I'm REALLY bored, so...
Jinsoku (Luis)
I've decided that I want to draw the people that participate in this forum.
If you're anthropomorphic or human, I don't care, I'll draw you. I wanna
draw a portrait or something.
Just ANYTHING! I have writers block for my comic (... I guess it'd be
drawers block, then). I NEED to draw something!!!
*twitch*
Oh drat... *twitch* the people are here to give me them white jackets that
make ya hug yerself. Crud...
*gets hauled away*
--
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"This is NUTS!" - Krillin
[To The Kiddies:] Don't drink and drive...
Pull over and take small sips.
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on that later on... now here's Jinsoku (Luis) with "The Wacky, Wacky
World of alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog!"
>Yeah, you got it. I'm really REALLY bored. A little bit too bored.
>So bored, I've decided that I want to draw the people that
>participate in this forum. If you're anthropomorphic or human, I
>don't care, I'll draw you. I wanna draw a portrait or something.
Hmm...
Gimme some time Luis, I might take you up on that offer. Just need to find
something first...
[runs off to discovery.com to search for a picture of a coyote]
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.,/`. )''. ,/| .:| http://coyote.50megs.com |:.
_\__`/ |__,/__| alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog: Because this type of behaviour will
.,_f_)\.. ..| not be tolerated within the seaQuest community.
Mark Whickman
His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3,Jinsoku
(Luis) <dal...@adelphia.net> is brought up to throne of Warmaster whickman
on the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> Yeah, you got it. I'm really REALLY bored. A little bit too bored. So
bored,
> I've decided that I want to draw the people that participate in this
forum.
> If you're anthropomorphic or human, I don't care, I'll draw you. I wanna
> draw a portrait or something.
>
> Just ANYTHING! I have writers block for my comic (... I guess it'd be
> drawers block, then). I NEED to draw something!!!
>
> *twitch*
>
> Oh drat... *twitch* the people are here to give me them white jackets that
> make ya hug yerself. Crud...
>
> *gets hauled away*
>
>
I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an inspired
artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
talent.....................................
--
~~>:-<
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Jinsoku (Luis)
Mark Whickman blabbered in post-it note
news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...:
> I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an inspired
> artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
> talent.....................................
Heh. No offense, but the only thing that can inspire me is a big flashy
anime, or a good deal of flashy Sonic comics (fan or pro) that are in action
format. Right now I'm settling with Gundam Wing *drool*... because Dragon
Ball Z is still shootin' reruns at the viewers.
You also got to have good music playing in order to inspire me. I'm one of
those artist's that'll get inspired through someone else's work and the
setting in which I'm surrounded in. Not to mention music. Music is a good
part of my drawing abilities.
I'm really deep into my drawing. I'll just zone out while thinking of what
to do, and I'll animate it in my had, wif a sound track in the back. I'll
act the voices of the characters. People consider me coocoo for Coa Coa
puffs. I'm not. I just REALLY love this stuff.
*blinks and notices how off topic he went from Whickman's reply*
I mean... um. It won't inspire me. And if you're saying that your drawings
are bad, they won't turn me psychotic. I'll point out the minor errors and
I'll prolly tell you about them, and ways you can fix them. Unless you want
that or not, tell me. I'm one to ramble on when it comes to comics.
Jinsoku (Luis)
I forgot to blabber in post-it note
news:oGfD4.398$yS5.14...@news2.news.adelphia.net...:
Let me just add this:
If you're a newbie, forget about it. I'll only draw newg's and reg's. ^_^
Majority of 10 (me included.)
Mark Whickman
His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3, Jinsoku
(Luis) <dal...@adelphia.net>is brought up to throne of Warmaster whickman on
the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> Mark Whickman blabbered in post-it note
> news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...:
>
> > I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an inspired
> > artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
> > talent.....................................
>
> Heh. No offense, but the only thing that can inspire me is a big flashy
> anime, or a good deal of flashy Sonic comics (fan or pro) that are in
action
> format. Right now I'm settling with Gundam Wing *drool*... because Dragon
> Ball Z is still shootin' reruns at the viewers.
