How is it done?

[scrimski]

All of them? Don't you think you should point out a bit more specific about which picture you are talking about?

Maybe you should read this

http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=199

[Nemes]

Hey HI there :)

Firstly let me say, "I know how you feel" as I am in the exact same boat as you so to speak :)

I have only just gotten started with digital painting and digital art myself, and am specialising in 2d concept art as I think it suits me down to the ground best of all :)

As for the works your talking about, what I will say is that the artists who have done all those wonderful and truly superb pieces of digital painting you see in the 2d sections of this sites forums and others, have just been using PS and painting digitally for a long long time, yrs no doubts, and have practiced, practiced, practiced I suspect.

Some are no doubts naturally gifted, and you can always spot those people as their works are always truly exceptional and stand out from the crowd :)

As for learning how to do it yourself, basically you will just have to take yourself off down the lonely road of practice and tutorial reading/watching hehe.

There are thousands and thousands of PS tutorials out there explaining ALL MANNER of ways of doing things with the application, and yes there are digital painting tutorials also.

If you look in these very forums there are a few threads that list endless links to digital painting tutorials for PS and indeed painter :)

One thing I know you wont find heh, is a complete no bones spared walkthrough of how an artists has created a particular piece, from what size brushes they used, to how they mixed their colours and how they blended them, to what brushes they used to blend the colours, and what layers they used for what section of the piece, and what settings they used with each layer, brush, tool etc right down to the finest detail.

That sort of walkthrough tutorial is extremely rare trust me, and I don't think you will find one, trust me I know, because I don't say that lightly having tried and searched again and again for it myself heh.

It's that mystical item that you hear about but never find lol.

The best walkthroughs and tutorials you will get will be good, and will go some way towards explaining how an artists gets some of the things done like highlights and composition etc, but a truly in-depth walkthrough explaining all the tiny little details that would really really help people like me and you are just not around heh.

The best advice I can give from what I have found out so far through taking the steps I know you will be taking in the near future is..

Ask your questions - because there will always be someone who will answer it.

Try and work a decent amount of detail into your questions so you let people know exactly what your after.

Practice, practice, practice obviously :)

And I know it's painful to admit, but there really isn't a quick fix and some MAGIC wand solution that these artists are using to create the wonderful images they do, they're just artists and people like you and I who have been at it for allot longer and probably went through exactly what me and you are now lol.

Most will also tell you that a wacom tablet/pen setup is a must also, though there are some artists who don't use them, but they're the exception rather than the rule.

This site is really one of the top places for viewing 2d art work and communicating with people who like 2d, and is a great resource for finding those all important tutorials.

Just grab as many as you can of those tutorials, read them and just practice.

I guess it really is just about practicing and letting time pass so that you develop your skills.

I myself am totally daunted by some of the shear amazing pieces of art work I see in the 2d section of this place trust me, it totally gets to me sometimes and makes me think I will never reach such talents and that there must be some sort of secret gadget or something that these guys/gals are using lol, but I know that there isn't heh.

Another thing I would suggest also is asking some of the artists themselves what their inspirations are, and what their learning processes are, and what they found/find most helpful.

Hope that was at least some help for heh.

Sorry if it went on a bit lol.

Nemes

PS:-- If you ever find that COMPLETE THOROUGH walkthrough I was talking about, let me know also hehe

[KORG]

Ask your questions - because there will always be someone who will answer it.


...And that's you this time! Thanks alot Nemes, that really...gave me hope:thumbsup: I just got myself a Wacom Graphire4 6x8 and I'm loving it for sketching and stuff.

Sorry if I wasn't perfectly clear on my question; I wanted to know some of the techniques people use to make an art peice. I know..I know everyone does it different, but i'm sure there are some general techniques people use. I was reading a few tutorials and all I saw was the 'inking' technique. They would sketch a picture and take it to PS, then they would take the PS pen-tool and outline the sketched lines, they would proceed block it in, add a little detail and shade it. Is this what everyone does, or are there different ways? That way just seems kind of 'square' to me, and comic book-ish..

Thanks alot guys,
KORG

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