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Normally, I'm not a fan of in-progress shots, but I don't know when I'll have a chunk of time to work on this again between school work and commissions, so here we go!
Character belongs to Bearbun.
TVPaint, PS CS3, ArtRage
Character belongs to Bearbun.
TVPaint, PS CS3, ArtRage
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Feline (Other)
Size 800 x 603px
File Size 68.9 kB
lol Just understanding how to get a nice smooth line. :3 I love all the tools and features, but I'm struggling getting any linework out in it. xD Is that why you use such a variety of programs?
You're so lucky to have your Adam. xD My mate's a cook. No art skillz atall.
You're so lucky to have your Adam. xD My mate's a cook. No art skillz atall.
Which version of TVPaint are you using? It's not important so much as I'm just curious :P
What I do is I work WAAAAY BIG. This image is originally about 5000 pixels wide. I then ink at 200% which really helps to keep lines smooth and not wiggly. It's also good to ink moderately fast; that's not to say that I ink with abandon or sloppiness.. but I make my strokes rapid, which also helps with dampening and keeps the line nice and crisp.
The lineart should look decent at 100%; once you shrink it down in PS (make sure you're using the right resize filter; Bicubic Sharpen, and do your resized through Save For Web) it should look even better. If the inks are struggling at full size, though, resizing usually won't help much.
As far as inking tools, I just use the standard black pencil tool, as it provides 100% opacity; if you use the blue pen, but simply change the color via the palette/sliders, you won't have 100% opacity, and this is usually not optimal for inking. Depending on the effect I'm going for, I'll make the brush larger or smaller; for this particular one, I used a brush size of 8.
I use a variety of programs because no one program is good for the entire process. I usually sketch on paper or in TVPaint, ink and color in TVPaint, backgrounds in Photoshop or ArtRage, and then do my 'compositing' type stuff in Photoshop (basic stuff like gradients and masks) or Shake (more advanced color correction, cleanup, compositing, etc).
Hey, don't look a gift horse in the mouth; bad cooks SUCK especially when they're the ones preparing your food day to day. Great cooks make every meal something to look forward to :D
What I do is I work WAAAAY BIG. This image is originally about 5000 pixels wide. I then ink at 200% which really helps to keep lines smooth and not wiggly. It's also good to ink moderately fast; that's not to say that I ink with abandon or sloppiness.. but I make my strokes rapid, which also helps with dampening and keeps the line nice and crisp.
The lineart should look decent at 100%; once you shrink it down in PS (make sure you're using the right resize filter; Bicubic Sharpen, and do your resized through Save For Web) it should look even better. If the inks are struggling at full size, though, resizing usually won't help much.
As far as inking tools, I just use the standard black pencil tool, as it provides 100% opacity; if you use the blue pen, but simply change the color via the palette/sliders, you won't have 100% opacity, and this is usually not optimal for inking. Depending on the effect I'm going for, I'll make the brush larger or smaller; for this particular one, I used a brush size of 8.
I use a variety of programs because no one program is good for the entire process. I usually sketch on paper or in TVPaint, ink and color in TVPaint, backgrounds in Photoshop or ArtRage, and then do my 'compositing' type stuff in Photoshop (basic stuff like gradients and masks) or Shake (more advanced color correction, cleanup, compositing, etc).
Hey, don't look a gift horse in the mouth; bad cooks SUCK especially when they're the ones preparing your food day to day. Great cooks make every meal something to look forward to :D
This is immensily helpful! :3 lol I haven't worked large in TVPaint yet, perhaps that's the point I'm missing.
As for the version: TVPaint Animation Pro Not sure on the version number. Thank you again for this instructional. :3 Not too many people are using TVPaint, however I do see a growing trend towards it.
Thanks again Keovi!
As for the version: TVPaint Animation Pro Not sure on the version number. Thank you again for this instructional. :3 Not too many people are using TVPaint, however I do see a growing trend towards it.
Thanks again Keovi!
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