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So I bought Clip Studio Pro when it was on sale for 70% off. I couldn't say no to $15.00 for a program that mostly does what Photoshop does.
But.
I'm currently in a little bit of an art slump. I've done two rough sketches and wanted to try them in the new program.
Picture 1 - pbs.twimg.com/media/B388QjCCAA… - Uninspired, I don't like the design of the face or pose.
Picture 2 - pbs.twimg.com/media/B5AhBBKCQA… - I like the idea, really fun.. but not fleshed out in the least.
The problem is I'm not sure if it's not working out for me because I'm not doing well without photoshop, or because I'm giving myself crap source materials. .. or just because I'm not motivated to do art right now.
Also, I might be crazy, but I think there's a teeeeny difference in the way that brush strokes are displayed then handled between PS and CSP. It's like it's overestimating in CSP and I actually need to stroke further than the brush indicator shows. Does that make sense? I don't know.
Grah!
But.
I'm currently in a little bit of an art slump. I've done two rough sketches and wanted to try them in the new program.
Picture 1 - pbs.twimg.com/media/B388QjCCAA… - Uninspired, I don't like the design of the face or pose.
Picture 2 - pbs.twimg.com/media/B5AhBBKCQA… - I like the idea, really fun.. but not fleshed out in the least.
The problem is I'm not sure if it's not working out for me because I'm not doing well without photoshop, or because I'm giving myself crap source materials. .. or just because I'm not motivated to do art right now.
Also, I might be crazy, but I think there's a teeeeny difference in the way that brush strokes are displayed then handled between PS and CSP. It's like it's overestimating in CSP and I actually need to stroke further than the brush indicator shows. Does that make sense? I don't know.
Grah!
Intro to Digital Art at Ai-Kon 2016
Looks like I'm doing it! I'm running a panel at Ai-Kon called "Intro to Digital Art". Time should be available on the schedule, and I'll update this post when things get concrete.
Attempting art on a new medium can be scary.. but it's really a lot easier than you think! Dip your toes in the water with beginner tips on how to create digital art.
I'll cover tools such as which software and hardware options are available at which price points with a showcase of different methods to get you started! Focus will be on introductory guidance on how to transition your colouring, shading and inking to the computer.
I'll be bringing an assortment o
15,000 Kiriban Contest - updated / cancelled
Edit : I had a pretty crazy near-instant spike of page views with a quick on-the-mark winner.. followed almost immediately by notes from other people with suspicions / accusations of unfair play of the winner. Keep in mind, I didn't know any of the people sending me notes. The spike ended immediately after 15,000. It feels like it was hijacked and my regular watchers didn't even get a chance to see the contest.
So... I'm just going to cancel this for now as I figure out what to do.
Push back to some other number? I'm not sure.
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No, I'm not there yet. It looks like I'm 66 page views away from h
Raffle and Kiriban entry
Siobhan over at dashofcreativity (https://www.deviantart.com/dashofcreativity) is having a 9,999 kiriban contest and a raffle, and I want in on it!
YOU can get in on it too, if you go to her journal! Kiriban at 9,999 views (OPEN) + raffle (OPEN)!!
Good luck everyone!
Tumblr
Well, I went and created a Tumblr account. Mostly because magickfaye is on there and she sometimes reblogs my art. At least this way it can go back to the source!
Also, I kind of like seeing my stuff in a nice grid. It's a nice way of browsing my stuff. Of course I didn't put everything up there. I think I'll only put stuff I'm moderately proud of (at the time). In terms of timelines I only went back to like mid 2014.
http://mogstomp.tumblr.com/
© 2014 - 2024 mogstomp
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Definitely the brush strokes are going to be handled differently in a different program. I experienced the same issue between gimp and photoshop. (I couldn't stand gimp. It was too laggy.)
The two poses look fine to me. I really like the second one. It looks cute. It could be that you are going through an art block. I know we all get those from time to time. What I would suggest to get out of an artblock is to draw something mindless. (when I say that I mean...) When I get stuck in an art block, often I will look up artists that I admire and then try to recreate their pieces. Either via sketching, or photoshop color blocking. Then, I look at it and decide which parts of it I do or don't like and try to learn from said artist. I also will sketch lots and lots of models. I save pictures on my phone of interesting poses and landscapes so that if I don't feel like drawing (From mind,) I can at least try to draw from what I see, which, doesn't take as much effort. Maybe this will work for you?
For example (in my sketch dumps,):
I don't limit it to real people. In this sketch dump I drew a lot from yotsuba as well.
The two poses look fine to me. I really like the second one. It looks cute. It could be that you are going through an art block. I know we all get those from time to time. What I would suggest to get out of an artblock is to draw something mindless. (when I say that I mean...) When I get stuck in an art block, often I will look up artists that I admire and then try to recreate their pieces. Either via sketching, or photoshop color blocking. Then, I look at it and decide which parts of it I do or don't like and try to learn from said artist. I also will sketch lots and lots of models. I save pictures on my phone of interesting poses and landscapes so that if I don't feel like drawing (From mind,) I can at least try to draw from what I see, which, doesn't take as much effort. Maybe this will work for you?
For example (in my sketch dumps,):
I don't limit it to real people. In this sketch dump I drew a lot from yotsuba as well.