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How many of you plugged in you pen tablet and started drawing or coloring? Have you changed the setting since you started using it?
The right settings can make a world of difference when you are coloring and painting. It can save you valuable time and keep you from being frustrated.
Recently, it occurred to me that my brush settings were not optimized for the way I color. My pen pressure changed the diameter of my brushstroke and I always used the opacity slider to lighten the stroke. I decided to change this around. Instead of my previous settings I now use the pen pressure to change my opacity and make my strokes faint or dense. I also started using the [ and ] keys in Photoshop which change the diameter of my brush quickly.
The result of these simple adjustment is a much quicker working process with better quality. I could easily brush on a light shadow with a quick light stroke, reduce my brush size using the keyboard, and brush in a deeper shadow by using more pen pressure.
It is a good idea to reevaluate your settings as you improve your skills. Your settings will be based on what you are comfortable with and how you color. Everyone has a different system and there is no right or wrong way to set up your software and tools.
Here are a few videos that may help you consider other options:
Setting up your basic brushed in Photoshop for Digital Painting:
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbjryi…
2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=d53wt3…
3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=br7f5l…
Setting up your basic brushed in Illustrator for Digital Painting:
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM96tE…
The right settings can make a world of difference when you are coloring and painting. It can save you valuable time and keep you from being frustrated.
Recently, it occurred to me that my brush settings were not optimized for the way I color. My pen pressure changed the diameter of my brushstroke and I always used the opacity slider to lighten the stroke. I decided to change this around. Instead of my previous settings I now use the pen pressure to change my opacity and make my strokes faint or dense. I also started using the [ and ] keys in Photoshop which change the diameter of my brush quickly.
The result of these simple adjustment is a much quicker working process with better quality. I could easily brush on a light shadow with a quick light stroke, reduce my brush size using the keyboard, and brush in a deeper shadow by using more pen pressure.
It is a good idea to reevaluate your settings as you improve your skills. Your settings will be based on what you are comfortable with and how you color. Everyone has a different system and there is no right or wrong way to set up your software and tools.
Here are a few videos that may help you consider other options:
Setting up your basic brushed in Photoshop for Digital Painting:
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbjryi…
2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=d53wt3…
3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=br7f5l…
Setting up your basic brushed in Illustrator for Digital Painting:
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM96tE…
A Submission Rule Reminder
We have been getting some very beautifully painted submissions lately that had to be turned down because they were not side-by-sides or a collection of shots showing the art in progress. I know it's hard to keep all the different groups and their rules straight when you are trying to get your work seen, so here is a quick reminder of what we accept.
1) What can I submit?
Art should be a side-by-side view of your sketch or line art and your finished piece. Just have a look in our galleries for examples of this. If you have several shots of your progress from start to finish please combine them and submit them to the correct folder!
Why onl
FREEZE-FRAME YOUR LIFE Contest
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2'nd place 12 month premium membership and a feature of course.
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Coloring and Line Art Contest: Reinvented Fairyt
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October 16: Line art contest resu
Basic Background Idea 2: Walls
You don’t always need an intricate background or painted scene to showcase your painting or coloring. Another great idea to fill in that boring white space behind your character is a wall. These can be as varied as you want them to be, but the most successful ones include a few common elements.
Simplicity:
Backgrounds should not detract from the character. They are an element that enhances the scene. You wouldn’t stay interested in a book that spent pages describing a normal house and only a paragraph about the people inside it, would you?
Style:
The type of wall or panel is going to be determined by the character. How are t
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I think the tablet I have is too basic for those sorts of fancy paint brush auto-pressure changes as you draw a line. Its just one pressure only! (why I have artwork that looks like a child drew it). I can change opacity of course whilst painting colours in my children's colouring book sort of way though 