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If you want to do computer arts, invest in PSCS3. Its out now and only runs about $500-600 or so. PSCS2 is only about $300. You can do so many things with that program, its nuts.

I did it with Picture It. Not as good' date=' but it was free.... Maybe I'll monkey with a space picture later.[/quote']
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I highly advise against CS2, or CS3. CS is the most you will ever, ever need for coloring, and it is totally superfluous for basic photo editing. Most of the photographers at 14-South (giant art community in WI) don't use anything later than Photoshop 3 or 4. You can make incredible things with Photoshop 6, 7, and if you have to be fancy, CS. CS2 and 3 are a waste of your money.

What I suggest is to avoid digital coloring entirely. That original sketch was absolutely fantastic (hands are difficult to draw), but I can tell you kept a lot of negative space to color it digitally. Coloring a scanned pen/pencil/charcoal is risky because of artifacting (the "mineral buildup" around your lines in the completed colored work), which is why most digital artists now don't use anything short of a WACOM. It is doable, and I’ve done it before, but it takes a lot of cleanup (even for photoshop), and channels can’t always help you.

What you should do, if you're in an art class, is stick with that pencil. Use and fill in that negative space with as much shading as you can see, because when you get the basics down, it is all about light. Light light light light light. How light influences an object is what all visual arts in the end boil down to. Once you can see the shadows and the illuminated spots, all you have to do is shade and then color on top of your shade-map. This can be done with everything from airbrushing to colored pencils to digital.

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Well, I like CS because I learned on 7 and it is easy enough to get used to the minor changes. If you are scanning in images, like that hand w/ orb, Photoshop is ideal, I think. If you just want to go digital images, go for Illustrator.

I highly advise against CS2' date=' or CS3. CS is the most you will ever, [b']ever need for coloring, and it is totally superfluous for basic photo editing. Most of the photographers at 14-South (giant art community in WI) don't use anything later than Photoshop 3 or 4. You can make incredible things with Photoshop 6, 7, and if you have to be fancy, CS. CS2 and 3 are a waste of your money.

What I suggest is to avoid digital coloring entirely. That original sketch was absolutely fantastic (hands are difficult to draw), but I can tell you kept a lot of negative space to color it digitally. Coloring a scanned pen/pencil/charcoal is risky because of artifacting (the "mineral buildup" around your lines in the completed colored work), which is why most digital artists now don't use anything short of a WACOM. It is doable, and I’ve done it before, but it takes a lot of cleanup (even for photoshop), and channels can’t always help you.

What you should do, if you're in an art class, is stick with that pencil. Use and fill in that negative space with as much shading as you can see, because when you get the basics down, it is all about light. Light light light light light. How light influences an object is what all visual arts in the end boil down to. Once you can see the shadows and the illuminated spots, all you have to do is shade and then color on top of your shade-map. This can be done with everything from airbrushing to colored pencils to digital.

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CS? I adore CS! I love this map cs_dust_cz' date=' I can pwn so many nubs on it.[/quote']

LOL please tell me that is a quote from that flash animation about that nerd kid who gets owned, flips out and kills people?

But yeah, I defintely suggest M4A1 like Zrothum suggested. It's a great all-round package for developing with. Once you develop a bit, some of the high-end stuff like AWP are fantastic too, but come with a heavy pricetag.

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Leave!! Leave now!! Leave before the admin bans uuuuu!!!

LOL please tell me that is a quote from that flash animation about that nerd kid who gets owned, flips out and kills people?

But yeah, I defintely suggest M4A1 like Zrothum suggested. It's a great all-round package for developing with. Once you develop a bit, some of the high-end stuff like AWP are fantastic too, but come with a heavy pricetag.

Dey

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Well' date=' I like CS because I learned on 7 and it is easy enough to get used to the minor changes. If you are scanning in images, like that hand w/ orb, Photoshop is ideal, I think. If you just want to go digital images, go for Illustrator.[/quote']

Yeah, I learned with 6 and 7, and you could prolly learn with CS. But, like, if you learn with 6 or 7, you can kinda teach yourself all the new stuff thats in CS, CS2, and CS3; its just, the new stuff isn't really "basic" learning. To really wring the coloring techniques out of Photoshop, you use stuff like channels, blending options, brushes, and the selection tool. You can get a really awesome color job with Photoshop 4 if you wanted to.

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What I suggest is to avoid digital coloring entirely. That original sketch was absolutely fantastic (hands are difficult to draw), but I can tell you kept a lot of negative space to color it digitally.

Aww thanks! What it is, I was sitting as a TA in that class and my student was done and so I fiddled to kill time. As far as the shading goes, I don't know how much to shadow it or where yet. I'm just happy I got the shape right. I have another picture that I want to darken the lines on and then maybe I'll share itl. That one, I added my own back ground and inverted the scene inside the sphere. I'm not willing to pay real $$$ for editing programs better than my MS Picture It.

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Well, I love PSCS2, which is what my school has. It is a breeze and isn't hard to step up from PS7. Of course, just good old fashioned drawing is the best way to do it, since that requires the most skill.

Another shading technique I enjoy, aside from cross-hatching, is just random bits and scrawls. Just use line to place emphasis where needed. Of course, that is my preference, because I like a sketchy look to my work.

Yeah' date=' I learned with 6 and 7, and you could prolly learn with CS. But, like, if you learn with 6 or 7, you can kinda teach yourself all the new stuff thats in CS, CS2, and CS3; its just, the new stuff isn't really "basic" learning. To really wring the coloring techniques out of Photoshop, you use stuff like channels, blending options, brushes, and the selection tool. You can get a really awesome color job with Photoshop 4 if you wanted to.[/quote']
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I dunno if pencil drawing takes more skill, it's just... well, like, if you can get good at it, you can really apply that skill to tons of other stuff. All the shading and form comes from basic drawing, but you can use that information in coloring or drafting too.

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