Sijun Forums :: View topic

Airnate · junior member Member # Joined: 17 Mar 2000 Posts: 5

Hi! I'm new to the digital art world and I'm looking for some tutorials and some answers to my questions below.

My Background:
I was in the military for about 5 years and recently got out. Right before I joined the military, I purchased a Wacom Tablet 9x12 (Serial Connection). I thought I would have a lot more time to use it during my military experience, but I rarely used it at all. I probably have about 3 hours total time on it. Its brand new looking.

I'm a good artist, and I doodle all the time, when I don't have my official art pad in front of me. I have many sketches I have done, and I know that there is a process to scan the images into the computer, and then digitally colorize the image in Photoshop. I have Photoshop CS and Painter Classic. The scanner I purchased is a HP 6300C, which is a very professional scanner.

Information I need:
1.) I'd like to get some tutorials on how to sketch properly for digital coloring:
- Do I want to shade my sketches before I scan them?
- etc.

2.) Scanning sketch into Computer:
- What resolution do I want to use?
- Do I scan in grayscale?
- etc.

3.) Filling With color:
- I remember something about 'multiply' on the layers. Please refresh this process for me.
- I also remember something about making the lines on the sketch stand out better.
- etc.

4.) Shading sketch in Photoshop CS:
- Do I use burn / doge tool to do this after I fill with color? I remember something about this, but not everything. Please refresh this process for me.
- etc.

Five years ago I was just starting up in the digital world, but I basically forgot everything. So I'm starting from scratch again.

I'm asking you, the forum reader, to submit your tutorial links, and any other helpful information you may have so I can take the first steps in the right direction to save time and headaches. I'm looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thank you for your time!

Immortal_Souls · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:54 am

Hey Airnate, have you tried viewing some tips from Dhabih Engs Tips and Tutorials on his main page? You can view it here:

http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/mainscreen.html

Just click on the link and then click on Tips and Tutorials. That should help you a bit Wink

Or at least get you started
_________________
Why dont you clone yourself!
-- Why's that?--
So you can go and F*** yourself!!!
*Quote from Arnold Schwartzeneggars movie The 6th Day*

Chruser · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:42 am

Don't forget this link, with enough tutorials for a lifetime:

http://www.sumaleth.com/links/

Well, maybe not a lifetime, but it sounded nice.

Chruser · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:43 am

Ugh, delete this. Hideous quote button, DEATH UPON IT!

dang · junior member Member # Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 9

GeoRElrod · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:41 pm

I would suggest the following, since you have Painter Classic (I am using 8 but that shouldn't matter). I usually scan my sketches into photoshop at like 150-300 resolution... then I save it as a photoshop file. Then open up the scanned image in painter (you might have to save the file in photoshop as a different file format other then PSD, unless you use Painter 8.) and set up my tracing paper, then I trace the scan image and add in shading and details... I can use any type of natural media from Conte Crayon to a 2B pencil... actually you are not limited these are just two I use. Its a little bit extra work, but I can color the image with any natural media I want after that and keep it all seperated on different layers and all sorts of neat things like that.

You might have guessed but I use Painter almost exclusively. PS is good for image tweaking, Painter is good for making the image in the first place. Oh, when you get the scan into painter you can resize the image with almost no resolution loss... same might be true for PS. Some people make PS do some amazing coloring... but you can do it in Painter if you want to have more flexibility.

As for tutorials... well, I know of no PS tutorials... but I guarantee they are out there, just google it.

I can't say that there is a specific "tutorial" book for painter, but there is a book called "Painter 7, Wow Book!" Check your local library, or do an interlibrary loan, thats my suggestion. In fact if there is something you want to know about... like oils, pastels, etc... if you are not familiar with these media then go checkout books at the library, I got like 10 right now and will most likely be able to keep renewing and hold onto them for like 3 months... lol

anyways... that is my suggestion, good luck.

P.S. You will most likely be familiar with Painter in a 3 days if you read the manual. And there are tons of tutorials online... you just got to look around for them. If you want them, PM me and I will send you a list of sites that you can checkout.

Airnate · junior member Member # Joined: 17 Mar 2000 Posts: 5

Alright I'll take all your suggestions. Thank you very much! I really do appreciate it. I'm actually thinking of selling my Wacom 9x12 for a smaller one if anyone is interested? PM ME. I'll buy Painter 8 as well.

GeoRElrod · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:40 am

Don't sell the 9x12, its an awesome tablet... I use one and couldn't live without it... but its your choice.

Airnate · junior member Member # Joined: 17 Mar 2000 Posts: 5

Your right, but my new computer isn't liking the Intuos1 tablet. I may have to resort to buying a new Intuos2. If anyone is looking for a basically brand new (3 hours total use time) 9x12 Wacom Tablet, give me a pm.