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>> I love to draw too - the difference is, *I* suck at it. :-/
>>
>> When I was a kid, I used to draw cubes, perspective drawings,
>> buildings, anything with lots of parallel lines on it. Sadly my
>> disfunctional little brain can't cope with anything else...
>
> bwahaha, I suck at parallel lines... :P
I usually use a ruler. :-P
> Perhaps your brain is disfunctional by now because of too much Haskell? ;)
Nah, I'm pretty sure that had no effect on my life when I was 6.
(Although - frighteningly enough - Haskell apparently existed at that
time... while most people were still using BASIC.)
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Jim Henderson escreveu:
> On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:17:24 -0200, nemesis wrote:
>
>> I think I understand now. Perhaps it changes the brush format on the
>> fly depending on the angle? Gotta try it when getting home...
>
> Not really the brush format, but just how it's applied.
No need to try, it seemingly doesn't support tilting, from the tech
specs. Intuos Medium is a more advanced board, and also support double
the pressure sensitivity, though has same active area than mine.
Go for that one if you can, Sam. :)
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nemesis wrote:
> It's really good. Like I said to Darren above, I thought I'd feel
> awkward by drawing on a surface and looking at another surface for the
> result, but it simply goes smooth and natural, like drawing on paper.
> The cursor is there exactly at the point where you'd see your
> pencil/brush and there's no apparent lag between your moves and what
> happens on screen.
And now, my two cents:
I never could get used to the disconnect between separate tablet and
monitor-over-there, and one being horizontal and the other vertical did
not help. So I got a tabletpc.
Software-wise, I swear by Sketchbook Pro, and find ArtRage an adequate
simulation of real-world media (especially the pencil). Painter,
another famous attempt at real-world media simulation is, quite frankly,
crap--ArtRage is light-years beyond it. GIMP is a horrid imitation of
all the worst aspects of Photoshop, which itself is a bloated
monstrosity that's not really for drawing--it's for photo editing.
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nemesis wrote:
> stbenge escreveu:
>> nemesis wrote:
>> Thanks! Yeah, I've not bought a tablet yet because it seemed like a
>> frivolous purchase.
>
> Not frivolous at all, dude! Now I believe it's a huge step forward in
> man-computer interface (at least for people which like to draw). My
> daughter is hooked as well, she's already drew and sent several
> paintings to the grandparents... :)
Heck, post those too, if you want. It's interesting to see what kids
produce!
>> There's nothing like technical difficulties to quench inspiration :P
>
> Specially from technically creative minds like yourself! That's a great
> tip! though I'll probably have no use for it anymore... :D
There's be times you still might want to make a polygonal selection...
>> You probably already know this, but Blender now has support for
>> projection painting.
>
> Yeah, I'm yet to try it out with Blender (and the sculpt tool). I've
> been obsessively sketching and plain mud painting around in Gimp
> alone...
You've *got* to use the sculpt tool. It has its quirks, like any tool,
but there's so much you can do with it. Try making freehand shapes with
the free modeling program ShapeShop (http://www.shapeshop3d.com/), open
the object with Blender, and go sculpt away! SS is buggy, but good.
> one of the best things is that there's no paper waste. :)
No doubt! All the same, I keep a ream of printing paper at hand. It's
such a cheap medium, and you can always scan your art to prevent yellowing.
>> I hope I can buy one with paypal. I live very far away from any
>> electronic stores. On the plus side, we get several feet of snow each
>> year :)
>
> Uh, I don't think I would be able to stand to the anxiety of waiting for
> it... :P
I can't stand it already! I've been buying miscellaneous technic lego
parts from eBay and the waiting kills me :S
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nemesis wrote:
> Intuos Medium is a more advanced board, and also support double
> the pressure sensitivity, though has same active area than mine.
>
> Go for that one if you can, Sam. :)
I'll look into it :)
I've also got to buy a new monitor. This sucker tried to die on me
earlier! Which stands to reason, since I bought it refurbished back in
'99. An LCD would be better for my eyes, I think x_X
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Tim Cook wrote:
> --ArtRage is light-years beyond it. GIMP is a horrid imitation of
> all the worst aspects of Photoshop, which itself is a bloated
> monstrosity that's not really for drawing--it's for photo editing.
Last time I used PS was in '00. The Gimp, as it is now, is much better
than that IMO. Much, MUCH better. I paint with old Gimpy all the time,
even with a mouse. It's not so bad. Better than anything other free app.
I'm still trying to streamline the Adobe Illustrator>>Gimp transition. I
guess PS would really help out there...
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stbenge escreveu:
> nemesis wrote:
>> stbenge escreveu:
>>> nemesis wrote:
>>> Thanks! Yeah, I've not bought a tablet yet because it seemed like a
>>> frivolous purchase.
>>
>> Not frivolous at all, dude! Now I believe it's a huge step forward in
>> man-computer interface (at least for people which like to draw). My
>> daughter is hooked as well, she's already drew and sent several
>> paintings to the grandparents... :)
>
> Heck, post those too, if you want. It's interesting to see what kids
> produce!
http://i38.tinypic.com/al6w77.jpg
Typical kid stuff, but you asked for it. :) Written: "Vanessa and dad
Spring Grandma and Grandpa"
She named it. I adjusted some jittering for her brush. She chose the
colors from the pallete. :)
> There's be times you still might want to make a polygonal selection...
It's great for technical drawing, for sure. But for my comic-like
drawings, I prefer everything hand-drawn. :P
> You've *got* to use the sculpt tool. It has its quirks, like any tool,
> but there's so much you can do with it. Try making freehand shapes with
> the free modeling program ShapeShop (http://www.shapeshop3d.com/), open
> the object with Blender, and go sculpt away! SS is buggy, but good.
Oh, but I've used it, yes:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=143168
I'm willing to try with a tablet now. :)
>> one of the best things is that there's no paper waste. :)
>
> No doubt! All the same, I keep a ream of printing paper at hand. It's
> such a cheap medium
tell that to poor trees! :P
>>> I hope I can buy one with paypal. I live very far away from any
>>> electronic stores. On the plus side, we get several feet of snow each
>>> year :)
>>
>> Uh, I don't think I would be able to stand to the anxiety of waiting
>> for it... :P
>
> I can't stand it already! I've been buying miscellaneous technic lego
> parts from eBay and the waiting kills me :S
LOL
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ouch... :P
Tim Cook escreveu:
> I never could get used to the disconnect between separate tablet and
> monitor-over-there, and one being horizontal and the other vertical did
> not help. So I got a tabletpc.
The wacom tablets are both horizontal like a monitor.
> Software-wise, I swear by Sketchbook Pro, and find ArtRage an adequate
> simulation of real-world media (especially the pencil).
I would have thought pencil is so easy to simulate that even Microsoft
Paint is ok.
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stbenge escreveu:
> I've also got to buy a new monitor. This sucker tried to die on me
> earlier! Which stands to reason, since I bought it refurbished back in
> '99. An LCD would be better for my eyes, I think x_X
oh, LCD is already almost out of style, save your money for 3D monitors
some years ahead. :)
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stbenge escreveu:
> Last time I used PS was in '00. The Gimp, as it is now, is much better
> than that IMO. Much, MUCH better.
Yes. I used Corel Draw by then.
> I paint with old Gimpy all the time,
> even with a mouse. It's not so bad. Better than anything other free app.
> I'm still trying to streamline the Adobe Illustrator>>Gimp transition. I
> guess PS would really help out there...
Illustrator -> Gimp? Why not Illustrator -> Inkscape?
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