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Emoticon Tutorial: MS Paint by =BlissfullySarcastic:iconBlissfullySarcastic:

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Note: All emotes in this tutorial are shaded going up at 7 lum each time, with the outline color shown in the Edit Colors menu.
I usually go up more near the outline [around 10 lum each time] and less up near the light spot [5 lum each time], but this is for the sake of consistency.

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Just some more tips that I didn't want crowding in the tutorial:

* IMPORTANT: This one I just FORGOT to put on the tutorial. When you go to save it, make sure you save it as a *.png file extension (in the drop down menu). It will keep it full quality that way. :nod:

* For most brown, blue, green, purple, red, and pink emotes, keep the sat around 100-160.
* For most orange and yellow emotes, keep the sat around 190.
* For most white emotes, keep the sat around 20-50 or around 190.
* For black and gray emotes, keep the sat at about 20-50.

* For most white emotes, the outline should be at around 180 lum.
* For most black emotes, the outline should be at around 0-30 lum.
* For most orange and yellow emotes, the outline should be around 120 lum.
* For most everything else, the outline varies from about 60-160 lum, but for regular ones, I keep it around 90.

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As you develop, so should you technique and shading style. This is to just help some people who might not be too familiar with the program.
I myself am trying to think of a new shading style (this one has a lot of colors, though it's easy for me to trace), and I encourage you all to try to come up with your own as time progresses. :)
Until that time comes, feel free to ask me any questions you need to and I'll do my best to try to answer. :aww:

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Another thing, MS Paint doesn't support transparency. There are many sites to help you with that, but I use GIMP.
GIMP's Website is located here: [link]
It's a free program, ready to download straight from the site, and I'd highly recommend it for both cropping out the background and to make animations.

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Mood: Excited =MahaPanta Jul 12, 2009, 10:59:34 PM
I :heart: you!

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Chotto sumimasen. Watashi no namae wa JR desu. Watashi no Nihongo wa zenzen desu. Rōmaji no tasukete o onegaishimasu ka. Bunsho o shite kudasai. Enryo shinaide.
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~NeonBobcat Jul 12, 2009, 10:59:48 PM
A lovely tutorial for newcomers to the emotion world.
Nice. :D

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=BlissfullySarcastic Jul 12, 2009, 11:00:38 PM
Thank you. :aww:
...I was having difficulties cramming my shading style into one step 'cause I usually put a shadow in the lower right. xD

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=BlissfullySarcastic Jul 12, 2009, 11:01:23 PM
Thank you. xD
Why, might I ask? :B

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=MahaPanta Jul 12, 2009, 11:04:11 PM
Much needed tutorial! :D

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Chotto sumimasen. Watashi no namae wa JR desu. Watashi no Nihongo wa zenzen desu. Rōmaji no tasukete o onegaishimasu ka. Bunsho o shite kudasai. Enryo shinaide.
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=BlissfullySarcastic Jul 12, 2009, 11:04:51 PM
There are others.
I was just dissatisfied with them for a while now. xD
But thank you. :la:

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~fantabulocity Jul 12, 2009, 11:05:48 PM
good job! I'm sure this will help a lot of people out. I remember i was uber nervous when i made my first emote... good times...

lol. but seriously, good job! :la:

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=BlissfullySarcastic Jul 12, 2009, 11:06:48 PM
Thankies. =3
Shading kind of looks like crap without the shadow though. :paranoid:
I just thought I'd lose people with that...'cause I've done it before.

It wasn't too confusing was it? :?

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=BlissfullySarcastic Jul 12, 2009, 11:08:30 PM
xD I was never very nervous about it, but I got frustrated a lot. :B I cursed out my computer so many times, you have no idea.

Thank you. :3

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