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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Turnsky on May 17, 2003, 10:37:30 pm

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Turnsky on May 17, 2003, 10:37:30 pm

I know that there's a few artists that frequent the boards...

so.... What do you use for your art?

Me:
Sketches: Visual art diary (110GSM) and a (old) 0.5 mechanical pencil

Inking: Sakkura Pigma Micron (various sizes) or Uni Pin fine line(alternative- bleeds like mad tho)

Scanning: Hercules @home 48 USB(cheaparse)

Coloring: Adobe photoshop 6 + filters

as well as a bit of imagination and talent;)

and you?

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Stryke 9 on May 17, 2003, 11:05:24 pm

Concept art: Whatever paper source is available at that instant. Includes notebooks, sketchpad, scraps of paper, food wrappers.

Also: EOS IX 28mm camera, memory

Storyboarding/scripting/writing fiction: modified Handspring Visor with (slightly broken) Targus fold-up keyboard; my computer

Primary Modeler and Animator: Ray Dream 5.5 (with various plugins)
Primary Renderer (sec. animator): Carrara 2.0
Secondary Modeler: 3D Studio Max r4 (Titan crack, nonfunctional on better computer)

Postwork: Photoshop 6

Also: A bajillion little programs that last an average of 15 minutes on my hard drive, used to perform various indispensable functions too numerous and minor to name.

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Knight Templar on May 17, 2003, 11:27:46 pm

- MS Paint-

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Turnsky on May 17, 2003, 11:42:14 pm

*smites KT*

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Ashrak on May 18, 2003, 03:23:54 am

Hand Drawing: Ordinary paper and pencil
Renders/animation: Lightwave 3d

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Unknown Target on May 18, 2003, 01:32:41 pm

Drawing:

2HB Pencil, sometimes a lighter type.
Sketchbook paper
Charcoal
BIG Erasers :D
Digital Camera (For scanning into PC)

Rendering:
Truspace 5
MS Paint (For textures)

Title: Tools of the trade...
Post by: Darkage on May 18, 2003, 02:55:16 pm

My head and Lightwave7.5b