Cintiq 21UX

Photoshop CS5, Custom texture brush 300dpi 8 X 10 inch canvas

Do I trust her?  Do I not?  Do I trush her?…..  anyways, happy easter.

..Lightning Muse actually.  She’s the superhero I created for charity a couple of years ago.  She popped into my head this morning on my way to work.  Been waiting all day to do a sketch so here it is.  Happy President’s day…

Been wanting to fire up Camtasia and do one of these for a while so here it goes…  I’ll get fancy later and add commentary and such but for now, it’s best to post one straightforward.

It’s done in the lab using Photoshop CS3. It’s an 8 x 10 inch canvas set at 300 dpi.  The brush is a simple hard edged circular brush set to maximum hardness (yes I know.. that’s what she said) It’s continuous and unedited which turned out not half bad but as with any straight sketch like this, there are imperfections mainly in her hip area. (too narrow)

I could certainly whip out the free transform tool and fix that but the purpose of the demo is to encourage laying down consistent and economical lines without an under drawing.  This skill is quite helpful especially if you’re a storyboarder.

Progress on STEEL NOODLES Number 2 from last night.  It was a good night of drawing…..  The book is getting sketchier and hence, NICER.

Another great week of boards.. capped off with a Friday sketch.  A little southern comfort….

Been a while since I posted one of these so here you go…  The other 2 videos are on my YouTube channel. Click on the button on the upper right corner where all the social media buttons are or HERE.

I should really fire up Camtasia again and do a desktop capture instead of filming it on my iPhone….

No matter how busy you are (especially with storyboard deadlines) you’ve got to find time to draw for yourself.  Here’s a quick design of someone who is ready for a tropical night out…

Done using the magic combo of Photoshop CS5 and Wacom Cintiq.  300 dpi 5 x 7 inch canvas using a custom texture brush.

Sketched on a Wacom Cintiq using Photoshop with a custom texture brush at 300dpi, 6×5 inch canvas.  The finished product below: