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Shy Guy · Feb 07, 2010, 06:47 PM // 18:47

Well, I've heard this term so much when referring to art, but what exactly does it mean?

Like in Charlie's thread, he said he did some renders at the end so it really doesn't count as true art. I'm guessing this means using filters and such, but I'd really appreciate a claraification on the term.

Thanks ^_^
(btw this is in art cuz this has to do with art

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Oh and one more thing: How does everyone manage to blend their art so well(blend colors)? Because it either seems like they blend two colors together with a tool or do the shade colors one by one. I'm just curious on what the norm is for how to shade.

Tommy's · Feb 07, 2010, 07:07 PM // 19:07

As far as I know, renders are shapes that have no background attached to it, so you can use them easily. Like if you find a render of a glass, you have a pic of a glass with nothing around it, so you can easily place it in your picture.
I believe rendering your character means you errase the background from a screenshot for example so that you only remain your clean character.

Not 100% sure, maybe others can be more exact

Charlie Dayman · Feb 07, 2010, 08:05 PM // 20:05

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Originally Posted by Shy Guy

Well, I've heard this term so much when referring to art, t what exactly does it mean?
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Like in Charlie's thread, he said he did some renders at the end so it really doesn't count as true art. I'm guessing this means using filters and such, but I'd really appreciate a claraification on the term.

When I use the term "render", it's referring to the fine details of a piece. So if you say a piece is "highly rendered", it means that the artist went back and spent some time detailing the work to look good for the sake of presentation.

It's just an easier way of saying: I spent a lot of time on my project so that it will look nice to the viewer.

In the context of which I used it, I was speaking of how I went back and detailed the landscape after I had finished the initial speed paint. I was saying that it may not necessarily count as true speed art as this technique is usually done in a time limit and whatever you finish within the time frame is what you get out of it

Shy Guy · Feb 07, 2010, 08:29 PM // 20:29

o ok thanks guys for clearing that up guys

Edit: If this isn't too big of a favor to ask, Charlie, do you start with a plain color and keep painting on different shades until it is blended or do you just user painter and use the blend tool?

Charlie Dayman · Feb 07, 2010, 10:48 PM // 22:48

For blending, I usually start with a medium tone and continually add different strokes of both lighter and darker tones at different transparencies. This creates a difference in value while also blending the colors together.

Shy Guy · Feb 08, 2010, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Awesome thanks a lot for the replies ^_^ If I could just bother you one more time... =o

Every time you change a color, do you have to go to the color box, change it, click okay, add a stroke, then rinse and repeat, or is there another, easier way that you perform the process of shading? Thanks again and sorry for the annoyances; just want to get answers from the best xD

Verene · Feb 08, 2010, 02:32 AM // 02:32

In Photoshop, you can hold down the alt key to pick up colors from the image you're working on. Very handy for blending.

Charlie Dayman · Feb 08, 2010, 02:45 AM // 02:45

Like Verene said, there's that alt option to pick up a color. But if I'm trying to get a specific color, I'll use the little color box.

A way to make coloring a bit faster is if to plan the color layout beforehand. That way, you can lay down your color in a continuous manner rather than having to constantly change colors when working on other areas.

Tommy's · Feb 08, 2010, 09:48 AM // 09:48

You can also use a RBG or HSB which you can quickly change colours in. Sometimes if I know what I'm gonna do I make in a layer a sort of pallete by just painting some colours I'm gonna use, so I can quickly suck them up with alt