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Old 02-23-2012, 10:28 PM
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Ah noez, bad smudge tool! lol. No, seriously, for shading (shadow/light) and blending colors, try to use the brush tool and pick up the colors which were created by laying 2 colors over each other... if you understand, what I mean ._.
Like shown here: Blending Tutorial by *acidlullaby on deviantART or Big Fat Blending Tutorial by `ctJemm on deviantART

Or use the mixer brush, but try to avoid using the smudge tool for blending. It's cool for special effects for example creating flames or for creating fur, but not for standard blending.

I mean... this is just an advice, because I think that the use smudge tool doesn't look very clean and pretty and using it from the beginning on for everything might avoid that you "learn how to blend properly digitally". + that's something many other digital artists used to tell me when I used smudge/burn/dodge tools too often/for everything at the beginning, too.

Of course you can and should use it if you really, really want to, but yeah.

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Old 02-24-2012, 12:52 AM
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Sounds like good advice

I like the contrast with the eyes though
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Old 02-24-2012, 04:17 AM
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yeah great sketch sofar! And yes dont use the smudge too much, i hardly ever use it, just brushes!
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Hehe.. Well Moco Loco, i believe i will go back to stick figures to now This isn't easy, It's not the same feel as a Peace of paper and a pencile!!!

Maybe your not a artist, or what do i knowe, but you are the master of stick na'vi and human's
Achievement unlocked! Master of stick figures

You're really taking to that tablet pretty well only difficulties seem to be technical.
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Old 02-25-2012, 01:02 PM
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Ah noez, bad smudge tool! lol. No, seriously, for shading (shadow/light) and blending colors, try to use the brush tool and pick up the colors which were created by laying 2 colors over each other... if you understand, what I mean ._.
Like shown here: Blending Tutorial by *acidlullaby on deviantART or Big Fat Blending Tutorial by `ctJemm on deviantART

Or use the mixer brush, but try to avoid using the smudge tool for blending. It's cool for special effects for example creating flames or for creating fur, but not for standard blending.

I mean... this is just an advice, because I think that the use smudge tool doesn't look very clean and pretty and using it from the beginning on for everything might avoid that you "learn how to blend properly digitally". + that's something many other digital artists used to tell me when I used smudge/burn/dodge tools too often/for everything at the beginning, too.

Of course you can and should use it if you really, really want to, but yeah.

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Hey Eana Thank you for the advices, It's not easy for me this, hehe.. this is the first time i ever have used something like this. I'm learning the tool's as i go, soo.. wait an see I'll behave on the smudge tool

The picture was just to showe you guys my first digital scetsh And it's a picture in progress.. soo.. it will get bether, i hope
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Old 02-25-2012, 01:04 PM
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You're really taking to that tablet pretty well only difficulties seem to be technical.
Your wellcom
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Old 02-25-2012, 01:06 PM
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yeah great sketch sofar! And yes dont use the smudge too much, i hardly ever use it, just brushes!
Ok, just brushes
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Old 02-25-2012, 05:55 PM
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Hey Eana Thank you for the advices, It's not easy for me this, hehe.. this is the first time i ever have used something like this. I'm learning the tool's as i go, soo.. wait an see I'll behave on the smudge tool

The picture was just to showe you guys my first digital scetsh And it's a picture in progress.. soo.. it will get bether, i hope
I know, hehe, there was a time when I started to work with PS and other digital tools, too, so I totally know what you mean I just wanted to help you to avoid adopting techniques which could lead to some kind of ... regretting it that you've adopted them. If you get what I mean ^^

Good sketch so far, I'm looking forward to see more from you, to me it's very exciting watching someone exploring digital painting
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Old 02-26-2012, 12:48 AM
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Oki, here is a better version No smudge Phuuu.. It was hard, hehe...

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Old 02-26-2012, 01:11 AM
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yeah thats alot better!
Dont know if you are but be sure to use layers, that way you can undo or change things easily.
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Old 02-26-2012, 03:20 AM
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That looks indeed a whole lot better Seysonìltsan
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:52 AM
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Thanks a lot guys I have been using quite some time on this piece. And yes, i'm using layers. Learnd it on the tutorial on Corel Painter wich followed the wacom. This is ingenious!! There are so much cool stuff you can doo, wich you cant with a pencil and paper

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Old 02-27-2012, 01:06 AM
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Looks great! Glad to see that you are enjoying using your tablet.
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Old 02-27-2012, 11:11 AM
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Hm, this "smudge tool issue" still bothered me, so I have to "correct" something. Using the smudge tool with standard settings is indeed "bad". Looks crappy and stuff, like I said. But. With certain brush settings the use of smudge tool can be helpful and good looking, if not used too much.
Brush settings for smugde tool: nebezial's pshop blending tut by ~calisto-lynn on deviantART

Just to give some more advice, if needed/wanted... ^^'
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Old 02-27-2012, 07:35 PM
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Hm, this "smudge tool issue" still bothered me, so I have to "correct" something. Using the smudge tool with standard settings is indeed "bad". Looks crappy and stuff, like I said. But. With certain brush settings the use of smudge tool can be helpful and good looking, if not used too much.
Brush settings for smugde tool: nebezial's pshop blending tut by ~calisto-lynn on deviantART

Just to give some more advice, if needed/wanted... ^^'
All advices are wanted, and this one is good as well Thank you, Eana

But at the time i have just been using Corel Painter Essentials. Tho Photoshop Elements and ArtRage 3 Studio Pro also was included with the wacom-pack i just bought. Haven't had the time to explore the others properly yet
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