[black_fish]

Partial answer:

First you have to use the Brush tool, and not the Pen tool. Second in the brush control little window check the pressure box, the wet edge box, and try transparency settings between 60 and 80%. Should give you that transparency effect you're looking for. The 2H or 3B effect can also be created by the transparency slider and by the color you use (use a grey instead of a black for example).
If you want to have the 'right' colors it's pretty easy: find a photo that looks what you want to do (for example some kind of clothing with nice folding if you're painting your shirt) and take all the color from the photo with the eye dropper tool. Use the photo not much as reference but as a PALETTE. That usually works great.
Last advice: don't try too much to replicate a 'real world' feeling with a digital media. You can have something that 'looks' like real paint and pencil, but you can't really have the 'feel' of real paint and pencil. Photoshop is a new medium, you have to learn it.

Good luck




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[shinkin]

Hi Folks, I am an 18 year-old student and I'm just getting started with digital art by now.
First, I want to show you some work I've done with pencil on paper:

shure, this one is kind of boring, but it shows, that I can cope with proportions, folds and shadows a bit.

but my problem is: I can only do this on paper.
I bought this awesome wacom intuos 8x6 some days ago, and I wonder how to set the brushes in Photoshop. I hope, some of you can solve my problems or give me a hint how to come closer to one solution.
problems:
a)how do I have to set the brush or another tool, that I get a tough 3B or a 2H pencil?
b)I have an incredible problem with hitting the right colors, I wanted to shade a sketch, but I was not able to figure out the natural tones - any hint how I can learn this?
c)all my shadings(well, 2 at the moment ) look so unrealistic, because the brush is only getting smaller and wider by changing the pressurelevel, but I want it to get lighter or darker - how do I have to adjust which tools?

k, i'd be pleased if I get answer, I hope I don't bother all you cracks.

anyway, cu.
shinkin