[OW!R-kinna][POLL][ART]CG coloring
Ryan William Oldford
any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
sorry for himself for the second time today*
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On 27 Aug 1998, Ryan William Oldford wrote:
> I just wanted to ask all you fan artists (especially OW!R fan artists) if
> any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
> which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
> clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
> please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
> computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
> sorry for himself for the second time today*
<Mord looks at Ryan's email address>
Well, I'm hardly a fanartist (but I drew my character's Morphin'
Ol' Broom ^_^) but I think they do. I know I used Paintshop Pro 5 to do a
few clean ups after scanning it in.
Ah what the heck, what's the harm in plugging some MUN resources
ne? ^_^ As a MUN student, Ryan, you have access to the MicroComputer
Workstation Resource Center in the Henrietta Harvey building. (MWRC) Lots
of stuff to use there. ^_^ Basically a graphics/printing/special lab that
offers stuff not in the other labs. The only thing that costs money there
seems to be sending something to one of the printers. ^_^
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Well I use PSP 5, which I just absolutely LOVE, to touch up stuff. And
sometimes when I'm REALLY bored, do things from scratch. Though I admit I
still haven't figured this 'layers' thing out yet....
And I REALLY had to use it to fix the Cast Portrait since there were
mistakes I wanted to fix and places where it ALMOST but not quite lined up
(since it was on two seperate sheets). So, I really use my CG program lots.
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much! i use it for fine tuning the colors, resizing & ersaing my eraser marks
& folds.
i also use Adobe Photoshop (it came /w the scanner). it has this nifty "instant
fix" button that usually fixes things that're all-around too dark & stuff like
that.
Tokoz ;)
Pook!
>
> I just wanted to ask all you fan artists (especially OW!R fan artists) if
> any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
> which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
> clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
> please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
> computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
> sorry for himself for the second time today*
The following picture was a scanned black and white pencil sketch
colored in with Paintshop Pro 3.0, although the "Publishing" letters at
the bottom were added in the same program later:
http://www.strangepaths.com/pookpub.gif
I just used the fountain-fill tool (the one that looks like a bucket)
and then zoomed in and fixed little inconsistencies (making sure to use
the eyedropper-tool to color-match first) with the paintbrush tool
(making sure to set the width of the tool to 1.) A handy tool for
shading is the Airbrush tool (looks like a weird squiry pen in 3.0, a
spray can in 5.0) set to a fairly low opacity, like 20% does the trick.
Paint Shop Pro 5.0 also does most things much better than 3.0, I've
found, if you can manage to get a copy of it :)
--Pook! ^_^ (Whose web page is supposed to go up in THREE DAYS!
ARRRGGH!)
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a74...@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Ryan William Oldford) wrote:
> I just wanted to ask all you fan artists (especially OW!R fan artists) if
> any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
> which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
> clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
> please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
> computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
> sorry for himself for the second time today*
I just barely learned how to color my pics, so I don't know much.. ^.^;; But I
use Adobe Photoshop 4.0.. it's better than Paintshop, I uhh.. think.
Tis cool though!
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Jinx...@aol.com wrote:
> > I just wanted to ask all you fan artists (especially OW!R fan artists) if
> > any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
> > which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
> > clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
> > please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
> > computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
> > sorry for himself for the second time today*
>
> I just barely learned how to color my pics, so I don't know much.. ^.^;; But I
> use Adobe Photoshop 4.0.. it's better than Paintshop, I uhh.. think.
IMO, Painshop Pro and Adobe Photoshop do an equally good job. AS just has more
bells and whistles.
(they're FUN bells and whistles though ;)
All my CG colouring is done using the Magic Wand select tool. It lets me airbrush
highlights onto a specific area without mucking up stuff around it. Then there's
the old Flood Fill (the bucket) and airbrush. Don'tforget you can adjust the
tolerance so that you can get a neater fill and clean up all the greyscale
anti-aliasing that happens when you scan the drawing.
Take as an example the 'Magic Club' pic on my page
http:www.backmeup.net.au/~mimi/ow.htm
The clouds are freehand airbrush, as is Mimi's hair. The rest is 90% Magic Wand
and various gradient fills.
But you'll get that with any paint program. It often takes a while to learn
exactly how to use the tools to get results you like.
99% of it is experimentation and surprise discovery.
Mimi
..getting AS 5.0 from Scott. All I need is a Big-Ass digitising tablet ^_^
Tenchi Masaki
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>Jinx...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> > I just wanted to ask all you fan artists (especially OW!R fan artists) if
>> > any of you use a computer to color/clean up your creations, and if so,
>> > which program. Also, if anyone knows a good way to do coloring/shading/
>> > clean-up on Paint Shop Pro 3.0 (I think that's the one I have), could they
>> > please let me know? I've got some OW!R sketches I want to color on my
>> > computer, and that's all I've got. God I suck... *Ryan walks away feeling
>> > sorry for himself for the second time today*
>>
>> I just barely learned how to color my pics, so I don't know much.. ^.^;; But I
>> use Adobe Photoshop 4.0.. it's better than Paintshop, I uhh.. think.
