how do ppl create works of arts on websites like deviantart.com? do they illustrate them and then edit/modify them using photoshop or other softwares? any answers would be helpful.
2007-05-14 02:04:49 · 5 answers · asked by Nick 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
It isn't really about the software. For my work, I sometimes sketch thumbnails out using regular pencil and paper first, then make a full sketch, ink it using inking pens (this makes digitizing easier), scan it in to a capable image editor (could be GIMP, could be Photoshop), adjust the grayscale levels and clean it up so all I have are clean black lines on a clean white canvas, then at this point, I can either move to Illustrator to livetrace and flat for vector/cartoon work, use Photoshop to do the same for airbrush-styled work, or use Painter for more sophisticated realistic look. The thing about the software is that I'm using it to emulate/enhance what I already know how to do using natural media.
If you want realistic work, or at least photorealistic shading, taking an art course, or at least learning to draw from life (not from other drawings) would help immensely. In other words, the software you use does not enable one person to make great art and condemn another person without it to make mediocre art. Whether you buy Photoshop or buy some oils and canvas, you're still going to be starting from a blank canvas. Just with different tools.
2007-05-14 04:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the look of the examples they use almost any technique at hand. I would guess none of them are done mechanically (painted or drawn and then scanned in.) Some of the pictures are clearly photographs (like the changed depth of focus with the flower and woman), but probably digitally merged. Most of the rest were likely done using painting and drawing software directly. It really helps to have a drawing tablet (digital pen) with a soft tip pen for greater stroke control.
2007-05-14 02:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First these beautiful pictures were made by professionals, the other is that they use professional softwares such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator...etc. And they use also frames for the artworks.
2007-05-14 03:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cranberrydude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of art you are looking at on deviantart.com some are photo-manipulations some are 3D art some are plain photography some are drawings and some are traditional methods of creating art. You can find tutorials for many types of these thing on deviantart at http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/tutorials/ and most times you can actually note the artists if you have a DA account which is free to join and its best to ask the artists you like how they do their work
2007-05-14 03:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by rei_clone_69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I use photoshop, MPE, and painter(not paint in the accesories,but Mic. Painter)
a really good site to go to is paint.com they have free software that you can download to make really good pics, thats what i had for the longest time till i started using photoshop
2007-05-14 02:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by darth_stigma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