User:Diablo./Charart Tutorials


 * Sup mate! I'm Beau, and I'm here to show you how to make some radical looking chararts with GIMP. I'm notorious for using multiple art programs for mine. I've used; Photoshop Elements 9, and CS6, Paint Tool Sai, and lastly GIMP. For the vast majority of charartists, GIMP is the go to, so I'll show you guys some of techniques I use to make them. I've been making chararts for at least two or something years now, some are here, though most of them are here, and here.


 * I've seen and been taught different ways on how to make these things. But I've come to have my own style now - which came from experimenting and just practicing. So I urge you guys to take what you learn here, and play around. Make your own style!


 * Also for those that don't know, I use a tablet. The one I use is a Wacom Intuos Pro, but I use to use a Bamboo Pen & Touch (which I recommend for those wanting to invest in an art tablet).


 * So on this page, I'll show how to make the following types of cats, and techniques:
 * Shading techniques
 * Texture
 * Solid cats
 * Tabby cats
 * Tortoiseshell cats (and calicos)
 * Lineart tweaks

Stuff I Do

 * So because I've literally devoted my life to loving music, I'll always have some music playing when I make these things. It'll tend to be Metallica or something from a soundtrack, but whatever can work too.


 * So let's start. For colours, I generally would advise picking from your cat's life image. As I normally do that, but I'd also recommend using this if you feel the colours from your cat's image don't look right. Paleclaw's cat creator at this date offers some good options to help create these chararts. I use it just so I can work quicker.


 * Correct Blank (this including any tweaks you may need to make to it (like fur, torn ears etc.))
 * Character's life image (if your character doesn't have one, look up a cat similar on google images to get an idea for how the pelt should work, trust it does help!)
 * Free Time (Like I said, this can be a lengthy process, so be warned (though I could be wrong))
 * Radical tunes (So this is actually optional but some background beats aren't bad right?)