>> On May 1, 11:46 pm, "m...@
winternet.com"
winternet.com> wrote:>>> E. Liddell wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:10:42 -0500, m...@
winternet.com wrote:
>>>>> E. Liddell wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:27:26 -0500, m...@
winternet.com wrote:
>>>
>>
>>
>>> The luck is always welcome. And it's worked, as the picture is done!
>>> Finished (for now) version posted in the above forum thread.
>>
>> Purty! Great color work. Good job with the background... I have
>> trouble in being overzealous with colorful backgrounds that end up
>> eating the foreground... and then instead choose something really
>> bland.
>
> There was some more detail I thought to add to the background, but
> realized if I did it now, no one would ever see the picture. Another
> lovely thing about digital drawing--very easy to continue work on a
> piece at a much later date.
Second the "pretty!" Although . . . Touga looks slightly off--I think
you may have his left eye too far from the nose (either that, or the
angle of his jaw should be sharper).
(You just knew that I'd end up staring at Touga, right? ;P )
>> Anthy looks evil! Well, she is. ^_^ (And I love her for it.) But she
>> looks evil in a different way than she usually looks evil. If that
>> makes sense.
>
> It does, and I'm glad. Again, it's the attitude for her that I'm aiming
> for in this story. Trying a characterization for Anthy that I've never
> quite seen before.
>
>>
>>> I'd started learning markers in combination with colored pencil. When I
>>> can tear myself away from the computer and go work on paper, I still
>>> like using that approach.
>>
>> I am a huge fan of colored pencils (I should go dig up my old Berols
>> when I finish my Utena/Anthy pic). I was never good with markers
>> though. That could probably improve with practice.
>
> I know where my Berols are, on my drawing desk. And quite dusty, I dare
> say.
Mine don't get dusty . . . because I'm constantly fishing for
white pencils with which to correct my marker drawings. :P
>> I'm trying to learn how to color w/ the computer. I am limited in
>> software that I have (though I just got Photoshop CS put on my
>> computer at work, which is lots of fun to play with... um, not that I
>> would ever do non-work related things with it, of course), and I
>> should really get my hands on some vector graphic software... but it's
>> a hobby and not one I can afford to put much else in. Advice is always
>> appreciated though (on good software, etc.).
>
> Seek out the GIMP. That's Gnu IMage Processor (I think). Like other
> Gnu open source stuff, it's free. And reported to be quite
> sophisticated. In fact, here's the link (I bookmarked it, imagine that):
>
>
http://www.gimp.org/
>
> I did download it, but haven't installed it. Since I'd bought Painter
> years ago, and reasonably kept up with the new versions, it's still a
> great deal over time. But I know many people who swear by GIMP, now
> that it's available.
I've used the GIMP a bit. I don't like the interface (I've never liked
programs that throw out multiple floating windows), but it seems to be
at essentially the same "power level" as commercial software like
Photoshop (ick) or Paint Shop Pro (which I imprinted on many years ago
and still prefer). It just has fewer presets for things like photo
correction.
If you want a decent free program specifically for vector graphics
work, I suggest Inkscape (
http://www.inkscape.org/ ). It isn't
yet as featureful as, say, Adobe Illustrator, but it does simple
things well.
>> A couple old efforts of
>> doing digital coloring and inking etc. is on my R.O.D page...
>>
http://www.deathquaker.org/rod/fanworks.html ... I've gotten better
>> since then... but maybe you'll like the picture of Sunny Wong. ^^
>>
>
> In the picture of Sunny, I think the coloring on the figure and the
> books is quite credible. Some interesting textures in the background,
> but I think they could use a touch of refinement. Like, the sharp
> demarcations are rather noticeable against the otherwise soft-edge strokes.
>
>> Geez, is that the time? I should be working. Not that I ever get on
>> the Internet at work, either.
>
> Sometimes I even get on the Internet *for* work ^_^.
Work? What's that? I haven't been able to find any. :(
E. Liddell, who *should* be writing.
