D&D 4E 4E-inspired art...

[MerricB]

Not good. Where does the brain fit? Does it have a neck?

 

[Talaeden_Denthiir]

Paint it INTO photoshop DS? Sorry, I'm a nub when it comes to computer aided artwork. How does that work? Thing is, 4E is inspiring me too, and I want to 'get back on the on the 'ol drawing horse' so to speak. Any advice from so talented an artist such as you would be greatly appreciated

 

[Klaus]

Paint it INTO photoshop DS? Sorry, I'm a nub when it comes to computer aided artwork. How does that work? Thing is, 4E is inspiring me too, and I want to 'get back on the on the 'ol drawing horse' so to speak. Any advice from so talented an artist such as you would be greatly appreciated

I use a Wacom Tablet to paint it digitally using the Brush tool (I vary the size and opacity quite a lot).

 

[Raduin711]

Awesome pics! I love 'em all, though this one especially strikes my nostalgic fancy.

I would say that is my favorite, too.

Wizards really could use some of this stuff.

 

[Zweischneid]

Not good. Where does the brain fit? Does it have a neck?

That's an epic level character.. so those parts've been removed by feats allowing for invulnerability against vorpal weapons and mind magic.

 

[Klaus]

Not good. Where does the brain fit? Does it have a neck?

1. Inside his head, which is as long as his forearm.

2. He has sternocleidomastoid muscles, so I guess it has a neck.

 

[Silverblade The Ench]

Klaus,
the Dragonborn is awesome in black and white, IMHO
it is indeed, professional looking to me!

Taladean,
Some folk sketch a pencil drawing, scan it, bring into Photoshop or Painter, then work on it
IIRC. folk put the pencil layer on top, set to...Overlay or Multiply?? and lock it. So you won't paint on it and keep the line work for guides.
(I'm not great with Photoshop, I mostly preffer Paint Shop Pro)

Oh and remember, there's a LOT of brushes, more than just round
I buy/collect a lot for weathering and staining on my 3d work.

You should get IMAGINEFX magazine, tons of good stuff on digital fantasy/scifi art.
Alas, they have almost no 3d stuff, sigh, all 2d.

 

[Klaus]

Klaus,
the Dragonborn is awesome in black and white, IMHO
it is indeed, professional looking to me!

Taladean,
Some folk sketch a pencil drawing, scan it, bring into Photoshop or Painter, then work on it
IIRC. folk put the pencil layer on top, set to...Overlay or Multiply?? and lock it. So you won't paint on it and keep the line work for guides.
(I'm not great with Photoshop, I mostly preffer Paint Shop Pro)

Oh and remember, there's a LOT of brushes, more than just round
I buy/collect a lot for weathering and staining on my 3d work.

You should get IMAGINEFX magazine, tons of good stuff on digital fantasy/scifi art.
Alas, they have almost no 3d stuff, sigh, all 2d.

Paint on top of the lines using a layer on Multiply, until you got the colors and shades right. Then you merge the paint and linework layers together and start painting over your lines to eliminate them. Sometimes you'll have to make a new line to bring out some feature that got a bit lost.

 

[Talaeden_Denthiir]

How much do one of those bad boys run? And do you actually paint into it? Or is it kind of like a light pen? Once again, please forgive my nubness (is that a word?)

 

[Klaus]

How much do one of those bad boys run? And do you actually paint into it? Or is it kind of like a light pen? Once again, please forgive my nubness (is that a word?)

My Wacom Tablet is the smallest, cheapest version. It's about the size of a half-page. Once you get the hang of it, it's awesome.