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Questions, Discussion, Tutorials

GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
edited January 2015 in Artist's Corner
Use this thread for:
  • asking questions pertaining to the forum or art instead of making a new thread for them
  • discussing said questions or issues in the forum
  • posting links to useful tutorials you come across on the Internet
  • post tutorials that you made yourself
Mods, please add links, tutorials, and links to useful posts to this post whenever you see them.

Constructive Criticism by Blinky
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=875


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Angel_of_Bacon's Crits!
Format is:
OP
Subject
Crit
Jeckel
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/131552/jeckal-s-hydeout-for-artsies
Design/rendering
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/17282376/#Comment_17282376

Aumni
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/17214355/#Comment_17214355
Soft edges
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/17215965/#Comment_17215965

Beavotron
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16940934/#Comment_16940934
Car Drawover
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16940975/#Comment_16940975

Kendeathwalker
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/128639/character-sheets
Cartoon Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16684147/#Comment_16684147

Mully
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16563208/#Comment_16563208
Proportions, Soft Edges
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16574175/#Comment_16574175
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16630966/#Comment_16630966
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16640109/#Comment_16640109

Winter Combat Knight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16509906/#Comment_16509906
Color Composition
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/16510583/#Comment_16510583

MultiMoog
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15927493/#Comment_15927493
Color Composition
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15932555/#Comment_15932555

Mustang
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15930215/#Comment_15930215
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15932181/#Comment_15932181

kevindee
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/124323/colouring-help
Form and Color
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15856787/#Comment_15856787

DirtyDirtyVagrant
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15209182/#Comment_15209182
Figure Consrtuction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/15214701/#Comment_15214701

Deelock
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/117327/demon-character-design
Character Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/14500565/#Comment_14500565

Kendeathwalker
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/14273481/#Comment_14273481
Design/rendering
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/14296003/#Comment_14296003

Aumni
Painting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/14293873/#Comment_14293873

Kendeathwalker
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/13821535/#Comment_13821535
Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/14120730/#Comment_14120730

Mully
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/13050530/#Comment_13050530
Perspective
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/13051427/#Comment_13051427

Mars Balderdash
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12769681/#Comment_12769681
Cartoon construction and expressions
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12772516/#Comment_12772516
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12773401/#Comment_12773401
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12773853/#Comment_12773853

Menschomatic
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12686877/#Comment_12686877
Construction, light, color
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12691578/#Comment_12691578

F87
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12515609/#Comment_12515609
Dynamic posing
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12516194/#Comment_12516194

Leggraphics
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12477830/#Comment_12477830
Painting, Lighting, Water
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12482097/#Comment_12482097

Mully
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12438144/#Comment_12438144
Tone and Light
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12439147/#Comment_12439147

Tam
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12391967/#Comment_12391967
Edges, Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12393489/#Comment_12393489

Winter Combat Knight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12177872/#Comment_12177872
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12178428/#Comment_12178428
Measuring
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12349148/#Comment_12349148

Beavotron
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12239495/#Comment_12239495
Edges, Painting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12242282/#Comment_12242282
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12243562/#Comment_12243562
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12243927/#Comment_12243927

Kochikens
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12160791/#Comment_12160791
Lighting, 3d
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12160955/#Comment_12160955
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12168013/#Comment_12168013
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12168773/#Comment_12168773


F87
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/12026032/#Comment_12026032

frozengopher
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11782267/#Comment_11782267
Figure Construction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11785279/#Comment_11785279

Mustang
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11754001/#Comment_11754001
Color
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11755751/#Comment_11755751

Monarch23
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11648208/#Comment_11648208
Facial features
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11650368/#Comment_11650368

Mustang
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/95416/laziness-and-procrastination-a-love-story
Color and Light
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11579393/#Comment_11579393

Logomachinist
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11476660/#Comment_11476660
Composition
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11485584/#Comment_11485584

Winter Combat Knight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11398462/#Comment_11398462
Hatching and Form
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11399192/#Comment_11399192

Prox
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11048779/#Comment_11048779
Lighting, Color
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11049424/#Comment_11049424

Rankenfile
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10929890/#Comment_10929890
Figure Construction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10932195/#Comment_10932195

Monarch23
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10636300/#Comment_10636300
Anatomy
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10653012/#Comment_10653012

