User:Swiftpelt/Tutorial

Character Art Tutorial
Hello there!!! Have you joined CAP, but have no idea how to make images? Or maybe you just want to get better? Possibily you have come here to learn about how I do my pelt textures. No matter what you came for, you will go back satisfied! §₩1ƒ₮¥ Happy St. Patrick's Day! 12:15, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

Tools
If I were you, I'd go download GIMP ASAP, so that you can even do this tutorial.
 * Fill tool: It fills the blank in with color
 * Blur/Sharpen tool: Used for blurring something into the pelt
 * Dodge/Burn tool: Dodging is highlighting and Burning is shading.
 * Smudge tool: Used for smudging torties.
 * Pencil tool: Used to draw markings, earpink, etc.
 * Opacity: Good for light highlights and stuff. This scale changes how visible the next changes will be.
 * Brush: The size and shape of the brush. Solids are good for drawing and blurring, while you should use the one with the hardness towards the midddle for shading and highlighting.
 * Scale: Changes the size. Good for highlighting.

How to Shade: Bloodclan cat
First save the blank on the CAP page. Make sure you get the full sized one.

Next, get the fill tool, and fill the blank with the desired color. Make sure you get every white space!

See how every enclosed space is light brown?

Next, get the burn tool with hardness to the middle. It doesn't matter which size, as long as it's not too big or too small.

You follow the outline of the blank, getting even the tail.

Next, grab the dodge tool with hardness to the middle. You want to make it nice and big.

If the dodging brightens the blank, grab the pencil tool and change color to black and fix it.

Next add earpink and eye color. Make sure you blur the earpink!

Make sure your eye looks somewhat like this one.

Finally, fill in and shade your collar.



And that's how to shade and highlight! I'll bet you are ready to do a warrior!