[r1sm]

hi there,

i just want to know what i really need to start, whats more important to have at startup a good scanner or a drawtablet?(should cost ~100�/$)

i thought about to try some anime/mangastuff or just comicstyle(clear lineart) like spawn comics and so on but also i like those arts of craig mullins very much.

if i try sth in photoshop its very difficult with a mouse (even its a very precise one, MS3.0) and i like it much more to draw with pencil but i dont know how to work on such pics like

without a drawtablet or sth. (forgive me that i post it here, just that u know what i mean...) -> this picture was made by craig mullins! taken from goodbrush.com

have really no idea to start in photoshop, what size such a work need, airbrush?, how big must the aibrush be etc.

i already read a few tutorials but in none stand how to start in ps, size, brushtyp ...
and was somehow too unexact, so not for a starting newb.

hope u can help a newb.

regards r1sm and sry for bad english
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[AndyT]

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/arth/artisticprocess/process_01.htm
http://www.robertocampus.com/n_tutorials_intro.shtml?type=tutorials
You should probably try that approach. Use the biggest possible normal round brush. Maybe start with copying photos first.

You can start with a mouse btw.You can still buy a tablet later if you don't lose interest.
This stuff for example was done with a mouse and without lineart. And my mouse sometimes refuses to move the brush vertically. It's just not that convenient.
http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/~s9730414/art/main.html

If you think you don't want to copy photos anyway you can take other's lineart and color it.
My advice is hang out here for a while and read the threads especially in the Digital Art Discussion.
Hopefully you'll find out what it takes to come up with pictures like the one you posted.
Buy a tablet or a scanner when you know more precisely what you want.
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[kana]

i suggest many years' experience. best way to paint well.
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[r1sm]

yeah i know nobody can start fine without alot of pracctising, but its nice to know what i shall use for such a pic i have posted above.
i saw some pics + tuts where the painter used 3500x3000 size and read this even in forumthreads. but if i start with some misshapen blots, im often abit angry about myself cuz it looks like sh*t in contrast to all other works nevermind how good they are

and what shall i buy for a scanner? saw some really nice looking typs by HP, Canon, Mustek, Acer and Epson, but whats the main factors of a good scanner for digital stuff?

maybe anyone can say me what painter7 is good for? "bought" it and was confused about the many functions, like the first time i used ps

and is that possible to draw such pictures with mouse?
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[AndyT]

You are kidding, right?
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[r1sm]

hm? y i should kidding??
so its impossible to make such craigmullin arts with justa mouse?
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[AndyT]

Read other threads. Did you even bother to read my reply? The question is not mouse, scanner or tablet. It's impossible to do craig mullins like stuff unless you spend the next 3 years drawing and painting about 5 hours each day I guess.

[gArGOyLe^]

umm.. Almost imposssible I would think..

Wacom tablets are pressure sensitive.. and that helps aaaalot.. even if you have super control with a mouse it is still hard to get get different shades.. or transparency with a mouse.

get a $50 - $80 scanner if you intend tojust paint over line art.. and then get a Wacom Graphire 2 for $80 from newegg.com ... its not thee best wacom. but if you are on a tight budget then thats the best thing to do.

[gArGOyLe^]

Education can be a shortcut to experience.. Go to amazon.com .. or barnes and noble.. and check out all the awesome books there. Read.. study .. study the world around you.. and practice like crazy.. and you will improve.

[r1sm]

ok thx a lot for the help and andyt sry if i bother u in some way..i didnt want that
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