Winter Combat Knight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10533888/#Comment_10533888
Perspective
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10534092/#Comment_10534092

Orik
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10471167/#Comment_10471167
Painting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10472953/#Comment_10472953

Orik
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10467509/#Comment_10467509
Composition
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10469439/#Comment_10469439

Buckwolfe
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10163102/#Comment_10163102
Light, tone, edges
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10166423/#Comment_10166423

Scosglen
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10098859/#Comment_10098859
Proportions
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10104597/#Comment_10104597

NightDragon
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10232543/#Comment_10232543
Environment Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10234569/#Comment_10234569

Winter Combat Knight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9779612/#Comment_9779612
Figure Construction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/10066082/#Comment_10066082

Manonvonrock
Figure Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9852994/#Comment_9852994

thejazzman
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9519354/#Comment_9519354
Animation, Force and Weight
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9521572/#Comment_9521572

Orik
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9458278/#Comment_9458278
Color and Tone
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9463287/#Comment_9463287

Kendeathwalker
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/84404/irisia-a-graphic-novel-various-artworks
Tone, Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9211376/#Comment_9211376

Kochikens
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9046177/#Comment_9046177
Lighting, 3d
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9048250/#Comment_9048250
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9049466/#Comment_9049466
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9050155/#Comment_9050155
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9050668/#Comment_9050668
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/9051130/#Comment_9051130

Tam
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/8710912/#Comment_8710912
Painting, Light, Composition
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/8764813/#Comment_8764813

Crusty
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/71131/newbie-post-so-lets-start-with-a-dump
Construction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/7260771/#Comment_7260771

Tam
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/65503/beast-rider-update-p-2-dump-nsfw-56k
Design/Gesture
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6518413/#Comment_6518413
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6544951/#Comment_6544951
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6546516/#Comment_6546516

Peter and Company
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6331034/
Environment Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6331034/#Comment_6331034

Typhus
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6236304/
Expressions
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/6236304/#Comment_6236304

Fantasyrogue
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/5386025/
Lighting, Color
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/5386025/#Comment_5386025

Lalilulelo
Lighting, Tone
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/4698188/#Comment_4698188

Mayday
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3913798/#Comment_3913798

De?ad
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3796255/#Comment_3796255
Character Design
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3796847/#Comment_3796847

Beavotron
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3444754/#Comment_3444754
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3445203/#Comment_3445203
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3446185/#Comment_3446185

hijinksensue
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2997728/#Comment_2997728
Perspective, posing
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/3003750/#Comment_3003750

Deelock
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2834917/
Construction, foreshortening
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2834917/#Comment_2834917

Mykonos
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2803434/
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2803434/#Comment_2803434

Cakemikz
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2466863/#Comment_2466863
Contrast
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2468718/#Comment_2468718

Tonkka
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2356524/
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2356524/#Comment_2356524

DeathbyPixel
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2178652/#Comment_2178652
Posing
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/2180593/#Comment_2180593

Iruka
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/1970530/
Rendering
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/1970530/#Comment_1970530

McAllen
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/1796770/#Comment_1796770
Painting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/1798521/#Comment_1798521

Ehmavisca
Painting, Light
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/1581168/#Comment_1581168

SPI
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/635135/#Comment_635135
Lighting, Gesture, Design, Construction
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/635996/#Comment_635996
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/642096/#Comment_642096
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/643034/#Comment_643034

Scosglen
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/308826/
Lighting
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/308826/#Comment_308826
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/309015/#Comment_309015
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/309244/#Comment_309244

A Few Notes About Inking - Michael Cho
http://chodrawings.blogspot.com/2009/02/few-notes-about-inking.html

Watercolor Painting Guide
http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html

Paul Duffield's How To Draw Beta
http://spoonbard.deviantart.com/art/How-To-Draw-v1-3-40590655

Quick Sketching
http://www.drawalot.com/smblog/2007/11/17/quick-sketch-the-fastest-way-to-learn-professional-drawing-techniques/

The Structure of Man: Video Tutorials on Anatomy by Riven Phoenix
http://the-structure-of-man.blogspot.com/

Over a Dozen links to Misc Reference Photos
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=5329

Basic Lighting/Texture/Form Tutorial and Reference Guide
http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm

