few more artist

http://lastscionz.deviantart.com
http://aozorize.deviantart.com
http://jeffsimpsonkh.deviantart.com
http://jounetsunoakai.deviantart.com
http://dianephotos.deviantart.com
http://cartoongirl7.deviantart.com
http://sauco-m.deviantart.com
Here are a few artist from deviant art that I find interesting and so does hundreds of thousands of other people. There are traditional artist, photographers, and conceptual artist in this batch. Hope you like them C:

finals

Finals is this week, and i thought i should give my overall idea of intro to computer arts. Hmmmmm.... lots to say... lots and lots.... I learned how to use Photoshops, illustrator, indesign, dreamwearver, and how to make my own website just to name a few things. Photoshops is useful when warping images or just a touch-ups on pictures. Illustrator is quite helpful when trying to create clean lines and smooth quality artwork. Indesign makes it easy to create a book-like-format. Dreamweaver simplifies codes that are necessary to create websites. Hmmm... its like i scratched the surface.... but i guess if your interested you can look any of those programs from Adobe and check it out. Hope you like it.

Dreamweaver

So I'm learning a bit about Dreamweaver... Its really hard because I don't know much about manufacturing anything online that isn't manufacture already, like myspace.com or facebook.com. Everything online has a code in order to run properly. Some codes are harder than others, and if there are flaws in the code then the code doesn't function and you get error icons, which means that there is a lost connection. So that means that if you want to create your own website, then you need to know all there is to know about online code and placing folder in the right places, or... use Dreamweaver to do it for you. Dreamweaver doesn't created miracles, but it does help simplify how to create your own code in order to run your website. This is basically the idea I've gotten so far. I know that it's not a lot, but i think its a start. Ill be looking forward to learning more and updating my concepts. :p

Updates On Caricatures

   Well a friend of mine has told me about a blog... its basically a group of caricature artist from sea world. I gotta admit, these guys are really good at exaggerations. I mean not only do they have the line quality down, but they also apply a great definition of color. I can there a lot of these artist have been doing caricature for years upon years. I hope you guy take the time to look at most of the doodles. c:


http://beastheads.blogspot.com/

Creating a story in Indesign

   What can I say other than I'm doing a new project. I'm using Indesing to create a book-like tutorial on how to draw anime. It may sound complicated but its actually pretty easy. Since the program is manufacture by adobe, it share many similar tools as the other programs I've used. The pen tool is still there, the layer tool, the type tool and many many more. It also make is pretty easy to import images that are in Photoshop or Illustrator. There is a new tool that I'm trying to get use to, its called the Master tool. Since Indesign is all about creating multiple pages, you can use the Master tool to make a base structure to every one of your pages so you can add pics or words that will be applied on the same area of all you pages. There are a few flaw to the Master tool for example: it cant add pic box that works individually to every page to add a pic, and it doesn't keep track of the numbering so you have to do it manually, but I use it as a frame for all my pages. I'm looking forward to what I can do with all these programs I've learned so far, but for now i think Ima go to sleep.

end of springbreak

   The time has arrived, and spring break is finally over. Damn.... well I had no regrets, and no accomplishment either. In most of my time I simply stayed home and watched T.V., ate junk food, went to the arcade, and hung out with friends which lead to the same cycle. There were a few times where I worked, but in most cases, it was a loooong and chillax time. In relation to art, I didn't do much other than draw online with some friends and hung out with friends to draw. In both cases, I didn't learn much other than what i knew before. Although hanging out with friends wasn't successful in relation to learning, it has been therapeutic on the matter that i was able to enjoy myself. Now that I'm all refreshed, and I am ready to handle the rest of my class sessions. all I have to say to school is  BRING IT ON....

