tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post5842825918329685316..comments2024-03-28T14:05:12.281-07:00Comments on The Cartoon Cave: Digital Cheesecake!Pete Emsliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-81840972447363632352009-06-16T19:38:00.785-07:002009-06-16T19:38:00.785-07:00These look great, Pete. This is something I'v...These look great, Pete. This is something I've been meaning to explore as well, but have had a hard time finding the motivation and time. I really like the way you used it to compliment your own style.Everybody's gotta be in a Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244049728127259495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-60139067158265590742009-06-04T23:04:16.691-07:002009-06-04T23:04:16.691-07:00Sometimes good things come in small packages. You ...Sometimes good things come in small packages. You might want to try "Artrage 2.5" a remarkable lightweight natural medium program which has been embraced by many very good artists. <br /><br />It can be found at http://www.ambientdesign.com/artragedown.html. <br /><br />There is a free version, but I highly recommend the full edition - at $25.00(us) it is a steal. Totally intuitive, totally FUN!<br /><br />Note: I own both Photoshop cs3 and Painter 10.5, both of which are "Industrial Strength". That notwithstanding, I love the simplicity, ease of use of Artrage. (Everything has its place.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-9439287849055138452009-06-04T21:44:42.310-07:002009-06-04T21:44:42.310-07:00WOW Pete! Those ladies are great! Women are hard...WOW Pete! Those ladies are great! Women are hard to draw...Mitchel Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645009912553755049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-29598208285915194522009-06-04T16:32:15.573-07:002009-06-04T16:32:15.573-07:00Yow! These are really good, Pete.
My wife uses bo...Yow! These are really good, Pete.<br /><br />My wife uses both PhotoShop and Painter. She's good, but admits that PhotoShop is the weaker of the two applications when it comes to painting.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-80292888026358339582009-05-31T04:55:39.418-07:002009-05-31T04:55:39.418-07:00These look great! If you want to get some nice bru...These look great! If you want to get some nice brushes for more realistic looking textures, check out www.portlandstudios.com and head to the tools section.<br /><br />No affiliation, but I've bought a few of their sets over the years, and you can really emulate real paint/ink textures with them. I have had other illustrators looking at a couple of my works wondering if they are digital or not.<br /><br />Also Chris Wahl has uploaded some pretty good ones, too: http://chriswahlartbrushes.blogspot.com/<br /><br />But nothing can compensate for a good eye; something you have in abundance!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739062896906309668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-50760896556256715922009-05-30T22:06:05.749-07:002009-05-30T22:06:05.749-07:00Wow, these are good :)
Impressive and inspiring!Wow, these are good :)<br />Impressive and inspiring!KAUKAB BASHEER JUNAIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910472675631785393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-61286137412485860012009-05-30T02:12:40.846-07:002009-05-30T02:12:40.846-07:00very nice i really like second one a lot!very nice i really like second one a lot!davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116038847004705651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-33260888430616762402009-05-30T00:55:35.398-07:002009-05-30T00:55:35.398-07:00Great work Pete! Very pretty ladies :)
its hard t...Great work Pete! Very pretty ladies :)<br /><br />its hard to make yourself stop in a certain area with any painting or coloring I find anyway. I think you're doing a great job and I like how sculpted they look, especially with the face on the first girl.Christina Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643236196719613881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-16849145789868204172009-05-28T02:25:39.698-07:002009-05-28T02:25:39.698-07:00These are really beautiful Pete! While I'm sure yo...These are really beautiful Pete! While I'm sure you may still see their flaws, there certainly is nothing wrong with them. The hardest part for me with Photoshop color is having a nice balance of focus and out of focus, and while I haven't even attempted such a painterly look yet, your stuff really has that great balance. Love how sharp and crisp the faces are, even without outlines, and the rest is nice and painterly. <br /><br />And I thought it may have been Elizabeth Montgomery inspired also ;)Eric Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149591952925380521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-69833407543703462812009-05-27T15:01:40.427-07:002009-05-27T15:01:40.427-07:00Though I prefer doing it the "organic way", you Ph...Though I prefer doing it the "organic way", you Photoshop "painting" looks real good.Jack G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11582354325563283998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-80323531184938805342009-05-27T05:06:24.584-07:002009-05-27T05:06:24.584-07:00Hi Jim,
No, it isn't a memory issue, as I've had ...Hi Jim,<br /><br />No, it isn't a memory issue, as I've had that thoroughly checked out and have allocated more than enough memory to Photoshop. I have more faith in what I've read on various discussion boards where more tech-inclined types are experiencing the same problems. It seems to be the "Direction" setting that is the culprit, and is thought to be a conflict occurring only on the iMac, not necessarily on other computers.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-82321082730984489772009-05-26T22:06:12.724-07:002009-05-26T22:06:12.724-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mug It Up!/Jim Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461061796823192797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-11270811817338395422009-05-26T19:34:36.241-07:002009-05-26T19:34:36.241-07:00Hello Hacky,
Here is a link back to a post I wrot...Hello Hacky,<br /><br />Here is a <A HREF="http://cartooncave.blogspot.com/2008/08/problematic-brush.html" REL="nofollow">link</A> back to a post I wrote describing how to create the custom brush that caricaturist Court Jones uses a lot. It gives great results, but unfortunately for me it crashes Photoshop due to the requirement of the "Direction" setting. If you're not using an iMac it should work fine for you, though.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-22543118468768363132009-05-26T16:25:15.640-07:002009-05-26T16:25:15.640-07:00Pete, these are like chocolate for the eyes.
