tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90592568410416985132025-11-21T19:18:21.431-06:00Art stuff from Geoff Priest (g.a.priest).Geoff Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681346613067613652noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059256841041698513.post-32062909846699667962015-05-04T12:32:00.002-05:002015-05-04T12:34:08.521-05:00

For the past several months I've been studying traditional painting techniques and trying to apply them to my digital works. In particular, I've favored oil painting techniques, such as underpainting and glazing. The following example was painted in Manga Studio 5 and comes from a series of paintings based on stills from the second season of 'Mr. Selfridge' (the rest of which can be seen

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Near the beginning of 2015 I wanted to practice using traditional painting techniques in Manga Studio 5, so I made this series of fifteen paintings based on stills from season two of 'Mr Selfridge'. I've added notes for each one, detailing techniques I learned while painting them. Overall, I came to enjoy the process despite the struggle. For a detailed breakdown of how I painted the 'Agnes

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A while back I became interested in learning about traditional paint colors, particularly those commonly used for portraits and landscapes. A trip to an art store leads to a plethora of colors, most of which are mere convenience colors (they can be mixed from other colors). So after some research I made my own list of colors to narrow down my palette. The image below shows how I went about this

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When studying traditional painting techniques a while back, I became obsessed with creating digital swatch sets of various real media, particularly oils and acrylics. I've included most of them here for anyone else with an interest. For an idea of how to sort through the colors and pick the most useful, see my post on choosing real paint colors for painting digitally. (Jump to Oils or

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(Update: I added the 72-piece sets.) I recently gained an interest in using markers for sketching, so I used the full list of official Copic color swatches to recreate the individually packaged sets of Copic markers, to get an idea of which sets I would like to purchase. (I omitted the EX sets which just package new color releases.) I posted them here for anyone else with an interest in Copic

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(Note: For clarifications on the camera types mentioned in this article, see Part I: Cameras.) Stop-motion animation software runs the usual gamut of computer programs, from freeware to professional applications. Due to a limited consumer base, however, even professional stop-motion software is relatively affordable. For this reason, I only briefly mention free software and instead focus on

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I've been dabbling in stop-motion animation recently, which for me means spending just as much time (if not more) researching the subject. Jumping right in is easy however, as digital photography simplifies the process tremendously compared to film techniques of the past. Still, new endeavors can be daunting, so I wrote these articles to let other people benefit from my experiences. In this

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(Note: I don't know if this information still applies to Photoshop CS6.) The title of this article may sound confusing but what it addresses can seriously impact 16-bit image creation in Photoshop.  As I've mentioned before in my mixer brush articles, the mixer brush works best with 16-bit images, and certain layer modes like 'hard light' allow you to essentially blend with

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(This is the second of two articles on the Mixer Brush that I've written. The first can be found here.) A while back I wrote an article about some of the technical shortcomings of Photoshop CS5's new Mixer Brush, and how I've managed to overcome them for the time being (link). In this article, I discuss some new practical tips for using the Mixer Brush, including how to create a mixer palette,

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If you're familiar with compressing your own JPEG images for the web, chances are you've noticed Blogger's annoying habit of compressing uploaded images even further.  The results aren't pretty and waste all the time you've spent optimizing your images. You could upload images in PNG format but PNG files can be much larger than JPEGs and will eat up both more bandwidth and free

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Considered one of the Holy Grails of digital art tools by some, the Wacom Cintiq can be a joy to work with and often improves productivity when compared to regular pen tablets. The one-to-one pen-to-screen ratio and direct interaction make for a much more natural experience, particularly for those with a traditional art background. Like all tools, however, a Cintiq requires some adjusting to.

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(This is the first of two articles on the Mixer Brush that I've written. The second can be found here.) Having wrestled with Photoshop's new Mixer Brush in CS5 for the past few months, I've come to the conclusion that the new tool is indeed a great addition, however with many caveats.  Some of the problems are technical ones (such as painting in 8-bits/channel), others by design

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