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    Rooth: They're 8x10 inches, so you got the number right, if not the unit of measurement... but that would be cool 10 feet tall.

    ESCgoat: That's really cool.
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    A page from my webcomic that I don't have much time for right now. only 8 pages so far, this is my favourite one.
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    @Rooth - From what I remember, I think Derek said he himself used the action figure to remember where all the tattoos went.
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      CommentAuthorchris g
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2010
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    POW!
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      CommentAuthorstaticgirl
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010
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    Gawsh there's some great stuff here. I love seeing 'cover versions' too.

    Those paper bag paintings are so lovely - a nice mixture of pretty and funky for extra choice.
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    Great stuff Hey Apathy! Reminds me that I must get round to reading your website, I've had it bookmarked for ages.

    Anyway heres a comic strip using ink and watercolour:
    Photobucket
    I wasn't sure if it was any good while I made it, but now I've finished it I kind of like it.
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      CommentAuthorNeilFord
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010
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    The B&W line work for a piccy I'm making heavy weather of.

    Mitten 3
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    Process: Photoshop Brush Creation Pt. 1

    Rather than posting a finished creation, I'm going to share some insight to my process this time around.

    I don't think that most people truly take advantage of (let alone explore) the powerful tool that is custom brush creation in Photoshop. Actually creating your own, from scratch, rather than scavenging online, hoping to run across a hidden gem in a brush pack uploaded to the internet. If you've used custom brushes to any extent at all, don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about-- we all go through that phase at some point. Like Alchemy, Harmony, and such, brushes are another tool to be used in the creation process. A good brush set can not only enable you to create detailed speedpaintings, but can set a solid starting foundation for full blown finished pieces.

    These 2 are quick sketch images (maybe 30 seconds each) that I rendered up in Harmony, which I thought would make for interesting core components to pull Photoshop brushes from:


    The following are brush tests, mostly utilizing a dual-brush technique. All images are substantially larger if you click on them.








    None of these took more than a handful of seconds. No erasing/tweaking/etc. Just a brush stroke or 3 per piece, give or take. Don't let that make you think that the images are taking the piss-- while these starter images can be rendered out quickly, the brush creation for a good brush in itself can take the better part of an hour, with the more complex brushes being the results of tens of hours of work. For each of these, there were probably a dozen or more that I didn't care for-- while that may sound like a lot, keep in mind that's probably still no more than a minute or two of time invested in each image. These aren't intended to be finished images. Rather, as stated above, they're intended as starter images. How I make use of them entirely depends on what I see in them, what I might need them for, etc.

    Some people ask whether I share my brushes... that's a complicated question. Generally, if I do, it's only with a small handful of people. I'm that there are some people who know how to pull the base brushes out of the core images at the top, and am aware of that before posting this-- just keep in mind, most of the dual-brushes are combined with other brushes which are not imaged at the top. However, I'm going to do a tutorial on making brushes from scratch on Tuesday... and I'm going to make whatever brushes I make for that available to the public (don't ask me what they'll be, I won't know that until Tuesday rolls around *grin*).

    Hope you enjoy, and that you've found the post worthwhile in some capacity.

    X-Posted from Artimancer.com
    • CommentAuthormushi
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010 edited
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      CommentAuthorrev'd '76
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010 edited
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    Today's progress on an idle fancy...
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      CommentAuthorsebfowler
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010
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    Loving everyone's work and loving the knowledge sharing.

    @Yskaya - Thanks so much for the links for those illustrator tutorials! I'll get stuck into some this week :) They look very useful already.
    @Seantaclaus - Very cool. I've always been to lazy for custom brush creation, but you're inspiring me. Great results in thos starter images.
    • CommentAuthorALE
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010 edited
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    A treasure trove of illustrator tuts:
    Veerle 2.0

    and a metric asston of brush creation knowledge:
    designreviver
    tutsplus

    And on that subject, you should really throw something together on Alchemy/Harmony Mr. Ford, because damn.
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      CommentAuthorchris g
    • CommentTimeDec 5th 2010 edited
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    frank_VS_clark
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      CommentAuthoroddbill
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2010
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    @Frequentcontributor - I am completely in love with the bigfoots in your paper bag paintings!

    So, a while ago (over a year!) I did this sketch as part of an intended redesign of my website:

    Space Octopus Sketch

    Since plans are moving forward for a lot of webthinging next year, I need to finish that redesign, to get everything attractive and optimized ahead of a real effort to make it a hub for some significant work. I spent today trying to finish this corner masthead. Here's where I'm at:

    outer space octopus in living color
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    @oddbill Lovely looking tentacle thingie. like the original pencils.
    @Chris g aww cute
    @revD nice sketches..are they based on real folks?
    here's what I'm working on..for a children's book if you can believe it...colours are temp.
    • CommentAuthorALE
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2010
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    so when is it due out? That sketch alone makes me want it on my kids' shelf.

    @oddbill more power to you, that sketch is awesome.
    • CommentAuthor256
    • CommentTimeDec 6th 2010
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    China:

    IsoChina-3-o1


    UK / USA / RC / DRC / RK / DPRK:

    FlagReduce-3-o1
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    julian assange obama-ised
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    character designs for a book i'm working on
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    @ALE the guy who's hired me is gonna self-publish it so it'll be a small scale thing..but getting ahead of myself, gotta finish drawing and then colouring it first.
    @michael shae sweet looking characters

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