Dattebayo 446 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 So. As some of you may or nay not know, I'm currently making a Dead Space/MLP crossover comic, which is nearing 160 pages and is still no where near completed. It's very well received, and am getting tons of fan art for it. I'm working on making a fully-voiced, fully-SFX'd, fully-soundtrack'd video version for YouTube, and for that, I needed the pages to be digitilized ('sos the viewer's eyeholes don't have to be assaulted by plebby hand-drawn junk). You see, im restricted to the traditional format. Always have been, probably always will. I try my best to achieve a balance between "ease to make" , "ease to understand" and "ease to enjoy", but my colored pencils and paper can only do so much. That's why I asked a ton of friends to help, and they all agreed. This particular page, though.. Satan, jack me off with a fistful if hellfire. It's...Well.... For comparison, have my sh*tty page. I need to save up money for one of them fancy drawing tablets, I gotta get in on this sh*t xD J4MES OX4D, Plumbers Crack, Madjonny and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsinOwl 644 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Whoa, that came out awesome. O.o Commander_Undies 1 If you decide to put your dick in crazy, be ready to change your phone number and relocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Nice! This is the tablet I've used the last couple of years, I can really recommend it. It's cheap but it isn't limiting in any way I can think of. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005HGBEZ2?pc_redir=1401497449&robot_redir=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JsinOwl 644 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I have the same one, Wacom Bamboo FTW. If you decide to put your dick in crazy, be ready to change your phone number and relocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dattebayo 446 Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Nice! This is the tablet I've used the last couple of years, I can really recommend it. It's cheap but it isn't limiting in any way I can think of. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005HGBEZ2?pc_redir=1401497449&robot_redir=1 60 bucks? A bit expensive, but knowing what the others go for, I'd think that'd be the choice for me.Can I use that on any PC, like my dumpster computer? Whoa, that came out awesome. O.oI know, that f*ckin one-upper xDA close friend of mine made it, he's really famous around the brony fandom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 60 bucks? A bit expensive, but knowing what the others go for, I'd think that'd be the choice for me. Can I use that on any PC, like my dumpster computer? Yeah, I mean cheap in comparison... What are your specs? This is from the box that I still keep Doesn't require much, but then it's just a controller. The software for drawing (PS, Corel Draw/Painter, Sketchbook etc.) often need a lot of RAM and some CPU power. A good graphics card is needed for rendering some of the more advanced effects etc. What are you planning on using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dattebayo 446 Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Yeah, I mean cheap in comparison... What are your specs? This is from the box that I still keep Doesn't require much, but then it's just a controller. The software for drawing (PS, Corel Draw/Painter, Sketchbook etc.) often need a lot of RAM and some CPU power. A good graphics card is needed for rendering some of the more advanced effects etc. What are you planning on using? I really don't know. I have literally never drawn on a computer before other than in MS Paint, with a mouse.I don't know what programs to use....GIMP is a popular one, right? How's that one? What do you use, I like how tour stuff comes out (especially the one you digitilized for me). I have Windows xp. I'll check the exact model of the computer in a bit. I don't know the specs, or if it has a graphics card. I literAlly found this thing in the dumpster one day and took it home with me, and cleared it of all the files. I know zilch about PCs. It's empty, save for a few standard programs (like Windows media player and ME Paint) and some drawings I scanned with it. How do I check for specs and graphics cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsinOwl 644 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Some free-for-nothin' software you should check out: GIMP Open source equivalent to Adobe PhotoShop. Raster graphics based, capable of LOTS. InkScape Vector graphics all the live long day. MyPaint Raster graphics program that attempts to emulate natural drawing/painting media, similar to Corel Painter or ArtRage. Scribus Page layout Palle 1 If you decide to put your dick in crazy, be ready to change your phone number and relocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dattebayo 446 Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Some free-for-nothin' software you should check out: GIMP Open source equivalent to Adobe PhotoShop. Raster graphics based, capable of LOTS. InkScape Vector graphics all the live long day. MyPaint Raster graphics program that attempts to emulate natural drawing/painting media, similar to Corel Painter or ArtRage. Scribus Page layout I've heard good things about GIMP, and that it isn't so demanding RAM-wise. I'll try that. Thanks, you wise avian bastard you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsinOwl 644 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Here's another one for you to look into: http://krita.org/ If you decide to put your dick in crazy, be ready to change your phone number and relocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I really don't know. I have literally never drawn on a computer before other than in MS Paint, with a mouse. I don't know what programs to use....GIMP is a popular one, right? How's that one? What do you use, I like how tour stuff comes out (especially the one you digitilized for me). I have Windows xp. I'll check the exact model of the computer in a bit. I don't know the specs, or if it has a graphics card. I literAlly found this thing in the dumpster one day and took it home with me, and cleared it of all the files. I know zilch about PCs. It's empty, save for a few standard programs (like Windows media player and ME Paint) and some drawings I scanned with it. How do I check for specs and graphics cards? Are you able to open up the case? Would be interesting to see what it looks like on the inside, take a few pictures if you can... Or just use this free tool and post some screens here? http://www.piriform.com/speccy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,628 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Amazing!!! You should be very proud of yourself dude, can't wait to see the final product! Any thoughts on the pricing? $60 for the tablet is a steal dude, the top one's go for insane amounts. The one's we use at work are about £500, i didn't actually realise they did one as cheap as that. Palle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Some free-for-nothin' software you should check out: GIMP Open source equivalent to Adobe PhotoShop. Raster graphics based, capable of LOTS. InkScape Vector graphics all the live long day. MyPaint Raster graphics program that attempts to emulate natural drawing/painting media, similar to Corel Painter or ArtRage. Scribus Page layout Sounds fun, gonna try these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Found this list at mashable.com, all free software. Paint, Drawing and Graphics Programs Gimp – Very powerful image manipulation program, great for photo retouching and image creation. There are other downloads, GTK and runtime environment for this program to work properly. This program currently runs on Linux, Windows (XP and Vista), Mac OSX, and some Unix based systems. Ultimate Paint – Image creation and manipulation program for Windows systems. This is a pretty compact and fast running graphics program with plenty of features. Skencil – An interactive vector drawing program for Unix and Linux operating systems built on the Python language. This program has tons of features like gradient fills, bezier curves and you can bend text along paths to name a few. Pixia - Originally a Japanese only edition, Pixia is a very nice paint tool with full layers support and many other features. The English version website does lack information and support so you will likely need to search the web for information on learning to use this tool. This is currently a Windows only program and does support some drawing tablets. InkScape – If you have been looking the free answer to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw, IncScape is a great alternative. This is a full featured vector graphics editor. The website has a tons of information, tutorials and galleries of work created with the program, to give you a good idea of what you are getting involved with. Paint.net – A free image and photo editing software for Windows based PC's. This program was voted #19 out of the top 100 programs of 2007 by PC World. It has full support for layers and special effects, the tools are top notch and highly recommended by many users. There is a strong online community for support and frequent updates to the software. Comparable to Adobe Photoshop. SmoothDraw NX – A freehand drawing tool designed for use with tablets. Several choices of brushes and pencil strokes for creating realistic drawings. Also auto smoothes lines if you are using a mouse to draw with. ImageForge – An image editing and creation program for Windows systems. Although this program is a little rougher than some of the others it still has some nice features like easily creating 3D text, red-eye removal and you can easily create your own Windows screen savers. Brush Strokes – Free graphics editor, with support for many of the popular and common image formats. It isn't as full featured as some of the other programs but it is a good choice for less technical or light users. Project Dogwaffle – A painting and drawing program developed for the PC. Has a nice set of tools and very functional, although does lack features of some large programs. Sodipodi – This is a vector based drawing program that operates on most Unix and Windows systems. It has a ton of features like out of center gradients, patterned lines, dynamic xml editor and you can easily create vertical text. Karbon14 – Another nice, full featured vector based drawing program released under the GNU license. This program comes as part of the Koffice project which includes a whole suite of tools in KDE. ArtWeaver – A freeware paint and drawing program for Windows designed to simulate natural brush tools and effects for artists used to working on canvas. It supports most common file formats, has the standard editing tools like found in many popular graphics programs and offers a few effects