How to digitally edit traditional lineart by BeckyKidus, literature
Literature
How to digitally edit traditional lineart
Maybe you are one of those people who draw lineart traditionally and color it digitally, maybe you're just a traditional artist who enjoys drawing lineart and wants to share those, or maybe you're interested in making bases or coloring pages: regardless, the challenge of properly photographing/scanning the drawing immediately appears. And that is what we'll talk about in this tutorial
Small note: I will be using the (free) image editor GIMP in this tutorial. Other image editors will have the same functions, but they might look slightly different.
Another note: if you're dealing with colored artwork, this will be the tutorial for you: How to take and edit photos of traditional art
Step 1: Drawing the lineart
Before we can do anything else, we need to have a finished lineart. Ideally, it should be on white paper - this saves a lot of editing! - and have clearly visible lines. Inking the lines/drawing them with a pen will make them nice and dark, and I would recommend doing this
Quick guide on basic animal anatomy by BeckyKidus, journal
Quick guide on basic animal anatomy
Animals in Art WeekEdit: I wrote an updated tutorial about this topic. It is more in-depth, and generally more correct, so please read that one instead: A quick guide to animal anatomy Introduction Ah, animal anatomy. Too long or too short legs, poses we can never get right, felines which look like canines and vice versa. But fear not - this tutorial aims to explain the basic animal anatomy (with an emphasis on "basic" - there is certainly no need to study each and every bone and muscle, let alone knowing their Latin name), and some of the main differences between different animal species. Small note - this tutorial will be about "standar...
A Painter's Guide to Paint Patterns- Padro Edition by Mimi-McG, journal
A Painter's Guide to Paint Patterns- Padro Edition
This is a semi-foolproof way of designing padros with paint markings. We will cover the basics here - more extensive or complex designs are available. ---- You will need: 1 x unfinished padro horse
1 x unlimited amounts of bright white paint (if it has a yellow-ish/blue-ish/green-ish tinge, throw it out. It's gone bad.)
1 x sponge (may need a few sizes, utilise at own discretion)
some paint brushes of varying sizes
1 x will to live, especially when it comes to combos or more complex designs.
1 x pink paint and a soft airbrush/sponge^ Pink paint for soft points - nose, eye outline, under cheek/neck, under front legs, under back legs---- Sp...
Software Introduction Week
What is Paint Tool SAI? Paint Tool SAI is one of the many programs available to artists for creating digital illustrations. SAI, as it's usually called, is not a free art program, costing 5400JPY (approximately $51 USD). You can, however, get a free trial of SAI from the SYSTEMAX website and try it out before committing to purchasing. You will need a Windows operating system in order to run this program, as it runs currently on Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8 and 8.1, as well as 10. Where to find SAI? You can download Paint Tool SAI from the SYSTEMAX website either as a trial or full version if purchased. The Basics...
Painting without Lines: Forms in Light and Shadow by NykolaiAleksander, journal
Painting without Lines: Forms in Light and Shadow
Lighting in Art Week Welcome... ... to ‘Sculpting with Values’ , because really, that's what this is.I’ll be showing you how to paint a portrait using values only, rather than relying on lines to mark the boundaries of facial features in the final product, and will also throw in some tips on what makes good lighting, and what to avoid.As colour is a whole different ballgame, I won’t be covering it at all. Just greyscale values. At most art schools that pride themselves in good teaching methods, that’s exactly what you would be doing at first, and only once that module is completed would you move on to colour. Yes, I know, colours are awes...
