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Comic Illustration Technique by ~firefly-wp:iconfirefly-wp:

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This is a step-by-step process of my coloring technique. The examples of art colored like this can be found here: [link] [link] and [link]

Programs that you would need are all free for download except ImageReady which comes with Photoshop.
Dogwaffle 2.0 is available from the developer's site: [link]
CGIllust (or the best available OpenCanvas demo) is available here: [link]
The demo of CG Illust doesn't let you to save but does allow you to copy and paste your work as well as send it to a printer which can be set up as image writer of your choice(latest version of MS Office comes with a driver of one, I believe).

A few things:

Dogwaffle brushes look better with opacity turned down anywhere from 30% to 70%. Here I used the grass brush for fur and background. The paper texture option is under filters, artistic. You can regulate the opacity of it as well; I use 20% to 25%.

Don't attempt to correct highlights or shadows in Dogwaffle, it will paint over the lines. I use Dogwaffle mainly for adding textures and color variety. It's great for randomizing brush stroke colors. Use OC or CGIllust for everything else instead.

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~jangheejoon Oct 4, 2004, 8:12:20 PM
Holy crap, that's a really impressive tutorial. It's a unique way to get the job done, too. Pretty cool.
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~reedoo Oct 5, 2004, 4:58:10 PM
Even if it didn't let you copy - you could screen cap (print scrn|sysrq button). That actually comes down to a pretty clear cut process when you look at it - though it requires a lot of sugar. YOU LEFT THAT OUT OF YOUR TUTORIAL.

Somewhere in there should be "and sprinkle sugar generously and VOILA!" lol.

Do you use a mouse or a tablet - I'm curious.

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=neocpmn Oct 6, 2004, 5:08:09 AM
WHOA WHOA! Awesome job! Now if I could just draw a straignt line ;)

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~firefly-wp Oct 6, 2004, 11:54:35 AM
thanks for looking :)
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~firefly-wp Oct 6, 2004, 12:11:09 PM
Oh yes, screen caps are the best, but one problem with my drawings is, even with high-res monitor, I can only see about 50% to 80% of the drawing at once. Helps me get all the detail in before I resize it for the web. If I ever had to confess any dark CG secrets or tips, that would be the main one. :) Even if the drawing looks like crap at a full resolution, chances are, if you resize it at 25%, it would look much better.

I have a cheap tablet that doesn't recognize pressure that well, but it gets a lot of use anyway. Let's see, it has to be a combination of the two. I start off with tracing the sketch with the tablet into Flash. Then I zoom into the outline and try to get all the details and little corners adjusted with the mouse. Then I fill in flat colors, still Flash, mouse.

In OpenCanvas, it's mainly tablet, since it picks up the pen pressure well, but I can do it with the mouse and achieve similar results.

DogWaffle - mouse, it doesn't need that much precision.

I guess the point is, tools are just tools :) Give me a mouse and, as long as it has TWO (grr, mac mice!) buttons and a scroll wheel, I'll happy.
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~firefly-wp Oct 6, 2004, 12:16:12 PM
Oh, you can too! And if not, that's what vector-based graphics are for. :)
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~doodleplex Oct 9, 2004, 10:58:27 AM
For number 1, you have "Use flash to draw an outline." Does that mean you drew the picture in flash? See, I'm trying to use flash to give my pencil drawings good crisp lines, and I'm not doing to well...

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I'm Sarah, I help people, I eat n00bs. With soy sauce. :ninjaeat: I draw what I'm good at. If it happens to be popular, lucky me. :p

Poor Erik, no one loves him. Except perhaps his hoard of screaming fangirls.;p
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~firefly-wp Oct 9, 2004, 3:54:34 PM
DoodlePlex:

Usually I use a tablet to trace over an existing sketch or an imported scan in Flash, but it's possible to draw from scratch, you just have to zoom in and add the details at about 400% view (especially if you're drawing faces.) Good luck.
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~doodleplex Oct 9, 2004, 3:59:43 PM
Thanks for the tips. I think I need a lot of practice...and a mouse.
*points to her touchpad*

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I'm Sarah, I help people, I eat n00bs. With soy sauce. :ninjaeat: I draw what I'm good at. If it happens to be popular, lucky me. :p

Poor Erik, no one loves him. Except perhaps his hoard of screaming fangirls.;p
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