You ...Pete, these are like chocolate for the eyes.<br /><br />You mentioned here (and maybe elsewhere)tutorials about customizing brushes. This is a topic I'd like to learn more about, so feel free to share a link if you can.Hacky Crapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721351708377664834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-14347482168628454482009-05-24T20:54:20.783-07:002009-05-24T20:54:20.783-07:00PETER!
YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE!
NICE JOB MY FRIEN...PETER!<br />YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE!<br />NICE JOB MY FRIEND AND PLEASE DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP TOO MUCH.<br />REALLY LOVING THE RESULTS OF BOTH PIECES.NOW YOU ARE AHEAD OF ME IN THE COMPUTER END!<br />ALVAROALVARO CERVANTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500808815062914569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-46503311648557146482009-05-24T19:09:30.619-07:002009-05-24T19:09:30.619-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mug It Up!/Jim Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461061796823192797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-65042888461465386502009-05-24T17:53:07.453-07:002009-05-24T17:53:07.453-07:00I'm glad you guys like these initial efforts, as I...I'm glad you guys like these initial efforts, as I'm certainly planning to try some more cartoon pin-ups in this style.<br /><br />Will- Though these were not drawn using photos of Liz and Joan as reference, it certainly would be fun to do caricatures of both of those lovely women. Speaking of Liz Montgomery, I recently watched her in an episode of <B>Burke's Law</B> on DVD, where she is astoundingly sexy (in her pre-<B>Bewitched</B> days) as a seductive lush who keeps showing up with two martinis in hand, though Capt. Burke declines the offer, leaving her to finish both. Vintage 60's TV shows are so great!<br /><br />In regard to the Photoshop brush, the brush I'm using would be a "Spatter" brush, only I believe that it is one that I did modify after all from the default version. Shape Dynamics should be set on, with control under Size Jitter set to "Pen Pressure", Roundness Jitter set to 0% and Minimum Roundness set to about 25%. I believe that I had gotten these specs from a tutorial I read somewhere. I have no idea what all these do-hickeys are but those settings seem to produce a decent brush. <br /><br />Though I start out placing in the colours with the "flow" set to 100%, I then switch to about 3 to 5% to blend them together, using the eyedropper to pick tones inbetween for a softer and softer blend. The resulting texture retains a slightly streaky look of brush strokes so it doesn't start looking too airbrushy.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-22449691485594721972009-05-24T17:10:31.831-07:002009-05-24T17:10:31.831-07:00Wow Pete I really really like the Elvgren-esque pa...Wow Pete I really really like the Elvgren-esque painting! It definitely has that classic pin-up feel.<br /><br />Yeah, it's hard to get that smooth, controlled line in photoshop and it really bugs me too. Same goes for if you want to put line weight and keep the cleanliness/smoothness. Like you said, it's just one of those things where traditional has the upperhand over digital.<br /><br />Overall, i think both turned out really well and i even learned something from ur process. Cheers!Andrew Manzanareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428441087420683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-73357205689597181812009-05-24T16:10:25.062-07:002009-05-24T16:10:25.062-07:00Nice! The top one reminds me of Liz Montgomery, an...Nice! The top one reminds me of Liz Montgomery, and the second one looks a bit like Joan Collins...? <br /><br />Is the brush you like a plug-in or did you fiddle with the presets on an existing one...? Just curious because I lately have to work in Photoshop and am always looking for new tools...Will Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297122976077620877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-18690304207161405012009-05-24T14:36:34.480-07:002009-05-24T14:36:34.480-07:00pete these are wonderful!
certainly makes me wan...pete these are wonderful! <br /><br />certainly makes me want to start learning more about digital painting, that's for sure. i especially love the second one, and i think that i like the softness to it..Tapan Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568890189705458773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-62107624302349100932009-05-23T18:12:55.788-07:002009-05-23T18:12:55.788-07:00Pete, your results are very good even with your re...Pete, your results are very good even with your reservation with Photoshop! Always love the "cleaness" of your work.<br /><br />Have you tried Corel Painter? Angie and I have used Painter for years and we love the results it gives.<br /><br />I think the reason Photoshop suffers in this area is that its roots were more in the photo manipulation field and not natural brushes.<br /><br />But if your looking for fine, smooth lines, Painter works very well.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469725198043202476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-63035432958766407052009-05-23T17:45:14.174-07:002009-05-23T17:45:14.174-07:00David,
I downloaded the free version of Artrage s...David,<br /><br />I downloaded the free version of Artrage some time ago but haven't had much success with it. But by coincidence, a friend of mine was giving me a demo of the full program just a few days ago, and I agree that there are some good features on there, including a brush tool that actually can produce a simple, smooth, controlled line that could potentially be used for digital inking. I don't understand why an expensive program like Photoshop just can't seem to deliver on such a basic necessity as that. I likely will purchase the full version of Artrage, as it is so modestly priced like you say.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761399790417030925.post-87631193854334894352009-05-23T15:04:06.028-07:002009-05-23T15:04:06.028-07:00Ever try Artrage? It's a painting program that fee...Ever try Artrage? It's a painting program that feels remarkably like real painting. It's also really really cheap for some reason.<br /><br />Also, these are great!David Martingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359162407101276360noreply@blogger.com