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Mull-Art In reply to pgeorgiou [2015-07-27 01:14:11 +0000 UTC]

Hi pgeorgiou, thanks for viewing the tut and for raising some questions.
This particular piece is really old now and so I will try my best at answering your questions.

1) Total time back then varied but for something like that piece around the 2 to 4 hour mark, maybe over a single sitting or more often over a couple of days. The backdrop of this piece went into another work which was worked a little more: mull-art.deviantart.com/art/iP…
2) I'd have to say it was unintentional, it wasn't until you raised that a question had I ever been made aware of that (I still actually don't see it myself).
3) I would certainly take the risk at including other color ranges and not just playing safe, for this demo my main emphasis was on the technique as oppose a more in depth tutorial.

It was really hard answering your questions as my thought process for this piece are long forgotten, I hadn't actually viewed this, or other iPad work in years
I hope I answered your questions (in a roundabout kinda way?)

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pgeorgiou In reply to Mull-Art [2015-07-27 12:59:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your time answering my questions, I didn't mean to cause you trouble . Well I got really enthusiastic by the result of your work and I can say that the rocky environment is one of my weak spots, thus so many questions came up. I am recently studying some books with rocky sketches and I try to figure out similarities in other peoples works also, to apply a certain procedure but I still haven't got the grasp of it. Using my own technique I still need a lot of work to become perfect. I believe that is a matter of volume control in general with correct shadow/light application. Even a chaotic shape with correct application of light and dark should be able to appear like a rock a rock of some kind.

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Mull-Art In reply to Lucy-Lowe [2014-08-17 19:37:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, hopefully it helps in some small way

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Mull-Art In reply to avitalhalperin [2014-06-22 14:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, glad you like it, and thanks for the faves

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Mull-Art In reply to Nicknie121 [2014-03-21 00:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Glad it helped, I now use the Wacom Creative one (their pressure sensitive stylus for iPad). But back then it was the bog standard Wacom stylus

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Mull-Art In reply to sketcherjak [2013-11-14 20:26:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Mull-Art In reply to JanticsAntics [2013-07-17 17:28:18 +0000 UTC]

The transparency button actually locks the contents of that layer so you can recolour or paint over just those contents and not the entire layer.

For example, if you painted a blue ball but decided you wanted it green, without the need for erasing and redrawing you can hit the transparency button and then simply paint over the ball without the new paint affecting the other parts of the layer.

I don't believe at this time there's the facility to have the lowest layer (the background one) as a transparent layer.

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JanticsAntics In reply to Mull-Art [2013-07-17 22:28:01 +0000 UTC]

ah, alright, thanks for the help ^ -^

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Mull-Art In reply to jellogorrell2019 [2013-03-24 21:32:06 +0000 UTC]

To save a custom colour in SBP for iPad, press and hold one of the colour tiles along the right side of the screen (shown after you've pressed the tool puck), after a few short seconds the colour wheel is present and you can then select your colour and it will be saved in that tile.
Hope that answers your question and happy painting

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jellogorrell2019 In reply to Mull-Art [2013-04-24 00:13:09 +0000 UTC]

sorry for the gigantic delay in reply... but yeah that answers it haha (: thank you

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Mull-Art In reply to ReginaCorylus [2013-03-24 21:29:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the kind words and I'm really pleased if its helped in even a small way

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Mull-Art In reply to Kill3rR4bbit [2013-02-02 15:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Merging a multiply layer down onto a normal layer will retain its appearance and take on the properties of the lower merging layer. The white areas of a multiple layer wouldnt become visible when merged down (providing its merging with a normal layer).
The only issue you have when merging is when the layer below is anything other than a normal or the same as the merging layer (both layers have the same properties). I've found that sometimes the effect is reduced after a merge and in those cases I've created a new blank layer between them, merge the multiply down onto the blank so it becomes a normal layer, then I can adjust as required before the final merge (if I have spare layers).

Hope that kinda answers your question lol?