>
>IMO, Painshop Pro
PAINshop Pro? Is that the "torturing made easy" program? ^_-
>and Adobe Photoshop do an equally good job. AS just has more
>bells and whistles.
Adobe Photoshop? Oh, gross ^_^;; I tried it once (the 4.0 version), and I can
only say it's an absolute piece of crap! :(
If you want a really good image editor, I can recommend Micrografx's Picture
Publisher 7. I'm very content with it ^_^ It can do alot of things that dumb
Photoshop can't, and it's also way more user-friendly.
I dunno about version 8 of it which is already out, but it's probably even
better... I'll get it whenever I get the chance.
>(they're FUN bells and whistles though ;)
>All my CG colouring is done using the Magic Wand select tool. It lets me airbrush
>highlights onto a specific area without mucking up stuff around it. Then there's
>the old Flood Fill (the bucket) and airbrush. Don't forget you can adjust the
>tolerance so that you can get a neater fill and clean up all the greyscale
>anti-aliasing that happens when you scan the drawing.
>Take as an example the 'Magic Club' pic on my page
>http:www.backmeup.net.au/~mimi/ow.htm
>The clouds are freehand airbrush, as is Mimi's hair. The rest is 90% Magic Wand
>and various gradient fills.
>But you'll get that with any paint program. It often takes a while to learn
>exactly how to use the tools to get results you like.
>99% of it is experimentation and surprise discovery.
>
>Mimi
>..getting AS 5.0 from Scott. All I need is a Big-Ass digitising tablet ^_^
Just a waste of time and money... don't get yourself that AS crap! ^_^;; If you
want a *really* good image editor who is far superior to it, get yourself
Micrografx's Picture Publisher 7 or 8. ^_^
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Minak...@impale-all-spammers.dokom.net (Tenchi Masaki) wrote:
> >> I just barely learned how to color my pics, so I don't know much.. ^.^;;
But I
> >> use Adobe Photoshop 4.0.. it's better than Paintshop, I uhh.. think.
> >
> >IMO, Painshop Pro
>
> PAINshop Pro? Is that the "torturing made easy" program? ^_-
Ooh, *someone* got out the Big Sarcastic Stick today <cocking eyebrow>
>
> >and Adobe Photoshop do an equally good job. AS just has more
> >bells and whistles.
>
> Adobe Photoshop? Oh, gross ^_^;; I tried it once (the 4.0 version), and I can
> only say it's an absolute piece of crap! :(
<eyebrow disappears into hairline>...you know, there are *nicer* ways to put
an opinion forward. "I prefer MPP7" would have sufficed rather than trashing
my choice of software when I have only used AS for a little while, but picked
it up VERY fast and got results I was happy with. You may as well be a
watercolour artist telling Rembrandt that oil paints are crap. (and no I'm
not Rembrandt by ANY stretch of the imagination, so put the barbs away..)
> >(they're FUN bells and whistles though ;)
>
> >Mimi
> >..getting AS 5.0 from Scott. All I need is a Big-Ass digitising tablet ^_^
>
> Just a waste of time and money...
Oh I agree...that's why nobody's paying for it ;)
>don't get yourself that AS crap! ^_^;;
I'll use what I like, sue me :P
Mimi
...not in the mood to be pissed off over trivialities today..
Jet Wolf
> Ooh, *someone* got out the Big Sarcastic Stick today <cocking eyebrow>
<snickering> "Big Sarcastic Stick". I rather like that.
<proceeds to beat Mike about the head with the Big Sarcastic Stick> I
feel like I should be yelling some amusing "Surpreme Lumber" pun here,
but that would require wit, of which I am devoid at this time.
> <eyebrow disappears into hairline>...you know, there are *nicer* ways
> to put an opinion forward.
Right, you could beat her about the head with the Big Sarcastic Stick.
^_^
> "I prefer MPP7" would have sufficed rather than trashing my choice of
> software when I have only used AS for a little while, but picked
> it up VERY fast and got results I was happy with.
Very nice results, too, I must say. She was doing some art for a
project of mine with amazing speed *and* phenominal quality. I know
precious little about paint programs, but juding from Amy's ability to
use them, Adobe Photoshop works for me. And if it looks good in end and
you like the way you got those results, then near as I can tell, that's
all that matters.
> You may as well be a watercolour artist telling Rembrandt that oil
> paints are crap. (and no I'm not Rembrandt by ANY stretch of the
> imagination, so put the barbs away..)
Big Barbed Sarcastic Stick?
> I'll use what I like, sue me :P
When's that tennant moving in? ^_- <humming "Money" to herself and
phoning her lawyer>
> ...not in the mood to be pissed off over trivialities today..
Hey, Amy, I was thinking about grilling up some roo burgers today and--
Oh, NOT in the mood to be pissed off over triviliaties, I'm sorry, I got
confused.
