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Can anyone help me with drawing Naruto manga/anime and working photoshop?

Posted: December 29th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 2 Comments »




If anyone can help me with drawing Naruto magna/anime, I would greatly appreciate it and can you plz help me on how to work photoshop. I really need some help. If you know any books, websites or tips plz tell me! I need desperate help and I do not know where to begin.

Please leave a comment!!!!


Photoshop CS3 help with tips and tricks?

Posted: December 23rd, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 2 Comments »



Some step by step way to do a couple of these things would be very much appreciated:

1.) Change eye color. (As real looking as possible)

2.) How to get that flawless, porcelin-skin effect. Like this: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r263/punkislove41/large_b74b0d6c61719050150de983c5f98.jpg

3.) How to change hair-color.

4.) How to get that dramatic “scene” make-up.

5.) How to change skin-color.

I don’t expect every person to answer all 5 questions, but what you know on a few would be nice.
I’m afraid I’m not super great at tutorials, but I’ll follow your guys directions to the best of my ability.
Again, thank you :)


What do you think of my art?

Posted: December 11th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 10 Comments »




I’d really appreciate some feedback :)

http://www.vegetablerevolution.com/resources/uploads/gaara_chibi.png
http://www.vegetablerevolution.com/resources/uploads/san.png
http://xs224.xs.to/xs224/08094/evilz2306.png
http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/uploads/ikara.jpg
http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/uploads/tieria.jpg
http://xs227.xs.to/xs227/08184/written_as_mermaid496.jpg
http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/uploads/Mo.jpg
http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/thumbs/rei.sized.jpg
http://www.vegetablerevolution.co.uk/resources/uploads/alice.jpg
http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08263/ikara345.jpg

The last one is my least fave but i think it’ll get better once i photoshop it :)
@Joseph.
Lol but thats not the kanji for a public toilet.
It’s the combined kanji of Mermaid and Chivalry.
It’s a quote taken from the anime Seto no Hanayome and i got the kanji directly from that :)
@Jessica:

Actually, Manga and manga-ka are being acknowledges as artists now and classed as graphic art.
Art is more than just drawing flowers and still lifes and portraits.
I did those things in high school and they bored the sh!ts out of me. They don’t allow for any true expression for me as i prefer to express myself through my writings. At least with manga, i can do both at the same time.

Oh and for the person who suggested i should do animation; im in my 2nd year studying to be a games concept artist ^^


Drawing complications. Please help?

Posted: December 11th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 1 Comment »



I really love to draw. When I was young I liked to draw horses, over time my drawing horses got better and better, then i stopped and it got worse. I don’t like drawing horses anymore, I’d much rather do “portraits” and landscapes as im a bit older (teenager.) Anyway, over the past two years I have been involved with photoshop. I think i’m good, not the best but good and I see myself having a future career in digital painting.
I havent done any yet, and I’m trying to get hold of a tablet to help me draw but my question is, will i be able to be better with a tablet and over time? It’s something I really want to do, but I’m not very good.

Also is a tablet the best option?
Because i really want to develope so much as an artist over a few years so I can get a job in graphic designing. Im between 15yo and 18yo and hope to be producing really good lifelike digital paintings, so yea I hope you can help me and thanks for your time.
Thankyou so much for your response, it has really helped me.
I’ve been looking at a few graphic tablets and I have made the decision to get one. I will try and get some art classes, and hopefully become great =] thankyou for your help.
If anyone has further answers, please feel free to share your ideas
thankyou!


Wondering if I have potential?

Posted: December 6th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 26 Comments »




I used to draw and sketch as a hobby, as I assume most of us do; however I am wondering if I have any potential to do something more with it. I am not great, actually need to improve a lot, but I am wondering if I have what it takes to even bother. These are a few pictures I’ve done. Some were drawn on paper and worked with in paintshop. One is drawn with a mouse, so it is a bit choppy. The eye is a digital painting. Thanks for your opinions.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/fluff333666/selfportrait.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/fluff333666/labyrinth.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/fluff333666/OceanSpill.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg267/fluff333666/NewMother.jpg


Need picture of an archer?

Posted: November 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 1 Comment »



I’m trying to draw something but I need reference. So I just need a picture of a male archer. MALE!!!! It can’t be a girl. It doesn’t matter if it’s a digital painting or a sketch. Anything would help. I would prefer it if the archer was wearing a tunic. It would also be great if he wasn’t wearing any mask or hood.
Thank you!!!


what is a good program to use for a digital pad(the thing you write on and it sends it to your computer)?

Posted: November 27th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 1 Comment »



i need one for a journal and i need one for image editing(like ms paint) it would also be cool if you had any other ones for stuff it also NEEDS TO BE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How do I start improving my logo design skills?

Posted: November 22nd, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 2 Comments »



I’m in graphic design school, and I’ve been working with Adobe for 3 years now. I can do great things with digital painting, but I just don’t have the skill set necessary for creating winning logos. I get a lot of practice by submitting designs to contests all the time, but I just can’t seem to make a logo that impresses people. In school, we are still working in Photoshop, and I go into 3d Modeling next term. I’m blowing right through these classes. But I’d like to get started learning now. What do I need to know to really make some good logos?

I’m about intermediate level in Illustrator. I haven’t really gotten much practice in InDesign, but that’s going to be a big part of my career. Photoshop is nothing for me. I’ve recreated all kinds of paintings and done a few of my own, so I’ve got the creative bone… but why can’t I design a freakin logo???


How to make realistic eagle talons on photoshop ?

Posted: November 17th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 1 Comment »



I’m tring to make a birds talons and feet on photoshop but its coming out a bit cartoony.

Anyone have a tutorial or some tips for me ?

thanks.

http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trailerlogocopywb6.jpg

heres the pic….


What Are Some Good Online Tutorials, E-Books, or Books For Learning How To Draw and Color In Photoshop CS3?

Posted: November 17th, 2009 | Filed under: Drawing & Illustration | 2 Comments »



So, I’m pretty new to Photoshop and I’d like to learn some tricks for drawing and coloring inside of it. I don’t have a Tablet so I’d be using my mouse {a lot of my friends pwn the mouse, it’s not impossible} so I’d be spending quite a bit of time sort of re-learning how to draw in the first place. I have a low and nearly nonexistent budget, so I’m looking for online tutorials, e-books, or books that I might be able to rent from the Public Library. Of course, I prefer online tutorials and e-books the most- but if you know a book that is REALLY worth it to go out to the library then I’d be glad to go.

Thank You!