yeah, it does imply using a drawing pad but if you did use the mouse and had a respectably steady hand this method is fine too since the livetrace option will essentially smooth out or remove any wiggles or bumps in the line.

--
"Live life like your gonna die, because you're gonna."
--Shatner
Commissions and Prints: Klew Studios
[link]
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~Ashkerbash Jun 26, 2008, 1:49:07 PM
Only works if you have a drawing pad. Outlining with a mouse alone. Is. Impossible.
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~Klew1013 Jun 26, 2008, 3:31:04 PM
That's true, but if you ink and sketch the image you don't necessarily have to outline it...you can still just open it in Illustrator and use Live Trace in black in white, then delete all the white. I'm sure you'd get a similar effect.

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"Live life like your gonna die, because you're gonna."
--Shatner
Commissions and Prints: Klew Studios
[link]
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