Re: Draw Pictures of Other Users and Post Them Here II
Originally Posted by SleepingOrange
Awww, that's really cool! You don't have to feel obligated to draw something for me just because I did you. I do it a lot.
Most people just smile and hide it and schedule another visit with their therapist.
Nah, if anything it prompted me to get off my butt and draw something so why not return the favor to someone who drew me cool art with some mediocre art?
Re: Draw Pictures of Other Users and Post Them Here II
So my friend and fellow foruminite, Gammy, has been having it tough as of late. So I decided to draw this since I am and always will be the worse at encouragement, comfort, advice, and et cetera:
It was made to remind her that no matter what she will always be better than me at everything. Which isn't saying much.
Re: Draw Pictures of Other Users and Post Them Here II
Originally Posted by Marras
...I'm surprised how we aren't shipped more Morbi.
I'm really surprised.
This made me want to do this even though I have no artistic skill/relation to the person(s) involved at all.
Originally Posted by Almost Human
Yes, that's right, our 19 year old's can get stoned and have a few drinks with their hired escort at a Lesbian wedding. Canada. is. Awesome.
Originally Posted by Zuki
And the other person totally at your mercy. Their junk's in your mouth, after all.
Originally Posted by c_rowles
*Do people still say that unironically? Whatever. I've got so many layers of irony going on, I'm like a damn irony onion. Watch out bitch Imma make you cry.
Originally Posted by cyclicCircumferentia
So I read these:
Originally Posted by Raizor
how do you do it
Originally Posted by Skyrius
Ok, this is just going to keep bothering me for a while.
Cyclic, what brushes or textures do you use? I almost want to say it looks like the water overlay effect but that's not it. And it reminds me of lineless art in a way, but I'm pretty sure I've seen your sketches with lines (or am I hallucinating?? >_>). I can't quite place it, but I KNOW I've seen something like that coloring before but I know it wasn't the same and ARGHTHISISANNOYINGANDSILLY >_<
AND NOW I WILL DO SOME EXPLAINING~ (And fail at it because I am the worse teacher)
I guess I'll start this off with brushes and what program I use.
First off I use Photoshop CS5, it's pretty damn awesome and I recommend getting it.
As for brushes...I use many, including some downloaded ones.
Most of the brushes I use DO come with Photoshop.
Brushes
Sketching:
Normal Round Brush, opacity pen pressure turned on.
Coloring:
(Opacity varies, do whatever works best for you)
Round Brush
Rough Round Bristle
Oil Pastel Large
Watercolor Loaded Wet Flat Tip
Now that that's said, there are three things you must know about my art.
Lineart, I cannot do crisp lineart, I normally use the sketch and just clean it up a little.
Two Layers: Sketch + Coloring, they eventually get merged so I'm coloring on one layer eventually.
Adjustment Layers: I abuse the hell out of them, they are my best friends.
I start out with the sketch layer and color layer as separate. Eventually I merge them and clean up the sketch making it look "lineless" but not really. (if that makes any sense)
After that I use a variety of Adjustment layers and blending modes. It kinda varies with each picture…but I can provide a basis to go by!
Adjustment Layers, Layer Modes and etc.
^that little button gives a list of adjustments. Pretty handy~
Adjustment Layers:
Curves
Vibrance
Selective Color (Edit Neutral and Black colors only)
Solid Color (Normally Navy Blue set to Exclusion)
Layer Modes:
Multiply
Overlay
Soft Light
Exclusion (Used with Navy Blue solid color layer)
Helpful Things --------- RGB Channels:
Much better than using gradient map for black and white copies of your picture.
Image > Apply Image:
Make a new layer then use this option.
This option pretty much puts the merged copy of your picture on that one layer. It's really handy and it prevents you from having to lose your layers. (if…that makes any sense.)
In the drop down menu you can chose the color channel (RGB, Red, Green or Blue) pick the one that puts the most contrast on your picture. After that, set the blend mode to whatever suits you best.
^Should look like that, except blending should be set to normal not pin light
Lens Blur:
It's always nice to have a blurred border around your picture.
I pretty much do this all the time.
Masking:
I can't explain this too well, but maybe this tutorial can give some clarity: http://veredgf.fredfarm.com/tuts/mask/masking.html
Examples of Progress
Unfortunately I lost the extra lineart layer for the ghostyTrickster picture, so there's only two frames (Before adjustment layers and after adjustment layers.)
This picture shows the process better here:
1. Sketch, 2. Color, 3. Merge Lineart and color layer, color and clean up, 4. Adjustment Layers.
So this is pretty much what I do. I apologize if none of this makes noooooooo sense.
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Re: Draw Pictures of Other Users and Post Them Here II
Originally Posted by Wheeeeeeatthins
I can't get the first one (it downloads as 0 bytes), but I just want to say, perrybob: I love the second one. What'd you use to make it?
On the first one: weird. Oh well, it was an improvement for a reason.
I used FL Studio and a buttload of VST instruments. I should really get some better software since FL Studio has the reputation of being the musical MS Paint but... y'know.