I recently acquired a VisTablet, which is an off-brand graphics tablet/mouse alternative. The last few days, I have been playing with it, and the open source graphics software called GIMP, which is sort of like Paint on steroids/baby's first Photoshop. I will probably be posting some pictures with pieces and some pictures on their own soon, so things will get more visually snappy. It, of course, depends on which computer I am on. ;)
Overall, I have to say, that wasn't bad for my first time messing with the GIMP program and the VisTablet.
I have always liked to play around with colors and sketching, but I have always had a hard time when it came time for finishing a piece. It's easier with the computer because I am able to layer things (which I have only been playing with in the last day or so). The picture above had no layers at all, though.
To get me through the next little bit, I am going to need to utilize every little trick that I have. It's nice to know that I haven't forgotten how to do certain types of things, like drawing, and that I still have some sort of eye for these types of creative things. It was beginning to think that maybe I wasn't capable of doing this anymore.
I was never very good at this with physical media, and while I am just starting out with this in digital media, I am already seeing a vast improvement in what I am producing from this, my very first image, which wasn't horrible, surprisingly.
Until next time...
Overall, I have to say, that wasn't bad for my first time messing with the GIMP program and the VisTablet.
I have always liked to play around with colors and sketching, but I have always had a hard time when it came time for finishing a piece. It's easier with the computer because I am able to layer things (which I have only been playing with in the last day or so). The picture above had no layers at all, though.
To get me through the next little bit, I am going to need to utilize every little trick that I have. It's nice to know that I haven't forgotten how to do certain types of things, like drawing, and that I still have some sort of eye for these types of creative things. It was beginning to think that maybe I wasn't capable of doing this anymore.
I was never very good at this with physical media, and while I am just starting out with this in digital media, I am already seeing a vast improvement in what I am producing from this, my very first image, which wasn't horrible, surprisingly.
Until next time...
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