The Fate of Falling Stars
written by Andrew Penn Romine
Quite a lot of fun.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Fate of Falling Stars
I recently illustrated some characters for Paizo's web fiction series. >Link<
Quite a lot of fun.
Quite a lot of fun.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Sketches with RGB color picker
I have always set my color picker to HSB in Photoshop. It seems very intuitive when thinking of color in terms of traditional painting.
Here I am playing around with the picker set to RGB. I am surprised with how significantly it effects my color choices.
It seems to lend itself to a broader spectrum of color, whereas with HSB I tend to adopt a much more limited palette. I think HSB requires more intentional color selection, where the RGB slider naturally introduces a greater range of hues. I probably just lack restraint though, and need to practice with it more.
I remember reading Lin Ran's great tutorial on RGB color picker a few years ago: Link
Here I am playing around with the picker set to RGB. I am surprised with how significantly it effects my color choices.
It seems to lend itself to a broader spectrum of color, whereas with HSB I tend to adopt a much more limited palette. I think HSB requires more intentional color selection, where the RGB slider naturally introduces a greater range of hues. I probably just lack restraint though, and need to practice with it more.
I remember reading Lin Ran's great tutorial on RGB color picker a few years ago: Link
At the time I didn't understand the complexity of the RGB slider. It was just too overwhelming to bother with. Now it feels very natural to use. I think I'll keep playing with it.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Seeing Things
"There are many ways of seeing things. When you saw the thing and it looked beautiful to you, you saw it beautifully. Paint it as it looked then." -Robert Henri
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Razer Nostromo for Digital Painting
Hey, I just wanted to share something that has GREATLY improved my digital painting setup.
For several months now I have been using the Razer Nostromo, a keypad designed for games, specifically for digital painting. It lets me compact all my most-used hotkeys into an ergonomic gadget.
I would consider this a must-have tool for the serious digital painter. I can hardly work without it now.
It was about $50 on Amazon a while back. Apparently there is also a new model out, but it is much more pricey. I would probably stick with this one.
Note: this may not work for you if you are left-handed