I think I will begin with the one I like the best. I use a Wacom tablet which makes sketching and painting feel more like the real thing. This is a rough sketch of my son's Little Miss 7. She is a beautiful little girl with gorgeous eyes. This sketch isn't all that good, except I think it looks like her, which is really difficult for me to do.
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| Sorry it is a little light, but if you click on it, you will see it better. |
Art Rage is a computer drawing/painting program that I used a little bit about a year ago. I had version 2.5 then. I just upgraded to Studio Pro and am trying to learn all about it. There is much to learn and I am promising myself that I will do something with it every day so that I can really learn how to use it to the fullest.
This is my first attempt using the watercolor brush in this program. I need to learn better how to use the presets and settings to optimize the tools. I used a photo I had as a reference.
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| I really need to learn better how to use the watercolor brush and layers. |
I also tried to colorize the girl sketch from the other day. It was really difficult, but I did most of it in Art Rage and then exported it (layers and all) into Photoshop to finish. I love how this program works seamlessly with Photoshop. I think I can use some of the settings and presets of Photoshop in Art Rage, but haven't tried that yet.
Here, for what it is worth, is my girl sketch with color.
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| I liked her better as just a pencil sketch, but I am learning how to use this program. |
And finally I played a bit with their stencils that come with the program to make this little flower.
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| I've gotta admit it was fun to play with this. |
That is all I have for today. I hope to get a couple of books done today so I can share them. I am doing a coptic stitch with the "Good Luck" book covers and an open spine over tapes with another.
For now, I have to get in the shower. I am going into town with a friend to finish up my Christmas shopping. It is freezing (wind chill 9ยบ F.) and I'd much rather just bundle up and play in my art room, but I am hopeful that I can finish up today and then wrap at my leisure.
I'm so glad you came to visit today and really appreciate your friendship and your comments/critiques. I hope you have a wonderful day. Keep warm and hold close those you love.
xoxo
Your butterfly really shows the "watercolor" effect with your Art Rage program. And I really love the little flower. It reminds me of the Photoshop repeat designs you made a while back.
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Have fun
Debby
OH my goodness! You have lost me with all this digital stuff...it's all Greek to me. But I do love that you're playing around with all the applications...I like the effect of watercolor in the butterfly and the little flower...would make a cute card. Have fun playing and keep us posted with the progress.
ReplyDeleteI knew who she was the moment I laid eyes on her! Well done, my friend!! Oh you little techie, you. I can't believe all the things you know how to do .. and do well, I might add! hugs, nancy
ReplyDeleteSome achievement there! All a well done Vicki =)
ReplyDeleteI like how you experimented with the tool. They all look lovely. I especially like the girl's expression :-)
ReplyDeleteI think it is wonderful that you're pushing yourself to learn so many things! That's a great flower and the portrait of little miss 7 looks great!
ReplyDeleteWith the second portrait, I think I would try using a little larger brush, and making the color of the lines a little closer to the color of the skin. A little less contrast here would take the attention off the lines a little. You have a great base drawing though. Are you using layers? (I've never used Artrage or Photoshop to paint digitally; I have Corel Painter) You can turn off some layers, and basically start again with a new layer. Then you don't lose anything and by turning off/on the layers you can test out different approaches! This takes a little pressure off!
Hi Vicki...your new artwork is gorgeous.I always perk up when I read about another Digital Art or Paint program. TFS.
ReplyDeleteNow that looks like a fun program to use. You're getting the hang of it!
ReplyDeleteCool tool to play with! Have fun. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting as I ahve been hearing lots about this Wacom tablet and thinking about getting one. I, too, like your girl just as a sketch, but you gotta play around with something to figure out how the program works. Nice sketch of your daughter. :)
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