Versailles
04:22:36 Versa
KPH,
Perhaps they'd actually ENJOY his opinions. Oh man, when he wants loves, he makes it KNOWN! He'll squeak and keep squeaking until I pick him up!
Revel Ranch
04:22:26 
Maybe I should get my cat a stroller
Versailles
04:22:00 Versa
Athena,
That's super cute, too! I just like making cookies and cake and such. Maybe a cat bakery would be better. :)
KPH Equestrian
04:21:42 Rapcoon | Jester
versa
not harassing, greeting! xD
Versailles
04:21:20 Versa
KPH,
Sketti isn't at all shy, man I think he'd be harassing customers. LOL
Sunset River Arabian
04:21:10 Athena - AAs
my buddy and I talk about setting up a cat bar. or cat pizzeria. And we'd adopt all the cats who are older or have been looking for homes for over 2 years. And we'd have special feline safe drinks or pizza or snacks that people could buy to feed the kitties
KPH Equestrian
04:20:05 Rapcoon | Jester
versa
Ohh I love those! Cuteness overload in one building AND I get to pet them xD
Versailles
04:18:00 Versa
KPH,
Realistically I think I'm going to be setting up a cat cafe at some point in my life, so Sketti is perfect lol
KPH Equestrian
04:17:09 Rapcoon | Jester
versa
that's great though! Sounds like my dream job, too lol.
Versailles
04:15:24 Versa
KPH,
When I mentioned I wanted a needy cat, they had smiled at me and said perfect, and I knew I was going to have options. LOL. They said I'm their people, and have been asking me to work with them ever since.

Athena,
Just remember to give yourself lots of patience <3
Sunset River Arabian
04:14:10 Athena - AAs
Versa
It's hard because I want to do it but it makes me miserable. I definitely understand why some artists quit and I wouldn't beg them to come back
KPH Equestrian
04:13:50 Rapcoon | Jester
versa
aw man I could never pick one kitty haha. I'd be asking for all of the above xD
Versailles
04:11:46 Versa
KPH,
He says thank you! Really his charm is part of what stole my heart lol. I had so many choices when I was doing meet & greets on Sunday.
KPH Equestrian
04:09:10 Rapcoon | Jester
versa
he is SO cute! I love his little face omg :3
Versailles
04:08:31 Versa
Athena,
Oh, love <3 Yes, just give yourself some time and lots of patience. Soon, it'll resurface!
Versailles
04:07:28 Versa
This was Sketti this morning, and Sketti currently (in my lap, purring)
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Sunset River Arabian
04:07:19 Athena - AAs
Versa
Well I'm glad you know that. I think I burnt myself out because I didnt stop when I lost motivation. Now I'm trying to encourage myself to do some again but it makes me miserable if I look at a piece for more than 30 minutes
Versailles
04:05:42 Versa
Athena,
For sure. Lots of artists crash and burn, sadly. When motivational issues strike with me, it's when I know for sure I HAVE to step back and let myself relax. Otherwise, I hit a block and it takes longer to get back into it.
Versailles
04:04:21 Versa
Kiwi,
I've interacted with a few but never adopted one until now. They're fun! It's unfortunate so many people avoid them because they walk funky. This little one was searching for two YEARS to no avail.
Sunset River Arabian
04:03:38 Athena - AAs
Versa
I get it. I was just curious because I keep missing artists I want to buy art from lol I have a whole list and about half of them dont play or do art anymore. And obviously persoanl life and motivation comes first but still makes me sad I will never own Breezie or Timbie art
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Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 12:49 AM


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I've had a few people request an art tutorial, so I decided to make one. Please bear with me as I have never made a tutorial before, but I'll do my best to explain everything.

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First off, I used Clip Studio Pro with a Wacom Intuos. I have also used this method in Photoshop when I had the free trial so I know it works there. However, I'm not sure about other programs.

