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a-l-m In reply to Phloor [2011-11-15 20:30:38 +0000 UTC]

D'aww! Glad to be of help

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a-l-m In reply to jewelbird [2011-10-13 02:39:53 +0000 UTC]

Are you using Photoshop? The problem with me is I couldn't find anything quite like the watercolor SAI tool for Photoshop. The closest thing is the smudge tool, which for me is tedious and ineffective, but some people do swear by it.

You may want to try Corel Painter, it has TONS of different brushes and blending tools, and you could quite easily recreate SAI's watercolor tool (and then some!). I don't own it myself, but I hear great things about it.

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jewelbird In reply to a-l-m [2011-10-13 03:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I am a Photoshop user... and I have also heard that using the smudge tool works just fine, and I see that it is the best way to imitate what Sai has to offer. I have used it in some of my recent pieces, like this: [link] (FFF. I hate this one so much.)
And [link]
I am pretty pleased with the results.
(Wow, self promotion much)

Oh, Corel Painter... Ive heard really good things about it as well. I should go take a look at it.
Thank you so much for the quick responce!

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a-l-m In reply to jewelbird [2011-10-13 15:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Well, there ya go, some people do great things with the smudge tool! I wouldn't have guessed those were made using smudge. Guess its one of those things, some people avoid the pen tool at all costs (once I learned it, I liked it, so I expect something similar going on here).

I did a trial version for Painter XI, its flabbergasting the amount of brushes they have... every traditional-medium tool is on there. And you can make your own. The interface is really confusing, I'm used to the Adobe Suite, but I'm sure if I had more time with it I'd be okay.

Also, are you finding alternatives to SAI because you don't have SAI? Just asking, if that's the case I can help you get it.

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jewelbird In reply to a-l-m [2011-10-13 16:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, oh, no. Its not great at all, but I thank you for the complement! The good thing about the smudge too doubling as a watercolor tool in PS is that you can change the settings to however you like! No matter the situation, you can find a setting to work for you rather than you working around it. (Correct, its a learning experience. Just have to get used to it. )

Oh, yes! I have also heard of that program as well. Although, now that Ive heard about it, theres not much talk of it. I should look it up sometime and take a look at all of the brushes that the program has to offer. (I seriously love brushes; Cant get enough of them!)

Well, Ive had SAI before, and it was only the trial version. So I couldnt do much with it. And when the trial ran out, I couldnt do anything with it at all. (But that was on my OLD DINOSAUR computer. And Im not playing. It was OLD. But now I possess a new laptop so I could always get a new version and try it again.)
I really loved the program when I had it.
Help? Help may be just what I need... Its always good to broaden the area of which you work. (Because I only have the Photoshop pack, like Illustratior, Flash, Dreamweaver, and that darn MS Paint.)
And thank you for the watch!

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a-l-m In reply to mikachu1093 [2011-10-06 20:36:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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a-l-m In reply to A-Redheads-Ramblings [2011-08-03 15:18:14 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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a-l-m In reply to Heavenzdead [2011-08-02 21:25:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad I can be of help.

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a-l-m In reply to skygogo [2011-08-02 21:26:41 +0000 UTC]

Photoshop is very scary at first, but trust me, it will get much easier as you experiment with it. ^_^ Good luck!

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skygogo In reply to a-l-m [2011-08-03 07:12:42 +0000 UTC]

thx ^^

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a-l-m In reply to ZSpid3r [2011-07-31 01:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Hope I can help!

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a-l-m In reply to sweetphilos [2011-07-28 04:06:04 +0000 UTC]

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a-l-m In reply to Awwsum [2011-07-20 23:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, I hope it helped a little! ^^

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a-l-m In reply to garfield1978 [2011-07-20 23:12:18 +0000 UTC]

I am so sorry I could not reply to this sooner!

You can deselect by pressing Ctrl + D. This is my method, but you can also go to Selection > Clear on the top menu.

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garfield1978 In reply to a-l-m [2011-07-20 23:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Ohwow, I never noticed that menu had Selection on it. :U

Thanks! I can get back to art now xD

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a-l-m In reply to garfield1978 [2011-07-20 23:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I use keyboard shortcuts a ton myself, so I barely know what's up there. XD

Aww, I'm really sorry it took so long for me to respond. T___T

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garfield1978 In reply to a-l-m [2011-07-20 23:40:28 +0000 UTC]

It's okay, it gave me a lot of time to work on other projects so xD

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a-l-m In reply to bungo101 [2011-07-20 23:28:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! Glad to help as much as I can.

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MilleV In reply to MilleV [2011-05-07 13:26:40 +0000 UTC]

ah, by the way, could you please answer where should the reflected light stay?
the subject of light and shadow seems to be so difficult(

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a-l-m In reply to cristantenora [2011-04-22 08:10:14 +0000 UTC]

Hope it helped! Thanks so much. ^^

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a-l-m In reply to ehbisprofiletests [2011-03-19 05:09:08 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, it is quite ginormous. Hehe, thank you!

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