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Topic: hosting question, creationstorm, liquinox... or? |
idiot
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:43 am Subject: hosting question, creationstorm, liquinox... or? |
I'd also recommend liquenox. It's so cheap for all you get, I don't know how they can afford it. I recently switched to them from homestead.com (way too expensive), and I'm extremely pleased. I'd d ... |
Topic: The Speedpainting Thread (IV) |
idiot
Replies: 40861
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 8:26 am Subject: The Speedpainting Thread (IV) |
Spooge, with the goal of being able to invent lighting w/o reference, would you recommend matte painting, just to develop an understanding of light? Or could a person eventually get to the same point ... |
Topic: Studying vs. Trial and Error |
idiot
Replies: 9
Views: 2826
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 2:29 pm Subject: Studying vs. Trial and Error |
It's never bad to just draw, but there are exercises that artists have been using for centuries to increase their skill (master copies, cast drawings, the cube exercise). And you can progress faster ... |
Topic: Advised books request |
idiot
Replies: 4
Views: 1926
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 7:46 pm Subject: Advised books request |
Glen Vilppu's Drawing Manual is by far the most valuable book I own. |
Topic: Live life drawing versus corespondance life drawing |
idiot
Replies: 13
Views: 6462
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:49 pm Subject: Live life drawing versus corespondance life drawing |
Thanks for all the input. I am going to try Vlippu's corespondance course, if for no other reason than it's Glen Vilppu, and I'd buy a dead monkey if he was selling it. I'm going to order a head cas ... |
Topic: Asking for Advice |
idiot
Replies: 4
Views: 1934
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 4:50 pm Subject: Asking for Advice |
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1389&highlight=master
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=487
Esp. read the comments by Jason Manley and Spooge ... |
Topic: Live life drawing versus corespondance life drawing |
idiot
Replies: 13
Views: 6462
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 3:41 pm Subject: Live life drawing versus corespondance life drawing |
Life drawing is essential, I know, I know. Unfortunately, I live in the back hills of West Virginia, with limited access to life drawing classes... more like.. no access. The local college does not ... |
Topic: Casting shadows on adjacent objects |
idiot
Replies: 3
Views: 1966
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:58 pm Subject: Casting shadows on adjacent objects |
Thanks for responding Andy, it does help to think about it that way. I guess we might as well continue this conversation over at the [url=http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8 ... |
Topic: Casting shadows on adjacent objects |
idiot
Replies: 3
Views: 1966
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:28 pm Subject: Casting shadows on adjacent objects |
I'm working on the Fred's cube exercises, and I'm having problems constructing shadows that fall on adjacent objects. I haven't been able to find much information despite the fact that everyone seems ... |
Topic: How do you keep track of colors |
idiot
Replies: 7
Views: 2262
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:54 pm Subject: How do you keep track of colors |
Thanks for the replies. AndyT, I think you are right. By going back and re-reading the posts that I had read about the eyedropper, it seems that it is only considered bad in the situations you menti ... |
Topic: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
idiot
Replies: 6
Views: 2651
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:43 am Subject: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
Ok, the first question didn't originally have to do with dips. I asked where the line tool in PS is. I couldn't find it. Greeki told me where it was, but that wasn't really what I was looking for, ... |
Topic: How do you keep track of colors |
idiot
Replies: 7
Views: 2262
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:39 pm Subject: How do you keep track of colors |
How do you keep track of the colors in your images? I've heard it's best to avoid using the eye dropper. So how do keep a handle on them, I mean, like when you start working on a different section t ... |
Topic: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
idiot
Replies: 6
Views: 2651
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:09 pm Subject: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
So that's where that line tool is... thanks! I've got ps7... lets just keep this between us, you know, just pretend I didn't have trouble finding something simple like the line tool, um.... so how 'b ... |
Topic: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
idiot
Replies: 6
Views: 2651
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:55 pm Subject: Ok, this didn't really have to do with dips, PS question |
Believe it or not, this wasn't the really the original question, and I'm really not outrageously intelligent. I've been living a lie, my real name isn't even Idiot.
So... I have a question that ... |
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