I just tried CorelDRAW as a trial and i cant even figure out how to make shapes. Anyone know of tutorial vids? I could really use them, but till then ill take pencil or charcoal over freaky computer mumbo jumbo anyday, yes, good solid paper and pencil


What should I draw though? I want a project to do specifically, one where I have a specific objective so I dont just doodle for five minutes and then forget about it.

Suggestions anyone?

Uhm, I just posted one, right above your post.
If you've seen the cartoon, that's a plus.

Late last week an idea came to me after all of the closed "Richard is the Archmage" threads. I was thinking about a piece that has the Archmage's head laying there with about 1/4 of the face/skull broken away and Richard's eye/nose inside. Ala Luke/Vader from ESB.

That sounds cool, i think im gunna try it

I need a scanner, badly. I've a few to post now. (Nope, I'm actually too poor to afford going to the library. )

You draw them.

thank you grym, that advice was just, thank you
*pinches bridge of nose

..........*facepalmheaddesk*
Sarcasm FTW?

No, I'm serious. Unless you're using something better than Essentials 2, which is what I use, as far as I know that's the only way you're going to get shapes.

And that's why the Corel Painter series earns their
place in my list of "Programs that make me tear my hair out in
frustration"

GIMP?

Because you can't draw shapes?

Well..I -can- draw shapes,the trouble is there aren't
enough basic tools to go around.(at least,less than OpenCanvas at
its most basic)

Heh heh heh. Photoshop rulez.

Not until they port their software onto the mac

This has probably been covered before, but how much do drawing tablets go for and what software are you supposed to use with them?

Imaginaaaatiooooon.

I dunno, whatever software they come with and the drawing/editing program you're most comfortable with.

That's my guess anyway.

So, I've got a funny story to tell!

I've got this awesome new apartment right? That I got at the first of the month... Signed the lease and everything! The past two weeks I've been sitting here with all my crap packed, waiting for the management to tell us when we can start moving in. They just got a hold of us (after much harassing on our part) and let us know that we can start moving in!

...

Next Wednesday. After 5 p.m. >.>

Anyway, the point of this little rant story is to let you guys know that I have some fan art ready to scan for you guys, but with everything all packed up and waiting to move, I wont get around to posting it for about another week or so x_x

I even drew a pic of Ray'd n_n

O.O *is on pins and needles* Crap. I think I'm sitting on my aunt's sewing kit.

Just because I love adding fuel to the fire....

I gots a computer.

And Prismacolor markers.

And a scanner on the way.

The math. Do it.

*claps excitedly*

Yaaaaay more stuffs from teh Ishy n_n <3

*gets all giddy and stuff*

Is the answer.... Seven?

Awesome, awesome job on the Richard costume, Andurin! Very nicely done, I'm very impressed :-)

I just bought a wacom intuos3 9x12 through amazon @ $411.00 with shipping.(the cheapest I could find for non students teachers) It came with Photoshop essentials 6, corel painter essentials 4 some brushes for photoshop CS.

It also comes with electronic coupon ID#'s to get photoshop CS and corel painter X for half off. which is an amazing deal.

So far I've been using corel essentials 4 and It's ok. I wish there were more bruses and it does kinda flake out now and then but it's ok. I wouldnt have wanted to pay full retail for it tho ($100) I would feel pretty ripped off with the bugs. (becomes unstable and has to close if you open/close a lot of files in a row) or at least I think that's what's up.

Photoshop essentials seemed completely worthless for drawing/painting. Tho I think it's meant more for photo editing. And who really cares about that?

If you want to go with a tablet that lets you draw right on a built in monitor the cintiq is what youre looking for and the cheapest one is 12" corner to corner and is $1000.00 or a 21" version for 2500.00.


Can't wait to show you guys what I've been working on.

Thanks Verne.

XD Andurin, that totally made me laugh.

Wacom's Bamboo Fun go as low as $100 and comes with Photoshop Elements. Pretty nice deal acually.

Wait-REALLY?!More reasons to get myself a new tablet...
(I haven't quite tried out Photoshop yet,you know...the price)

Really.

NOWAI!!*glee*
Time to be on the lookout next time
I go to computer stores...

Ghehehe Is that a good thing?

Little backstory about the costume btw: Its made for the biggest Fantasy Event in Europe Elf Fantasy Fair Website Are there more dutch people that are going?

photoshop elements is pretty worthless for creating art. If you want to edit photos it's ok but forget drawing/painting with it.

...Ouch, man. -synthetic tear-

I didn't know the borg had tear ducts.

We don't.

So you can see the level of our artifical sadness.

Wow.

I need to get adobe photoshop for this computer

Hahaha! Princessmagpie, that's just too frakin' awesome! If... slightly disturbing XD I love it, now make me one! :-p

I know, I'm an eccentric, and proud of it. *lol* I'm glad you like my doll.

What.....what exactly is going on in that picture?

It's better not to ask such things, Ishy.

First the horses, now this.

She might not be as straightforward about it, but I think Magpie has you beat when it comes to Cale torture, Rabies.

What I do in the privacy of my own bedroom is my business.

The creepiness of that [first] statement is magnified tenfold by the knowledge of what resides in your bedroom.

And so, it just means the 'stallions' calenders connote beastiality.

Well, forget you, then. I never said I was doing anything sexual with the doll; I just meant I keep him in my bedroom. It's my business if I want to keep him there.

Hey, I'm not the one who gets guys to take their shirts off and stand near horses Equus-style for a profit.

And for the record, I never said anything about sex at any point during this e-conversation.

Whadda ya know, Freud was right.

Look, I'm sorry. I don't want to make an issue out of this. I normally have a sense of humor; I'm the first to admit I'm eccentric, so I tend to do things out of the ordinary.

Can we call a truce?

Now I -really- hate the fact that mental images exists.

And wow,somebody managed to best Rabies on something
she does best...time to hold a Most Disturbing LFG Art Contest!XD

W000t!

*prepares the grapefruit spoons of gouging* We'll have a tally system, whoever has the most people gouge out their eyes by the end of the week wins!

*lol* I think I should win an award for the most disturbing image! I'm sure there aren't many people who make life-sized dolls of their favorite characters.

I've considered asking for a life-sized Richard figure but I've grown attached to sleeping at night. Or at all.

Great, I'll go first. Oh, wait, I already have...