Portrait Artist Tutorials
http://www.portrait-artist.org/

Scanning Line Art
http://www.steeldolphin.com/htmltuts/scanning_lineart.html/url]

Team Special Olympics Tutorials
http://smokinghippo.com/TSOtutes/tutorial_main.html

A Buttload of Drawing Tutorials
http://www.drawspace.com/

Glen Vilppu Drawing Articles
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/never-underestimate-power-life-drawing
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-gesture
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-spherical-forms
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-box
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-introducing-material-and-proportion
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-drawing-ellipses
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-general-specific
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-landmarks-anatomy
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/vilppu-drawing-online-seeing-anatomical-masses
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/seeing-figure-2d-object
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/using-tone-draw
http://www.awn.com/animationworld/getting-handle-direct-lighting

Eatpoo.com Guide for Art NOOBS
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=876

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  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    edited December 2012
    References

    Concept Artist Link Index
    http://www.turtleart.net/artists.php

    Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work
    http://joeljohnson.com/archives/2006/08/wally_woods_22.html

    Colour Theory Guide
    http://www.worqx.com/color/

    Blambot Comic Fonts
    http://www.blambot.com/

    Microsoft Web Development
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/beginner/bb308786.aspx

    Pose Maniacs Drawing Tools
    http://www.posemaniacs.com/blog/

    Pixelovely Figures
    http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php

    Draw Mix Paint
    http://www.drawmixpaint.com/

    Books

    Essentials/Basics

    The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaides
    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

    Color

    The Elements of Color by Johannes Itten
    Painting With Light by John Alton
    Color Theory by Jose Maria Parramon
    Color Management: A copmrehensive Guide for Graphic Designersby John Drew and Sarah Meyer

    Design

    Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and Later, Revised Edition by Johannes Itten
    The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams
    The Non-Designer's Scan & Print Book by Sandee Cohen
    The Non-Designer's Type Book by Robin Williams

    Anatomy & Illustration

    Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth
    Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth
    Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery by Burne Hogarth
    Drawing Dynamic Hands by Burne Hogarth
    Dynamic Light and Shade by Burne Hogarth

    Human Anatomy for Artists by Eliot Goldfinger
    Anatomy For The Artist by Sarah Simblet
    Artistic Anatomy by Richer & Hale
    Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life by George B. Bridgman
    The Human Figure by John H. Vanderpoel

    Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Hale
    Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Hale and Terrence Coyle

    DC Comics Guide to Pencilling and Inking Comics

    Comic Book Storytelling

    Graphic Storytelling & Visual Narrative by Will Eisner
    Comics & Sequential Art by Will Eisner
    Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
    Perspective! For Comic Book Artists by David Chelsea

    Animation

    The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
    The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams

    Grifter on
  • TamTam Registered User regular
    Grif, the OpenCanvas link doesn't work any more

  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Sorry, that's because teamspecialolympics.com doesn't exist any more. Does anyone have it hosted? I don't have the file laying around any more.

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2011
    no, but I thought bombsy did?

    However what I do have is a rehosted version of the old TSO tutes:

    http://smokinghippo.com/TSOtutes/tutorial_main.html

    some images are missing but i have the files and will add them when I get round to it, which should be soon.

    tynic on
  • AvrahamAvraham Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Avraham on
    :bz: :bz: :bzz:
  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Thanks Tynic and Avraham.

  • SiegfriedSiegfried Registered User regular
    How easy/hard is it to make a custom tumblr layout? Reason I ask because depending on if it's basically the same amount of work as designing any old website I might just put my focus on designing a real portfolio site, instead of just a tumblr page.

    Portfolio // Twitter // Behance // Tumblr
    Kochikens wrote:
    My fav is when I can get my kiss on with other dudes.
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Um. Not hard to tweak the layout, as long as you're comfortable with css. Hard to change the functionality to any significant degree. But to be honest, I probably wouldn't use tumblr for a portfolio site regardless. It's not designed really well for that application; you could probably pull something together that would serve, but you're right in that the time invested could be better spent setting up a real website.

