<3

so cute <3 love can be so great xD

makes me remember a time where I also had such kind of gifts XD;;;

Very beautiful work, here.

You draw the absolute BEST paws...holy crap.

I like the textures and earthy tones. :)

awwwwww

I still love this <3 Magnificent work, Keovi! Bravo! =3

cute work

Really sweet :3 Love the texture work, too!

very cute ^^

I love this so much <3 You did an awesome job!

its very nice =)

very cute!

Has a nice, warm feel to it ^^

Big 'roos are awesome.

That's really really cute.

How are you liking CS4 so far? been wondering if I should upgrade.

Awwww, they look so cute together!!!!! ~ <3

Awww that looks great.

Why do you use TVPaint? Cause of the pencil tool?

I've gotten pretty used to the TVPaint work flow, both from using it to sketch/ink/color for the past two years, and using it for animation. I like the sketching tools (which are pretty much more advanced versions of the tools in Sketcbook Pro), and the inking brush in particular. Coloring is as fast a snap, and (cell) shading is pretty straightforward. Annnd, then I composite it all in Photoshop.

So! Mostly a matter of habit and convenience. I do hope to get back into some more painty stuff soon, though.

Do you use TVP, as well?

*glances over at the TVP dongle sticking out the back of his computer* I might...

Yea, TV Paint is a very different kind of program, and I've used it several times for drawings things that aren't animation. Very powerful, if you actually know how it all works. I don't.

AND you bought it? Kudos to you :)

It is pretty powerful, indeed. It's also pretty confusing and not particularly friendly to people who aren't at least somewhat familiar with it. I'm pretty thankful I had Adam around to teach me when I started dabbling!

What made you want to buy it, btw? It's not often people fork over for programs, these days.

TVPaint is still pretty unfriendly to me, but waaay nicer then when I first got it. Some day I'll figure out how that multi-plane camera works. You're one of the few people I've met who use it though, it's so underrated.

I bought it cause it's a French program, and the French need all the help they can get :B

Actually, I'm not really sure why I bought it. Was a student when I did, so it wasn't too expensive. I had a cracked version that was kinda buggy (I've learned TVPaint is a little buggy in general), and I liked the program so I just... did.

Are you using 9? It's pretty stable, but any of the cracked copies are going to be 1)unstable/buggy and 2)outdated. It is pretty affordable for students, indeed. I finally buckled down and upgraded my student copy to the professional license when I updated from 8 to 9 (a worthwhile upgrade, imo).

I honestly like it more than any other digital animation program, but then again, I'm also a sucker for raster. My knowledge of the program is limited to the 2D stuff, though.. I couldn't even help you with the multiplane stuff, although I'm sure Adam could! He's my teacher of all things digital ;3

No, I'm using 8.5. 9 Came out... I'd like to say a few months later, and I didn't want to fork over the money for a whole new copy of it. The only big difference I saw, at least with 8.5, between the normal and professional versions, was the inclusion of the X-Sheet, which didn't seem like something I'd use terribly, especially not for a few hundred dollars. The added effects didn't seem like much to me.

I use it because it's the only fully raster animation program I know, vector lines just never stay right where I tell them to. You'll have to show me some tricks some time, if I remember right, you live like 2 miles from my new apartment XD

Oh, I guess I was a little misleading there--I didn't get the super upper crust professional version, I just got a.. normal? license, not the student license. And yeah, I don't have much use for an x-sheet, certainly not a several hundred dollar one. It's pretty finicky to set up, anyway.

And sure! I can show you what I know :) I never realized you live in the same area, but that's cool! Note me some time, and I can give you my AIM stuff, or maybe you and Airu could both come over at some point?

According to Patrice, the TV Paint lady, the student version is no different from the normal version in any way, just the CD says student on it and it costs less. I've heard a few good things about version 9 though, so maybe I'll upgrade soon.

I'll be in Aliso Viejo in less than a week, originally was going to attend LCAD but that got pushed back cause of money :( But sure, crazy Airu and I should come by and bother you some time :3. As for your AIM, isn't it on your main page?

Hm.. I think in my case, it was a matter of the upgrade cost not being any cheaper for students (I think the upgrade was about $200?), and when I got my new codes, it was no longer student-status.

Aww, sorry to hear that you're having to postpone attending LCAD. It's a great school, though, I think you'll like it when you do get to go.

Thanks, I'll have to e-mail TVPaint about that sometime... is version 9 really a big improvement over 8.5?

And I may be part time if I can do it, but as of now there's a few students there I know that I'm gonna bother about teaching me x3

Thats one good moment.

I really hope you don't take this as an insult cuz it's totally not... but your style is so cute and FAT :D

Haha! I don't take it as an insult, especially when you toss in the "cute" part ;p But I am curious what you do mean by fat. How I draw characters, or wot?

It's more your style; it's so round and soft and smooth :D I think it looks fat in a really cute roundy way :D I dig!

I'm so sorry if I've come off offensive, I really don't mean ANY insult at all. I just like round things XD

Hehe, I'm not at all offended, pretty much just amused! x3 Thank you, though, I find it quite flattering that you enjoy my work!

wow this is nice, snuggles are awesome

really nice job. love the color

xgazillion

awww so cute <3

I that little

really cute pic, I'm sure they'll love it :3

and I <3 the texture

*mouth drops*
cute and adorable...

I like your style. you mix photoshop with Tvpaint? wow never tried that......

It works pretty well, actually! I only use Photoshop for the compositing part, though.

ahhh ok thank you very much!. wish zaush could have time to teach me too cuz tvpaint is so unfriendly to me.

this look sso sweet and so cute, what a great gift for them

d'awwwwwww :)

Curious about the outside line along the top. Did you add that in using Photoshop? I can't find that particular tool...or maybe, do you draw it by freehand? It just seems soo smooth, like it uses the contours from the characters. :3

It's an option called "Stroke", and you can access it by either double clicking a layer icon, or by right clicking the layer, and selecting the option "Blending Options". Set it to Screen, and as a gradient, and voila!

Just set this for whatever layer/object you want the stroke to go around.

Fantastic!!! Thank you Keovi!

its so sweet and full of hugs

As much as its said it has to be said again. Fantastic work.

That's way too awesome! They look so happy together. =)