Thankyouu :) but... you know I don't actually know what I'm doing when I do it, right? beyond "high opacity small brush = sharp lines, low opacity big brush = fuzz". I just... sort of scribble till it looks right, and have intuitions on it based on years of doing this.
My approach to art is to look at everything as an effect, rather than a correct/wrong thing. if it's not the effect I wanted, I draw over it, but try to remember somewhat because it may be the effect I want some other time :)
oh yeah this approach only wrks with opaque media. Oils/acrylics or computerdrawing. Watercolors really need better planning, and mine turn to mud as often as not too.
This drawing was closest to soft pastel work, except that with soft pastels if you attempt too many layers it flakes or tears the paper.
not promising I'll have answers, but do feel free to ping me if you have questions! I've been using this to draw for a while now (and did the Jahanara pic in it too)
That's where I went, but the language was so unclear!
Is there some kind of stylus one has to get? Or some kind of flat board? Fumbling around with my wireless mouse while watching the terminal display is like drawing drunk.
people *do* draw with the mouse, or with trackpads. I don't know how they manage it.
I use a wacom intuos 3 tablet & pen - I actually have a spare tablet I could send you. (I'm afraid even just the pen is expensive, but pretty sure it's less than half the total price).
I'm going to see if the spouse can find them cheap over at his university store, as they have art and graphics design departments. I don't want to create one more hassle for you, when you have to be already maxed out with a continental shift imminent!
okie! Let me know if that doesn't work out? Apparently we do have a spare pen also, though we won't have access to either for a few months because shipping.
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My approach to art is to look at everything as an effect, rather than a correct/wrong thing. if it's not the effect I wanted, I draw over it, but try to remember somewhat because it may be the effect I want some other time :)
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This drawing was closest to soft pastel work, except that with soft pastels if you attempt too many layers it flakes or tears the paper.
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(Found by going to http://www.gimp.org/downloads/)
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Is there some kind of stylus one has to get? Or some kind of flat board? Fumbling around with my wireless mouse while watching the terminal display is like drawing drunk.
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I use a wacom intuos 3 tablet & pen - I actually have a spare tablet I could send you. (I'm afraid even just the pen is expensive, but pretty sure it's less than half the total price).
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But thanks!
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