-=Jet Wolf
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> > Ooh, *someone* got out the Big Sarcastic Stick today <cocking eyebrow>
>
> <snickering> "Big Sarcastic Stick". I rather like that.
>
> <proceeds to beat Mike about the head with the Big Sarcastic Stick> I
> feel like I should be yelling some amusing "Surpreme Lumber" pun here,
> but that would require wit, of which I am devoid at this time.
That *wood* require wit? <snickers>
> > "I prefer MPP7" would have sufficed rather than trashing my choice of
> > software when I have only used AS for a little while, but picked
> > it up VERY fast and got results I was happy with.
>
> Very nice results, too, I must say. She was doing some art for a
> project of mine with amazing speed *and* phenominal quality. I know
> precious little about paint programs, but juding from Amy's ability to
> use them, Adobe Photoshop works for me. And if it looks good in end and
> you like the way you got those results, then near as I can tell, that's
> all that matters.
Amy always turns out fabulous work. But I'm afraid I must somewhat agree with
the Hostile One that I don't really like Adobe Photoshop too well. <shrug> But
only for the reason that it's too hard to figure out for us stupid people. I'm
not gonna go around calling AS a piece of crap just because I happen to be too
dumb to figure out how to use it. <shrug>
> > I'll use what I like, sue me :P
Oooo... really? <immediately goes searching for her uncle's phone number> ;)
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Lookit what we got here...
>Jet Wolf wrote:
>> > Ooh, *someone* got out the Big Sarcastic Stick today <cocking eyebrow>
>>
>> <snickering> "Big Sarcastic Stick". I rather like that.
Yes, it's quite nifty indeed ^_^ It's even §þ΃ƒÿ, I'd say <bg>
>> <proceeds to beat Mike about the head with the Big Sarcastic Stick> I
>> feel like I should be yelling some amusing "Surpreme Lumber" pun here,
>> but that would require wit, of which I am devoid at this time.
>
>That *wood* require wit? <snickers>
Wood requires wit? I'd rather see it the other way...
>> > "I prefer MPP7" would have sufficed rather than trashing my choice of
>> > software when I have only used AS for a little while, but picked
>> > it up VERY fast and got results I was happy with.
You only used it for a little while? ^_^ Well, perhaps there's still hope for
you. ^_-
>> Very nice results, too, I must say. She was doing some art for a
>> project of mine with amazing speed *and* phenominal quality. I know
>> precious little about paint programs, but juding from Amy's ability to
>> use them, Adobe Photoshop works for me. And if it looks good in end and
>> you like the way you got those results, then near as I can tell, that's
>> all that matters.
Yes, her art is quite nice indeed... I only think that she could still do
better if she had a halfway decent paint program, or even much better if she had
a really good one, like Picture Publisher 7 or 8.
>Amy always turns out fabulous work. But I'm afraid I must somewhat agree with
>the Hostile One that I don't really like Adobe Photoshop too well.
See? Someone else who has seen the light! ^_^
><shrug> But
>only for the reason that it's too hard to figure out for us stupid people. I'm
>not gonna go around calling AS a piece of crap just because I happen to be too
>dumb to figure out how to use it. <shrug>
Speak for yourself, dear... With me, it's just because I doesn't want to waste
my time. Yes, I openly admit it - I used AS myself sometime ago ^_^;; Back then,
I had no idea which paint program would be best, I just wanted one that could do
more than Paintshop Pro 4 which I used before. So I thought, "Why not try AS 4?
It seems to be quite popular..." I needed quite some time to learn how to use
it, but there was a lot that irked me, and after all the time I had inveszed I
wasn't too content with my results.
Sometime then, when I cursed once again about the many deficiencies of AS, I
decided to go and look for something better. First I though of Corel, but then a
friend of mine told me, I should try Picture Publisher 7 and went on about how
great it was. I thought, "Ok, let's give it a try... Can't be worse than this AS
stuff." When I tried it out, I noticed that it took me much less time to learn
how to use it, and that it was even quite userfriendly - something that AS was
completely lacking. After a short time already, I got much better results
already than I ever got with AS in all the time I had used it. When further
working with PP7, I finally realized what a piece of crap AS was compared to it,
and from there, I never touched AS again. Since then I've been very content all
along with it ^_^
So, I think that was long enough now... why don't you go and find out for
yourselves? You can d/l a FREE trial of Picture Publisher from Micrografx's site
at http://www.micrografx.com ^_^ Just try it out and see if it works out for you
- after all, it's free, so you don't have anything to lose there, and I'm sure
you won't be sorry for it. If you like it, you can get yourself the full version
rather cheap, or if you invest a little more, you can even get the new version 8
of Picture Publisher ^_^
(And no, I don't get paid by them for this.)
>> > I'll use what I like, sue me :P
>
>Oooo... really? <immediately goes searching for her uncle's phone number> ;)
If you insist... <takes out cell phone and dials up a lawyer> Just a minute...
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