    Tumblr is ideal if you want to update frequently, quickly, and you're not bothered about the context your work appears in. As a portfolio, it would have significant drawbacks. For one, there's no easy way to group images except by chronology - you can use tags, which will work to some extent, but it will be fiddly. The archive system is actually ok for that kind of use, because it kind of auto-thumbnails, but again the only possible organisation is via timestamp, so you just get a big page full of images. And keep in mind that tumblr is mainly intended to be a linksharing platform. Mostly people will see what you post on their dashboard - a lot of the time it almost doesn't matter what the front-end looks like. Now, if you don't update very often you could maintain a nice clean look that's easy to navigate, but in that case you'll find you won't get much out of the networking and image-sharing aspects. Conversely, if you update a lot, you'll probably get your work seen by a lot of people, but it will make your site difficult to navigate.

    Basically it's designed more for transient information. I use it as a sketchblog, for logging thumbnails and sketches, or putting up stupid stuff that I want to share with people and don't want clogging up my proper 'art' blog, and for that it works quite well.

  • SiegfriedSiegfried Registered User regular
    Basically I just want it to look nice, like this recent redesign: http://magicalgametime.com/

    But yeah I understand the limitations and I'd also be making a real portfolio website on the side.

    Portfolio // Twitter // Behance // Tumblr
    Kochikens wrote:
    My fav is when I can get my kiss on with other dudes.
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2011
    Right-ho. In that case, it isn't too hard to get something looking pretty if you're ok with tinkering around a bit in html and css. It's definitely quicker than building your own blog from scratch because the back end is already extant, you just have to juggle the appearance. (And of course, the absolute quickest thing to do is find a (free) theme that's reasonably close to what you want and then just adapt it).

    tynic on
  • melting_dollmelting_doll Registered User regular
    So I really doubt this is in any of the tutes, so I'm gonna ask.

    Lately I've been inking with Micron Graphic 1's and Micron Brush Pens. But when I use watercolours over said ink, the paints' minor opacity likes to make the lines look splotchy - where the paint crosses a line, it makes the ink look faded. Is there a way to make this NOT happen? I usually end up re-inking over the parts to fix the lines, but trying to ink over the paint kills my tips and also annoys me.

    (This is from an old image, but I'll use it as an example)
    wellbehaved-1.jpg
    You can see where the ear and elbow are dark/where the ink didn't go over.

    Should I use different ink/pens? Or is this just unavoidable =.= I have some bottled ink but I don't use it often..

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Microns are archival, but they aren't permanent/waterproof in my experience, despite claims to be. They do make a variant that is a permanent marker (called Microperm, they are gray rather than tan color) But for your thicker outlines I would recommend copics, or just a layering system where you ink after putting down your areas of color, if possible.

    Make sure your pen/marker is totally dry before you hit the watercolors too, that will also help. Do a test where you do it like 3 minutes later and one where you do it a few hours later, and you'll probably see a difference.

  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    What is the opinion on Mac vs PC? I'm considering buying one of those all-in-one desktops. I've been looking at the ones from HP.

    http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart+PCs&series_name=610q_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/desktops/TouchSmart_PCs/610q_series

    It's not exactly the cheapest thing in the world but I'm thinking that when Win 8 comes out it should upgrade pretty easily. Plus, I should be able to upgrade the memory on it myself to get some more punch out of it. But, I could just get an iMac for not much more. Granted, they don't have the touch screens but they are pretty slick. I was looking at the 27" models.

    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac/select?mco=MjIwNTQyNjE

    What do you guys think?

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    My mom has an HP touchsmart, Its shiney, and nice, but she doesn't do much more than internet browsing, Skype, and word processing. The touchscreen is novel, but if its going to be sitting on a desk it doesn't usually occur to me to use it (its great for like, kitchen counters though)

    If I was going to buy a mac, their desktops are gorgeous. I mean the display is just so vibrant its really hard to compare it to others. Aren't you a programmer, though? Do you need to run a certain operating system?

  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Thing is that if I got a Mac I'd probably dual boot or run Parallels for those times when I absolutely need to have a PC. I have Citrix configured at my office to allow me to RDP to my desktop PC at work too. I was running Ubuntu at home for a while before Windows 7 came out and I didn't want to run XP any more but couldn't stand Vista.

    At this point, I'd really just like to have a nice clean desktop. My desk at home is always cluttered with crap and behind my desk has a rat's nest of wires. I want one of these all-in-one computers to help reduce the mess.