I didn't draw the pictures. The artwork itself makes anime (etc.) look like
it was drawn with a crayon by a Yogi Bear producer
>
> You also got to have good music playing in order to inspire me. I'm one of
> those artist's that'll get inspired through someone else's work and the
> setting in which I'm surrounded in. Not to mention music. Music is a good
> part of my drawing abilities.
I find Queen inspirational when making Qukae levels. I've got an MP3 of
"Slightly mad" somewhere...
>
> I'm really deep into my drawing. I'll just zone out while thinking of what
> to do, and I'll animate it in my had, wif a sound track in the back. I'll
> act the voices of the characters. People consider me coocoo for Coa Coa
> puffs. I'm not. I just REALLY love this stuff.
>
> *blinks and notices how off topic he went from Whickman's reply*
>
> I mean... um. It won't inspire me. And if you're saying that your drawings
> are bad, they won't turn me psychotic. I'll point out the minor errors and
> I'll prolly tell you about them, and ways you can fix them. Unless you
want
> that or not, tell me. I'm one to ramble on when it comes to comics.
>
>
They're not my drawings!
Just for that I'm going to send them to you!
Mr. Encyclopedia
Jinsoku (Luis) <dal...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:rzsD4.121$ul5.1...@news2.news.adelphia.net...
:
: I forgot to blabber in post-it note
: news:oGfD4.398$yS5.14...@news2.news.adelphia.net...:
:
: Let me just add this:
:
: If you're a newbie, forget about it. I'll only draw newg's and reg's. ^_^
: Majority of 10 (me included.)
Why?
: --
: Jinsoku (aka, Swifty):
: "This is NUTS!" - Krillin
--
-
Mr. Encyclopedia
Chairman of the Elite Council of Pointless
Owner of AFSH
-
I am the top 5% of internet users.
Smiley
news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an inspired
> artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
> talent.....................................
Here you go.
http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
-Smiley
(if you decide to wander around Supermegatopia, be warned - there's some
adult stuff there. It's not pr0n by ANY standards, but a couple of the
female heroes do lose their clothing)
Jinsoku (Luis)
Mr. Encyclopedia blabbered in post-it note
news:sdsv9ji...@corp.supernews.com...:
> : If you're a newbie, forget about it. I'll only draw newg's and reg's.
^_^
> : Majority of 10 (me included.)
>
> Why?
Welll, unless you've been to my comic site, you've noticed that I hate
coloring in stuff. I'm PLANNING on coloring these in, and I think 11 people
or more might just kill me.
And why no newbies? Let's just say they have to be here much more in order
to earn a place in the 'portrait.' Kind of the same reason to earn respect
here.
--
Jinsoku (aka, Swifty):
"This is NUTS!" - Krillin
[To The Kiddies:] Don't drink and drive...
Jinsoku (Luis)
Smiley blabbered in post-it note
news:_tvD4.4003$p_6.1...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...:
> Here you go.
>
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
>
> Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
*Looks at them*
*Laughs at the thought of a hamster, or some other thing, piloting a suit*
Well, then again, Earth Worm Jim did pilot his suit.
*sighs, and takes another look* Wooh boy, this might be harder than I
thought. So this now makes it 2 people. You and I.
Common' people! Tell me how you want to be drawn. I'll draw you! *whine*
smil...@my-deja.com
$ul5.5...@news2.news.adelphia.net>,
"Jinsoku (Luis)" <dal...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> Smiley blabbered in post-it note
> news:_tvD4.4003
$p_6.1...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...:
First things first... AAAAAAHHH!!! I'm using
DejaNews.com!!
...well, Earthlink's news server refuses to
acknowledge the existance of AFSH at the moment,
so I'm forced to use Deja. Is there another news
server I could use?
> > Here you go.
> >
> >
http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> >
http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
> >
> > Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
>
> *Looks at them*
>
> *Laughs at the thought of a hamster, or some
other thing, piloting a suit*
Yep. Warhamster 40K.
> Well, then again, Earth Worm Jim did pilot his
suit.
Yeah, but he never fought Khorne.
> *sighs, and takes another look* Wooh boy, this
might be harder than I
> thought.
