*Needs CG Advice*

[Guest Tyler]

CG definition: To make a piece of art on the computer, or to transform a hand drawn piece into computer done one.

 

Almost the final frontier for a graphics artist, or any artist for that reason.

I have some programs for turning a sketch into a CG piece of art, like the Anime tv shows and Cartoons.

 

I have:

Photoshop CS (With ImageReady)

Macromedia Flash MX V6

Four other programs that I can't remember at the moment.

 

Any advice would be well appreciated. Cause I have a basic idea on what to do, but I am not sure.

[webpixie]

ok you need to be more specific ..

do you want to my a digital painting, to "ink" and color your drawing digitally, or to make an actul animation?

[Matt]

See, what I would have done is drawn it using my tablet in the first place. I guess you could... trace over it? I 'unno. :P

 

But yeah, be more specific. As in... why would you want to? What's wrong with just scanning it in?

[Guest Tyler]

I'm slowly figuring these things out.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49050227/

I did that all in Macromedia Flash MX. I used a sketch I found http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46554527/ and used Flash MX to define the outlines, in other words inked it. And used a basic fill color technique.

Today I want to try my hand at shading and highlighting.

[webpixie]

http://www.tonycliff.com/tutorials/tutorials.htm AWSOME tutorial for the type of stuff you are trying todo also he lists links on the left to more tutorials by other people which are good.

 

you can also find tutorials on deviant art..

 

err why are you using someone else's art to pratice with? did you atleast ge tthere permission first?

 

also i would highly suggest using photoshop unless you plain on making animations/flash movies with these

[Guest Tyler]

also i would highly suggest using photoshop unless you plain on making animations/flash movies with these

Tried it, but I like the use of the vector lines on Flash MX. Given the time, I might be able to do a full inked, colored, and shaded piece.

[webpixie]

photoshop dose have the bezier tool (AKA Pen tool) just like illustrator so it can make lines as well..yours gonna find a ton more tutorials and tips for photoshop..

[Guest Tyler]

Well one of the best artists on DA I have ever seen uses Flash 5, not Photoshop.

[webpixie]

so you jsut trying to copy them? heh (yes im joking with you) i think you should learn both and then decide

[Guest Tyler]

Do you have a deviantArt account?