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altuixde's learning to draw thread
DeviantProtagonist:
You're welcome, altuixde. Moreover...
--- Quote from: altuixde on April 02, 2014, 03:09:59 am ---What input device are you using to draw on the computer? The ability to easily undo things and use layers is alluring, but the feeling of a stylus against glass or plastic isn't the same as the feeling of a pencil on paper. Must take some getting used to!
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Actually, I make use of exorbitant amounts of shift clicking and line pathing, both of which are basically my sketch and inking layers respectively. xD While I'm content with said methods, I've been meaning to give a try an input device. Just to see how things go in this drawing fashion~.
altuixde:
What's line pathing?
Speaking of drawing devices, my sister has an iPad and a (not pressure sensitive) stylus. I got to play with it for a bit and you can zoom in on the image to draw little details. The iPad's screen is smaller than an 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of paper, though, so it's confining. However, she doesn't use it primarily for drawing. I'm guessing that something made by Wacom would be a better choice for drawing, since that's what they're designed for.
DeviantProtagonist:
Mm... I think the technical term is path stroking -- it's where one adds two "anchor" points to guide a line in just the right orientation, modify the width and texture of said line, then draw it with antialiasing/smoothness ie "stroke path". It's what people use for digital line art.
I didn't think there existed a stylus function for an iPad, either. Maybe I can show my mom that since she's glued to hers for the longest time. :3
altuixde:
--- Quote from: DeviantProtagonist on April 05, 2014, 04:42:46 pm ---Mm... I think the technical term is path stroking -- it's where one adds two "anchor" points to guide a line in just the right orientation, modify the width and texture of said line, then draw it with antialiasing/smoothness ie "stroke path". It's what people use for digital line art.
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Sounds interesting. I'd like to learn how to do that sometime. :)
--- Quote from: DeviantProtagonist on April 05, 2014, 04:42:46 pm ---I didn't think there existed a stylus function for an iPad, either. Maybe I can show my mom that since she's glued to hers for the longest time. :3
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With a non pressure sensitive stylus, the iPad detects it the same way as it does a finger. The tip of the stylus has to be relatively big, because the iPad ignores anything smaller than a fingertip, and the stylus must be electrically conducting. Pressure sensitive styluses for iPad pair with the iPad through bluetooth, and the app that you're drawing with must support your particular pressure sensitive stylus. Actually, there is one iPad stylus with a small tip, but it's designed for handwriting, not drawing. The company that makes it is going to release a stylus, with the same small tip technology, for drawing; but I don't know when.
altuixde:
Here's another exercise from Mastering Manga:
When inking this I should've made the white shiny spots on the eyes big initially, and then carefully made them smaller until they looked right. Instead, I made them small initially. D'oh! I'd also like to make the wave-like posture better and clean up some of the uneven lines. Oh well. Just gotta learn from my mistakes and move on.
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