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LahBT In reply to VortexOfSaturn [2017-10-13 12:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! It makes me very happy to know my coloring is nice, since I never liked coloring that much when I was a kid. You can bet it took me quite some time to get used to and eventually enjoy doing it.

I am a Manga Studio user, but I also have other programs to use when I want to make different things. For this one, I used SketchBook Pro, which is an Autodesk sort of Paint Tool Sai. I also use Photoshop, Illustrator and sometimes I use Onemotion Sketch n' Paint online. I like testing as many drawing programs as I can, and having the ones I like. I truly believe it's not enough to have just one, exactly because of what you just said. Each program has its own style, has its own set of brushes and has its own programmation, which works differently in each case. For example, Manga Studio, Illustrator and Onemotion Sketch n' Paint Online work with vectors, which means they don't convert their lines into pixels. So when you compare the lines you make on Photoshop to the ones you make on Manga Studio, you can notice that the Photoshop's lines are blurred out, when the Manga Studio's lines are serrated and with a high definition. Those characteristics are important when you're thinking of what sort of drawing you want to make. Drawings made on Photoshop, SketchBook, Paint Tool Sai, Corel Draw, Krita, they tend to be more subtle, and blend the colors better than the ones made in vector. However, vector drawings tend to be cleaner, having distinctable lines, but you can sometimes notice the layers of colors (if it wasn't intentional). Vectors are good when you want to mimic the lines of a 850 Pilot Pen. You can notice some nice thick lines. Most of my drawings are like that, but the ones that you don't see thick lines, that have a better blending and textures, you can bet they were made on Photoshop or on any other program that works with pixels. 

... I gave you a huge explanation that maybe wasn't even necessary! If you already knew about all that, I'm so sorry.
I recommend you to try this SketchBook Pro. It has brushes that are pretty nice when you want to imitate traditional drawings. They give to the drawing this texture you're seeing. I used SketchBook Pro for that recent drawing of a redhead guy under the rain, too.

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VortexOfSaturn In reply to LahBT [2017-10-13 21:33:22 +0000 UTC]

I know the general difference between vector and pixel art, but it still really confuses me to operate digital programs. It feels like I start to understand, then I mess everything up again. It's like maths, I swear. 

It's cool that you are experimenting with many programs, I'm still yet to discover photoshop beyond its default brushes. I haven't heard of most of those programs before. Unfortunately for me, my tablet doesn't work with Corel and Manga Studio. But I'm gonna check out the others, too. 

Thanks for the huge explanation, I really appreciate the time you took to explain in detail.

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LahBT In reply to VortexOfSaturn [2017-10-19 15:53:25 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, I'm glad I didn't waste your time! Heh

What's confusing for you?
And it's weird to see a tablet which doesn't work with some programs... I never saw that before. Is it a compatibility problem?

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VortexOfSaturn In reply to LahBT [2017-10-24 16:41:41 +0000 UTC]

My biggest issue is that I usually make something cool, then I forget how I made it. I cannot memorise the certain adjustments to make it again etc. Like with burshes etc. And it takes so long to draw and color digitally. I have very limited time so if I can make two-three traditional drawings in the time I make one digital, I choose to make traditional work. You would be shocked if you saw how slow I am while using photoshop. And my digital coloring usually ends up looking very flat, so it demotivates me (example: Dark Magician Girl  ). 

Well, my tablet is from an obscure brand, I guess it's a compatibility issue.

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LahBT In reply to VortexOfSaturn [2017-12-18 22:05:30 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for only answering you now. I just got back from the dead.

You said something interesting. When I was a teenager I would only make digital drawings because I had in my mind the idea of it being faster than drawing on paper. Nowadays I disagree with this thought. Although I still prefer working as a digital designer, I do agree that you can make things faster on paper, because you know it's a final work. On digital, you let yourself take your time to make your drawing, to correct little mistakes, then to color it, then to add textures, effects... when on paper you don't have this "freedom", let call it that, to go changing your drawing, or to go adding different things to it every 30 minutes. When you draw on paper, it's there. It's done. And if you try to erase a little detail, it may destroy your whole work. So I see now that on paper you start a drawing already thinking how it's going to look as a final and perfect work. While when drawing on digital you let yourself be a little more reckless or careless, not because you're a bad artist, but just because you can. You don't need to worry, and since you don't worry, you take all the time of the world to finish only one drawing. 
I don't know if this is what happens in your case, but it's totally what happens for me. Now I'm learning when I want to make a fast sketch, it's better for me to make it first on paper to later import to my computer.

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