So I should still sketch and scan? But then color and do everything else with a tablet?
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So I should still sketch and scan? But then color and do everything else with a tablet?
As far as I recall seeing, colouring and shading is done in Photoshop with a mouse. Various effects and tools for shading, burning (light glints) and so on.
This is why I've so actively posted against the use of tablets in here. Not because I want to dissuade you or any such. I'm as curious of the matter as you. But I just don't see a use for a tablet in the case of drawing anime and such. Sure, it's a matter of preference but...aye, just thoughts out loud.
*ceases to hi-jack this thread* :P
I just find it hard to get something just write with the mouse, like when your writing your name. I find it much easier to do that with a pencil. Because a mouse is big and the pencil is small...
Well, aye, thus sketching with a pencil on paper and colouring/shading in Photoshop with a mouse since that's not something you actually use strokes for but rather effects of various sorts and such.
Apparently, the digital inking can be done either with or without a tablet. So I imagine if you have the money for a tablet and you want one, why not get it. To each their own.
I guess I really just have to get used to drawing on blank paper instead of notebook paper...
I saw a guide somewhere to remove notebook paper lines in the inking phase but, aye, of course clean paper is best.
Besides, there's just something about using a pencil on paper...and its gliding smooth strokes, precisely following your fingers, allowing you to control the lines perfectly...and with a comfy little eraser atop the led pencil for small corrections that can be made in an instant... :boggle:
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and its gliding smooth strokes, precisely following your fingers, allowing you to control the lines perfectly...and with a comfy little eraser atop the led pencil for small corrections that can be made in an instant...
I got this pen - see that dark part on the top? That's the "eraser" - when you flip the pen over and use that side it automatically switches to the eraser tool in photoshop. Then switches back when you use the other end. ;)
Now THIS would be cool:
http://www.oman3d.com/uploaded_image...tiq-771814.jpg
Yup, I have a Wacom, I have to say it's absolutely fine. You get what you pay for.
When you use the mouse, do you look at the mouse or at the screen? Using a pen & tablet is the same learning curve.
I just wanted to add that if the OP wants to draw animations then pencil: http://www.blendernation.com/2007/06...tion-software/ is a free 2D vector animation application. It's still in beta (the bucket-fill tool really only works on bitmap layers) but it's in active development and I've had a lot of fun playing about with it.
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TJ, I'm looking at getting the Wacom 12 CintiqWX. Little pricey, but probably be worth it. I could never get used to drawing with my tablet and having to look at my laptop screen. I think it would be so much easier to be able to look at where I'm drawing.
So yeah...I'm going to find the cheapest one I can. Probably find something good on alibaba. =)
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Hey that's awesome! I'm due for a new tablet myself (I'm still on my old dinky 4x6). I've been going back and forth trying to justify the purchase of a new mac (again, still using my old dual G4!). Figured once I decide(and get the proper fund$ ), I'll upgrade my entire 'office' in one painful swoop.
They still seem a bit pricey, but hopefully by now they got all the bugs out of the technology for these devices.
Cool, now I'll have someone I can get an honest review of it from :teeth:
Use this with a piece of cardboard as a remote tablet or on a LCD monitor as an interactive tablet (best to have a monitor that you can remove from the stand and lay down). 40$. Spend rest on something useful.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
I also have a Wacom Intuos 3, but I don't use it enough and I will probably sell it. I draw traditionally on paper > scan my image (600 dpi) > and depending on the quality I will either just play with the contrast or completely redraw the image using illustrator (for outlines) > then, to add minimalist colour I will open photoshop or on some occasions use illustrator > I use the pen tool in photoshop to add blocks of colour, as my digital style isn't realistic - and this is the reason why I don't use my tablet that often. possibly, I will use it for erasing tricky parts or getting a nice graduation - but this doesn't warrant the price.
May I ask how old you are? (OP)
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Yes, I use a wacom tablet, 'Bamboo fun'; to be exact. It's wonderful for making anime sketches, and the like. It's not too, costly either; I think I bought it for around 100$, but it came with Some applications including Corel Painter 3 and Photoshop Elements 4.0. It also came with a mouse. The only downside for me with the bamboo fun pack, is that the tablet was small: 8" by 8" , to be exact. I find it hurts my wrist a bit every now and then, but I just have to make sure I begin drawing in a comfortable position. I also think that with every table, it takes some getting used to. Once you do, though you'll be having an enormous amount of fun! ^___^ Hope that helped you. PM me any time, I always love a good chat with a fellow artist. ^_^
I got a tablet recently, and definitely recommend it. For me, it makes art a hundred times more convenient, because I hate having to deal with scanners and all the irritating limitations of different traditional art mediums.
I also recommend you get a Wacom tablet, basically everything they sell is good. The cheapest model is the bamboo, but that's smaller, and lacks a few features. I recommend the next cheapest model, the bamboo fun, specifically the medium size. It works very well and can be found for under $150.
For software, I prefer Painter X (Painter Essentials 3 comes with the tablet, but Painter X can do a lot more). Painter X doesn't take long to learn, and allows you to easily imitate traditional art forms without having to tolerate their limitations.