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Warning: GIANT file!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the english-mistakes on some parts ^^; I'm no native speaker so it's pretty hard to get the things said that I want to say sometimes :XD:

Why is tutorial so hard to read/ not straight but instead you have to scroll up in the middle?

Reason is simple: I wanted to do it that way =P But from previous tutorials I know that there are no deviations longer than 9999 pixel allowed... And after writing Part 1-3 I was at 9000 pixel, so I had to make the layout this way :D Hope you understand ^^ Thanks~



Official:

Here is the promised lesson about cloth-design and ornaments! I can only repeat it again and again: Practice is the key to success~:heart:

Homework:
All I can ask you to do for homework is to practice. Try the different things like magic circles and laces in your own style and experiment with them a little =)


This lesson was written by :icondeamond89: exclusively for :iconmangaacademy: and :iconmangaworkshop: Please don't repost it anywhere without my written permission!!!

Skye and Elliot are the mascots of :iconmangaacademy:

Elliot was designed by :icon-achiru-: Skye by :icondeamond89:

Programs:
Sketch, Color and Tutorial: Photoshop CS
Ink and Ornaments: MangaStudio 4.0
Additional media: Wacom Tablet and loads of music...

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Regards,

~Deamond


Semi-official:

Wanna practice even more?
Give yourself a challenge! Make a list of words that you want to put into your cloth design! Words that have nothing to do with each other and somehow combine them in an outfit!
And if it was fun to you and you want a real challenge, check out my contest (;P lol) [link]


Personal:

*dead* x_X

Alright, guys,... Here it is... and I'm officially insane that I did this... OTL OTL OTL

This must be the most giant tutorial I ever wrote :faint:

My back hurts, my neck hurts, my fingers hurt but HELL YES I'M HAPPY AND SATISFIED! I kinda butchered Elliot's and Skye's design but... come on they are chibis!! :rofl: Sorry, achiru >_<

When I saw Elliot's design the very first time I was thinking right away 'They look as if they could be constantly fighting...' lol I don't know why, but making my charas fight each other all the time is a prove of my love for them xD POOR THEM!!!!

Ehem... LOL!!!!


Hope you enjoy~~~:heart: *can go die happily now* TwT


(c) :icondeamond89:

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Given 2010-06-01
Cloth-design n Ornament Lesson by =Deamond89 is a highly useful tutorial for drawing detailed clothing. The artist uses humorous manga style characters to keep all the information from getting too dry, and the information within is easy to follow. This is an excellent resource for anyone that wants to learn how to design a unique look for their original characters. ( Suggested by `Gwendolyn12 and Featured by `FantasyStock )
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My goodness this was hilarious. I love the character interaction between Elli and Skye: they're perfect together. However, Elliot is annoyed that he's shorter than Skye in the last couple of panels. He thinks he ought to be a head taller.

On to the critique!

First off, is there a title to this lesson? I want to see it on the image large and clear! (Not just the title of the deviation.)

Secondly, because this is such a large file, I found that reading in order was really difficult when I had scrolled down Steps 1 and 2, and kept going to 4, realizing I had to scroll all the way back up and horizontally to see Step 3.

I know that the image file gets insanely long if you placed Step 3 under 2 and before 4 in a long, long, long file--but that's actually easier to scroll through and to read naturally. This would be different if you were to make it "page" format rather than "screen" format.

You could also have broken this into two lessons instead of one. Sometimes too much information is overwhelming in one lesson. Best to focus on one key point to take away. Personally I think the color theory can be a lesson by itself.

Good points: The background does not interfere but compliments the text and images. It's really annoying to read text over images unless there is enough saturation to tell the layers apart, so I like what you've done with the color scheme.

The font is good. Personally I prefer lowercase and uppercase because an all-caps font feels like I'm being yelled at. But this type of all-caps font is regularly used in comics, so I can't complain too much. It is a perfectly legible font.

However, there is still one more nit-picky detail to be addressed: font size. I think that varying the size at least between regular/normal text and headings will make your work seem much more organized and clearer at first glance on the thumbnail, as your eye naturally is drawn toward the bigger letters, so you can see what direction to read. Sometimes bold is not enough, so a good contrast in size is more eye-catching.

Lastly, your narration is good. It's very lively and even though English isn't your first language, your communication skill is very strong. Mistakes can easily be overlooked as part of your accent. It's hard to say what's proper English now anyway.

Try to avoid breaking up words as much as possible--it's okay to have blank space in the speech bubble. It's much harder to read Des--next line--igning than Designing. Other than that, I like the text.

To sum things up, the lesson was a good read. The screenshots and the text compliment each other smoothly and effortlessly, with lots of cute humor along the way. And Skye, you are a very good model. :D

-achiru-
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:iconstevep12:
very nice work !!!
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~xevozzez Nov 25, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Nice.
I'm sorry but i can't seem to find the MAGIC CIRCLES BRUSHES anymore (i've searched your gallery a lot).
Can you post a link plz?
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:icondeamond89:
????? I never had magic circle brushes. When using magic circles in my pictures, I usually make them myself real quick, pasting them as png to my works.
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~Trunse Sep 13, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I have a question. Does your hair actually look like that? If it does, I might have to kiss you.
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~LittleMissStitches Aug 30, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I simply love your little personal step at the end. It's easy to get discouraged when creating artwork, and remembering to have personal motivation and, most importantly, BE PROUD of my work is hard sometimes. But it was after I saw this that I started taking much more pride in what I drew.

^^
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*melsr007 Jul 19, 2012  Hobbyist
Nice!!!!!!!
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:iconiimikuruii:
Wonderful!>w<
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~Lilliozwest May 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
So helpful!! Great job!!
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Mood: Joy ~Moriadne Mar 21, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is without a doubt an awesome tutorial!
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~R31k4 Feb 18, 2012  Student
thank you so much it's really help me! XD
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