    My mother and brother both have older HP Touchsmarts. My mother definitely doesn't touch the screen. I think my brother's kids might use the touch screen sometimes. I already have a Wacom stylus so thought that it might be good for working with Photoshop on the touch screen.

  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    Iruka wrote:
    My mom has an HP touchsmart, Its shiney, and nice, but she doesn't do much more than internet browsing, Skype, and word processing. The touchscreen is novel, but if its going to be sitting on a desk it doesn't usually occur to me to use it (its great for like, kitchen counters though)

    If I was going to buy a mac, their desktops are gorgeous. I mean the display is just so vibrant its really hard to compare it to others. Aren't you a programmer, though? Do you need to run a certain operating system?

    When I worked retail the Touchsmart sat on a shelf until it was clearance out. It's a nice machine, but the touch screen is indeed a novelty. With the wacom bamboo pen and sketchbook pro installed it can be a pretty decent sketch machine though, I'll give it that.

    It should be noted though that HP is still in the decision process of getting rid of it's home computing line, which includes the touch smart pc. They should have a final decision/business plan in the next month or so, so if you're not in a hurry, you might be able to get the touchsmart much cheaper when the stores decide to unload them for next to nothing.

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  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Iruka wrote:
    My mom has an HP touchsmart, Its shiney, and nice, but she doesn't do much more than internet browsing, Skype, and word processing. The touchscreen is novel, but if its going to be sitting on a desk it doesn't usually occur to me to use it (its great for like, kitchen counters though)

    If I was going to buy a mac, their desktops are gorgeous. I mean the display is just so vibrant its really hard to compare it to others. Aren't you a programmer, though? Do you need to run a certain operating system?

    When I worked retail the Touchsmart sat on a shelf until it was clearance out. It's a nice machine, but the touch screen is indeed a novelty. With the wacom bamboo pen and sketchbook pro installed it can be a pretty decent sketch machine though, I'll give it that.

    It should be noted though that HP is still in the decision process of getting rid of it's home computing line, which includes the touch smart pc. They should have a final decision/business plan in the next month or so, so if you're not in a hurry, you might be able to get the touchsmart much cheaper when the stores decide to unload them for next to nothing.

    Excellent point. I was just thinking about that too. I'm not desperate for a new PC right now but the one that we have is ageing and it's a bit of a mash up from the PC that I previously had combined with the new one.

  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    I just wish I could find someone with CS5 master suite to trade the mac version I have for a PC version. I really don't want to buy an expensive new computer to use some awesome gifted software, but I'm tired of said awesome gifted software sitting in a drawer. I know it's a total first world problem, but goddammit it's a problem.

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  • NibCromNibCrom Registered User regular
    I just wish I could find someone with CS5 master suite to trade the mac version I have for a PC version. I really don't want to buy an expensive new computer to use some awesome gifted software, but I'm tired of said awesome gifted software sitting in a drawer. I know it's a total first world problem, but goddammit it's a problem.

    Just buy a Mac Mini. :)

  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    NibCrom wrote:
    I just wish I could find someone with CS5 master suite to trade the mac version I have for a PC version. I really don't want to buy an expensive new computer to use some awesome gifted software, but I'm tired of said awesome gifted software sitting in a drawer. I know it's a total first world problem, but goddammit it's a problem.

    Just buy a Mac Mini. :)

    I checked the tech specs and it looks like the Mac mini just barely meets the requirements for video editing, and that's if you go with the $800 model. I know nothing about apple though, so it might be more than enough. Also I probably won't really do any video editing, so that might be the best option.

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  • NibCromNibCrom Registered User regular
    I did some video editing on my older Mac Mini. I have the new one now, and it's plenty fast with CS4. And you can get 8GB of RAM from 3rd parties for $99.

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Grifter wrote:
    What is the opinion on Mac vs PC? I'm considering buying one of those all-in-one desktops. I've been looking at the ones from HP.

    http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart+PCs&series_name=610q_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/desktops/TouchSmart_PCs/610q_series

    It's not exactly the cheapest thing in the world but I'm thinking that when Win 8 comes out it should upgrade pretty easily. Plus, I should be able to upgrade the memory on it myself to get some more punch out of it. But, I could just get an iMac for not much more. Granted, they don't have the touch screens but they are pretty slick. I was looking at the 27" models.

