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NCU ADMIN
Nar Comic Underworld
Live To Rock!
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Can you help?
replied on: 11/22/2007 4:40:41 PM I found this book online. Im going to look into it some more. I think it would be a nice addition to my collection of art books. This is all about digital painting and the nature of it.  Link |
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Surfingentity
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Tablets and digital art discussion room
replied on: 11/22/2007 6:53:20 PM I managed to borrow my brothers tablet. So i was wondering do you guys know of any good tutorials or have any advice on just straight up drawing with the tablet. It doesn't look right and the brushes ive been using are horrible maybe its just cause im not used to it but I was wondering if there is any advice for making it feel more natural other than practice which I realize is probably going to be a large part in getting used to it but maybe there are brushes that can make it at least look more like a pencil. Any help would be much appreciated. 
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EraserX
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replied on: 11/23/2007 4:14:54 PM I've had about everything there is to have, tablet wise and I'll say that the Cintiq is the absolute best purchase I've EVER made. Not a second that I've regretted it once. BUT, it is pricey, so if you're not serious about digital art, you should probably start with something a little more affordable. |
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NCU ADMIN
Nar Comic Underworld
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Tablets and digital art discussion room
replied on: 11/23/2007 7:09:15 PM Oh Im very serious about it and do plan on getting a 2500.00 Cintiq soon. But first, I will practice my photoshopping abilities with this lil cute wacom tablet which I fell in love with! 
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ivanad
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replied on: 11/26/2007 6:49:18 AM think that this book is available in book stores??? i don't think so but.... looks awesome!! |
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NCU ADMIN
Nar Comic Underworld
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replied on: 11/26/2007 9:22:14 AM Im not so sure Ivana. But may a search to local websites might help you find it. I'll keep an eye out for it! 
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ivanad
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replied on: 11/28/2007 11:32:52 AM nope, i searched all bigger stores here and nothing and they can't even order it...uh 
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SmackCakes
January 2007 NCU Ultimate
Competition Grandmaster 
Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 11/28/2007 12:29:26 PM by SmackCakes |
Tablets and digital art discussion room
replied on: 11/28/2007 12:21:44 PM quote: Get a normal black brush with a hard edge (small) and drop the opacity to about 12% that way you can build up your lines more slowly, it should feel more like a pencil. If you want some handy tips to work faster. You can use the [ and ] keys the go up and down in brush size. Pressing F repeatedly will cycle you through full screen modes. (i like to work on the grey) Pressing tab will switch your palettes on and off. You can zoom in and out easily by pressing ctrl and + or - it helps to get some of your most commonly used short cuts down. my top ones would have to be. ctrl+Z (undo/redo) <- I changed this to step backwards though. ctrl+A (select all) ctrl+D (deselect all) Holding alt with the brush tool will give you the colour picker for a bit. Holding space will give you the hand tool, which makes it easy to scroll about while you are zoomed in. |
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Surfingentity
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replied on: 11/29/2007 3:51:02 AM Thanks a lot man these are some really helpful tips! Cant wait to start applying these man. 
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Surfingentity
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replied on: 11/29/2007 6:26:33 PM Hey Smacks do you have any tips on blending values? I want to give what im working on a nice finished look as opposed to a sketchy looking piece. I tried using the smudge tool but either I have a bad setting on it or it isnt that good of a technique to blend values. |
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SmackCakes
January 2007 NCU Ultimate
Competition Grandmaster
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Tablets and digital art discussion room
replied on: 11/30/2007 1:36:19 AM I find with the smudge tool you usually want it set below 50% for blending, anything above gives you a smear which isn't that useful (especially not when liquefy does it better) below 25% isn't really that noticeable it's just a soft blur really. I usually have it set around 35% The size of the brush is important too, I would try and use a fairly large brush when you can (soft edge for blending) but the smudge tool seems to use quite a lot of ram so you might not be able to go too big, depending on your computer. The only problem I find with the smudge tool is it does leave things very soft and blurry, I normally use the add noise or unsharp mask to crispen things up again, and also go round the edges with the eraser to make sure they aren't blurred. good hard edges go a long way to making things look finished. EDIT: If your computer isn't able to handle large smudge brushes properly you could, try working on a smaller image and the blowing it up later to finish off. That is what I did with the picture of the face that I posted. I think the original was only about 400 pixels high. Because I painted it on a 600mhz P3 which was a nightmare to do anything on. Other blending techniques, you can mask stuff and use the guassian blur, then bump the contrast back up, that can be quite nice, but not very precise. You can also use very soft transparent brushes set to a very low opacity. Usually around 2-3% for black and 5-8% for white. that is very precise but takes ages, probably need to use that for fine details though. I hope that helps. |
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ivanad
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replied on: 12/18/2007 7:50:35 AM  ok, i decide to take Intuos3 A5 USB Tablet and you know what? my boyfriend come home after work, look at me and said: we're not gonna get money that we're planing we will! and my reaction was: what? i'm not gonna get my tablet???? i didn't care for bills, for any other obligations we have, the first thing in my head was f@ckin tablet!!! and now i'm on the start of the story again, need to save my money and i really hope that i'm gonna buy it "soon"! well i graduate last week (woooo!!) and now i'm ready to work in a hospital, so my money income will be bigger and that means maybe sooner i'll get my toy!! uh stupid money.... |
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BadApple
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replied on: 12/18/2007 4:22:34 PM Hey Ivana, Congrats on your graduation    it's always a nice feeling when you accomplish your goals and with that said, do not get frustrated about what you don't have cause with hard work and determination, you'll have anything that you want. Congrats again ivana
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ivanad
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replied on: 12/18/2007 4:52:14 PM hey thanks BadApple, it's a great feeling...i'm an adult child now!!  ...uh i'll get over that fact the tablet needed to be here but i'm not gonna give up, just need to save money lil bit harder!heh....
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L A W
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Tablets and digital art discussion room
replied on: 2/21/2008 2:32:38 PM im in the market of getting a tablet.....i dont want to spend alot seeing as how i dont even have a room nor a desk.....sooo i want to ask if this is a good investment....i found this http://www.compuplus.com/i-Wacom-MTE450-Bamboo-Black-Digitizing-Tablet-For-Digital-Inking-Applications-1010992~.html?sid=421655qdn4a226q |
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