Curse

kais · Mar 20, 2006, 10:27 AM // 10:27

did you just say you had not-so-leet abilities??

this this guys face looks amazing *looks at his own photoshop paintings and sighs*
nice job

Vermilion Okeanos · Mar 20, 2006, 11:16 AM // 11:16

About tablet, currently it is impossible to do asian caligraphy with computer. You can spend a long time editing it to look like caligraphy, but it won't have the feel, nor is it fun.

There are still things PC can't do =P Oh well.

Anyone ever try drawing with trackball mouse on PC before? It is horror.

LightningHell · Mar 20, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50

I get to write Chinese on my compy, and it looks like Chinese calligraphy, if you have the right font.

B R A G G I N G B R A G G I N G
\|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/
But my calligraphy is waaaay better.

Sidra · Mar 20, 2006, 12:53 PM // 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lampshade

Looks amazing! Just touch up the priest guy so you can distinguish the body parts and add a lil shading.

and a backround if you so desire, but I think the black/white contrast is supurb.

He said "Here's where I am on the painting SO FAR." That means he isn't finished yet, Lampshade. If you couldn't tell, the reason the head looks so huge is because its actually a hand on top of the head, and the body is that of a curled up old man, just not completely defined yet. Hehe.

Old Dood · Mar 20, 2006, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Very good PieXags....how did you capture me so well with back pain like that? We haven't even met before...

Seriously....nicely done!

Jenosavel · Mar 20, 2006, 03:05 PM // 15:05

I love how the progress on the painting is coming, PieXags. I feel like I'm at pretty much the same state of learning as you are when it comes to my digital painting, so there isn't much I can offer as advice, although I feel some of the same things about the painting that bother me in my own work (and what artist would be complete without hating their own work to some degree or another?).

I think all I can say critique-wise is this: People tend to have a yellowish tint to the skin on their forehead, a more reddish tint to their nose/cheeks, and a blue or green tint to their lower jaw (green on women, 'cause blue tends to make 'em look like they're growing a beard

). How exactly you get those subtle tints in there, I'm still working on myself. I just thought it was worth mentioning though, since it seems like the base color of your skin is pretty even throughout the face.

Have fun with your painting! I look forward to see further progress on it.

PieXags · Mar 21, 2006, 03:22 AM // 03:22

*sigh* Unfortunately I haven't hardly been able to do a damn thing on the priest as of today, I did his forehead and that was about it. I'm bogged down with other sorts of work, if I finish all the other crap I'll try to throw a seperate thing together maybe later tonight (technically would probably be early this morning).

Peoples: Thanks.

Jenosavel: Yes, I've seen many facial sketches that depict pretty much what you just described, but I was never fond of it myself primarily because everyone is different, and sticking to the same "Santa" sort of red nose/cheeks and such gets old after a while (and isn't even hardly noticable unless you're looking at someone who's been standing outside in the snow for an hour or two). I still have absolutely no idea how I'm going to paint the black vest/suit/reverend-priest outfit thing that makes up his body, shading something that's already black is VERY difficult and will apparently involve the use of blues and purples on top of the dark gray I have, along with some subtle grays to make it look decent, as was suggested to me by a friend...but I still've never tried it before. We'll see how it turns out when I get the time.

actionjack · Mar 21, 2006, 03:43 AM // 03:43

Pie is so so so GREAT!!!

(don't bane me....)

Xenrath · Mar 21, 2006, 05:08 PM // 17:08

Hey he missed a day! Yelling time!

If only he let us throw pie at him for every day he didn't post a pic

Cymboric Treewalker · Mar 21, 2006, 05:51 PM // 17:51

Ifn' it were me, and it ain't, I would be buying a tablet PC with a 14" screen... then you could draw and SEE what you were drawing while you were doing it... cause you write on the screen.

actionjack · Mar 21, 2006, 07:18 PM // 19:18

Work directly on screen
Wacom's Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display combines the advantages of an LCD monitor with the control, comfort, and productivity of Wacom's most sophisticated patented cordless, battery-free tablet technology. By using a pen directly on the screen, you work much more quickly and naturally. For even more productivity, the Cintiq 21UX features ExpressKeys™ and Touch Strips right at your fingertips for convenient keyboard shortcuts, scrolling, zooming, brush size control, and more. Use the Cintiq Payback Calculator to see just how quickly your Cintiq 21UX will pay for itself.

Cintiq
-----------------------------------------------------------
Droooooooooooooooooooooool

PieXags · Mar 21, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

You know I was considering it, but after realizing that it costs much much much much more money, and will not yield better results when one gets used to a normal tablet, it's not worth it.

actionjack · Mar 21, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by PieXags

You know I was considering it, but after realizing that it costs much much much much more money, and will not yield better results when one gets used to a normal tablet, it's not worth it.

oh.. I mean to get it for me.... silly

Sidra · Mar 21, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

I would definetely like to get that... drawing off-screen makes me feel so detatched. Ah well. Not worth the money for me.

PieXags · Mar 21, 2006, 10:52 PM // 22:52

Well today I've been working on a lightbulb for about an hour...lots and lots and lots and lots of trial and error...mostly error. It looks like ass right now, trust me on that. And it'll probably look like crap when I'm finished as well (at least not on par with the first two) but...uh...yeah I'll edit this post when I finish it up...(anyone know how the hell to paint a lightbulb...?

)

Ok...actually, I'll just post my progress on the lightbulb right now...and then post ANOTHER one later once I finish it, and stuff. That way, if anyone has any idea how ot paint a lightbulb, they can see where I'm at and...help and stuff, so I can fix it before I finish it. Smart 'eh?

Here's where my cruddy lightbulb is at now:

...obviously, I haven't done the base yet, that should be relatively easy. What I KNOW I'm going to do is smooth the edges that I haven't, and add a base, other than that...uh...yeah. This is one of those things I probably SHOULD use reference for, but didn't...help?

Xenrath · Mar 21, 2006, 11:12 PM // 23:12

Since you're using the computer as well, can you not use some filter or other for a glass effect? Alienskin comes to mind, you could also look up "glass buttons" that's a quite popular form of "buttons" for websites (and expand the techniques for a lightbulb) - http://www.n-sane.net/tutorials/glowing_glass_button/ there's one I found a while back and personally like and use in websites.

That would be my suggestion anyway, mix the "hand" painting/pad stuff with filter/special effects plugins

PieXags · Mar 21, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

Never will I touch a painting with a filter because I'm having trouble doing it all by hand. I do these to LEARN how to do them, not take the easy way out. The last thing you should touch in photoshop, is filters.

Xenrath · Mar 21, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

Ah fair enough really, my main graphics work has been web/image related so I don't have the luxury of painting by hand (am not so great at it either lol)

Cymboric Treewalker · Mar 21, 2006, 11:53 PM // 23:53

I just wish Photoshop was reasonably priced... Corel Draw (the entire suite) is $99 upgrade and $199 base... compared to Adobe CS + Illustrator +++ and the cost is easily over $1200... so um...

Eugaet · Mar 22, 2006, 12:11 AM // 00:11

Damn, nice work. Even the "cruddy" lightbulb.

*Sigh* I need to get back into art...still considering getting a Graphire4 4x5...because it'd be the only one I could afford...and I don't want to spend too much on something that I won't be using every day...

Definitely got skills, Pie...had no idea.