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Kill3rR4bbit In reply to Mull-Art [2013-02-04 18:21:24 +0000 UTC]

hmm..i'm not sure what I'm missing then. I have a multiply layer with a black and white stamp. I change it to a multiple so the white becomes transparent (its my signature) Now if I save the image as a jpeg without merging it the white stays transparent. But if I merge that layer in any way the white becomes opaque again. I've tried merging it to a blank normal layer and I get the same results :/

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Mull-Art In reply to Kill3rR4bbit [2013-02-04 19:09:09 +0000 UTC]

Thats unusual, I've just tested a similar piece based on your description and found once the layers were merged, the white wasnt visible so I'm really stumped as to whats occurring mate.
I'll keep having a play to see if I can replicate your issue

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Kill3rR4bbit In reply to Mull-Art [2013-02-04 19:16:54 +0000 UTC]

i really appreciate that! I'll keep trying and review my settings as well.

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Mull-Art In reply to ManKorn [2012-12-28 23:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, I've also released an interactive iBook specifically designed for the iPad which covers tips and tricks for using SBP along with all my brush settings.
If interested you can view more details here: www.mull-art.com/store.html

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ManKorn In reply to Mull-Art [2012-12-31 17:36:53 +0000 UTC]

That's excellent. I'll pick it up.

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Mull-Art In reply to the-Mask-Maker-O-o [2012-12-13 13:32:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much
The smudge tool: [link] its the highlighted brush.
And to combine the layers (merge) highlight the layer you want to merge down, press the downward arrow icon and the option to merge/cancel is presented. The lower layer is the dominant one so if you have it set to anything other than normal that merged layer takes on those layer properties (add, screen, multiply).

I hope that helps, if not get back in touch and I'll try and explain it further

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Mull-Art In reply to uptopuptop [2012-12-03 15:50:03 +0000 UTC]

Hi there, nothing is a dumb question.
Are you using the Express version or full, paid version? The answer below is only based on the full version as I dont know what features are included/excluded with the Express version.
The font options are located under the 'font' button, when you first select the lettering option (the capitalised A) the keyboard, input area, font selection, colour, font size and opacity are presented. When you select the 'font' icon you should be presented with the list of fonts available, if you require a screenshot let me know and I'll upload one for you.
I hope this helps.

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Mull-Art In reply to OnyxNijale [2012-08-25 16:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I hope it comes in handy, I have a few more tutorials on the SketchBook Pro News site (can be found using the 'i' button from the menu bar in the app). There are also a few more tutorials from other artists too.
I'm currently producing an interactive tutorial which I hope to have completed and released sometime next week
If you have any questions concerning the tutorial or SBP then let me know and I'll try and assist.

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Mull-Art In reply to BullofColchis [2012-08-18 16:41:53 +0000 UTC]

Do you mean directly from the iPad and SketchBook Pro? If you do sadly that option isn't available, you will need to save the image onto your desktop/laptop (either directly via the devices photo gallery or email, dropbox etc), then use DeviantArts own 'submit' function. I hope that answers your question, if not please respond and I will try and help further.

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BullofColchis In reply to Mull-Art [2012-08-18 23:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this helps a lot, I've been wanting to post my pictures for awhile I'll finally be able to now.

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Mull-Art In reply to BullofColchis [2012-08-20 19:05:19 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome, glad I could help

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Mull-Art In reply to nekobaka99 [2012-04-08 20:39:07 +0000 UTC]

Glad you found it, if you have any questions ask and I will be pleased to answer them

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Mull-Art In reply to Kookie-Krumbs [2012-03-30 11:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I hope it helps in some way. Ive done a couple more tutorials for Autodesk which can be found here: [link]
and here: [link]

If you have any questions about the tutorials or the app itself, if I can answer them I'd be pleased to help. Have fun painting

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Mull-Art In reply to Dranvin [2012-03-16 17:24:02 +0000 UTC]

you can adjust the size and opacity using the central hub (that circular tool in the centre of the screen when you press the small tool button) and if you want to change the brush settings bring up the brushes and hit the slider button.
Hope that makes sense and is clear? if not let me know and I'll try and explain with more details.

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Dranvin In reply to Mull-Art [2012-03-16 19:50:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I just figured it out after seeing this

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Mull-Art In reply to JaneAudron [2011-07-02 10:08:52 +0000 UTC]

thats great to hear, the process can be used for any platform and not just limited to the iSlab. let me know how you get on, I'd be interested in seeing the results

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