Post: [Tutorial] how to make a simple cartoon
05-12-2008, 07:24 AM #1
Oc
****ING NINJA SHIT
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In this tutorial i will learn you how to make a cartoon.
Firstly off all, you will need

-Photoshop Cs, Cs2 Or Cs3
-Nice artwork
-thats it, not much eh :lol:


Ok, start off with making a new file with the dimensions 400x150

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Now take your Elliptical marquee tool and make a cirle like this:

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Fill it up with whatever color you want:

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now, right click on your layer and click blending options
Go to store, add a black stroke with 2 px

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Now we' do the shading:
select your polygonal lasso tool and make this:

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Now go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/contrast
and make it as dark as mine:

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Now we are going to add some nice hair!
Make a new layer and call it: hair
Get your polygonal lasso tool again and select where you want the hair:

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Color it with the hair color you want:

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Right click the layer and go blending options
make a black stroke with 2 px:

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Add some shading like in the previoust step:

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Now we are going to make eyes and a mouth:
Make a new layer and call is: eyes
take your elliptical marquee tool and do like me:

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fill it up with white and make a black stroke with 1 px around it:

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take a brush with whatever a color and click right in the eyes:

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take your polygonal lasso tool and make a mouth like me:

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now fill it up with white:

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This is how you make your head!
now be creatif and make a cool cartoon siggie!

An Examples i ever made:

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Happy cartooning!
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The following 3 users say thank you to Oc for this useful post:

DustyX, laTex, SpongehAcee
05-12-2008, 07:05 PM #2
niemira1551
Gym leader
very nice bro thnx for the tut
05-12-2008, 07:54 PM #3
Oc
****ING NINJA SHIT
no problem Happy Mi husband
05-19-2008, 05:38 PM #4
ShadyDa1NOnly
Who’s Jim Erased?
Nice lol.
05-19-2008, 05:42 PM #5
Oc
****ING NINJA SHIT
thanks for the reply.
05-19-2008, 05:43 PM #6
ShadyDa1NOnly
Who’s Jim Erased?
Welcome
08-11-2008, 09:50 PM #7
Oc
****ING NINJA SHIT
Moved Tutorials.

-Oc
08-26-2008, 07:27 PM #8
laTex
WutDaFish?
nice work oc Winky Winky
08-26-2008, 11:08 PM #9
NanuGama
YouTube.com/NanuGama
nice tut
the idea of doing it is sooo kewl
09-03-2008, 03:26 PM #10
BA-SHELLEY
NGU Oringnal
that's really good

Wish i was able to do that lol

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