Does anyone else do this?

[Zomb1e]

Sometimes, I like to print out a skin and either add details by hand, or trace the outline for a completely different hand drawn one. Then I scan it back to my computer. Does anyone else do this?

 

[operator]

Never really thought of doing it that way...

 

[Chaos]

This proces made it blurry you more often you do it ... ?
And no, I never did it.

Chaos

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Sounds pretty silly to me.

 

[Chaos]

The first time I read this, I got the impressions, it's a bot
I think there is no one who did it

Good Luck find someone

And there is no purpose at all.

Chaos

 

[camel's_hump]

I'd have to agree Chriz. I mean, what's the purpose of this?

 

[Kimbo]

Yes i agree..thats just...stupid.....and it would be blurry and lose alot of quality..

 

[operator]

I'd have to agree Chriz. I mean, what's the purpose of this?

The purpose of it was to ask if someone else use the method as he does : p

 

[camel's_hump]

I meant the purpose of the method seeing as you can do so much more on a computer.

 

[Chaos]

Pros - maybe "you" can draw with hand better as with mouse.

Cons- blurry and lose alot of quality.. as Werewulf said.

My conclusion:

Never try it, and get just a stupid tablet.

...nevermind...

Chaos

 

[camel's_hump]

You can draw just as well with a mouse, it just takes more time and patience. Me, I just got the cheapest tablet I could find and I'm happy

 

[Zomb1e]

I'll just refrain from stating anything from now on...

 

[Tonks]

Well, there's this neat tool I got at a local store, that lets you draw on a touchpad screen. It replaces your normal monitor when you use it, and you can draw with different tools (with an interface like Photoshop or Gimp) directly onto images using an image editing program.

So, basically, you have a stylus, a touchpad monitor, and your picture, and you can draw onto it. This makes it a lot easier than drawing with a mouse, in my opinion.

PS: I also did a similar method once for a background I did.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/TimmyTonks/wallpaper6-1024x768.jpg

I actually drew the shape and effects on my desk at school, and traced it with graphite paper and scanned it onto my computer, then touched it up a bit with Gimp.

 

[Kimbo]

Thats called a Graphics Tablet tonks..and dam, i want one of those..But from what i know 50% of people who have tablets use mouse to do skins/textures since tablets are used for more fluent things like in digital paintings.

 

[Tonks]

Thats called a Graphics Tablet tonks..and dam, i want one of those..But from what i know 50% of people who have tablets use mouse to do skins/textures since tablets are used for more fluent things like in digital paintings.

Hell, I dunno the name
I find it a lot easier than a mouse, just because it's more like a pencil, and I'm more adept with a pencil. I got one with a fine-point stylus, so I can get really detailed. As in, if I zoom up a little bit, I can easily do pixel-by-pixel drawing.

 

[Xlightscreen]

mmm guys obvisly you rarly used a scanner before not to mention a really decen't scanner I can easily take a painting i made and scan it on my pc and make it look just as good as the real thing.

Personly it is a nice trick to do I mean I can sketch way better then draw on the comp.

 

[camel's_hump]

I skin with a tablet, it speeds up skinning a lot. The only person I know who has a tablet and skins with a mouse is falco, from people that I know its not even close to 50%. I don't see why you wouldn't, I mean, it has no disadvantages that skinning with a mouse doesn't have.

If you scan an image it will lose some quality, unless you have a really really expansive scanner, and if you had one you would probably be able to get a tablet which is easier.

 

[Kimbo]

mouse is just more precise, i see tablets as a stroke kind of tool, like for grass and lineart, although iv never used tablet before so this is just a prediction and yeah...lol that 50% may be bshite but thats what i think even though i may be wrong. :S

 

[camel's_hump]

How is the mouse more precise? You have no more precision moving your cursor with the mouse than with a tablet. In my opinion the tablet is more precise since when you use a tablet you use a more standard drawing position allowing you more control.

 

[Sansui]

I will never texture with a mouse again actually.
Tablet is easier more precise and faster.

oh and no matter what you CAN NOT get the same detail with traditional and scanner as you can with digital

 

[camel's_hump]

I will never texture with a mouse again actually.
Tablet is easier more precise and faster.

oh and no matter what you CAN NOT get the same detail with traditional and scanner as you can with digital

My points exactly.

 

[emuman4evr]

I need practice with a skin. Let me make one by mouse and then you guys can yello bullt shit at me.

 

[Xlightscreen]

oh and no matter what you CAN NOT get the same detail with traditional and scanner as you can with digital

Acutly its rather simple you just draw bigger then what the texture is. then shrink it on the comp. Alot of multimedia artist do this and then do touch-up with a paint software acutly a BIG career that does this is animators that make cartoons or anime.

 

[Sansui]

Xlightscreen. You can not get the same level of detail they may draw and scan but they redo them in a digital media.

 

[Xlightscreen]

trust me you can get the same detail just buy a scanner with 4800 dpi and you notice very little diffrence in results. Also I already stated that they may scan the pic then touch it up on the comp.

 

[camel's_hump]

If you're going to buy a scanner why not buy a tablet?