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Nabikchan — How I Draw - Part 1 Tools

Published: 2006-04-10 05:43:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 4523; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 880
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Description So I've gotten requests on teaching people how I draw... this is the best way I could think of because I don't want to sit and explain it over and over again.
This is my first tutorial... I hope it came out well
This is the first of, I believe, 3 tutorials that I have in the works.

The Intuos2 picture is my hand and my tablet. The plastic sheet top can be lifted and an image inserted. NO I'M NOT TRACING THE PICTURE!

These will show you that it pays to do your research before you buy a tablet.
Recommended sites for ordering Tablets:
B&H: [link]
Graphire 3 4x5 - $ 54.95
Graphire 4 4x5 - $99.95
Graphire 4 6x8 - $199.95
Intuos 3 4x5 - $199.95
Intuos 3 6x8 - $299.95
Intuos 3 6x11 - $369.95
Intuos 3 9x12 - $399.95
Cintiq 21UX - $2,495.95

Newegg: [link]
Graphire 4 4x5 - $85.99
Graphire 4 6x8 - $169.99
Intuos 3 4x5 - $200.59
Intuos 3 6x8 - $299.99
Intuos 3 6x11 - $349.99
Intuos 3 9x12 - $405.99

Buy.com: [link]
Graphire 4 4x5 - $92.99
Graphire 4 6x8 - $180.99
Intuos 2 4x5 - $177.99 (more than I paid for it there 4 years ago)
Intuos 3 4x5 - $214.99
Intuos 3 6x8 - $295.99
Intuos 3 6x11 - $368.99
Intuos 3 9x12 - $431.99

The links that were promised in this tutorial.
You can actually get a 30 day trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS2 by going here.
The Gimp [link] . Please be sure to read the instructions, when using it with Windows, you have to instal a runtime environment.
Paint Shop Pro [link]
Open Canvas [link]
Photoshop Elements [link]
Oekaki Boards: Team Artail , My own , and there are plenty of other boards out there.
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Comments: 73

Nabikchan In reply to ??? [2006-04-10 21:55:37 +0000 UTC]

You have to watch the screen as you're drawing. I have a sheet of paper under the plastic flap of my tablet that has a drawing *TorriRAWR drew for me.

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Kayla-Nekoyasha In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 21:56:39 +0000 UTC]

you faker *smacked*

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Nabikchan In reply to Kayla-Nekoyasha [2006-04-10 21:58:56 +0000 UTC]

Go look in my scraps at the picture of my tablet.

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Sapphireness In reply to ??? [2006-04-10 15:22:20 +0000 UTC]

I'll have to use this |3
Thanks for making a tutorial! Looks great to me~

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Nabikchan In reply to Sapphireness [2006-04-10 16:33:25 +0000 UTC]

I need to finish the other two parts, I'm kinda dreading to look at the text part right now because I figured it's best to try to explain layers. It took me a long time to figure them out myself. I suppose the best I can do is try and hope that I help at least someone understand.

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leoyouth In reply to ??? [2006-04-10 07:17:35 +0000 UTC]

u dont have 2 fork out 700 big ones for photoshop, it depends where u luk.
u forgot 2 mention ebay where i got mine for 15!!!!

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Nabikchan In reply to leoyouth [2006-04-10 07:21:26 +0000 UTC]

You got lucky.
Froogle lists it between $176 - $950. Most of the "cheaper" places have it for just under $600. That's still a huge chunk of change

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leoyouth In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 08:33:41 +0000 UTC]

OUCH!!!!
i got the bargin of the centuray

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Nabikchan In reply to leoyouth [2006-04-10 09:01:42 +0000 UTC]

That's why I asked you where you got it for that price I saw a huge batch of them going on Ebay for cheap but I figured the only way they could do that was by selling bootlegs.

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leoyouth In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 11:34:41 +0000 UTC]

no, the copy i got came with a valid serial number and evrything

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Nabikchan In reply to leoyouth [2006-04-10 17:10:31 +0000 UTC]

That's cool. Lucky you

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Kawaii-Mew-chan In reply to ??? [2006-04-10 06:08:51 +0000 UTC]

good tut i registered or something on yer board ish that oki?! <'3

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Nabikchan In reply to Kawaii-Mew-chan [2006-04-10 06:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Of course

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Kawaii-Mew-chan In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 06:13:58 +0000 UTC]

*phew* ....BTW I luff yer nails! sorry completely out of topic, but they're pretty. I gotta get one of those soon! D:

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Nabikchan In reply to Kawaii-Mew-chan [2006-04-10 06:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you They've always been really healthy. I used to keep them long, lately I've been cutting them short.

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Kawaii-Mew-chan In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 18:52:43 +0000 UTC]

Someone I can ask, I bite mine so they don't really go anywhere XD, which do you like better short or long?

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Nabikchan In reply to Kawaii-Mew-chan [2006-04-10 18:56:16 +0000 UTC]

I've never been a nail biter, thankfully.
I like them being long, when I cut them short, my finger tips get a while lot more sensitive. Also I'm so used to them being long, they're a benefit for trying to open things. New package of toilet paper? Shreads down the middle with nails. Opened

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Kawaii-Mew-chan In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 20:27:53 +0000 UTC]

Yer lucky to have never bitten yer nails, there's just something about it that calms me down when I'm neverous. Hmm, maybe I should stop bitting, my grandma tell me to as well XD. How often do you go to a nail person?

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Nabikchan In reply to Kawaii-Mew-chan [2006-04-10 20:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Never. I take care of them myself if ever

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Kawaii-Mew-chan In reply to Nabikchan [2006-04-10 21:05:22 +0000 UTC]

I don't go either, I think it's a wate of time because I'll probably bite them anyways XD thanks for replying to my message very appreciated!

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Zodiak-Lucien [2006-04-10 05:45:09 +0000 UTC]

good little tutorial to give people an idea what program and tools to buy. I like Painter, though I dont have the money currently to afford it

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Nabikchan In reply to Zodiak-Lucien [2006-04-10 05:46:49 +0000 UTC]

Yes I should add that there are a LOT of programs that I don't know of or have that people can find and use to make wonderful art with.

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