Before I got a tablet I was drawing with a mouse for almost as long as I've been drawing so when I got one and for as long as I've had one I've never suffered this issue. I definitely wouldn't be against the idea of getting a tablet with a screen though, that shit would be bomb in the most self-indulgent way possible.
Interesting point. I suppose paying $600 for a used Cintiq 13HD was a slightly bad idea (though mine is the touch model so I thought it wasn't a bad deal as long as I can move/zoom the drawings without learning some keyboard shortcut).
Yeah I guess I could. Should I go for the latest version or CS6? My current setup is a Core i5 6400 with 16GB DDR4 RAM and an added GTX 1050 Ti (an EVGA Superclocked edition) graphics card. I like to think that is middle-of-the-road specs as far as I'm concerned.
I'm sure it is, and I once used a mouse to create this back in high school. Of course looking back, I don't know if it's the laser printer that did it or not, but my mouse cord is as thick as Chris's in one of his Love Quest sub episodes!
Yeah I like CS6, and other than the GPU you have better hardware than me so that's good if you want to go the painterly route like I have and make detailed illustrations, but based on the art I've seen you make, I get the feeling that hyper-detailed illustrations aren't your style.
It's not like I have a huge issue with that stuff, but every now and then you make a mistake you wouldn't have made if it was on paper or a Cintiq.
I never really found the way Photoshop works to be very user-friendly in terms of drawing. I use Clip Studio Paint (aka Manga Studio 5) and it has plenty of features I have no idea how to use with all the ease of use that Paint Tool SAI had.
Like I said, it took me years to learn and develop my style in.
I swear, man, your style is crazy good. Lots of sergals, too.Like I said, it took me years to learn and develop my style in.
Eventually, I figured it out and found my ideal UI customization. The main reason I muscled through the steep learning curve is because Photoshop is used by my art hero Naomi Chen, and if it is good enough for her, it is good enough for me. I tried SAI like, 6 years ago but it's ugly interface and lack of customization and brush settings drove me back to photoshop. The only thing it had on Photoshop was the adjustable stabilizer. The only program that holds a flame to Photoshop, in my opinion, is Corel Painter.
CSP is a really good program. I bought the EX when it was on sale and next sale I plan to upgrade because it's great for just drawing. I've recently gotten into animating gifs and I want to be able to work with more than only 24 total frames.
Thanks for the encouragement, yeah I suppose I'm not in for the hyper-detailed look at all. That's either out of my league or too time-consuming, but I suppose I have more of a standard cartoon approach that I like. I also had thoughts of trying out Blender as well, assuming I have time to learn that and all, figured my setup could work for it as well.
We all have our own style, and that's part of what keeps things interesting. The different styles, and they all take different amounts an types of skills. Someone who does one style may not be good at some style that's completely different. I've heard people get on artists for not being the "industry standard," but honestly, I value style a lot. If we all drew or painted in the "industry standard," things would get boring, homogeneous, and there wouldn't be any creativity. Some people go for toons, some go for realism, others go for something more in between. I personally go for a gritty, messy style since I find so much of the clean and polished art out there. I figured I'd try to add some variety with a style I personally like.
Thanks for understanding!
About that. I'm sure this was asked already, but have you ever thought about doing comics for a local paper? Your style reminds me of Mother Goose and Grimm.
your style is so lovely, pls come back
Okay.
I found this tutorial of sorts on how to liven up dark skin coloring so I guess I tried? I have mostly lighter characters so this was a decent exercise into something different, even if it's far from perfect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
First time someone compared my work to Mike Peters. I suppose if I used a brush to in like Walt Kelly I could.
That's great!Okay.
I found this tutorial of sorts on how to liven up dark skin coloring so I guess I tried? I have mostly lighter characters so this was a decent exercise into something different, even if it's far from perfect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I know I haven't posted anything worth a thread or even a mention in one, but perhaps it's a case of that I don't want to take chances. I'm with you in not posting anything you do that would be incriminating, but that would mean I've done anything that's really halal-worthy. If I was to, I'd keep it to myself. Still, can never be too careful.finding people online by the work they post can be done in just three clicks. youre not paranoid to be cautious of what you share with strangers, though i suppose whats more reasonable to consider than if people find other accounts would be what they find on those other accounts.
i myself am rather cautious about posting stuff i make anywhere because of what i do and dont feel comfortable sharing with people. theres a good number of things i would like to share here that i dont think i will though, for exactly the same reasons as you.
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