Hey guys.
I am planning out my next project at the moment when I saw D1vers Desert Conception video [ame="
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(Awesome work btw, I know theres a post about it already on here already but incase you are blind or just cba to watch it all take my word for it, please do, you will not regret it)
Even though I have a good idea of what I want to do I figured I would do it properly and do some concepting as shown in the video. Boy is this a whole lot harder than I want it to be.
I am drawing using my intuos 4 and trying to create concepts and play with ideas like I would normally do on paper but it just turns into me fighting with the tablet to make it do what I want. Its more annoying because I can draw (loosely using the word) well enough for the sake of concepting ideas but this just makes the whole process a lot hard than it should be.
Should I stick with it and hope I get used to it or just give it up as a bad job and stick to concepting on paper and using photoshop to finish them up?
Also I have looked for tutorials on this but most of the ones I have found are from Cintiq users which is a different kettle of fish on its own.
Cheers
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There's a chance that you just won't be able to use a tablet for drawing but I've found that's a fairly rare situation.
If it helps, this probably happens to everyone, and it's only sticking at it which will give you results.
it takes a lot of time to get used to the feel or working indirectly; remember that sketching traditionally and coloring/tweaking artwork later is a perfectly valid technique. use whatever you feel more confident with, not whatever is cool/and or hi-techy.
if you aren't friends with wacom right now, sketch on paper and scan stuff later. you'll certainly waste less time this way.
I would go as far as saying that if you stick to paper for say, a year, you would become much better at visualizing and concepting ideas than if you spent the same amount of time with a wacom
Something to consider too : concepting with a tablet is actually very different from paper. I personally find the tablet process easier when thinking in terms of "paint daubs".
Good luck!
My biggest problem with using the tablet is that I'm used to linework with a pen, that doing looser concepts using larger and broader strokes feels awkward. needs more practice.
IDK, it might just be me but wacom feel more confortable painting than drawing some lines. You should give it a try.
You get used to it. After using them for a few years it feels very natural to me. You just have to get over the odd coordination from drawing on one surface while looking at the other. Maybe try using your tablet as your mouse for a while...so whenever your browsing the internet or something...you can get more used to using it.
Also...for drawing in photoshop...rotating the canvas (if you have a version of PS that does that) can really help. I tend to keep my tablet stationary, but with pencil/paper I rotate the paper a lot. I still have a hard time drawing straight lines at certain angles, but rotating the tablet/canvas can help.
I messed about with the settings ikken and have changed the mapping now cheers, I also whacked the sensitivity up a few notches so my lines are lighter so it feels more like sketching. My drawing style is somewhat messy (or at least thats my excuse and im sticking to it) so this feels a lot better for me, not as much stress to get the perfect line now.
I also think the idea of taping paper to the tablet is awesome, I havent tried it yet but I bet that will make it feel better and also save my tablet from getting scratched to hell by the nibs.
Also yea guys you are right I should focus on using paint more than relying on line art. I guess I dont because I have always sketched on paper so learning to 'paint' in psp would be a task in itself which would take a lot of practice to nail. It IS on my to do list but I've been having a year of terrible luck computer wise and desperately need to improve my portfolio fast lol. I am so jealous of the guys that can paint that way though, it really looks awesome.
Also gsokol I will give using the tablet in general a whirl, it may improve my muscle memory with the pen to screen motions. Also incidentally awesome work on the Glacier crash environment, I've been using the wip thread to help me get back into the 3D workflow as I've been away for a while.
Also its an A4 wired intuos 4 and ive had it nearly 2 years now though not used it nearly enough to justify spending so much on it......damn student loans. >.<
Anywhoo cheers for the messages, I will post some sketches up here if I get chance to do any, and if that fails Il link my devart page lol.
later
paper might be a nice option, play around with it. (any material that is not metal will suffice, so you can try overlaying matte plastic/wood/thin cardboard and see where it goes)