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Re: Pictures

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:24 pm
by catfud
hans1976 wrote:Really nice, but somewhere, somehow I have a hard time believing you actually did this with a marker. Can you explain a bit about your techniques?
I'll take that as a compliment :p

First the drawing is sketched out using a 3F pencil, I dont use HB because it is too dark and too soft. 3F leaves reasonably light marks and hard so stays almost a constant thinness. Then i use HB to define the final outlines.

Once I have my pencil sketch i then place another piece of paper over that and use a light box to follow around the pencil lines using a graphics pen either point 1 or 0.5. (nice thin crisp marks) This saves on rubbing out the pencil marks as 3F doesnt rub off as well because it is harder lead, usually leaves an imprint too and i always end up smudging or screwing up the paper :mad:

Then we move to the point 3 pen and begin to shade in the dark sections, point 3 i still pretty fine though so for the big areas i have a nice big pointed tip marker pen.

(click here to see tools)

Once finished inking I scan into the computer and place in photoshop. The layer is duplicated then i edit the threashold, so i just have black and white. This layer is then turned to 10% opacity and placed ontop of the orginal scan to crisp it up a little.

(click to see cross of scan and photoshoped version)

(click here to see random desk shot)

Re: Pictures

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:02 pm
by hans1976
catfud wrote:I'll take that as a compliment :p
You must! I mean, what else could it be? *looks innocent*

I was just wondering how someone could do that photoshop-layer monochrome t-shirt print feeling by hand. I mean, I have the graphical talent of a dead turtle, so sometimes I just cant believe people actually drawing stuff by heart...

Re: Pictures

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:28 pm
by catfud
Why I felt I had to explain myself to a lobber I'll never know...

"Out of the way peck!"

Re: Pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:29 am
by micrix
Ah, this was the post i was looking for :D

request ? What do i have to do to get a portrait ? ;)

Re: Pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:20 pm
by geasa

Re: Pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:36 pm
by kostika
I keep forgetting to post the wonderful picture she did of me.

Kostika.jpg

Makes me want to ask her to do more :D

Re: Pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:04 pm
by vguerin
kostika wrote:I keep forgetting to post the wonderful picture she did of me.

Kostika.jpg

Makes me want to ask her to do more :D
Thats quite sharp...

Re: Pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:10 pm
by micrix
I hereby do ask if you could do me the favor of painting a portrait of me, please ?!

Just tell me where and when i have to stand still.

Re: Pictures

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:59 pm
by final60
hans1976 wrote:You must! I mean, what else could it be? *looks innocent*

I was just wondering how someone could do that photoshop-layer monochrome t-shirt print feeling by hand. I mean, I have the graphical talent of a dead turtle, so sometimes I just cant believe people actually drawing stuff by heart...
Hehe, post some more stuff Cat :)

Re: Pictures

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:18 pm
by catfud
final60 wrote:Hehe, post some more stuff Cat :)
I dunno I think I'm wasted here... got few ideas in the pipeline, may have to bust one out if your lucky jim bob :p