WE'LL USE THIS DRAGON CONCEPT DRAWING TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS I USE FOR DIGITAL COLORING . I WAS GOING FOR A DARK NOIR-ISH FEEL AND THAT IS WHY THE COLORS ARE DE SATURATED , BUT YOU CAN USE THESE PROGRAMS FOR WHATEVER PALATE YOU CHOOSE , EVEN IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF RAINBOW BRITE " THOUGH I HOPE YOU DONT !"
P.S. IF YOU DID NOT GET THAT REFERENCE ASK SOMEONE WHO WAS ALIVE IN THE 80'S |
OK , SO HERE IS OUR IMAGE AS SCANNED . I AM USING AN INEXPENSIVE ALL IN ONE SCANNER PRINTER FAX COMBO BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WORKS VERRY WELL FOR MY PURPOSES . (I SCAN IN GREYSCALE AT 300 DPI)
I HAVE HAND DRAWN THIS DRAGON USING PENCIL AND INKED HIM BY HAND AS WELL . A NOTE ON INKING I USE THREE DIFFERENT WEIGHT TOOLS FOR THIS REGULAR SHARPIE FINE MARKERS, SHARPIE PENS ULTRA FINE , AND BLACK ROLLER BALL INK PENS FOR THE SHARPEST LINES . I WILL SOON BE ADDING AN INKING TUTORIAL . ANYHOW ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR INKS DONE CLEAN THE DRAWING AS BEST YOU CAN WITH A WHITE ERASER ( PINK ONES LEAVE NASTY STREAKS )
AND SCAN IT IN, THERE WILL STILL BE JUNK ON IT BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT MOMENTAIRILY . ALSO BECAUSE YOU WILL BE USING DIGITAL COLORS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CLOSE ALL SHAPES AND DON'T LEAVE ANY BREAKS IN YOUR OUTLINES . |
THE FIRST PROGRAM WE WILL BE USING IS SAMSUNG MASTER . IT IS A PHOTO EDITING SUITE DESIGNED FOR USE WITH SAMSUNG CAMERAS , BUT IT HAS A VERRY GOOD CROPPING FEATURE AS WELL AS AUTO IMAGE QUALITY FUNCTIONS (AS SEEN IN THE SCREENSHOT TO THE LEFT . YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FREE HERE
http://downfocus.com/download_225/samsung-master/ |
NOW ON TO THE NEXT PROGRAM IT IS A FRENCH FREE VERSION OF PHOTOSHOP CALLED PHOTO FILTER . IT DOES NOT SUPPORT LAYERS WICH IS WHY I LIKE IT . IT IS SIMPLE TO USE AND HAS AN UN DO BUTTON IF YOU MESS UP BUT REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET THREE UN DO'S AT ANY GIVEN TIME IF YOU NEED MORE CLOSE AND DO NOT SAVE CHANGES BUT ANYTHING YOU DID WILL BE UN DONE ! YOU CAN GET IT FREE HERE(get version 6.0)
http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/ |