Of course, you also have to draw all the correct
Chaos symbols too, not to mention ad-lib some
nasty "enhancements" (spikey bits and such. Wait,
that's for Ork stuff...) to make it really like
Chaos-like.
> So this now makes it 2 people. You and I.
You could do me too. A circle, a yellow
floodfill, two eyes, a smile and a tongue.
Course, that's not how really how I picture
myself, but it would certain be easier...
>
> Common' people! Tell me how you want to be
drawn. I'll draw you! *whine*
Hmmm... I would imagine myself in shiny blue
armor (think Zohar from Silhouette Mirage) with a
bit of ninja tossed in and a Smiley Face on the
chest. He would have no actual weapons or powers,
but he could make Japanese characters appear out
of midair.
...pathetic, isn't it? Don't draw unless you have
those gloves Real Scientists use to handle Lava
and stuff. I think they're called Super Super
Magic Gloves.
-Smiley
Well, at least DejaNews uses fixed-width.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
Blah!
> Well, at least DejaNews uses fixed-width.
This is not exactly a Newbie Question, but more a Technophobe Question...
What's fixed-width?
Mike
The Chaos Emerald
Blah! babbled:
fixed width makes every character the exact same width, verses
variable width, with has every character a different size. Here's a
test to see which you are using:
|
@@@@@@|
OOOOOO|
iiiiii|
......|
______|
If all the pipes line up, you are using fixed width. If one pipe is
left, another in the middle, another to the right, you are using
variable width. Fixed width is standard for ASCII art, because each
"ASCII pixel" is the same size and you can do darkeness or shape
(depending on how complex) by which character you use.
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"OoOoOOOOOoooOOOooooooOOOOh!
SHINY!" - Mach, talking about my amethyist chao
Mark Whickman
His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3, Smiley
<smil...@earthlink.net> is brought up to throne of Warmaster whickman on
the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an inspired
> > artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
> > talent.....................................
>
> Here you go.
>
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
>
> Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
>
It's as close as Austrailia to the north pole in the atomic radii sense.
Mark Whickman
His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3,
Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> In article <YyAD4.435
> $ul5.5...@news2.news.adelphia.net>,
> "Jinsoku (Luis)" <dal...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> > Smiley blabbered in post-it note
> > news:_tvD4.4003
> $p_6.1...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...:
>
> First things first... AAAAAAHHH!!! I'm using
> DejaNews.com!!
> ...well, Earthlink's news server refuses to
> acknowledge the existance of AFSH at the moment,
> so I'm forced to use Deja. Is there another news
> server I could use?
>
> > > Here you go.
> > >
> > >
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> > >
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
> > >
> > > Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
> >
> > *Looks at them*
> >
> > *Laughs at the thought of a hamster, or some
> other thing, piloting a suit*
>
> Yep. Warhamster 40K.
>
> > Well, then again, Earth Worm Jim did pilot his
> suit.
>
> Yeah, but he never fought Khorne.
Heh heh heh. *digs out 30 strong unit of berzerkers*
>
> > *sighs, and takes another look* Wooh boy, this
> might be harder than I
> > thought.
>
> Of course, you also have to draw all the correct
> Chaos symbols too, not to mention ad-lib some
> nasty "enhancements" (spikey bits and such. Wait,
> that's for Ork stuff...) to make it really like
> Chaos-like.
Spikey spikey spikey spikey!
>
> > So this now makes it 2 people. You and I.
>
> You could do me too. A circle, a yellow
> floodfill, two eyes, a smile and a tongue.
> Course, that's not how really how I picture
> myself, but it would certain be easier...
Me be Dirty great ummm... Fing.
>
> >
> > Common' people! Tell me how you want to be
> drawn. I'll draw you! *whine*
>
> Hmmm... I would imagine myself in shiny blue
> armor (think Zohar from Silhouette Mirage) with a
> bit of ninja tossed in and a Smiley Face on the
> chest. He would have no actual weapons or powers,
> but he could make Japanese characters appear out
> of midair.
>
> ...pathetic, isn't it? Don't draw unless you have
> those gloves Real Scientists use to handle Lava
> and stuff. I think they're called Super Super
> Magic Gloves.
