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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:51 pm    Post subject: question, where do i start? Reply with quote

okay. i can sketch reasonably well. on paper. i want to be able to make decent pictures on the computer. i realize this is probably a very difficult skill but i've slowly taught myself to draw over the years and now i wanna start messing around with computer art/graphics. judging from the quality of all you guys' avatars i am under the impression they are done in a program of a better caliber than my Paint program on a scanned in picture (that's how i did the gryphon avatar i'm using now). ummm... okay... first of all... where do i start? any suggested free programs i could mess around with till i got semi profficient? and second of all.. if this is covered already.. how do i go through the lessons here ? tis a bit overwhelming
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use photoshop 6 its a nice prog but expensive. there are tons of others out there.
some of the avatars seen are paper and pen scanned and reduced. mine is 3d graphics that i import into photo shop for post render touch ups. see more results in CGI art thread.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is a good tutorial to get started in colouring with photoshop - although if you search the net a little, you'll find many many more Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

SWEET thanks em-see. anyone know of any free programs i can fiddle around with?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

em-see wrote:
this is a good tutorial to get started in colouring with photoshop - although if you search the net a little, you'll find many many more Smile

thats a definenate book mark Thanks em-see Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where to start? Hmmm..

Well this foxy needs to be in the right mood, or gear...
and he hasn't drawn for a while. Might as well...
*takes out a Playfur mag*
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Gryphon wrote:
SWEET thanks em-see. anyone know of any free programs i can fiddle around with?


Free? Hmm... Legal free or *cough* the other kind of free? I have many programs. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Free?

http://www.gimp.org/the_gimp.html

I use JASC Paint Shop Pro, myself. Not free, but considerably less expensive than Photoshop. And it comes bundled with Animation Shop, which is great for making animated GIFs.

http://www.jasc.com/
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Little_Dragon wrote:
Free?

http://www.gimp.org/the_gimp.html

I use JASC Paint Shop Pro, myself. Not free, but considerably less expensive than Photoshop. And it comes bundled with Animation Shop, which is great for making animated GIFs.

http://www.jasc.com/


Yeah, the GIMP is good. Use that myself. One of a load of great Open Source software out there.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 4:45 am    Post subject: test Reply with quote

lets see if this will work....[/img]

Kind of small-
But I found the image would enlarge if clicked, so I think I can work with these.



This by the way, is my very FIRST piece of finished furry art- from way, way back in 87.
I thought it was long gone in the mists of time- or the chaos of multiple moves..
Its intended as something to encourage others to learn to draw, and much more importantly, to not give up drawing.
Ever.

Anyone can improve, and I hope to be able to get more time in to help others realise this.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check my tutorial section in the next few days.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GEEZ.. that's your FIRST... that is awesome man.. you are quite the artist...
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ditto to what shar just said Gawww how the heck did ya bypass stick figures. Wink
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