First Tablet paint job

[brendala]

Today a wonderfully awesome person named Diane (aka ichiban_victory) generously donated one of her old Wacom tablets to me. And this was the first thing I attempted to digitally color.

Original sketch



Color test



Obviously, I still have a lot to learn. But hopefully I'll get better as I get used to handling a tablet. It's certainly easier to get colors right on Photoshop than by working with a limited palette of colored pencils

Comments

[ayarane.livejournal.com]

Aha! Yooou joined the Dark Side >:D now to lure you over to Painter as it is superior I mean HELLO

Protip if you aren't doing so already: Line art and color on separate layers. Background should also be its own layer, as a final test against any holes in the color layer. There are some who would even argue that shades/highlights get their own layers, but at least doing the color layer between line art and wireframe/gesture is the way to go. No need to have to worry about coloring inside the lines since you can shave off the excess with the eraser at the end.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I tried corel painter (the software came with the tablet). But there were no layers on it (or I couldn't figure out how to make the layers appear)

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

I got a tablet for Christmas myself and I still need practice with me. We can learn together. ^_~

Anyone, it's a good first attempt. With some practice, you'll have mastered it in no time. ^_~

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I agree with the above poster, layers are the way to go. Anymore I'll have my rough sketch layer, finalized drawing layer, color layer, and then shading layer(s) if I have the time. The background always comes last, if ever. I'll admit I'm not one for backgrounds most of the time.

It will get easier to draw smoother lines with practice, too. A lot of practice. And yes, the eraser being part of the pen was genius, as I too hated having to always select the eraser tool! Although sometimes I also just undo what I did in Photoshop. That can save a lot of time and frustration in getting my drawings to turn out somewhat well.

I'm glad you are liking it so far! :)

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

Very kind donation. Colors look good! :)