OpenCanvas 6
Added 2016-12-18 01:27:21 +0000 UTC(Since it was asked and it's difficult to explain without an image.)
This my setup for my brush in OC6 when I'm about to draw lines. It's listed as "pen" way up at the top there but I'm actually using the Pencil tool. Other brush variations can be found under "Nibs," but I generally don't bother with them. The Brush Size is 3.0 px at maximum opacity. Minimum Size controls the edges of that example swipe there, making them thicker and rounder as the percentage goes up. Hardness at the bottom refers to the edges of the entire brush. I can turn a pencil into an airbrush if I turn Hardness down to 0%. This works for the eraser as well, which is helpful.
Pressure refers to my tablet and pen. I can control opacity and size if I choose, but Photoshop didn't give me opacity control so I'm not used to using it. When I do, it looks like a more natural pencil on paper but I can't control the size as well.
Drawing Method is super helpful. Straight lines in any direction? Curved line? Circle line? Box line? Right here. Maybe photoshop could have done it but I couldn't find it. I had to use the SHIFT key to get a straight line. Now the SHIFT key will give me a perfectly-angled straight line.
I had a bootleg of photoshop for years until my antivirus refused to let me open it. I can't afford photoshop and I've found that not only can I do whatever I need to in OC6, this program often makes the task easier to figure out. I had no tutorials because the software was brand-new when I downloaded it and it came from Japan so there weren't many English-speaking users to help me. Gimp wasn't reading PSD files even with the plugin for it and I tried several other programs with even less success. This one was the best I could find. AND IT'S SO MUCH CHEAPER THAN PHOTOSHOP. You can get it on Steam for about $50.
Comments
I tried a bunch of different things all at once. I don't remember all the things I downloaded. OC6 was the quickest to learn so that's what I stuck with
Allison Shaw
2016-12-18 20:39:53 +0000 UTCIf you want thinner lines, start out with a bigger image. For example, my new TQ pages are going to be 6.25x9.25 inches at 400 dpi (standard for print is 300 dpi). Also, if you have the opacity control turned on it will make your lines lighter and sketchier-looking.
Allison Shaw
2016-12-18 03:33:09 +0000 UTCThanks! I've been using gimp since my photoshop cs2 didn't work in Japan a few years ago. Gimp does a great job but I've been using the pen tool to color and do lines and it does a good job but there is no freedom to sketch and I can't do a line very fine for it becomes pixelated. There comes a time when one grows the need to expand their current knowledge to hit the next level. I appreciate the in depth look. You have a similar coloring and art style but you keep it simple and have a good use of color and light I need to get done. I feel my own work is too heavy.
Steelworks Clipart and Illustration
2016-12-18 03:20:33 +0000 UTC
