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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: neo_hermes on May 10, 2004, 01:00:26 am
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Now i just got this and :nervous: i don't know how to use this...should i search for a drawing board? or...should i draw on paper then scan it to the computer. your help would be most appreciated.
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Originally posted by neo_hermes
Now i just got this and :nervous: i don't know how to use this...should i search for a drawing board? or...should i draw on paper then scan it to the computer. your help would be most appreciated.
wow, complete newbie.... paper & scan usually is the easiest way to go.. and cheaper too..
just use the Import -> (whatever the name of your scanner is) and it'll run the scanner, and import whatever you scan in..
just have a play around with PS, you'll get the hang of it.
(what, didya think i learnt whatever skill i have from a book?..;) )
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Do that, or if you've got a good mouse and no time for scanning something in, you can try to draw it all out using the paintbrush and line tools :D
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Do that, or if you've got a good mouse and no time for scanning something in, you can try to draw it all out using the paintbrush and line tools :D
:eek2: :shaking: :eek2: while not impossible, that's bloody tedious..
OR... you could buy a Wacom Graphics tablet...
(http://users.bigpond.net.au/Turnsky/images/DSC00229.JPG)
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I like how KOTOR is conveniently placed ;)
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Originally posted by DragonClaw
I like how KOTOR is conveniently placed ;)
that was just for size comparison, it was the closest CD on hand..
anyways.. just play around with it.. .and for god's sake.. keep /away/ from the lens flare filter!.
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Do that, or if you've got a good mouse and no time for scanning something in, you can try to draw it all out using the paintbrush and line tools :D
i actually prefer this method - all i use anymore :D until i replace my broken tablet, that is.:blah:
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Originally posted by Turnsky
:eek2: :shaking: :eek2: while not impossible, that's bloody tedious..
Acutally, redrawing on a new layer, with the line tool, what you've scaned, is probably the best technic for outlines.
But yeah, it's tedious :p
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Originally posted by Nico
Acutally, redrawing on a new layer, with the line tool, what you've scaned, is probably the best technic for outlines.
But yeah, it's tedious :p
yeah, i know, for i have attempted it myself..
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Ooooh, big Wacom. I have the little one at home, and have used the medium one elsewhere, but whats freakin' enormous.
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Well, that's not exactly from personal experience ( I've tried it too tho ), that's just I spend a lot of time on the web looking at artist websites ( japanese, mostly ), and from time to time, some are nice enough to give little walkthroughs with an exemple, and, well, half the time, that's how they do.
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Well for a newbie i have some good advice for you:) go buy the adobe photoshop classroom in a book, and the photoshop woo!! handbook, 2 great books for studying photoshop, and after you finish reading those 2 you know enough to make cool graphics.
i prefer drawing myself and scanning it into the computer, although if you are targeting for drawing/painting, then adobe illustrator is the better program, photoshop is more for image and graphic editing, and illustrator for drawing, painting and illustrations.
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Turnsky, what model of tablet is that? It looks a bit like a Cintiq, though I could be mistaken...
And as for the lensflare filter: Go get SolarCell, and stack the flare on top of whatever it spits out. That's probably the only use for it. Most common flares are best done by hand.
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:yes: thx guys i'll fool around with Ps a bit longer.
turnsky: that thing is HUGE. i've only found older models of drawingboards.
USSAlexander: i'll see if i can purchase those books. maybe they can even help little ole me.
Nico: ....Line tool k i'll try it.
Thanks for the help fellas, with all this new info i'll be able to start drawing....I wonder if the older models of Drawingboards will work on a new computer
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hey, i like the lens flare filter! i use it in thruster glows for those nice radial lines, then i blur them, desaturate them, recolor them, and make it all look right
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Originally posted by JC Denton
Turnsky, what model of tablet is that? It looks a bit like a Cintiq, though I could be mistaken...
And as for the lensflare filter: Go get SolarCell, and stack the flare on top of whatever it spits out. That's probably the only use for it. Most common flares are best done by hand.
12" x 12" intuos 2 tablet.
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how much would one of those set you back?
And where would you go about grabbing one?
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Originally posted by Grug
how much would one of those set you back?
And where would you go about grabbing one?
phear (http://www.techbuy.com.au/product.asp?prodId=20675&catId=POINTINGDEVICES&parentId=POINTINGDEVICES_GRAPHICS_TABLETS)
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Cheers for the link.
But if I got that, I wouldnt have any arms left over to use it with! :eek:
-Grug