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2D All the way! / digital painting

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BenDstraw
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Posted: 24th Aug 2005 02:43
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This fourm seems to be mostly for programming 2d but I was wondering if anyone knows any tutorials on digital painting for photoshop or painter. So I can someday learn how to paint like this girl http://www.furiae.com/ shes amazing and digital painting seems like a fun hobby. Sorry if this is an inappropriate subject cause this does seem to be a programming oriented forum.

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Posted: 24th Aug 2005 03:44 Edited at: 24th Aug 2005 03:44
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this is a great resource. they always have 2d and 3d tutorials being posted. the work is awsome also;
http://forums.cgsociety.org/

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Posted: 24th Aug 2005 03:49
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CGtalk.com is were Ive found the link I put in my post to that amazing artist. But all the tutorials seem to be directed at traditional painting but Ill take another look thank you.

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Posted: 24th Aug 2005 06:21
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If you are a good Painter. A graphics Pad and MGI Photosuite would set you straight.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2005 02:03
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wow wait what are those and were can I get them.

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Posted: 25th Aug 2005 23:01 Edited at: 25th Aug 2005 23:02
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What a Graphics tablet?.... Its a thing where u have a pen. And u draw on the pad and it moves the mouse on the screen.You can get them anywhere. Dixons for example. MGI Photosuite is like Photoshop.


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Posted: 25th Aug 2005 23:38
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You could be real sneaky though - like Deep Paint is a 3D art package which is stupidly expensive, really a pro only tool. Easy as using an art package but with an already UV mapped model you can use the demo to paint in 3D. I could'nt get great results from it, but you can view the whole texture your working on, anyone with that neato PrintScreen key on their keyboard can figure out what to do with that.


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the latest tablets are now a lcd screen underneath so you draw exactly where the result is.

I cant go back using a tablet of this nature.
http://www.wacom-asia.com/products/cintiq/cintiq21x/cintiq21x.html

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I suggest you start doing the daily sketch over at CGTalk you can learn a lot from doing that and it encourages you to practice daily. Plus Linda Bergveist(sp?)or Enayla as she is known at CGTalk sometimes submits sketches that us mere mortals can only dream of as finished pieces.


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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 21:06
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mmm. That thing is a tad expensive(1750€!!!!! Are they off their rocker!!!!) Are there any decent not so much of a complete and total rip off alternatives? I would like to get one for my brother you see.


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Hehe Mir, of course.

That's like a super expensive, top of the range Wacum tablet with TFT, it's the sort of thing that most graphic artists can't afford, so for your brother or any hobbyist really, a cheap tablet is what's required.

I saw a Wacum tablet, nothing too fancy, just pressure sensitive and a good smooth response, this was in PCWorld for about £35.

Game sells a really cheap tablet, it's reasonably good for those on a severe budget, that's like £25 and the drawing area is quite meagre - it is a nice smooth tablet though. They'll all be USB and pressure sensitive these days, so you might find a basic tablet does all you need - but I recomment stumping up the extra £10 or so and getting a Wacum, they're usually the best quality.


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That girl's stuff is good but not really my style.

Needs more robots and sci-fi junk, dammit.


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Thanks for the recommendation VanB. Looks like I`ll get him a non tft one. Shame. It would have been perfect save for the price.


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@Megaton: ya she's awesome amazing good but shes more fantasy than Sci-fi.

@JOHN: Thats a good suggestion but Im sure I would get laughed at compared to what they can do.

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I want to buy a Tablet. I find a mouse very unacurate at times.


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Quote: "@JOHN: Thats a good suggestion but Im sure I would get laughed at compared to what they can do."


Not at all. Its for all abilities and is a good way to develop your skills by recieving crits. I was fearfull of posting at all at CGTalk once,but the Daily Sketch Group is a very friendly community which always welcomes new members.


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Wooo i've bought a Graphics tablet... and i have to say its very very good. Takes some getting used to.

At the moment i'm Digitaly enhancing some girls photos. women.......

Of corse i have to scribble all over my friends pics




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Posted: 4th Sep 2005 21:36
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Thanks JOHN next chance I get Ill post a sketch there. I posted 3d there before they are nice but always have alot of crit

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Thats all Painted. No 3D


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Posted: 8th Sep 2005 04:47
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Is that sarcasm?

If not thats really good and what I wanna do along with 3d.
If your not serious then ............... lol

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Posted: 8th Sep 2005 19:50 Edited at: 8th Sep 2005 19:51
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Thats all 2D




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Posted: 8th Sep 2005 22:13 Edited at: 8th Sep 2005 22:14
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Im not that good but like John said It would make me better posting in there.


Heres what I put in. Dont laugh I warn you Im new at this.

EDIT: its supposed to be lovecraft the writer.


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Looks good. Was that done with a mouse or Graphics Tablet?


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Posted: 11th Sep 2005 18:46 Edited at: 11th Sep 2005 18:49
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haha I actually drew it then scaned it then edited it in photoshop.. Like I said I need work.. The signature is with a crayon.

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What is Photoshop like?


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Posted: 11th Sep 2005 19:32 Edited at: 11th Sep 2005 19:34
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I like it alot. though its only a tryout or trial of CS2 you try it out at http://www.adobe.com its alot of fun for 30 days. My birthday is coming up in a 2 months so I guess Ill ask for this one.
Linda berkghvist was the one who inspired me to download trial shes so amazing. Check her out at http://www.furiae.com

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I use erm... Corel Painter Essentials 2... game with my graphics tablet


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cool. To many things I want not enough money to get it sign...

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Posted: 12th Sep 2005 06:45 Edited at: 12th Sep 2005 06:45
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I use PS5, with an upgrade to CS laying around somewhere. As for Corel, I can't stand using any of their products.

me likes 2d in photoshop!



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Very Nice.


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Reminds me of that one surfing silver super hero or is that what it was meant to be like o well.

I still need a tablet. And really full version of PS. So my Digital painting dreams are going to be held short for a while

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I bought my Graphics Tablet for £60


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For these types of digital paintings I would suggest using painter with a tablet, why? because of the control with your left hand on the keyboard where its quite a lot easier to change brush sizes and to grab colors with the left side of the board. Another reason is the look, as Corel Painter is made to feel more like painting in traditional mediums. As for photoshop, it has a great deal to offer, and is excellent for photomanipulation and hardedge coloring like in a lot of comic books, also for design.

As for a tablet, I've been using a Trust tablet 12x9 till recently, I paid about USD150 for it. If you're serious about painting like this, I think you should probably try finding a tablet no smaller than 12x9, they are a bit more expensive but you can find ones under USD100 I belive. Currently I'm using a WACom Intous3 12x9 which is great, but also quite a bit expensive for starting up. Just get a tablet, its important


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I use the Wacom Graphire Platinum


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Incidently, a quick tip for graphics tabs...

Get some decent quality sketch paper and tape it over the tablet - it's not something you should make permanent, but the extra rough texture of the paper can help make your work less mechanical, more like sketching. I'd try it the next time you want something to look tarnished - it can be tricky to put a lot of detail into things using a tablet, so the little wobbles and bumps can help.


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I use a pen tablet made by Genius, it's not much but it's inexpensive, good for beginners like me.

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man I keep forgetting i made this thread. Thanks Johnny. Ill probaly get one pretty soon here. Im leading towards getting wacom they seem good.

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