Basic Cell Shade Tutorial
Cell shading is the process of making computer-drawn images appear hand-drawn. The technique, also known as toon shading, is widely used in modern animations. This tutorial will use basic concepts found in Adobe Photoshop 7. This will give you the basic steps to color an existing lineart with skin tone, skin shadow and hair color.
Prepare Layers
Create a layer for your lineart drawing. This will then become the background layer. Duplicate this background layer. Rename the layer in the layer properties. Rename duplicate as lineart. Then delete the original background layer. Now add 4 new layers. Now drag the lineart layer to the top of the added layers. Now with the “Layers” tab selected, change the mode of the lineart layer to “Multiply.”
Name Layers
Rename the new layer (Layer 1) to background. Then fill the background layer with white. Rename the next layer to skin. This layer is above the previous background layer. Select another new layer and rename it to hair. Now rename the next layer to “skin shadow.” Now you have five layers as follows: Backgound, skin, hair, skin shadow and lineart.
Layer Style
Inside of “Layer Style” there are “Blending Options.” We will only address the “General Blending” option. Use the drop down to select the Blend Mode “Multiply.” You’ve already done this in the lineart layer. There is more than one way to access the “Blend Mode” option. You will use “Multiply” on the lineart and skin shadow layers. The other layers will use the mode of “Normal.”
Coloring
Now start coloring by selecting one of the Lasso tools to outline your skin sections. Once it is outlined, then fill with your choice of color for the skin. Use the paint bucket to fill in the color. Use the eraser to touch up the overlapping areas. Repeat the same process for the skin layer.
Shadows
Select the “skin shadow” layer and then select a color from the palette. To get a good color for shadows start by selecting a color lighter than your base color. Now choose a brush size for the shadow area and color it. The resulting shadow effect wll be a darker color than your base. Another way to get a shadow effect is by adding a second skin layer. This second layer would be a little darker and placed above the original skin layer. Contrasts will result from slight adjustments to the opacity slider.
Summarize
Starting with lineart, you added background, skin, hair and skin shadow layers. These added layers are underneath the lineart layer. You optioned the skin shadow and lineart layers with the Blend Mode of “Multiply.” You marked off your skin and hair sections with a Lasso tool and then colored it with the paint bucket. You then made shadows on the skin shadow layer. Your lineart now has colored hair and skin with shadows. This is only a starting point for cell shading and there is still more to learn.
Core 2 Duo vs Turion 64
The Core 2 Duo is different from the “Core Duo” and Pentium Dual. AMD’s single-core Turion 64 is different from Turion 64 X2. The Intel Core 2 Duo is a 64-bit system, whereas the Intel “Core Duo” is a 32-bit system. We are only going to talk about the AMD Mobile Turion 64 single-core and Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors. This article can help in deciding on one of these processors.
AMD Turion 64
The AMD Mobile Turion 64 is a single-core 64-bit processor. This processor can run 32– and 64-bit operating systems. There are several single-core Turion 64s in this category. They range from a CPU speed of 1 GHz to 2.4 GHz.
The Turion 64 ML and MT are compatible with a Socket 754-type CPU socket, whereas the Turions designated with “MK” are compatible with a Socket S1. The Turion 64-MK has the best performance of the family.
2 Duo Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo processor is 64-bit technology. It is a two-core processor and can run both 32– and 64-bit operating systems.
Intel offers at least 57 types of 2 Duo processors for laptops. Their speed ranges from 1.06 GHz to 3.06 GHz. The L2 caches of these processors are listed as 2, 3, 4 and 6 MB. The frequency of the front side bus is from 533 to 1,066 MHz.
2 Duo consumption
Performance for mobile chips is reduced as much as 25 percent from desktop chips.
The alpha notation of wattage and thus power conservation is:
The highest current consumption: X (extreme).
Desktop processors over 55 watts: E
Regular laptop CPU 30–39 Watt : T
Laptops up to 25 watts: P
Low voltage CPU, 12–19 watts: L
Ultra-low voltage, less than 19 watts: U
Power Consumption of Turion
Turion’s power consumption is indicated by its thermal dissipation rating. The ML has a TDP of 35 watts.
The Turion-MT has less performance but better power conservation. It’s TDP is 25 watts.
PowerNow! enables the ML processor’s operating frequency to scale down. The hottest Turion can cook at 2.4 GHz and cool down to 800 MHz. Of course, this is dependent on CPU load. The voltage scales accordingly.
Desktops
There are Core 2 Duo processors for desktop computers. They range from 800 MHz to 1333 MHZ FSB. The L2 cache sizes were 2, 3, 4 and 6 MB. The sockets were PLGA775, but the most up to date offerings are LGA775. The processor frequency was 1.80 GHz on the low end and went as high as 3.33 GHz.
AMD primarily intended Turion 64 for laptops. Reportedly, there are some ways to kluge a mainboard with 754 socket to perform with a Turion 64 on the desktop.
Summary
Both of these processors will enable you to take advantage of a 64-bit operating system. There are more 64-bit games and applications becoming available. These games and apps require 64-bit processors and operating systems.
An AMD Turion 64 processor is a good option for a laptop. Additionally, the 2 Duo processors are for laptops and desktops.