I purchased a Wacom a little while ago but haven't been comfortable with it so I've been drawing with my mouse. Had a couple of hours this morning, put on the headphones and started trying some stuff. Finding it really hard to get fine control with it, guess I also will have to read the manual to figure out the short cut keys and stuff but here is my effort such as it is.
Here's a section of the full image to show the detail a bit.
I drew the elements as individual images -sky, mountains, walking thing, the 'wood' structures- and then just put them all together. If anyone knows any good threads or forums that mention tips/tricks for working with a pen I'd love to hear it.
Sorry but ive never used a tablet. but id imagine it will just take a bit of practice to get the best from it. once your exp with it youl come good. like most things in life
btw- to my eyes it looks pretty good. nice textures on the diffrnt elements. the trees look smart. did you use a brush for that?
I use the Wacom for everything now (helps with preventing RSI a little). It just takes a bit of practice to get used to it.
Try loading in a drawing and then tracing it. Or just try doing basic drawing exercises: straight lines, circles, smooth curves, etc. Once you get the hang of it you'll probably find the mouse quite limiting by comparison.
Good luck!
Ps. Very nice drawings, especially with a mouse! I never did get the hang of drawing with a mouse.
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Taping a sheet of paper over the Wacom, then "drawing" on the paper, helped me when I was first getting used to the feel of a Wacom.
It feels more like drawing on paper (more texture feedback).
Then, once I was used to the Wacom pen control on the screen, I could take the paper away and get used to the feel of the Wacom surface. I found it easier than jumping straight in to normal Wacom use.
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Thanks for the tips, will try the paper on Wacom tonight. As for CGTAlk I tried that thread for a week or so -was a lot of fun. Used pencils but maybe will give it a go with the pen again soon.
Actually I created thee layers in PSP and tried them in Moho; this shot is from within PSP.
The truth is this past week I finally rented two animations I had heard of but never seen. "Castle in the Sky" and "Spirited Away" by Ghibli Films http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/films/
Basically I fell in love with them. That's sort of what spurred me to test the Wacom when I had my first few hours free. I want to buy both when I can and definetly the new "Howl's Moving Castle" when it comes out.
I know this is off topic but that's the way threads go.
Bupaje, Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky are fantastic. I recently rented Porco Rosso and found I liked it even better! It's like watching an anime version of classic films from the '40's (like Cassablanca). It's beautifully animated and has a story that's a lot of fun.
Check it out as soon as you can.
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bupaje wrote:The truth is this past week I finally rented two animations I had heard of but never seen. "Castle in the Sky" and "Spirited Away" by Ghibli Films http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/films/
Basically I fell in love with them. That's sort of what spurred me to test the Wacom when I had my first few hours free. I want to buy both when I can and definetly the new "Howl's Moving Castle" when it comes out.
I haven't seen Castle in the Sky, but I *loved* Spirited Away. I don't really like the Japanese Anime style too much, so I wasn't going in with high expectations. However, it's just beautiful! And to watch the progression of the girl's character is facinating.
I understand that "Howl's Moving Castle" is in limited release right now here in the US, and will be opening wider soon. I can't wait!
That's sort of what spurred me to test the Wacom when I had my first few hours free. I want to buy both when I can and definetly the new "Howl's Moving Castle" when it comes out.