    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac/select?mco=MjIwNTQyNjE

    What do you guys think?

    Why do you need an all-in-one desktop?

  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Rolo wrote:
    Grifter wrote:
    What is the opinion on Mac vs PC? I'm considering buying one of those all-in-one desktops. I've been looking at the ones from HP.

    http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart+PCs&series_name=610q_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/desktops/TouchSmart_PCs/610q_series

    It's not exactly the cheapest thing in the world but I'm thinking that when Win 8 comes out it should upgrade pretty easily. Plus, I should be able to upgrade the memory on it myself to get some more punch out of it. But, I could just get an iMac for not much more. Granted, they don't have the touch screens but they are pretty slick. I was looking at the 27" models.

    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac/select?mco=MjIwNTQyNjE

    What do you guys think?

    Why do you need an all-in-one desktop?

    I don't really need an all-in-one. It's just something that I think would be nice to have. I don't play very many games on the PC so I don't feel the need to be able to upgrade to the latest vid card and stuff. I'm trying to reduce clutter at my desk. So I want to reduce the number of cords that are running around my desk too.

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I'm not going to weigh in on the OS debate, but I will say that the mac desktop design is really, really great for maximizing space, particularly when you have a drawing tablet basically permanently set up.

  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    EDIT: solved it myself

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  • DaemonionDaemonion Mountain Man USARegistered User regular
    I could use some help finding a pen that write extremely fine for my small handwriting. Any pen I pick up in a store is just too thick.

    Any recommendations?

  • PukioPukio Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Okay, I've tried everything I can think of to fix this, so maybe someone here can help me - my photoshop has suddenly started being really temperamental about blending. I tend to blend by using a low opacity brush and using alt+click to sample. This usually works pretty well for me, but suddenly as of last night my blending just completely stopped working. I was working on a background it was really patchy - I figured I had something on a layer above it that was effecting it, so started to turn off all the layers until I could find it. No dice, the layer was just patchy. Then I realized that the blending wasn't working at all - sampling from a darker color and dragging it out caused some weird desaturation (like it was subtracting, rather than adding). Moreover, I couldn't blend back into the original patch at all. At an opacity lower than fifty, sometimes the brush stroke doesn't even do ANYTHING. I checked my brush settings, checked my blending modes, double checked my tool settings. I tried different brushes - same thing. Tried opening a new canvas. Same deal. I reset my brush preferences and reset my photoshop preferences and it was STILL broken so I finally figured, what the hey - uninstalled and reinstalled photoshop.

    It's still broken. I have no idea what I've done and have gotten to the point where I'm too frustrated to think what else might have possibly gone wrong. I'm not very fond of shortcut keys, so I'm not even sure what I could have hit.

    I've tried to include an example, but cranking up the saturation and contrast doesn't make it much easier to see. The grey color is the result of trying to blend the darker color out into the lightest green.

    whatthehell.jpg

    ETA: Have since tried different versions of photoshop AND a different tablet completely. Same issue. Other programs (like Sai) work just fine.

    ETA2: Took the file I had been working with over to a friend's computer and not only did it do the same thing there, bit it also managed to completely bork her photoshop too - so now she's having the exact same issue as well. Awesome.

    ETA3: Just kidding other programs are no longer working. While attempting to work on the file in Sai, everything was going fine - and then it suddenly broke again. Blending is full of artifacts. This is a completely different file from the one that was causing the problem before (we rebuilt the entire file - it was a collab, so she had the uncorrupted files on her computer already). Completely different program. Now photoshop AND sai are effected. I did a system restore on my computer and it's still borked.

    ETA4: And now it's jut getting progressively worse. At this point I can't even lay down a new color on top of a first one without leaving behind weird liquify-esque artifacts and color patches all over the canvas - in both programs.

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  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    Okay, I need some EMERGENCY help. I also posted something in H/A on this.

    So I want to make a comic book for this convention this weekend. I've got the paper already, and a good printer, and a copy of publisher and photoshop.

    It will be 8.5x11 sheets of paper folded over so not a standard comic size. I've got three comics per page, and I've already laid them out as .tiff files. That part is done.

