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,
archived)
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,
archived)