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war-machine In reply to DEMIWOLF [2008-12-09 14:54:13 +0000 UTC]

lol i totally feel like the 'tutorial level' now...

to get the joke check out: [link]
CLICK WATCH THIS MOVIE (or popup)
by egoraptor hes a legendary flash animator

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war-machine In reply to DEMIWOLF [2008-12-09 14:37:51 +0000 UTC]

first of all: [link]
get one. its awesome. an intuos3 will do. or if u are strapped for cash a bamboo might be okay (but the intuos has much greater sensitivity. a go--- *GREAT* hobby investment!)

second: brush customization
[link] she links a good brush at the bottom along with an okay photoshop standard sketch/paint tutorial. that seems to be good for sketching and imbuing you image with some preliminary details and textures. u can ofcourse make your own custom brush in photoshop (as i did with this image)

this next link shows you how to do so in photoshop: [link]
this chick has an awesome array of tutorials in her journal courtesy of her & her husband. you MUST check it out. and u should probably watch her husband: he is an incredible professional painter. their tutorials will give you great insight to achieving what you actually want to paint by showing you what you need to use, with relatively few brush strokes (provided you open your mind to photoshop's almost unlimited options; theres heaps of exploring to do!)

also u can download brush packs on deviant art. just search for 'brushes' using the search bar or browse the categories to see the best brushes of all time. heres one i just found which im definately gonna try out:
[link]
and afew others:
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once uve tried out afew you can go out and find your own or find some amazing 'texture' resources which u can import to photoshop and use to 'texturize' your own custom brushes. (JUST TO POINT OUT WHERE THAT OPTION IS: go to [link] look at the top left of the image @ the leaf she drew. directly underneath the 5th 'leaf-brush' in the tutorial is a window which lists brush customization options. immediately beneath shape dynamics and scattering is 'texture'! thats what you are looking for)

third: find more and more people to watch and learn from! ukit (whos icon i linked) is one, and id recommend watching everyone from their 'imaginary friends' syndicate as well! eventually you will train your mind to see a picture and immediately identify at least afew textured brushes amongst their plethora of brush strokes, thou the masters cover their tracks far too well!

imaginary friends apparently also publish their own magazine (wish i could subscribe!) check out `Artgerm 's page/journal for more info...
a look through the downloads section of their magazine site can reveal quite a bit: check out this easter egg: [link]
the topic listed as 'Issue 20 missing brushes' for example.

the artist in question who drew THAT image / contributed that brush pack is the legendary Marta Dahlig you. must. see. every. thing. she. has. ever. painted. period.

also check out: [link] its a great art site with online courses you could subscribe to (im too broke to do so ) as well as an amazing tutorial forum! nebazial actually has a thread in there as well (much of it repeated in his wife's journal thou, but still worth looking at since it tells you what you should do first when painting digitally) ps: you MUST find nebazial's blender brush! thats a good technique to try (as described in the tuts) even if you decide its not your style, it will teach you heaps.

fourth: practice till you drop! no explanation or links required... thankfully!

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DEMIWOLF In reply to war-machine [2008-12-10 17:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Dude!! Thankyou so much!! I really appreciate you taking your tie to point me in a direction. I just took a photoshop class and learnt how to to the bare essentials to make up a friggin brocheure....*childs play* But thanks again!1
I just looked up the intous3...mannn...im shit broke...but I'm gonna get me one...soon....need to find me a shit load of freelance designing work to do lol...when you said bamboo ...initally I thought you were being funny....hmmm...*guess I might as well give the stick back to the panda I stole it from...*
I just saw the ninja vid...lol...Nah bro, youve given me a direction, its wat tutors do! And for that....thankyou sensi Btw...wats ur phone number? If you got some time we could meet up and possibly do some joint work *not pun intended*...as in...rolling Right now...I'm concentrating on fantasy art...just did a little readin from an old evangelion comic my friend gave me...its pretty sickkk man!

anyways bro...hit me back.Thanks again...i'll be seein those vids links over the next day or two....coz this stupid connection with batelco is makin my 3Gb computer weep its heart out....sighh...when will this ennnnnddddd??

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war-machine In reply to DEMIWOLF [2008-12-10 17:13:45 +0000 UTC]

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glad i could help. next time skip buying the ticket back to this dump and but a tablet

and thanks for the fave, dave!

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war-machine In reply to DEMIWOLF [2008-12-09 13:50:44 +0000 UTC]

amen

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war-machine In reply to Wulfrider [2008-12-07 22:37:05 +0000 UTC]

lol yea i remember that rofl
how kind of you to drop by :]

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war-machine In reply to Burnz08 [2008-12-07 22:37:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks, ill try harder next time

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