Thy rod and thy staff are cool . . .I like those things !
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Valin I changed glasses while I wasn't looking,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 17:42,
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I bet you are having to visit some oddLARP sites to find your source images.
I do a lot of line-art. If you are using photoshop and would like any advice I'd be happy to give it.
(I do a lot of line-art. If you are using photoshop and would like any advice I'd be happy to give it.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 17:45,
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actually that was me O_OHalloween and such
and i would totally appreciate some line-art advice!
right now i'm just adding a transparent layer and tracing
(and i would totally appreciate some line-art advice!
right now i'm just adding a transparent layer and tracing
Paintmash,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 17:59,
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how are you tracing?pen or mouse? and are you tracing with a brush or pen tool?
first thing is to get some depth into the work by varying the brush stroke size. Basic rule of thumb is to make things closer to you have thicker lines. It also helps to add dome fade to the brush. ( it depends on what the process you use is as to how you do that. but basically changing the brush properties in the shape dynamics to have some fade ( about 200-240 ) makes it appear that the line fades out to a point, the way that a real pen might.)
I personally find that it is quicker and more effective for me to use the pen tool to create a path, then I stroke the path with a preset brush, delete the path and move on. I have an action script set up for it and it's very quick.
It ends up with a more natural looking line.
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(first thing is to get some depth into the work by varying the brush stroke size. Basic rule of thumb is to make things closer to you have thicker lines. It also helps to add dome fade to the brush. ( it depends on what the process you use is as to how you do that. but basically changing the brush properties in the shape dynamics to have some fade ( about 200-240 ) makes it appear that the line fades out to a point, the way that a real pen might.)
I personally find that it is quicker and more effective for me to use the pen tool to create a path, then I stroke the path with a preset brush, delete the path and move on. I have an action script set up for it and it's very quick.
It ends up with a more natural looking line.
Click for bigger Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 18:19,
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neati've got a wacom tablet, but i mostly use mouse and brush tool
i'll try some stuff you mentioned
thanks!
(i'll try some stuff you mentioned
thanks!
Paintmash,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 18:41,
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I'llbe doing a line art and tracing tutorial soon I think. It's one of the things I've had in mind for a while.
I'm no expert and there is no right ot wrong, just I've had a lot of interest in how I do stuff.
Basically the easiest way to make things pop is just to get away from the preset brushes.
Just read up on brush settings and use some pen pressure fade ( or just normal fade for mouse ) and some size jitter so the pen varies thickness along the line. Use thicker lines for figure outlining and use thickness to create depth . Just those small changes can make something look far more natural.
Oh and you can also use the selection tool to make your lines. just like the pen tool you can stroke a selection with the last selected brush. The good thing about that is you can use the selection modifiers like 'smooth' to get rid of the awkward angles that always scream 'traced' at you.
(I'm no expert and there is no right ot wrong, just I've had a lot of interest in how I do stuff.
Basically the easiest way to make things pop is just to get away from the preset brushes.
Just read up on brush settings and use some pen pressure fade ( or just normal fade for mouse ) and some size jitter so the pen varies thickness along the line. Use thicker lines for figure outlining and use thickness to create depth . Just those small changes can make something look far more natural.
Oh and you can also use the selection tool to make your lines. just like the pen tool you can stroke a selection with the last selected brush. The good thing about that is you can use the selection modifiers like 'smooth' to get rid of the awkward angles that always scream 'traced' at you.
Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 18:54,
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Interesting*files away in remains of brain*
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 18:42,
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another guy......kicked out of the Renaissance Faire.
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atomic A-bomb-a-nation,
Sun 9 Nov 2008, 17:59,
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