springbreak

   Its spring break for my school next week and Ive been studying the body structure. I haven't really been studying much about the tools in photoshop, but I have been using my tablet to sketch in photoshop. I'm  Just taking time to put simple layers down and using the brush tool to make simple strokes. The pressure is usually set on mid, the color mode is set on RGB, resolution is 300 pixels per square inch, and the paper size is standard U.S. paper. Nothing fancy, just enough to get crakin on some doodles. I usually start with three layer: layer 0 is painted completely white, layer 1 is where i pre-sketch, and layer 2 is where I finally draw. Once I got a good drawing planned out, I use layer 1 to start to color. If I'm just drawing for fun, layer 1 will have all my base colors, my shadows, lights, and every other color. But if i want to have a complicated artwork, I tend to have a dozens layers, all with special purposes, like one layer for just the background and another for just the base color of hair. For now I'm just drawing simple stuff; a torso here, a face there, many feet everywhere. After a few days I'll get serious again but for meanwhile I'm just having fun. Hope everyone's spring break is going down nicely too. Catch you on the flip side C:  ...

Update in Illustrator

So far it hasnt been a bad progress in learning Adobe Illustrator. Ive been getting the hang of the pen tool and shaping any object isn't the torture I originally imagined it to be. Ive gotten use to the vast amount of layers needed to create even the most simple shapes, and although i dont use a tablet, I can still shape redraw my own artworks with a great deal of accuracy. I think Illustrator is easier than photoshop when it comes to redrawing an image. I'm still impress at the little amount of space it takes to create an image.

   My newest project consist of a cross breed between a rabbit and a T-Rex. So far Ive only used up about 4 megabytes, even though i have over thirty layers. The line quality always looks sharp, and since there are hundreds of anchor points, I can always make minor adjustment to any lines of my crossbreed. Ive put over ten hours and i think it looks it shows. I hope my progress will get me a satisfactory grade in the project.

Adobe Illustrator CS4

Last semester I learned a bit about illustrator, but it was focused on typography, this time I'm learning a new method. Using illustrator to draw is something I want to master, at least to create symbols and if i want to add fancy letter to it. So far its been really simple; a pen tool here, a square tool there, the mesh tool and the basics in coloring. I like it, but I don't know how beneficial it will be with my dear tablet to which I rely on to draw my detailed artwork. I will give it a chance, like many other programs and who know, maybe I'll prefer it over photoshop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c3cIyIOaUUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM1GpT9yFBc&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPgxqaAdz8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfCkJdNiLh8

The previous blog was all about different caricature artist, this one is all about different speed painter who use tablets to create their pieces. Some use it to color, other use them to draw, and others use many of the features offered in programs like photoshop to add an extra decorations. Majority of the artist draw in what is known as speed paint; it just means that they speed up the video from what normal time is. The one who draws creatures actually is drawing in real time; also known as actual time. I hope you enjoy them, because i sure did C:.

a few insparations

http://brianoakes.blogspot.com/
http://artofmoyse.blogspot.com/
http://pino-caricaturas.blogspot.com/
http://sebastian-kruger-news.blogspot.com/
Here are a list of a few really amazing caricature artist. They do other types of arts, but since I really like caricature types of art, I can relate to them. Each of these artist has a unique style and they use many types of material to complete their work, including photoshop. I hope everyone finds that as interesting as I do. Till another day.... 

update on photoshop

Although at first Photoshop seemed intimidating, Ive grown to like the program. With the mask tool, i can easily fuse many images into on grand picture. I cant believe the outcome, and now that I'm learning how to alter the the mask options I'm able to refine the images to a point that it looks like they were originally together. I hope to learn more options.

this is an image that I altered in Photoshop, originally there were three separate picture, but I fused them.

Learning photoshop cs4

my first lesson of Photoshop was on Thursday, January 27 and gotta say I'm a complete noob in this program. I mean Ive always played around with the program before, because i have a tablet and its an easy program to draw in, but now that i have a class in it i realized how little i know about the program. Thursdays lesson covered the basics, like the resolution, the color options,. the adjustment of sizes, and the layer options. I hope that by the end of these lesson in photoshop, ill be able to have obvious understanding of this program C:

this is new

oh snaps... I'm lame and I'm trying this out for the first time :p