[Airnate]

I have had a Wacom 9x12 Tablet for some time now but really haven't had time to sit down and do some art. I want to know what tools to use in Photoshop. I understand for shading you use the Burn/Dodge tools. When I used the pencil tool to create my images the lines were choppy. What tool is best for creating a smooth line drawing. I don't have a scanner at this time so I'm laying what I draw behind the Wacom Plastic Sheet. Thanks in advance!

[Affected]

For a smooth line drawing I'd use the paintbrush, perhaps with the pressure only affecting the brush size. As for shading, I think a lot of people here don't actually use burn/dodge for it, rather just whatever painting tools they prefer. There's no need to confine yourself to just one tool, though. I've found that a combination of the paintbrush for rough sketching and the airbrush for smooth shading and detailing works well for me.

[This message has been edited by Affected (edited March 17, 2000).]

[Ko]

Hi Airnate

These are my preferences in Photoshop:

For a smooth linedrawing I use the Paintbrush at 2 pixels with smoothing,
this works much like a 2B pencil.
Vary the pressure with your pen and adjust opacity with the numeric keypad if necessary.

For shading I find that using the paintbrush at about 20% opacity and layering my strokes produce much better results than with burn/dodge.

I use burn/dodge for hard lighting and shadowing....

Play around and have fun...
Look at some of the posts from the people on this board... and much knowledge shall be yours.

Ko

[Airnate]

Thanks for the advice. I'll give both ways a shot and see what my personal preference is. I can't wait to take my drawing skills digital.