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Title: Zariff
Post by: Niro on March 18, 2010, 10:37:21 PM: I'll talk more about him later... for now. Here is Zariff! o.o
Also ... inking with a sharpie is bad.... very bad .... major line weight fail T.T
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Kasimir on March 18, 2010, 10:40:12 PM: Were you unable to outline it digitally or something? Nice drawing.
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Post by: KaiAdin on March 18, 2010, 10:41:59 PM: Ohhh Nice piccy! ]:) (but eww Human X3)
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Niro on March 18, 2010, 10:42:36 PM: Quote from: Risu on March 18, 2010, 10:40:12 PM
Were you unable to outline it digitally or something? Nice drawing.

I could have outlined it on MS Paint ... but that would be worse than sharpie inking I think ....
Probably going to just leave all my drawings in sketch form from this point on til I buy more felt tip pens.
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Post by: Kasimir on March 18, 2010, 11:39:26 PM: You have no tablet then? {:O
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Post by: Niro on March 19, 2010, 01:19:28 AM: Quote from: Risu on March 18, 2010, 11:39:26 PM
You have no tablet then? {:O

I have no tablet or decent drawing program ^^

I just draw on paper...it is a bit wasteful, but as little as I draw it saves me a lot of money.
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Virmir on March 19, 2010, 02:51:38 PM: If you have an art store near by, check out some Faber Castel pens. They're not that expensive, and great for inking. I did a few early comics with them before I started inking digitally. [:)

Also, cool pic!
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Post by: Digital Vulpine on March 19, 2010, 03:33:54 PM: Looks nice, even with the Sharpie inking. {;) For digital inking I recommend GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/). It's free, has layers, and in my opinion it's better than MSPaint. Your mileage may vary though. I don't have a tablet either, so if I really need a smooth line GIMP's Path tool comes in handy. Keep up the good work, and good luck. {:P
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Post by: Tvorsk on March 19, 2010, 03:39:44 PM: I believe that all of Dragyn's digital inking and coloring is done with mouse in Paint.NET (http://getpaint.net/). This program has a metric ton of plugins available, tho, so you may want to ask if he's using the base tools or something from an extension.
GIMP is kinda... idiosyncratic and hard to get along, IMO.
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Niro on March 19, 2010, 08:20:31 PM: Thank you for the tips and such. I'll look into these pens and programs. I happened to come across that felt pen I was looking for this morning while straightening up .... -sigh-

Might be a while before I'm on the chat, some things have come up.
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Kasimir on March 19, 2010, 11:55:26 PM: Quote from: Niro on March 19, 2010, 01:19:28 AM
I just draw on paper...it is a bit wasteful, but as little as I draw it saves me a lot of money.
At least get GiMP.

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Dragyn on March 20, 2010, 04:55:28 AM: Quote from: Tvorsk on March 19, 2010, 03:39:44 PM
I believe that all of Dragyn's digital inking and coloring is done with mouse in Paint.NET (http://getpaint.net/). This program has a metric ton of plugins available, tho, so you may want to ask if he's using the base tools or something from an extension.

Nah. I only use the basic tools. Even the filters I use are standard, these days.

I like it, 'cuz it's simple. Some people don't like it, for just that reason.
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Post by: KaiAdin on March 20, 2010, 09:38:58 AM: Haha sometimes Simple is the best way to go!

You can try the 'Linework' (Vector) layers in SAI, you can manually adjust pressure without a pen, if you are dedicated or something </random idea>
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Post by: Tvorsk on March 20, 2010, 12:59:32 PM: Well, as opposed to GIMP and Paint.NET, SAI isn't free... so it introduces additional complication OR cost...
Title: Re: Zariff
Post by: Kasimir on March 20, 2010, 02:54:05 PM: There's a solution to that "isn't free" clause....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCPPfjC5uE