>
Thermal oven gloves
Smiley
endless rambling of Smiley in <8bmsgn$t5t$1...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>:
>His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3, Smiley
><smil...@earthlink.net> is brought up to throne of Warmaster whickman
><on
>the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
>
>> news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> > I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an
>> > inspired artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
>> > talent.....................................
>>
>> Here you go.
>>
>> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
>> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
>>
>> Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
>>
>
>It's as close as Austrailia to the north pole in the atomic radii sense.
::blush::
I bet you say that to all the GW players.
::schoolgirl giggle::
-Smiley
James Coyote Calhoun
on that later on... now here's Jinsoku (Luis) with "The Wacky, Wacky
World of alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog!"
>Common' people! Tell me how you want to be drawn. I'll draw you!
>*whine*
Ahh, doodles. I guess my message didn't get through when my news server
putzed out yesterday. Okay...
Well, let's see. I guess I may as well go the anthro route, since I don't
have a decent looking picture of myself anywhere within arm's reach of my
computer to scan in. So obviously I'll be a coyote here.
Umm... okay. Fur colors would be like in this picture...
http://www2.50megs.com/coyote/coyote640.jpg
Only real difference is he should have gray eyes.
Uh, clothes... dammit, why can't I find a good picture of Murdock anywhere...
Okay, I'll do my best to explain it.
Ratty dark blue baseball cap, brown leather jacket with a black shirt
underneath, dark blue jeans, and worn-out hiking boots. That should work...
Oh, and obviously no psycho-super powers, big-ass guns, or the like. Need
anything else?
James Coyote Calhoun
Wacky World of alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog!"
>In the insanity known as alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog,
>Blah! babbled:
>
>>> -Smiley
>>> Well, at least DejaNews uses fixed-width.
>>
>>This is not exactly a Newbie Question, but more a Technophobe
>>Question...
>>
>>What's fixed-width?
>
>fixed width makes every character the exact same width, verses
>variable width, with has every character a different size. Here's a
>test to see which you are using:
>
> |
>@@@@@@|
>OOOOOO|
>iiiiii|
>......|
>______|
>
>If all the pipes line up, you are using fixed width. If one pipe is
>left, another in the middle, another to the right, you are using
>variable width. Fixed width is standard for ASCII art, because each
>"ASCII pixel" is the same size and you can do darkeness or shape
>(depending on how complex) by which character you use.
Examples of fixed-width (monospaced) fonts:
Courier New
OCRA Extended (the kind they use for captions in cheap sci-fi movies)
Andale Mono
Lucida Sans
Examples of proportional fonts:
Times Roman
Arial
Tahoma
Any freeware font on the Internet (which is why I hate them. Well, that and
the fact that 80% of them are disgusting looking.)
Mark Whickman
His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3, Smiley
the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> markwh...@blackfortress.freeserve.co.uk (Mark Whickman) attracted the
> endless rambling of Smiley in <8bmsgn$t5t$1...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>:
OOOO!
>
> >His fleet crushed under the merciless pounding of Blackstone 3, Smiley
> ><smil...@earthlink.net> is brought up to throne of Warmaster whickman
> ><on
> >the Bridge of the Battleship "Eternity of pain" to plead for mercy.
> >
> >> news:8blcqt$2c4$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> > I'll dig out some Chaos Marine artwork. You'll either become an
> >> > inspired artist or a raving psychotic. Me, I had no drawing
> >> > talent.....................................
> >>
> >> Here you go.
> >>
> >> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> >> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
> >>
> >> Not quite Chaos, I know, but fairly close...
> >>
> >
> >It's as close as Austrailia to the north pole in the atomic radii sense.
>
> ::blush::
> I bet you say that to all the GW players.
>
> ::schoolgirl giggle::
>
*Sound of helfire shell being loaded into a heavy bolter*
Hey, catch!
KT
<dal...@adelphia.net> wrote...
>
>Mr. Encyclopedia blabbered in post-it note
>news:sdsv9ji...@corp.supernews.com...:
>
>> : If you're a newbie, forget about it. I'll only draw newg's and reg's.
