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Post by PhantomBaz on Jun 28, 2012 18:14:49 GMT -9
I took some good advice of the guys that left comments (thanks again). I took one guy and did i few drawing and came up with this. i will try photo shopping it and add colour and textures to it, tho i am limit with Photo shop. Any advice would greatly appreciated. P.S. I don't know why its on a blue back ground!
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jun 28, 2012 23:08:53 GMT -9
Also my 1st attempt at photo shop.
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 29, 2012 15:40:13 GMT -9
Fun! You may want to give the next one bigger hands. And make sure you have a look at him in actual size from time to time. It looks to me like you may want thicker lines to create depth between the layers. Belt and tunic, for example.
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Post by Reivaj on Jun 29, 2012 15:46:50 GMT -9
Great first mini!! I second CowboyLeland about bigger hands. Go on with it!
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Post by hackbarth on Jun 30, 2012 4:23:09 GMT -9
Any advice? Work with layers.
Put the drawing on the top layer, color and texture the layers below.
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jul 1, 2012 15:50:20 GMT -9
To be totally honest i have only just started working with Photoshop and only came across layering by accident, as i got a bit excited, jump the gun and when straight into filling in the dwarf.
I'll go over the drawing again make the hands bigger and try my hand and layering.
thanks
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Post by kiladecus on Jul 5, 2012 5:44:54 GMT -9
Ok... I am frustrated. I have been studying the GIMP instruction manual for the last couple days. I have read and re-read the sections on layers and things. Basically, it says to: - Cut out the image
- Select Layer
- Select transparency
- Add a Alpha Channel
According to this, you should have a transparent layer that you can place over a texture or other image.... you should be able to. Maybe I am just an idiot! To me it is like saying, "Find a drop of coal, apply pressure, and cut to shape desired. Now you have a diamond." Like I said, maybe it is just me...
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Post by oldschooldm on Jul 5, 2012 6:38:14 GMT -9
Have you tried YouTube? I've found lots of videos of how-to. I wouldn't be "Master of the Cutfiles" without watching some middle-aged woman describe her tracing technique to her internet friend "Betty."
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Post by cowboyleland on Jul 5, 2012 6:42:54 GMT -9
I often get confused because the new layer shows up under the original. Try going to "layers" and click on "stack" and "flip through" to see if it has turned up there.
On the other hand, maybe I'm the only one who gets confused on that point.
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Post by emergencyoverride on Jul 5, 2012 8:07:40 GMT -9
No it takes awhile to get used to Gimp. It is definitely not the most user friendly for beginners. Hence the "Free" part. I can also recommend the you tube videos and just keep trying different things. I did some work on layers back when World Works first put out Terrainlinx.
I wanted to use different textures for tiles and needed a transparent base layer with the tab template and several other layers with different textures, so I could just pick which texture to print and not have a million different files saved. It took awhile but I finally got it figured out.
Also, when I find helpful pdfs that people have uploaded for a specific job I'm trying to do, I always either save it or print it out so I can go back to it if I forget. Search for specific Gimp topics on the web and not just in the help manual. There is tons of help out there.
One thing I discovered completely by accident one day was that the crumpled paper texture works great for rumpled Battle dress fatigues. ;D
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Post by kiladecus on Jul 5, 2012 10:33:43 GMT -9
Thanks for the advice! ;D PhantomBaz... Sorry for derailing your thread. I actually got a little advice from my friend UpTrainFan89, and knowing my certain... limitations, was able to direct me to another approach that worked VERY well, and was able for my mind to wrap around and get great results. I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread...
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jul 5, 2012 20:51:36 GMT -9
Sorry for butting in ... but there is my latest effete... back and front.. personally i'm very pleased with it... now to figure out how, size it 30mm..(or 16mm for a dwarf) how match up the back front and give it a stand tap. any help?
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Post by kiladecus on Jul 6, 2012 3:02:48 GMT -9
You SHOULD be proud of this figure. It looks really good. The textures are amazing. Any advice? I am NOT the one to ask. Sorry...
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Post by cowboyleland on Jul 6, 2012 7:20:50 GMT -9
If you draw identical boxes ( I think 6mm tall is the standard tab) lined up to the same spots on their feet, you should be able to flip one around and line up the boxes, then draw the "standard tab" (I forget what the width is) over the boxes.
What I usually do is put a tab on the front view, copy, flip and paste the new one to the base of the original and then draw the back on one of the copies.
I love the detail on the helmet, I hope it "survives" the scaling.
I once asked how many mm tall a dwarf fig should be but I never got an answer.
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Post by PhantomBaz on Jul 6, 2012 15:30:39 GMT -9
cowboyleland, is this using Photoshop? i dont have GIMP. i wish it would it be possible for somebody to make a quick VDO on this (youtube) .
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Post by cowboyleland on Jul 7, 2012 19:12:57 GMT -9
Yep, I'm talking GIMP. I know nothing of photoshop
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