Hyu's Character Creation Tutorial

Ok now let’s see… First of all, we need a template hmm? There are 2 ways which you can do this. Use a template, or make your own. First make a 466 x 123 canvas. Fill the entire screen with white.

Part 1
1) Now create a new canvas, make it 77 x 77. Go to Edit >> Stroke. Choose Inside and 1 pixel. Now hit CTR + Shift + C and paste the box into a 466 x 123 canvas. Then you position it.




2) Next, you need the dotted box around the circle. Take the font Trebuchet MS, size 9 pixels and at style at none. If you still don’t get it :
Using this, you will type full stops and create something like this :




Make sure you keep things neat, and keep the lines moving fixedly. Keep the above line 6 px above the box, and the line below 6 px below the box. Yeah this is really confusing I know.



3) Next you save this little symbol:



4) Since this is for the face pic, type “Requirement to Unlock” Using these settings:


Now so far, you should have something like this:


Now save your product.



Part 2

First of all, if you made it here, congratulations!

1) Repeat Steps 1 & 2 (but make the 466 x 123 canvas )



2) Type “Skill:” using these settings:



3) Type “Cooldown” and “Chakra Required” Using the same settings as above ^^



4) In the real N-A Template, it’s underlined, so underline them using the line tool. Then type: “Classes”
Using these settings:


Here’s the end result of this part:



Save again…




Part 3

Congratz! You’re almost done with this step! Next up; the final part of this step.


1) Open up those parts of the template which you just made.


2) Create a new canvas, use a size of your liking. I used 600x500

3) Just past the parts and arrange them, then your final product, and template will be done. My Result :

Now you need the pictures that you’ll use for your characters. The settings vary to make it HQ. Remember to use HQ screenies ^^


Tips
- If you want to watch HQ Naruto Shippuuden episodes ONLINE, try Narutoget
- Download 720p HD videos here
- A good site for screenies is Kakuchi
- Try Sorina’s screenshots too!
- Photobucket, Google and Devianart works too, but remember to use good quality ones.


Part 1

Find the video and get the snapshot for the face pic. It should be of a good quality. I searched on google cuz I don’t have any “Madara” episodes and found this:


1) Select the crop tool. Hold down shift and drag across the face. Try to keep it zoomed in. Then hit CTR+Alt+I. Select 75x75 and resize it. Result:



2) Not very HQ huh? Well, go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen. Result:




3) Looks a bit Over Sharpened, this one. Hit CTR + SHIFT + F, or go to Edit > Fade Sharpen. Lower it until it’s a good amount (varies from pictures). I set it to 70



4) Time for some adjustments! Go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness & Contrast. Pump up the contrast. No more than 40, no less than 10. It varies is each pic, as the sharpen. I went for 30


Note: On darker pics, you may add some brightness, but very little, otherwise it would look kinda chibi – ish, or cartoony.


5) More adjustments! Hit CTR + U to bring up the Hue & Saturation slider. I added 20 Saturation and 5 Lightness. This works for most pics, but for some, you should experiment unless they look *eghm* “odd”.


Note: Don’t you DARE touch the hue slider!!!

6) Depending on your pic, you can stop here. If your pic still needs more work, then play more with the contrast, saturation and Match Colour.

7) Optional: Add a border by hitting CTR + C and changing the dimensions to 77 pixels, or 2.72 cm.



My Final Result :



Part 2

Repeat for all the skills… The ones I got were :

Step 3
Time to arrange things in the template!

1) Add the pics into the template and arrange them. You’ll have this:





2) Add the text for the name.

Settings:
Font: Trebuchet MS
Normal
Size 14
Strong



Note: For Character Name: use this colour: 000066




3) Add text for the skills. Use these settings:
Font: Trebuchet MS
Normal
Size 14
Strong

Note: For Skill name: use this colour: f7941d






Then you’ll have something like this:



4) Add text for classes using these settings :)
Trebuchet MS
Normal
Size 10
None
. Use the colour you used to type classes during the template making step. You’ll have this:



5) Type the rest of the text using these settings:
Trebuchet MS
Normal
Size 11
None / Crisp (Your choice)




6) Add Chakra: You’ll have this:

Note: Here are the chakras:



COMPLETE!

Why bother making a template when you can just use one effort free. Nice tut but I've seen some better ones here.

Moved to correct section.