[Prowler]

Nice tutorials.

[Xelar]

Nice Outcame and good tutorial, but this isn`t that good. No question this is really good but nothing new for me :o:
Us a bit more smudging in strengh 75-80 . It`s a really nice effect which could make this picture a lot better

[stefcho_94]

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How much you plan on spending anyway? Mine just cost about £25

Are you serious. Cuz all the s that I'm looking at start at $150

[Griatch]

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Us a bit more smudging in strengh 75-80 . It`s a really nice effect which could make this picture a lot better

Exactly what do you mean by "Smudging in strength 75-80"? Some sort of blur filter or going over the image with the Smudge tool or something similar?
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[denegibson]

@ stefcho_94
yep I am, look here

[Xelar]

@ Griath

Sorry if you didn`t understand my text at all. My english is very bad because I`m German.
Smudging means the Using of the Smudge tool of course.

[Griatch]

@Xelar

Hmm, well the Smudge tool is an idea to use if you want to hide brush strokes and even colour gradients.

I would think it creates a very different effect than what I indended for this piece. But maybe I'm still misunderstanding you. Could you for example point out one part of my picture and explain what change you would like to do with the smudge tool there? Just so I get a better idea of what kind of change it is you are suggesting.

I'm thankful for all critique and suggestions. And don't worry about language. I'm not a native english speaker either.
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[curly haired boy]

that seals it. i'm saving up for a tablet NOW. seriously, i've been wanting to get one for a while, but this closed the deal for me. :w:

[Xelar]

H And another tip: Do not use white or black for shadows. Read this Tutorial for details:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/346 ... _scale%3A5

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Could you for example point out one part of my picture and explain what change you would like to do with the smudge tool there?

Sure :l:

[Griatch]

Hmm, I see what you mean and I appreciate you taking the time to mark it out for me! :)

I'm not overly convinved at the benefit of using the smudge tool too much, however. Your version looks nice of course, but I feel there is some value is retaining some "structure" in the strokes, makes the image livelier. But if the image comes across as being non-complete that way I suppose you have a point. :-)

You are correct with the black shadows though. If you look at the tutorial you'll see I didn't use any blacks at all until the very last step. I felt the sky should produce enough contrast to warrant a black shadow around her midriff. I agree that the hat shadow is off though, thanks for pointing that out!


Thanks for the help!
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[Mike1946]

dude this is amazing.......how long u been doing gfx?

[Afrochicken14]

One word for that, uberpwnage. Nice work. :w:

[Whitesock]

I love how you can draw so well on the computer! Those images are amazing!

How did you get your tablet to work with GIMP though. Mine will only draw black ~10 pixel lines. :s:

[Griatch]

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dude this is amazing.......how long u been doing gfx?

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!

I used to mostly paint in traditional media (oils, charchoal and the like), but these days I work almost exclusively on the computer (I'm strictly an art amateur though. I'm a scientist by profession). I used to work on the Amiga computer (Deluxe Paint V rules!) back in the day. Man, those were the days, still have the AmigaOne machine sitting around, even though I use Linux these days. I have played around in GIMP for some four years I think.

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How did you get your tablet to work with GIMP though. Mine will only draw black ~10 pixel lines.

I don't know what OS you're running (I'm a Linux user), but assuming your drivers are installed correctly, you need to tell GIMP you have a stylus and not just yet another mouse. The pertinent settings are in Preferences->Input devices. That's all I can tell you for now -- getting the tablet to work under Linux is a somewhat involved process (it's getting easier by the month though), I couldn't begin to tell you how to trouble-shoot Windows or Mac. Also, I do know that Wacom drawing boards works perfectly with GIMP, I don't know about any other (cheaper) brands.
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[Whitesock]

I do have a Wacom tablet (Graphire 4 to be exact) and I've looked under imput devices, but I don't know what to do from then on.

I am using Windows too.

EDIT: Apparently I'm supposed to almost be able to fully use my WACOM tablet right out of the box. I think I've found the problem too. I need to manually change the colors from this window if I'm right.



Is there a way to make it react like my core pointer? You might have come across it when working with linux.

[Griatch]

Well, in Linux you set the Core pointer individually for every device you have by tweaking the appropriate config file. You shouldn't need to use that window for anything once the table is properly recogniced.

That said, the core pointer should not have to be assigned to the tablet. You seem to recognice the different input units, and that's often the biggest hurdle. I don't know why you have more than one of each type though, that could very well be a problem (what in the world is a "Wacom tablet puck" by the way?).

Assuming all else is OK, I would think just going into Preferences->Input devices->Configure extended input devices and choosing "Screen" or "Window" for each unit should activate them properly. Experiment with choosing the "Screen" or "Window" setting, if one causes strange results, pick the other.
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[Whitesock]

When I go to the "Configure extended input devices they're all on screen and enabled. I think I just have to change it from that dialog above.

I think the PUCK is when you touch the pen tip to the tablet.

EDIT: Seems that I can't edit any active brushes or gradients for the PUCK. It just changes the core pointer. :s:

EDIT#2: I don't know how these windows work. Maybe I need to set the core pointers for GIMP but I'm not sure. I disabled the other set of tablet things too.

[Griatch]

You must read the manual you got with tablet to figure out what the "puck" is, but it's not the tip of the pen, I can tell you that. The tip of the pen is the "Pressure Stylus" unit. The "Eraser stylus" is of course the eraser (back tip of your pen). I would guess the "puck" is the wireless mouse that only works with the tablet (I think Graphires come with those too?). If so it's not so strange it tries to become core pointer -- it behaves like a mouse!

Concentrate on the "... Stylus" input devices. The "Additional Input controllers" windows is of no interest to you, leave that as it is. The only one you should tweak in GIMP is the "Configure Extended Input devices" (flip the Device list button to get to the pressure/eraser stylus settings). You shouldn't have to change the button allocations at all, just set the "Screen" or "Window" radio buttons. If you've tried both "Screen" and "Window" settings for your stylus without getting it to work it's likely not a problem with GIMP, but something else weird with your tablet drivers, gfx card or similar.
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[Whitesock]

Hm. I did get a mouse with the tablet but it isn't acting like the core pointer. My regular mouse is acting as the core pointer.

Screen and Window doesn't change anything either, and I think I lost my manual for my tablet. :s:

[Griatch]

Try to ask this in the "General help" forum. Someone actually using Windows can hopefully give more specific help.
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