filters. GimpShopdotnet – This is a modified version of Gimp, designed to work and feel more like Adobe Photoshop, allowing Photoshop users a comfortable free alternative. ImageMagick – A nice command line program for editing and creating images. There are a whole bunch of useful features like shearing and transforming images, flip, mirror and rotate images and a whole lot more. Animation & 3D Terragen – Create amazing scenery and photorealistic images with this program. This program comes with a lot of features including, terrain sculpting tools, water and cloud generators, realistic sunlight creation and so much more. Works with Windows and Mac OS systems. Google SketchUp – A powerful 3D software that allows quickly build 3D models. The program is pretty easy to use and you can design and build everything from your dream house to a favorite skyscraper. Works on Windows and Mac systems. Art of Illusion – An open-source 3D modeling and rendering studio written in Java and usable on most Java Virtual Machines. On the website you can find some comprehensive tutorials on creating a human figure, working with triangle meshes and more to give you a little better understanding of how to use this nice program. Blender – A top of the line 3D graphics program available for most operating systems. This is a very powerful tool but does have a strong learning curve if you are not familiar with these types of programs. On the website you can find a bunch of great tutorials, galleries of previous work created with this application and a busy community to answer any questions you may have. 3D Canvas – A real-time 3D modeling and animation tool. Easily create 3D scenes with drag-and-drop controls. Customizable toolbars and interface and frame by frame animations are only the start of this programs features. Graphix – An open source graphics editor built to edit and create both raster and vector images. Works one WINE and WinXP operating systems. 3D Plus – This program definitely lacks some of the features of other full scale 3D programs, but it is very ease to use and works well for small quick jobs. You can also purchase the extended version for $9.99. Daz 3D – Calls itself a figure posing and animation tool, basically you can use pre-created people, animals, vehicles, scenes and more, to edit and manipulate them to create your own 3D and animated scenes. The program itself is free, however most of the additional add-ons will cost you money. With that said this is a very nice program to use for people of all skill levels and highly recommended by many. Anim8or – A 3D modeling and animation program, that is available for download, but kind of a still in progress program. It does have its bugs but is a very nice program created by one person to handle what they wanted out of 3D software. Some of its features include, a built in 3D object browser, true-type font support, 3D modeler, jointed character editor and a bunch others. Synfig – A very powerful, well developed 2D vector animation program. This program was designed for studio quality animations, why it was released under the GNU license for free, I have no idea, but I am glad it was. It is currently available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. BRL-CAD – A cross platform 3D modeling program that includes ray-tracing for rendering, interactive geometry editor and more. This program is not recommended for non-tech users. MindsEye – A nice freeware 3D modeling and rendering suite for Linux users. Features include a multi-scene/user concept that allows multiple people to work on the same scenes or visa-versa, object oriented modeling, network support in the MindsEye kernal and more. Maya Personal Learning Edition – Maya is an excellent, although expensive 3D graphics program. This is the free edition developed to give you the opportunity to learn and use the program before purchasing. This edition has most every feature available as in the standard version but it is for non-commercial use and your images will be watermarked among other things. http://mashable.com/2007/10/27/graphics-toolbox/ deterioration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palle 491 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Unfortunately, some of the programs listed don't seem to be available any longer or they are really hard to find... If someone can find a Karbon14 win32/64 installer for me, I will love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookes 965 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Not sure if this is even remotely related but Pixar have announced they'll distribute their software for creating animation for free, as long as it's for non commercial use. Awesome. Palle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsinOwl 644 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 If you want to do Pixar like stuff now, then Blender is the program for you, at least until Pixar release renderman to the public. If you decide to put your dick in crazy, be ready to change your phone number and relocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dattebayo 446 Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 So! I bought Paint Tool Sai and an old drawing tablet off of my IRL for 20 bucks, and am now digital up in this b*tch. Check out my journey into the wastes. http://forevergaming.co.uk/index.php/topic/886-dattes-art/page-3#entry35901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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