>^_^
>> : Majority of 10 (me included.)
>>
>> Why?
>
>Welll, unless you've been to my comic site, you've noticed that I hate
>coloring in stuff. I'm PLANNING on coloring these in, and I think 11 people
>or more might just kill me.
I know how you feel there. What colouring program do you use? I use
this manky old copy of 'Photo-finish', which has no layers on it or
anything. (But thank gawd for magic wand tools ^_^;;;) And thus it takes
me a couple of hours to colour a simple pic to an almost good
standard...
>
>And why no newbies? Let's just say they have to be here much more in order
>to earn a place in the 'portrait.' Kind of the same reason to earn respect
>here.
::Doesn't know what her status is...::
--
KT Coope
www.coopefamily.demon.co.uk Chaoslace; Artsy $tuph.
Neon Chaos
Yeah, I would be totally board if I didn't have a web site and wasn't
writing a novel. I'm still working on many things for my site, like
my new Chao game and my top serect project that's so serect that
now even DANE knows about it!!!! As a matter of fact, only me, Chris, and
Rina has been told about it. HINT: It's NOT a fan comic.
Well I'm that's all I have to say.
--
Neon Chaos <- Commander of the Sonic Chao Army
Total Neon Network | http://neon.sega-zone.com
"I'm A Genie In A Bottle baby"
Jinsoku (Luis)
<smil...@my-deja.com> blabbered in post-it note
news:8bmp0h$t3t$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...:
> > > Here you go.
> > >
> > >
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/wh40k.htm
> > >
> http://www.supermegatopia.com/gallery/warham2.htm
> Of course, you also have to draw all the correct
> Chaos symbols too, not to mention ad-lib some
> nasty "enhancements" (spikey bits and such. Wait,
> that's for Ork stuff...) to make it really like
> Chaos-like.
*blink*
Mommy...
> You could do me too. A circle, a yellow
> floodfill, two eyes, a smile and a tongue.
> Course, that's not how really how I picture
> myself, but it would certain be easier...
N... no.
>
> Hmmm... I would imagine myself in shiny blue
> armor (think Zohar from Silhouette Mirage) [- - ?????? - -] with a
> bit of ninja tossed in and a Smiley Face on the
> chest. He would have no actual weapons or powers,
> but he could make Japanese characters appear out
> of midair.
Well... that is more easier. I couldn't possibly draw that humongous thing
in the back of everyone else. Knowing me, I'd draw it ALL out of proportion
with that big hamster. Sorry man; I'm settling for this.
>
> ...pathetic, isn't it? Don't draw unless you have
> those gloves Real Scientists use to handle Lava
> and stuff. I think they're called Super Super
> Magic Gloves.
I got kitchen mitts! ^_^
Jinsoku (Luis)
news:ZCyskBAs...@coopefamily.demon.co.uk...:
> I know how you feel there. What colouring program do you use? I use
> this manky old copy of 'Photo-finish', which has no layers on it or
> anything.
Eck... *feels dumb and stupid now*
I use Photo Shop 5.5 and PaintShop Pro 6. Eck. I just completely suck with
the special effects (shading, how to properly outline the character). I suck
at backgrounds too, and I tend to over use the lens flare. :P I'm only good
at makin' banners.
>(But thank gawd for magic wand tools ^_^;;;) And thus it takes
> me a couple of hours to colour a simple pic to an almost good
> standard...
Yeah, same here (bout the hours)
KT
>news:ZCyskBAs...@coopefamily.demon.co.uk...:
>
>> I know how you feel there. What colouring program do you use? I use
>> this manky old copy of 'Photo-finish', which has no layers on it or
>> anything.
>
>Eck... *feels dumb and stupid now*
>I use Photo Shop 5.5 and PaintShop Pro 6.
You shouldn't feel dumb for using those proggys, they're good. (I'm
just too cheap to buy them and don't like using pirated software)
> Eck. I just completely suck with
>the special effects (shading, how to properly outline the character).
