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digital-tablet-tips.md

Tips about drawing digitally

I asked on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1014974001864957/permalink/1252338398128515/ and these were the main points:

  • Set the tablet settings, on the driver and on the software used for drawing. For example, pressure sensitivity.
  • Check the projection: what screen you're using to project the table and ensure the "constrain proportions" setting is checked.
  • Consider line stabilizing software like Lazy Nezumi Pro (only Windows so far). Sketchbook Pro has this sort of line as well.
  • Use Mischief rather than Photoshop for line drawing. It's simpler and produces more natural line drawing, which can be later exported for rendering in Photoshop.
  • Get comfortable with using undo constantly.
  • Use hard felt nibs for the tablet, the have increased friction and feel more like a pen on paper.
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Learning to draw

Courses

  • Draw a Box. This is the main course I'm taking, it takes you from the very basics to constructive drawing plants, animals, vehicles, human figure and environments. The instructor reviews your homework, it's a great course.
  • Foundation Patreon. More oriented to drawing characters and environments. They review your work for current terms, past terms are available at Gumroad.
  • Free Photoshop Basics. 20 minutes screencast, really important lesson about setting up the tablet and Photoshop.
  • CtrlPaint. A vast collection of short, focused video tutorials on digital painting.
  • Proko. Mostly interested in the human anatomy lessons.
  • CGCookie. Interested in Blender for 3D, but it also has courses on 2D, concept art, anatomy.
  • Schoolism.
  • CGMA. I took the Dynamic Sketching 1 course, and then the Perspective course.
  • Paintable. Quick Photoshop tips.
  • Nathan Aardvark's Daily Tutorials. Short, focused and daily!

Figure Drawing References

Online communities

Books

Other books I've been recommended but haven't checked yet:

  • Video Game Art (Chris Solarski)
  • Beginners guide to sketching, Characters, creatures & Concepts (3D total publishing)
  • Beginners guide to digital painting in photoshop (3D Total Publishing)
  • Digital painting Techniques Volumes 1-6 (3D total publishing)

Resources

### Textures

Stock photos

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Photoshop cheatsheet

  • B Brush.
  • E Eraser.
  • L Lasso.
  • alt-delete fills selection with front color.
  • ctrl-cmd-h Hides the extras, like the marching ants line of selections.
  • cmd-delete fills selection with back color.
  • alt-cmd-z History undo. cmd-z just undoes the latest operation.
  • shift-alt-cmd-n New layer without the dialog (fast!).
  • cmd-e Merges selected layers.
  • cmd-g Groups selected layers.
  • cmd-j Duplicate current layer.
  • alt-comma Selects layer below current.
  • alt-dot Selects layer above current.
  • space Moves the canvas.
  • Z Zoom.
  • R Rotate.
  • alt+cmd while moving a mask to another folder to duplicate it.
  • cmd+i to invert a mask.
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