Smooth strokes

#3

lazy nezumi! if you’re a windows user - try it! it works magic inside photoshop!

http://people.happycoders.org/kamih/wordpress/?page_id=46

robert

(maybe the same lazymouse plugin jettatore was thinking of…)

#4

just tried it. COOL! :thumbsup:

#5

Thanks for the suggestions.

Note; if you’re using Windows XP 64 (like me) then Photoshop CS4 doesn’t support OpenGL features which are necessary to rotate the canvas, unless you hack the registry, or run the script provided by Adobe.

Note: If you enable the Open GL features, then your open to all sorts of risks. My result was that Photoshop couldn’t keep up with my drawing.

I’ll look into this lazy nezumi!

#6

I have experience with this. Use the registry mod from Adobe. At least giving you the option of turning on OpenGL functionality and then try some of these advices to see if you can’t fix the brush lag.

http://www.google.com/search?q=brush+lag+cs4&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

The CS4 brush lag can happen on any OS version, including Mac, with or without the “allow old GPU” registry mod.

#7

If you are fine trying something else, you could try PaintTool SAI
Just look at these two videos and you will find something that can increase your productivity considering cartoon specific needs:

-the first video (7’35") shows you line creation process using vector line just like raster line (you can use vector for the most complicated curve and merge to raster at any moment)


-the second video (10’00") shows color filling process which is more effective than what is inside Photoshop at the moment (it is explained in the video). The video shows also an amazing way to control gradient especially good for cartoon work (technical demo here and there).

Now, I assume your Photoshop version will not be offended because I suggest you to try something else :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

SAI is way better with all kind of lines. both vector and pixel. i use it a lot because of this

#9

thanks for the link to SAI! …and i thought, i would have to upgrade to cs4 or buy painter to get a rotatable canvas… SAI is really great! wow!

robert

#10

i did my tutorial quickly because i didn’t see any tuts when i was searching myself some time ago

Hecartha, nice work

#11

For cartoon lines, use Flash for drawing. It is excellent for that shit. :thumbsup:

#12

You want Sketchbook Pro 2010.

#13

From what I’ve found, in the past few weeks, Illustrator’s paint brush tool gives me the results I need; I paint a stroke, it averages is out, and leaves bezier controls on the stroke. That’s the quickest most integrated system I’ve found yet.

#14

there a big difference between what you need and what the technology offers
you can get far by using photoshop pen tool too

#15

Yeah, that’s been really helpful too! It makes shapes, not strokes though. Right?

#16

hell NO! you missed something there :slight_smile:

the pen tool is not the same as shape tool

when you’re done making strokes you can choose one of the many ways to fill it. look below
Alt + click the “stroke path with brush” and you’ll see a menu pop up. don’t forget to test “simulate pressure”. really useful

here’s ss:

#17

It’s too bad Systemax is dead, would be amazing if they would continued SAI. Eitherway yeah Photoshop always had big issues with line work, it doesn’t have damp or a pressure curve for you to adjust so it’s really not optimal.

#18

Do you have any info about that or is it just supposition based on the “old” latest release? Maybe their development cycle is more 36 months than the 18 months Photoshop standard.
I have seen also their site has been updated few times months ago adding english faq and editing the number of employee (from 1 to an unknown number). And their japanese forum has new posts everyday so I hope they are financially all right.

#19

@workbench
Ok, I received a reply to the mail I sent when I read your post about Systemax and Koji Komatsu, the developer said he is still working on a new update (minor!) but with many improvements. That’s weird, it is just like he don’t want our money since minor updates are free

#20

@Hecartha - weird?! ever heard know pixologic? 'till now, every update, upgrade, plugin… snippit’o’code has been free of charge for zbrush! i absolutely fell in love with SAI and i’m counting my trial days… happy to hear an update (minor) is coming to SAI. thanks for that information.

robert

#21 
Oh cool nice to know that, I was talking to a japanese friend and he also thought SAI's development was dead since Koji hasn't replied in many months including on the official message board. Well a minor update? Geez, SAI is so minimal already, what's he doing all this time with SAI? Since 2007 SAI's only got minor updates, no new tools or anything like that, I only use SAI to sketch and often to do linework so it's not a major problem to me but would be cool if the program progressed or even a new version SAI 2 came out someday.
#22

I forgot to say the developer has no idea when the update will be out…and I don’t think we will see it in the next six months anyway.

Yep but I mean it is not just about free update years after release, it is also about Systemax website. A cold official page with an unique ridiculous sreenshot without any kind of artwork, not any example of works done with SAI, no demonstration video…does he really want to sell his program?
When I compare with Manga Studio which is advertised by MySmithMicro using artwork done in Painter, there is a huge gap between the two methods :stuck_out_tongue: .

Minor considering version number (1.2? 1.5?) I think, but I suppose that does not mean minor improvement since he was talking about “many improvements”.
Now that is true, SAI is minimal but it has with Photoshop the most advanced layer system (layer mask on layer/group of layers, clipping mask on layer and group of layer and integrated texture system per layer or group of layer). There is not any thousand of brushes with twenty brush categories but it gives a real control to transparency. It really works with layer since you can transform/correct color on any number of layers you want (how many programs can do that?). Navigator which can be used as thumb view for checking how details fit globally on your work in real time, multiple views, high performance which allows to work on the biggest and the most complicated illustrations, integrated texture system which avoid the user to use an overlay texture as final step and so on…and in the same time, no text tool, no script, no crazy filters, no circular selection tool (!)…Just my opinion but I will never exchange the mirror feature (just one example) by filters or even circular selection since I can deal easily without them (seriously, I use more the mirror than the rotatable view)…damn, I am too enthusiast about this program :smiley:

About new features, Portus from conceptart.org asked months ago for a way to use a dark interface and the developer said him it will be done for the next release.