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Post by jabbro on May 11, 2009 11:36:47 GMT -9
This weekend I discovered InkScape. I played around with it and suddenly realized why everyone on the forum raves abut it. It took my old ragged edged inking and transformed it into a smooth outline. Wish I would have discovered this sooner. It is sweet! ;D Now here is the Other Warriror: I also discovered the CMYK was a bad pallet to transfer onto anything internet related. All the image hosting programs tend to over saturate them. Luckily I only used that with this ratman and the previous warrior. Hence why they have been converted into RGB and PNG format. I hope this does not present a problem to anyone.
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Post by squirmydad on May 11, 2009 11:46:19 GMT -9
I tried the auto trace in Inkscape as well, and it works great. It can do just about everything I do already, and I can use GIMP to do my textures and effects to a certain extent.
Inkscape is still a bit clunky, but I suppose with enough use, it could be a fast way to do figures. I just need a way to import my color pallets...I'll do a tutorial on that with my colors when I figure it out. JIM
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Post by jabbro on May 11, 2009 12:02:46 GMT -9
I just need a way to import my color pallets...I'll do a tutorial on that with my colors when I figure it out. JIM Cool. I am looking forward to any tutorials I can find on InkScape. It is fairly intuitive, but I'll probably still be sticking to Photoshop for my actual coloring. I tried Gimp once, but decided it was too much like PS.
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Post by Aestelon on May 11, 2009 12:12:08 GMT -9
GIMP is actually really worth an extra chance. For ages, I only had it as a back-up graphics program; I'd use Artweaver for almost everything, but I couldn't bring myself to like GIMP's user interface. I started using it more when I realised how many different file types it could work in (like opening PDFs and SVGs into editable image files), and since then it's become my first stop.
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Post by jabbro on May 11, 2009 13:40:04 GMT -9
Maybe I'll give GIMP another try. It has been a couple of years since I tried it last.
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Post by onemonkeybeau on May 11, 2009 13:44:00 GMT -9
Unless I'm missing something, the only thing that GIMP is missing is a layout mode. I use Paint Shop Pro right now and I am really spoinled by its Layout Mode wich allows me to arrange the images on the page before printing...
Sure I could import them into Publisher or some other program like that... but that would be extra steps...
Is there a layout option in GIMP?
onemonkeybeau
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Post by Aestelon on May 11, 2009 13:47:44 GMT -9
Not that I'm aware of, but I don't exactly have an all-encompassing knowledge. I tend to just make up a fresh page of the right size, drop the images I want onto it and print that.
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Post by Dagger on May 11, 2009 16:26:19 GMT -9
Inkscape is still a bit clunky, but I suppose with enough use, it could be a fast way to do figures. I just need a way to import my color pallets...I'll do a tutorial on that with my colors when I figure it out. JIM Does Inkscape support palettes? Where can I "store" and save colours for further use?
Inkscape uses the same file format for palettes as the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP Colour Palettes, .gpl). To install a palette, copy the .gpl file to the share/palettes directory in your Inkscape installation.Does that help?
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Post by squirmydad on May 11, 2009 16:56:01 GMT -9
I also discovered the CMYK was a bad pallet to transfer onto anything internet related. All the image hosting programs tend to over saturate them. Luckily I only used that with this ratman and the previous warrior. Hence why they have been converted into RGB and PNG format. I hope this does not present a problem to anyone. Color in CMYK, but always save in RGB. RGB technically has more colors, and your saved image should look fine. If you try to save as CMYK, then whatever you open it with will convert, and probably over-saturate it like you say. All of my designs are done with a CMYK pallet, then saved as RGB. Thanks for the pallet tip. Until I get really take some time to read through the manual and get to know the ins and out's I am stuck asking. I'll also be checking to see if GIMP can handle Alienskin Eyecandy 5 filters. If it can, thats all I really need to do all my design work. JIM
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Post by xtea on Sept 24, 2009 11:43:49 GMT -9
Nice! The fur looks great. ;D I like his weapons. especially the two bladed one. And the helmet made him more scary. Great design. ^^
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Post by jabbro on Sept 24, 2009 13:38:01 GMT -9
This was based on some old GW art. There are a lot of references out there to borrow bits and pieces from. Most of the early minis I made were more sketches of minis I wish I had before I realized OneMonk had a forum.
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Post by xtea on Sept 26, 2009 5:05:51 GMT -9
I see. Yeah, references are great! ;D
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