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squeen
8, 8, I forget what is for
Sadly, I was surprised to learned today that the artist Karl Kopinski had a stroke about a month ago and is recovering but unable to draw.
His Go Fund Me page:
www.gofundme.com
Wonderfully skilled, inspirational artist. Young, too. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
His Go Fund Me page:
Donate to Recovery from my stroke, organized by Karl Kopinski
hi I’m Karl Kopinski an artist many of you will know my work unfortunately 3 weeks ago I suffer… Karl Kopinski needs your support for Recovery from my stroke
Wonderfully skilled, inspirational artist. Young, too. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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squeen
8, 8, I forget what is for
I start with pencil. Sometimes I ink it with either a marker (of wide variety) or, if I'm feeling serious, a dip pen. Only on rare occasions do I use a brush or brush-pen. For me, a brush always results in far more areas of solid black because it kind of grabs me.
Only after I have taken a photo with my phone do I clean it up in GIMP...with a simple mouse! Fixing exposure (always), using an overlay layer to darken/lighten areas (the camera never takes a consistent tone). Using white to digitally add white highlights is also a common usage.
I would love to be all analog, but try not to get too hung up about it because once its scanned it I see errors and then there's almost no going back.
Throughout the whole process I am the epitome of lazy. Not bothering to erase pencil, clean up smudges etc. I'm sure the lack of discipline shows, but it's just a hobby, and I think of what I'm posting here as a sketchbook while I'm learning the craft. A record of the journey.
You are correct, it's getting harder to tell what is digital, and what is not.
Only after I have taken a photo with my phone do I clean it up in GIMP...with a simple mouse! Fixing exposure (always), using an overlay layer to darken/lighten areas (the camera never takes a consistent tone). Using white to digitally add white highlights is also a common usage.
I would love to be all analog, but try not to get too hung up about it because once its scanned it I see errors and then there's almost no going back.
Throughout the whole process I am the epitome of lazy. Not bothering to erase pencil, clean up smudges etc. I'm sure the lack of discipline shows, but it's just a hobby, and I think of what I'm posting here as a sketchbook while I'm learning the craft. A record of the journey.
You are correct, it's getting harder to tell what is digital, and what is not.
GIMP 3 is a big deal. Non destructive future is now!
Drawing tablets have gotten so cheap I might try one!
Krita is more drawing specific but they are another great team too. Might dip my toes in.
My friend has a paper like screen on an ipad with Procreate. I think most Japanese artists use Clip Studio now over Photoshop which is very promising.
That said it is a vicious cycle. Good on you for choosing the ethical path GO GO GIMP
I am reminded of this great video for us boomers who remember Flash before Adobe.
Drawing tablets have gotten so cheap I might try one!
Krita is more drawing specific but they are another great team too. Might dip my toes in.
My friend has a paper like screen on an ipad with Procreate. I think most Japanese artists use Clip Studio now over Photoshop which is very promising.
That said it is a vicious cycle. Good on you for choosing the ethical path GO GO GIMP
I am reminded of this great video for us boomers who remember Flash before Adobe.
The1True
8, 8, I forget what is for
For those of us having trouble making the switch, you can make Gimp look and act like PS before she turned to the dark side: https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/make-gimp-look-and-feel-like-photoshop
DangerousPuhson
My my my, we just loooove to hear ourselves don't we?
I will absolutely be giving this a look tonight. As a Photoshop veteran, I can't stand GIMP as-is , but it's gotta be a better alternative than Photopea (which is seemingly stuck in the Creative Suite 1 era of Photoshop features), right?
squeen
8, 8, I forget what is for
Work-In-Progress with working title "Breakfast for the Sacrificial Wyrm".
Two timed-elapsed photos of the pencils (with some necessary exposure corrections in GIMP) saved as a GIF for those who enjoy seeing the sausage-making. I am fantasizing that I'll be able to ink it and somehow preserve the general light/dark values without resorting to a grey-wash.
Two timed-elapsed photos of the pencils (with some necessary exposure corrections in GIMP) saved as a GIF for those who enjoy seeing the sausage-making. I am fantasizing that I'll be able to ink it and somehow preserve the general light/dark values without resorting to a grey-wash.
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