Hand Drawing
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:32 pm
so yesterday i got my first graphics tablet and i started doodling and practicing.
i know several of you already have tablets and use them at map making so perhaps this would be good thread to talk about this and share tips and tricks.
so far i've learned the following:
1. don't use black, use a dark brown. for some reason it looks much better
2. don't use the brush at 100% opacity go for 10-50% depending on what you do
so far i've only done images using one colour and it's various shades (from the pen pressure and the opacity) and i've attempted a colourful version too (that kinda sucks).
anyway what troubles me the most are the shadows.i'm trying to learn how to do shadows but i can't find anywhere an answer to this question: should shadow lines be true to one direction throughout the whole image? or can i have them horizontal in one place, vertical on another? or perhaps they must follow the shape of the object?
for example if i make the shadow of a ball, should i make it of round lines or can i do it however i want?
i don't know, i'm torn and i feel like my shadows are inconsistent.
also, how the heck do i draw a straight line. and i'm not talking about perfectly straight cause that's easy, just hold shift . nope, i want something to be nearly straight, hand-drawn straight.
anyway post images here and let's discuss.
i know several of you already have tablets and use them at map making so perhaps this would be good thread to talk about this and share tips and tricks.
so far i've learned the following:
1. don't use black, use a dark brown. for some reason it looks much better
2. don't use the brush at 100% opacity go for 10-50% depending on what you do
so far i've only done images using one colour and it's various shades (from the pen pressure and the opacity) and i've attempted a colourful version too (that kinda sucks).
anyway what troubles me the most are the shadows.i'm trying to learn how to do shadows but i can't find anywhere an answer to this question: should shadow lines be true to one direction throughout the whole image? or can i have them horizontal in one place, vertical on another? or perhaps they must follow the shape of the object?
for example if i make the shadow of a ball, should i make it of round lines or can i do it however i want?
i don't know, i'm torn and i feel like my shadows are inconsistent.
also, how the heck do i draw a straight line. and i'm not talking about perfectly straight cause that's easy, just hold shift . nope, i want something to be nearly straight, hand-drawn straight.
anyway post images here and let's discuss.