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.