Hi, im trying to pick up some good tutorials on how to draw on the computer. I wanna learn things like shading and coloring, and maybe even stuff like how to sketch. (which may seem obvious but i have a hard time making an image look good when all the lines are the exact same density) I''ve heard that some just first draw on paper and scan it in, but id like to learn how to do the entire piece in photoshop if possible. ( mainly because my scanner kinda sucks, and im not really all that great at drawing on paper anyways. ) Thanks for any info

my scanner sucks too, but you dont use the scanned image for coloring. you make a new layer and trace it, then delete the scanned image and color it... try looking on Google for tutorials. for shading, the burn tool is good.

and if your not that great at drawing on paper, how in the world do you except to make the entire thing in photoshop, its the same thing except its digital and you use a mouse. and a mouse is a lot harder to maneuvre than a pencil.

Edited by - dazyna on March 9, 2002 9:00:29 PM

Well im good enough at drawing on paper, i took alot of art classes (not from school) when i was younger. but my point was that if i was gonna pick it up again i might as well relearn how to do the whole process digitally if possible.

I''ve looked on google, but good tutorials are really rare. Most are like
1. draw the basic shape
2. add detail
3. add more detail
4. scan into photoshop
5. shade and color

heh, see my point? but thank you for pointing me at the burn tool, ill play with that. thats the kinda info im lookin for i guess.

if you want easier manueverabilty than a mouse, i would suggest you get a Wacom tablet it comes with a digital Pen

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I would try:

http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/

It''s anime style art, but it takes you through various colouring techniques very well, and this stuff can easily be transfered to other areas.

If you need different line thicknesses then a digital tablet is the way to go. A basic one is reasonably priced, but you can pay a lot for a high quality one.

hope thats of some help,

Stu

Hey, great site. And anime is my main interest anyways, Thanks. I looked at watcoms site too, i didn''t realize you could set it up to get different thicknesses based on pressure, pretty cool.

gamefr has it. Drawing tablet is the way to go if you''re going to do your art completly on the computer.

You can get away with a bit of coloring with a mouse and a scanned drawing, although it''s hard if you plan on using any sort of "brush strokes"

With the pen, it''s very much like drawing on paper. Takes a little bit of getting used to.

Don''t settle for a cheap one either. You''ll regret it. Ideally you want a nice big tablet, but they can be pretty expensive.

Invest in a Wacom (industry leader right now I think). The 6x8 is $350. If you can spare the change, spring for the larger 8x11, as the tablet is tied into the display. I.e. upper left corner of tablet = upper left corner of screen. So the larger the surface you have, the more refined detail you can get in your stroke without having to zoom in.