Archive - November 2014

TIP 61 | Sketch With Fluid Lines

Drawing with fluid lines will give life to your sketches. Sketching with fluid lines is an expression I especially like. I like to experiment it in different field such as drawing people, products, concept art and so on. I don’t give much boundaries to myself. There is so much to explore. Sketching while watching Music clip. Speed x15 To watch in HD. TIP 61 Let the flow drives your pen To achieve sketching with fluid lines, I recommend you to train at your fundamentals. Both work in duet. At...

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TIP 60 | Photoshop | Start sketching with a big canvas

These days I am looking at some pictures of Evangelion. I love this mix of organic and machines. So I started to draw a shoe inspired by them – but trying to keep it simple. TIP 60 Photoshop > Start working with a huge canvas In Photoshop (or any graphic software), it’s ideal to work with a canvas much bigger than needed. Somehow, the bigger your canvas will be, the more your imagination will be opened. Choose a resolution of 1200 x 1200 with a resolution of 120dpi.It is a comfortable...

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My first day and impressions of my Wacom Cintiq 22 HD Touch

This article is not a Wacom Cintiq 22 HD review trying to give a mark to the product. It’s just a share of my first impression and real experience with the digital tablet. You will see the plus and minus I met as a new Cintiq user who wondered for pretty long if I should buy a Wacom Cintiq. Cintiq 22 HD or 24 HD? Two different formats. XL or XXL? The Cintiq 22 FULL HD is the digital tablet I started to target. Then I saw the 24HD Touch for sale, second hand at Singapore.gumtree.sg at a similar...

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TIP 59 | Just started with a digital tablet? Don’t panic

I have just acquired a new Wacom Cintiq 22 HD tablet. I though I would get used to it quickly, I was wrong. It took me few hours to get some results. I remember my first tablet. It was a Wacom Graphire 2. It has the colourful Macintosh look. It’s a classic tablet that you draw with your pen on it, and look at the screen to see the results. It took me about a week to get used to it! As soon as your brain will be coordinated with your hand, it will be fine. So, don’t panic. It is just a matter of...

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TIP 58 | Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine

Today a quick tutorial on how to make a head. TIP 58 Start a sketch with general shapes, then refine. Start by a circle and a symmetry axis to roughly visualise the head. Draw roughly the chin to give a general preview. Place the different elements of the face without detailing much. Some of you told me it was difficult to make symmetrical eyes. Note that human face is actually not 100% identical on both sides. However to get a closer result. Draw both eyes without much details at start. It...

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TIP 57 | How to make your sneaker sketch stand out with a simple shadow

TIP 57 Make your object levitate adding a distant shadow on the ground A 6 minutes video to see my sneaker drawing process. I love making my objects levitating. It adds some lightness to them. Somehow you may feel that you could grab it in your hand. Enjoy the real sound of my friends DJ from Saigon: The Cheezy Gangztaz. CHOU-TAC CHUNG – ADIDAS SNEAKER CRAMPONS ( I twisted the original blue color on Photoshop) I learned this simple and so cool trick from an inspirational guy. A bit of a story...

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  • simohamed: “hi, im from Morocco living in Italy. I’m 46. i want to improve my techniques of sketching, adapt a efficient…Feb 4, 16:21
  • Magne: “Hi, am 77 years old living in Sweden and I drawing and painting is my hobby. I know the basics…Feb 2, 22:09
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