After completing a technical writing job for a former employer, I was able to purchase a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, specifically for using it to do digital painting. While I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet, I’ve never been able to get a handle on using it very well for precise details, so the pressure-sensitive Surface was perfect for what I… Read more →
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Painting a Drop of Water
This is a tutorial on painting a water drop. I’m using Paint Shop Pro 8 here, but this will work in just about any paint program. Okay, create a new image, 512×512, and fill it with a nice leafy green. Create a new layer and name it “outline,” make it active. Select your paintbrush, set the foreground color to white,… Read more →
Colors Conversion Charts
Okay, so this isn’t really a tutorial, but haven’t you ever wanted to know how to convert an oil color or watercolor to digital color? I have, especially when I’m doing a digital painting based on a painting book. Anyway, I’ve come up with this listing. Some of them I figured out myself by scanning in color swatches, but I… Read more →