    What I need to know is how to put them into a program (assuming publisher) that will let me just click print and load the paper and out come the double sided pages, ready to be folded and stapled.

    PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME!

    Thanks

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    I dont know anything about publisher, but can your printer actually print double sided?

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Daemonion wrote:
    I could use some help finding a pen that write extremely fine for my small handwriting. Any pen I pick up in a store is just too thick.

    Any recommendations?

    You can go down to 0.05mm in fine inking pens, there are a few brands available. I'd suggest poking around an art store, or the art section at your local stationers. They'll be more expensive than your standard ball-point or fine felt-tip, though.

  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    Iruka wrote:
    I dont know anything about publisher, but can your printer actually print double sided?

    Yeah, I'm using an office printer tomorrow night. If nothing else I can just flip the pages over for the other side.

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  • SublimusSublimus Artist. nowhereRegistered User regular
    Question. How do you make a video game gui? Do you do it in the game engine? I'm guessing you make the assets somewhere else, but then how do you get them in the game?

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Sublimus wrote:
    Question. How do you make a video game gui? Do you do it in the game engine? I'm guessing you make the assets somewhere else, but then how do you get them in the game?

    Depends on the engine and how it's implemented. Some engines will provide you with a basic overlay that lets you import PNGs made in whatever program, which are then projected as textures in front of the user's view.

    Doing a 3D GUI like you'd find in Dead Space is likely a mixture of the design elements being created in photoshop or something like it as a bitmap, then saved as a texture in the game engine, and then projected into 3D space (and carefully perspective shifted so that it's legible at all times), with various shaders and effects applied to it afterwards to give it that holographic effect.

  • SublimusSublimus Artist. nowhereRegistered User regular
    Rolo: Thanks for the answer! So if I was trying to apply to a ui artist position, what kind of portfolio would I need? Just sample designs? Or like some designs that are animated in after effects?

  • SiegfriedSiegfried Registered User regular
    Okay, I need some EMERGENCY help. I also posted something in H/A on this.

    So I want to make a comic book for this convention this weekend. I've got the paper already, and a good printer, and a copy of publisher and photoshop.

    It will be 8.5x11 sheets of paper folded over so not a standard comic size. I've got three comics per page, and I've already laid them out as .tiff files. That part is done.

    What I need to know is how to put them into a program (assuming publisher) that will let me just click print and load the paper and out come the double sided pages, ready to be folded and stapled.

    PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELP ME!

    Thanks

    Sorry I didn't see this earlier, but InDesign is great for this if you have it.

    Also printing double-sided is mostly based on your printer, when printing it should be located under the settings somewhere as "Duplex," I think. Every printer I've used has had it labeled as that.

    How did they turn out? Did you get it done in time?

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  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    They turned out great!

    12 interior pages, good covers, and the back interior cover is a sketch area. Unfortunately I ran out of toner half way through, but the nice people at FED-EX, who are MUCH CHEAPER when you bring in your own paper, were able to help me get everything done and take care of stapling and folding as well.

    Looking forward to the convention. I got my buttons in yesterday and they look good as well, along with my tyvek wallets which are the "unique" item. (they're tear and weather resistant!)

    I think it's gonna be a good con. Here's a pic of some swag (sketch cards and original art not included)

    AcH5XitCQAA9K6t.jpg

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  • MuddyParasolMuddyParasol Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    I've been grinding my way through The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes. I'm studying on my own, so models can be hard to come by. I get around this by using a poseable mannequin and other objects. But for the quick 1 minute gesture drawings I've found that http://www.posemaniacs.com/thirtysecond application has proved invaluable (the link to which I originally found in this thread, thanks!). It's an app that shows a model for a set amount of time and then switches to another model automatically without me having to click anything.

    I'm curious if there are any other apps or sites that offer something similar? Where different poses are cycled through automatically without any clicking on my part?

    As useful as posemaniacs.com is, sometimes I get sick of looking at wire framed people ripped of all their skin. Lets just say I would have never made it as a surgeon.



    On the plus side learning the muscles and how they work together is a nice bonus.

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  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    artsyposes.com/models
    I haven't tried that one yet but I can't get it working right now, to the left there's a box with the 'drawing tool'.

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  • MuddyParasolMuddyParasol Registered User regular
    Thank you!

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