Comments on: Digital Painting Demo: Perfecting The Drawing & Textural Surfaces: MSTF Tribute (Part 1 of 2): ArtCast #57

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:59:03 +0000

[...] Speaking of tutorials, I really am almost done with the next installment of my Digital Painting Demo for ‘My Sister, The Freak’ [...]

By: Brookes

Brookes — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:54:46 +0000

Loved this and all your work, thank you! Looking forward to Part 2! (Patiently ;} )

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:53:18 +0000

Hi, Mark. I’m not sure what you mean. Can you clarify the question?

By: Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:03:01 +0000

Very instructive, many thanks. I was especially intrigued with your “mini-selections” using the Lasso tool during the late rendering stage; e.g., just selecting a small part of an arm or torso, rather than the entire section.

Somehow you were able to render inside that small area without leaving any obvious edges around the selection border– a very neat trick! How exactly did you NOT leaving edges around the selection border? Would appreciate your explaining that– or trying to!! : )

By: Tegan Clancy

Tegan Clancy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:19:54 +0000

oh and the day I discovered you can stroke your paths, saved me redrawing curvey lines! cant wait to see your character design on planes

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:37:33 +0000

Glad you liked it!

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:37:12 +0000

Thanks, Owen!

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:36:48 +0000

Oh yeah! That’s a real time-saver – Paths. Use it all the time – especially with mechanical characters like the Planes!

By: Tegan Clancy

Tegan Clancy — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:35:54 +0000

Impressive work chris! I love the warp tool! its so easy to fix proportional issues and just as something different, I love using the path tool as well, so I can save my selections of the painting and can use them in the future instead of re-selecting. Looking forward to part 2 &3

By: Loni Edwards

Loni Edwards — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:57:28 +0000

This was a great! Thanks Chris!

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:28:27 +0000

Great demo Chris!

Owen

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:02:56 +0000

You’re welcome, Joey. So glad the show has been helpful.

By: joey feldman

joey feldman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:56:56 +0000

chris-
i recently moved to LA, made the switch to PS/cintiq..without knowing it you have been a tremendous help. this video was killer. so between listening to your podcasts onmy morning walks and watching this vids..i sorta feel like im stalking you…hhhee
thanks so much man

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:47:00 +0000

Thanks, Ian. 6.5 hours is on the fast side for me. One of my full VisDev paintings at Disney can take anywhere between 2.5 to 5 days depending on the complexity of the subject. a more loose painting like the Robot Bug featured in the banner of my site took less time where my Ninja Turtles and Skeletor pieces took a little longer.

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:42:45 +0000

Thanks, Diane!

The “Puppet Warp” tool in CS5 is amazing. It makes perfecting the drawing even easier.

By: Diane Kress Hower

Diane Kress Hower — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:25:28 +0000

Chris,

Hey. Thanks. Great video. I agree with Tom on the warp tool and enjoyed seeing the lasso tool used in a way I have not tried, also.

Looking forward to #2 and 3.

By: Ian G. Lang

Ian G. Lang — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:59:06 +0000

Hey Chris, I’m a new subscriber, rediscovering my artistic side and this is the first video I’ve been able to watch from you so far.

I’m blown away at how simple you make it look, but on the same token I can see the complexities that go into your work. I’m also really glad you mentioned how long the painting took in total. That in itself managed my expectations for when I give it a go. (x 2+5 hours on top of course.)

I can’t wait for part 2!

By: ChrisOatley

ChrisOatley — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:31:21 +0000

Thanks so much, Tom!

The radial menu that comes with the Cintiq Driver. It’s yet ANOTHER amazing time-saver.

By: Tom Dell'Aringa

Tom Dell'Aringa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:25:42 +0000

Hey Chris, really informative part 1. I never thought to use the warp tool to modify the line – that’s a great tip.

Question – what is the radial menu that keeps popping up? Is that something from the digital pen? It happens too fast to see.