Pen brush

[AKAIMAX]

I noticed that in this video :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMM3Z7lXPwA
The user uses a brush that has the opacity of how hard you press your pen onto the board. I was trying to contact him but had no luck and so I was wondering, does anyone on the hive know were to get this plugin or have it and they can give it to me? If possible, please do so and thank you very much.

 

[Deolrin]

Err, don't you kinda need a tablet for that?

 

[AKAIMAX]

Yea I have one. Don't most people use tablets?

 

[A.R.]

Quick Checklist:
- Check the Photoshop brush settings; it should have a dropdown box under Other Dynamics for the Opacity Jitter which can be set to Pen Pressure.
- Have you installed your tablet properly?
- Is the driver for your tablet working/up to date? (most obvious way to tell is the cursor instantly moves to the point on the screen relative to the position of the tip on the tablet. If it moves the same way as a mouse or touchpad, it's not working)

 

[AKAIMAX]

Quick Checklist:
- Check the Photoshop brush settings; it should have a dropdown box under Other Dynamics for the Opacity Jitter which can be set to Pen Pressure.
- Have you installed your tablet properly?
- Is the driver for your tablet working/up to date? (most obvious way to tell is the cursor instantly moves to the point on the screen relative to the position of the tip on the tablet. If it moves the same way as a mouse or touchpad, it's not working)

Oh so you set it through photoshop. I got a bit confused cause they guy said that he got the brushes of somewhere. Thanks anyways, gunna try it out soon.

 

[Slaydon]

Its called Flow...

 

[ike_ike]

It be opacity jitter + size jitter. Hammer F5 and it'll be in the Other Dynamics check box thing.

EDIT: Or just opacity then? Moo. Actually, it took me a few months to realise you could change the opacity.

EDIT #3817: Slaydon, note the little box with the Opacity dropdown next to Flow -_-

 

[Slaydon]

well, if you use opacity you will have to paint over and over, like press much, its easier with Flow

 

[Nudl9]

Install the driver that comes with the tablet, otherwise it wont work.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

well, if you use opacity you will have to paint over and over, like press much, its easier with Flow

I use a combination of opacity and flow for colour blending and that works well and conveniently for me.

 

[Sabelion]

Yea I have one. Don't most people use tablets?

I dont have a tablet , thats why there is so many people that gets better than me in 2d art so quickly and It is harder for me to advance, but still you dont see me crying .

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Actually it's possible to make good colour blending via mouse. This video tutorial can help people give a basic start on the technique.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/skins-552/zerg-drone-starcraft-edition-61853/
You can say this is an example of a mousedrawn skin (minus the minerals) since I made it before I got my hands on a tablet.

 

[Sabelion]

Anyways that is off topic xD.

Offtopic discussing about mouse vs tablet

Ye I know, they can still be as good, and there are 3 reasons I dont buy tablet.

1, I'm used to my mouse and whould take some time to get used to tablet
2, It costs money
3, It might take some time to install and such.

xD

 

[Fingolfin]

All my skins are done with the mouse.. it's not that hard.
I have a tablet though, but since i'm left-handed, i can't really use it effectively. I always smudge my hand over the scroll pad and such, it just gets uncomfortable.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

You can disable the scrollpad ya know.
I do that to mine because the scrollpads are just in my way.

 

[Fingolfin]

Yeah, but it still gets backwards. It's about the way i like to hold it.
Also, it's pretty small, like A6-A7, so the motion gets quite exagregated.
Then there's also the fact that you use keys a lot if photoshop, like CTRL-T, CTRL-Z, CTRL-SHIFT-I, CTRL+/-... it's not very handy having to switch inbetween. I usually prefer the mouse, since it's what i've been using since forever, and then i leave the tablet for more organic textures.