Digital inking practice
December 12th, 2009 |I spent a little time trying to ink in Flash last night.
I had tried a while ago in previous versions, but, for some reason it feels more natural in CS4.
There is a long road ahead for me before I’m as good at it as I’d like to be… but, here’s a comparison.
The one on the left is the traditional ink on paper then scanned into Photoshop and colored.
The one on the right is the Flash vector based practice.
It’s a lot heavier, which is good and bad. I have problems getting super thick lines while using Micron pens. This way I’ll end up having better control over line width.
Having the heavy lines really emphasizes the bumps and what not in the edges.
More practice is required.
-John
I’ve – like probably everyone who draws – been trying which technique suits me better. I’ve been trying to draw in Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop, Manga Studio, ArtRage and more. But eventually I found drawing with pen on real paper had the best feeling.
Maybe I need a bigger Wacom for this, because now I only have a small Bamboo tablet. I know there are some great benefits to drawing digitally – like being able to undo/redo your lines and play with the weight of the lines.
But we’ll just have to try and practice more, I guess :)
Yeah, I couldn’t get the lines the way I wanted them before, so I stuck w/ paper and scanning. I’d prefer to work digitally if I can. Time will tell.
Heh, I’m UPGRADING to a Bamboo. I’ve only got a super old and teeny Graphire.
I’d like the Bamboo Fun. It has a larger active area than the Pen or Touch.
Of course I’d prefer an Intous or the grand daddy of them all, the Cintiq.
But, those are much higher price points.