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Note: As you read through this tutorial keep in mind that each step is done on a different layer, this is to make it easier to fix any mess-ups or whatever. Also, I do not have a specific method for choosing colors, I just use the color wheel until I find a color that I think will work best for the piece.

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Part One: Basics

Step One:

This is probably the most obvious step. I use a 7px brush for this part, but the brush size will vary depending on your canvas size, I use 1200x1000. Select your base color and paint the shape that you want for the hair. This can arguably be one of the hardest parts about doing hair because it can take a few tries to finally get the shape that you want.

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Step Two:

For this step, you're going to decrease the size of your brush to 2.5px (again, this may vary based on canvas size). Use the same color that you used for the base color and draw some flyaway hairs to give it more movement and shape.

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Step Three:

Use a 7px brush for this step. Pick a color that is darker than the base color, but not too dark. Create some wavy lines to follow the movement of the hair, then use gaussian blur (about 4.5 for the value).

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Step Four:

In this step, we're going back to a 2.5px brush. Choose a color that is lighter than the base, and again, draw some wavy lines to match up with the shape of the hair.

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Step Five:

Now take an even light color and repeat the last step, only this time, only fill in gaps in between the lines that you did in the last step.

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That's all the colors I have for this particular hair, however, some pieces may need more colors.

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Now that we've completed the basics, let's move on to lighting.

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Part Two: Lighting

Step One:

In this step, I used a hue/saturation correction layer and darkened the color of the hair. This step may not be necessary.

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Step Two:

Take a soft airbrush and paint some lowlights/shadows with pitch black. Then blur it and lower capacity.

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Step Three:

Once again use an airbrush, this time with white to add some highlights. Blur, then change the layer mode to overlay and set to 50% opacity.

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Step Four:

Add more shadows and highlights. This is possibly one of the most important steps when it comes to lighting. You’re going to cover all the hair with white and black to change the lighting of it. Once you’re done painting them, change the layer to soft light with 60% opacity.

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Step Five:

This step may not be necessary for some pieces, but I took a small airbrush and traced alongside the head of the horse to add a shadow on the hair to give it more depth. It is on soft light at 65%.

Hair-Tut-12.jpg

Step Six:

More highlights! Take your airbrush again and add more highlights. Blur and/or smudge this layer to make it look a little better. Change the layer mode to overlay and 60% opacity.

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Step 7:

Alright, final step here, which is another one that may or may not be necessary based on your piece. For this step, I used a bright/contrast correction layer to darken the hair because it was way too bright for the background.

Hair-Tut-15.jpg

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That's everything! I hope I explained it alright, I'm not the best at this kind of stuff. Let me know if you have any questions, I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.

Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 01:45 AM


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This is amazing, thank you!
Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 07:43 AM


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desert palms said:
This is amazing, thank you!


Happy to help! ❤
Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 08:39 AM


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Thank you so much for getting this up!! I never realized you used the same program as me
It's a gorgeous piece too. Question do you ever merge the hair layers??
Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 08:53 AM


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It's nice to hear I do some of the same steps as you xD I love some of your ideas though...got me itchin' to art again :) That piece is so lovely <3 Thanks for sharing your wisdom friend :D
Zephyr's Hair Tutorial January 19, 2022 09:09 AM


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Spirtasi Whims said:
Thank you so much for getting this up!! I never realized you used the same program as me
It's a gorgeous piece too. Question do you ever merge the hair layers??


No problem! ❤ I don't merge the hair layers, but I do put them all in a folder so that I can clip layers to it if needed. 😊

Sunstone Elite said:
It's nice to hear I do some of the same steps as you xD I love some of your ideas though...got me itchin' to art again :) That piece is so lovely <3 Thanks for sharing your wisdom friend :D


Lol, I think for the most part the process is the same for a lot of people, only with some slightly different steps added. This piece actually turned out way better than I had expected, so thank you! ❤
Zephyr's Hair Tutorial May 8, 2022 04:50 PM


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I was scrolling through looking for more hair tutorials and found this one. This is an awesome tutorial, and it just so happens to fit my art style too! :)

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