[Golongria]

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember and have recently become interested in using my comp. to color my illustrations, but I don't have any idea where to start, i.e. programs, tools and so on...any suggestions would be really helpful.

Mi nargas esta en fuergo!!!
Thanks

[dennison]

programs, use: Adobe Photoshop but beware, it's a bit heavy on the budget, and the interface would be a bit cryptic for a newbie, but anyway there are a lot of tutorials out there that teach you how to color using photoshop for example here on this site alone, dhabih has posted a tutorial on how to color on the computer.
also check out Oscar Alexander's site, the digital art resource http://www.dualhead.com/dar/

[zapman]

Ok Golongria
Get ready to read,
Programs for doing Comic, Clean, Graphics Use Adobe Illustrator 8.
Program for Most any type use A MUST HAVE! is [B}Adobe PhotoShop5.5[/B] (http://www.adobe.com) you can do almost anything, Some plug-ins really help for the PC GFX Newbies.

Painter6 is a Real good for ARTIST style painting, lot of Good medi tools to pick from.

Gimp is a Nice free Graphics App. (i never tryed it, i hear its good)


If you got some money to spend get your self a TABLET www.wacom.com makes good Tablets, Tablet is a Eletric Pen/paint/pencil/finger and paper. It act just like drawing on paper with your pencil.. Harder you press Darker the line (works well with PhotoShop and Painter6)
They cost anywere from 200to500to900.

(i use a old ArtPad2 4x5)
If your like airbrushing they have a AIRBRUSH style Pen! (www.wacom.com)

Then Start Messing around with the Programs see what you can do.

Then go on with the APP(s) you picked and look up tutorials for them to help you out.(www.wacom.com has nice tutorials for Photoshop, painter)

Get that far then Poast a New Msg and we/i will replay to your post.

Sound just about right?
have a nice day :P
(sorry no time to Spell check, grammer check)
ZAPmAn

[This message has been edited by zapman (edited March 08, 2000).]

[Golongria]

Thanx a lot for all the info
That will all help a lot.
Anybody out there willing to donate to the help Matt buy a Wacom tablet foundation?
It's a great cause!

Golongria