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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #45 on May 11, 2010, 1:36pm »

May 10, 2010, 10:12pm, erikbattle wrote:
I use a Wacom Intuous. My only advice is be patient. It's like learning to draw new again...or maybe more like drawing with the wrong hand. But, invest the time and you'll love it.

Yeah, that's a good way to describe it. It does feel like drawing with your off hand, but I'm sure it becomes easier with time. I'm not there yet, but I have used it a lot for digital colouring, and that has become much easier with practice, so I can imagine that drawing will become easier too.

Wacom Bamboo One and Gimp (because I'm cheap) are my tools of choice, for what it's worth.
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« Reply #46 on May 12, 2010, 7:13am »
Thanks for all the kind comments! ;D Here's the other half:

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May 11, 2010, 1:27pm, kesher wrote:
Oh, man, that second map in particular is excellent! It'd actually look pretty good on a t-shirt... :)

Yeah! Instead of telling the players what they see when they explore the dungeon, the GM could just do a slow, tantalizing striptease, revealing one room at a time... Oh, and nice space ship, by the way. :)
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« Reply #47 on May 12, 2010, 8:20am »

May 11, 2010, 1:36pm, kelvingreen wrote:

May 10, 2010, 10:12pm, erikbattle wrote:
I use a Wacom Intuous. My only advice is be patient. It's like learning to draw new again...or maybe more like drawing with the wrong hand. But, invest the time and you'll love it.

Yeah, that's a good way to describe it. It does feel like drawing with your off hand, but I'm sure it becomes easier with time. I'm not there yet, but I have used it a lot for digital colouring, and that has become much easier with practice, so I can imagine that drawing will become easier too.

Wacom Bamboo One and Gimp (because I'm cheap) are my tools of choice, for what it's worth.


I have an Intuos 3 and I use Photoshop (an old version) and Corel Painter X. I've tried Gimp, but for some reason cannot get the feel for it. I also have been playing with Inkscape (free) because you can do some nice inking effects with it and it's vector, so you can shrink and enlarge without loss of line quality.

I did a couple of pictures, one in Photoshop and one in Painter to show some of the differences. They are on the blog in my signature if you want to look at the output. Course, masters of any program can make it look like anything they want.

I'm torn on digital vs traditional form. I love the versatility of digital. I can do anythign I want with it millions of times without any cost for materials or worry that I might mess something up. But I love the control of natural media and the fact that I'm left with a physical artifact of my effort. If only pen and paper had an 'undo' button, I'd be happy.
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« Reply #48 on May 12, 2010, 9:10am »

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If only pen and paper had an 'undo' button, I'd be happy.


Amen, brother... :)
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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #49 on May 12, 2010, 9:40am »
I sometimes try to get the best of both worlds.

Start with scanned map:

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Process the rest using Inkscape.

Once you have that, you can keep adding stuff using Inkscape.

I did that for the following map:

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I added labels, removed a house or two -- small changes. It adds the undo button back into the drawing process. :)
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« Reply #50 on May 12, 2010, 10:52am »

May 12, 2010, 8:20am, erikbattle wrote:
If only pen and paper had an 'undo' button, I'd be happy.


It's called white-out.

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« Reply #51 on May 12, 2010, 12:43pm »
Hmm, I've not heard of Inkscape; I shall investigate.

Another thing I'd like to learn this year is digital painting. I do like block colouring, and I think it's an underrated technique, but I would love to learn how to do digital painting.

Jensen, that's great. There's a real sense of shape and weight to the troll/orc/ogre, and I like the angle; the obvious choice would be to draw it so you could see his front, but you've gone for something more interesting there, I think. I also like his hat. ;)
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« Reply #52 on May 12, 2010, 1:37pm »
Kesher,

Nice work on the saucer! This is actually for an article I have written, and the saucer in question is crashed deep within the Icy Wastes of CARCOSA.

If you haven't already finished and don't mind indulging a request, could you adjust the top of the saucer a bit? Instead of the broad, shaded cap at the top, could you do a smaller turret instead? Either a plain turret, or one with two appropriately Space Alien-looking beam weapons emerging... whatever you think looks better.

If you can't do it, no problem - looks fantastic already!
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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #53 on May 12, 2010, 6:43pm »
Went back to inking the Beehive hut picture, trying to refine shapes with stronger shading. Like it overall better, but still learning to use a brush.

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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #54 on May 12, 2010, 11:00pm »
I have a Bamboo. It's just another thing to learn, but that's all -- give it a shot and you'll do fine.
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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #55 on May 13, 2010, 9:49am »

May 12, 2010, 1:37pm, crusssdaddy wrote:
Kesher,

Nice work on the saucer! This is actually for an article I have written, and the saucer in question is crashed deep within the Icy Wastes of CARCOSA.

If you haven't already finished and don't mind indulging a request, could you adjust the top of the saucer a bit? Instead of the broad, shaded cap at the top, could you do a smaller turret instead? Either a plain turret, or one with two appropriately Space Alien-looking beam weapons emerging... whatever you think looks better.

If you can't do it, no problem - looks fantastic already!


Ah, cool. I loves me some precise detail! I will indeed use the undo button also known as my eraser, and rework the top, no problem. Beam weapons coming up...
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« Reply #56 on May 13, 2010, 12:18pm »

May 13, 2010, 9:49am, kesher wrote:

May 12, 2010, 1:37pm, crusssdaddy wrote:
Kesher,

Nice work on the saucer! This is actually for an article I have written, and the saucer in question is crashed deep within the Icy Wastes of CARCOSA.

If you haven't already finished and don't mind indulging a request, could you adjust the top of the saucer a bit? Instead of the broad, shaded cap at the top, could you do a smaller turret instead? Either a plain turret, or one with two appropriately Space Alien-looking beam weapons emerging... whatever you think looks better.

If you can't do it, no problem - looks fantastic already!


Ah, cool. I loves me some precise detail! I will indeed use the undo button also known as my eraser, and rework the top, no problem. Beam weapons coming up...


In case more detail helps the creative process, the weapons are a "microwave pulse bazooka" and an "insanity beam".
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« Reply #57 on May 13, 2010, 2:57pm »

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n case more detail helps the creative process, the weapons are a "microwave pulse bazooka" and an "insanity beam".


I love this magazine, and all who contribute... :)
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« Reply #58 on May 24, 2010, 7:34pm »
New one. Rough sketch ideas for Illo with description: An evil high priest in a mirror-covered disco robe (wide sleeves, high collar) with a disintegration pistol and a magic mace

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Re: Art Process Thread
« Reply #59 on May 26, 2010, 12:39pm »
Cool thread!
Here's one I just did for inside Fight On! #9.
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- a dungeon chamber containing the transporter room from the USS Enterprise
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