It takes practice to get shading. (If I start telling you stuff you
already know, just ignore me... I haven't had chance to see your work
yet as my *&%^$£ browser is being a git and won't jet me get at your
site... If you could send me the actual URLs of some of your work, I'd
be very grateful.) Normally, there's 2 main ways to go about it. As
you've got programs with layers, it's a good idea to have one layer with
the line are, and a layer with the colouring underneath. Get your colour
layer, and work on that. Then, if you go over the lines, it wont matter
because your line art is nice and safe on another layer. If you ant to
be really snazzy, have the line art on one, the flat colour on another
(This good so you can see the composition of you pic before doing the
intricate stuff) and the hi-lights and shading on another each... or
whatever... and you can have a separate layer for the BG behind it too,
if you want...
Now, the two main ways of shading I've seen used by most fanartists is
airbrushing or cell styled. (I play with both from time to time.)
With airbrushing, grab a section with the magic wand tool. If it doesn't
get the whole bit you want to shade, add more bits until you've got it.
The very quickest way to shade and highlight is to get the airbrush so
it's very transparent and do it with black and white over the colour. If
you have more time, do it with lighter or darker shades of the main
colour. I especially recommend doing that on human character's faces and
skin And example of what using black on the airbrush over colour can be
seen here (I was too lazy and stuck for time to go any highlights...)
http://www.coopefamily.demon.co.uk/fluffy/flufcros.gif
Note that you can have as many different layers of shade and highlight
as you can be bothered to put on. If you've ever done Warhammer
miniatures or the like, think of it like dry-brushing; the more levels
of shade you get, the better the results.
Cell style has a habit of taking much longer. Think Anime style
colouring. There's half a ton of ways of doing this. The least
complicated is to draw each patch of shade or highlight with a medium
thickness line with antialiasing turned on, and a colour a few shades
darker or lighter than the area you're doing. Fill it in and then use
the air brush or paintbrush to get rid of the antialiasing on the inside
of the section. Repeat. (Now that I think about it, on your program you
could use it on an almost transparent layer, with plain black and
white...
General shading things, remember that things cast shadows on things.
Always remember where the light source is.
In regards to outlining, (again, I haven't seen your work so I can't
give you any specific advice) varying you line thickness in the right
places helps a lot (I usually put a fairly thick line around the outside
of a pic, medium thickness for most of the rest and a fine one for
little details, eyes and mouths etc) Try to know pretty much where
you're going to put your colours when you ink. (if you're going to
colour the pic. I like leaving thing in black and white a lot of the
time.)
> I suck
>at backgrounds too,
Ditto. The best one I've done recently is
http://www.coopefamily.co.uk/art/jackson1.gif
which took a long time to do. Remember to make the background less
eye-catching than the picture if you can, and make sure the main
picture's colours go with those of the background (Adding a very
transparent layer of the main colour of the by over the coloured bits
for instance. You can also make some groovy lighting effects that way
when you know how, There's plenty of tutorials around.)
> and I tend to over use the lens flare.
Heh, I don't have that tool to save me. I have to hand draw my
special effects if I want them. ^_^
> :P I'm only good
>at makin' banners.
I bet you're better than that. It's a prime request of us artists to
have low self esteem.
BTW, if you're wondering how I know this crap, I read the 'Anime-
artists-uk' mailing lists, and questions about colouring pop up a fair
bit. And then, there's a lot of Anime Fanart sites with tutorials on
them...
>
>>(But thank gawd for magic wand tools ^_^;;;) And thus it takes
>> me a couple of hours to colour a simple pic to an almost good
>> standard...
>
>Yeah, same here (bout the hours)
And on a complicated one, well, I've taken over 3 hours to do some of
them before...
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(Luis)" <dal...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> Eck... *feels dumb and stupid now*
> I use Photo Shop 5.5 and PaintShop Pro 6. Eck. I just completely suck
> with
> the special effects (shading, how to properly outline the character). I
> suck
> at backgrounds too, and I tend to over use the lens flare. :P I'm only
> good
> at makin' banners.
>
*sobes* I wanted so badly for the "History" thing in the new PhotoShop
so I can undo and undo and undo!
But even the upgrade cost too much. ={
Ah, the drawing thing.
An icecube. All 4 right angles.
Hmm. or draw your typical geek.
Both will do Heh.
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