[Thomas Mandelid]

I want to do some sketching directly into photoshop, and was wondering if anyone could help me with some decent settings for immitating a real world pencil. Both the look and feel of it.

I usually sketch on paper and scan, but I want to be able to do some sketching directly into photoshop, and have never really tried this.

What brush-settings should I use, and opacity and stuff....

I have a Wacom Graphire.

[This message has been edited by Thomas Mandelid (edited October 28, 2000).]

[aNoah]

if you really want a pencily look, you should try using painter.

[Brain]

I use the Paintbrush with about 50% opacity, using a 1 or 2 sized brush with pure black. Gives off a similar feel, though the real thing is far more enjoyable. @:-)

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[aNoah]

Sa'ag is right. Just to reinforce what he said. Painter is made to give you the look/feel of real media. In my opinion it is great for giving a painting a fairytale feel.

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[Fat Assasin]

If you don't have Painter, Photoshop will do a pretty good job using a small brush at 100%hardness and opacity, with the opacity setting checked in the brush options. Do that with a pressure sensitive tablet and it looks pretty decent.

Here's a pic I did using that method...

[N8X]

ok im sure this is common knowledge but this is what i do. simple and effective.
Tape a piece of paper over the drawing surface of your tablet, and sketch on that. It provides a little resistance and makes it feel more like paper. Otherwise its like your drawing on glass.

-N8