Suggetion: dummies guide to...

[PhantomBaz]

hey, not sure if you have already done this, but i can't seem to find anything along the same lines as it, so...

I'm total clueless when it comes to most things computer/photoshop shop etc.. etc.. I have drawn one or two sketches and would like convert into figures.

so i think it would be nice to have a dummies guide to...

getting your sketches onto your computer/photoshop...

how to use photoshop to make them look like paper models etc...


I know this would not be an easy task, but i think it would help.
You would even upload a demo of you making a figure using photoshop onto youtube, explaining each step as you work through it.
I know for one it would be a big help to me ;D
Thanks,
Phantom Baz

[revgunn]

You've read the tutorial section?

cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=figuredesign

[PhantomBaz]

yup i went through it roughly, but couldn't seem to find what i was looking for i.e how to get my sketches onto photoshop (i'm guess that i need a scanners, then open that scan in photoshop).

How to use photoshop (getting the thick black line that outlines the model sure it not free hand using a mouse?, using shading etc).
I've never used photoshop, as i have had no need for it, but now I'd really like to if i can make my sketche into models.

also, how get it from photoshop to a PDF


Phantombaz

[cowboyleland]

you're guessing right about the scan. I use GIMP and for the dark outline I actually select the background shrink the selection a bit and then stroke the selection. This sometimes leaves some white bits to touch up between the outline and the figure. It also leaves a black border on the page that should be bucket filled with white to save ink.

[revgunn]

Okay. Well, I dunno beans about Photoshop. I do know GIMP and Inkscape though. A scanner is key, if your gonna work off of pencil drawings. A lot of folks use a PDF printer program to get the file to PDF. Inkscape will do that for you as well.

I open my scanned TIFF in GIMP, then clean it up. Make sure you keep the resolution at least 300 ppi. Either by hand(tablet) or mouse, or with color/saturation filter. Then I go to Inkscape to Vector trace it. Then, back to GIMP for coloring. Here's a link for that... www.elfwood.com/farp/comic/ But Hackbarth has a great tutorial for it too... I'm not sure how to help. Most of the "how to" stuff assumes you have basic knowledge...

[cowboyleland]

I'm a self taught GIMPer. There are online tutorials for almost everything. you just have to adapt it for figs.