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Yeah like i said on DA Wraith, that is one beautiful piece of work!

amazingly beautiful and colorful man, awesome as always BW

Thanks guys!

Tonight is another Livestream, the usual time: 10:15 est
The channel is www.livestream.com/bwbabble

Going to be working on Chris' piece--refining the drawing and coloring.

Will be starting up in about 45 minutes.

I am early.

We are seeing green boobies and talking about Heidi Klum.

was great as usual man!

Hey guys,

I just put a little demo of the new version of ArtRage that was released:

http://www.livestream.com/bwbabble/v...c-ad401f1e030b

This program is a very cheap alternative to things like Photoshop and Painter. I upgraded based on the improvements they've made to the ink pen tool. I think it might be one of the best options right now for simulating comic book inking.

Of course, everything you'll see in the demo is out there in different programs on the market. For example, I know Illustrator has a line smoothing function. But the combination of things in this package is attractive, especially at this price point.
Check it out!

Here's a new drawing done for the book using Art Rage's pen tool and a little shading in Photoshop:



Gonna do some more of these for the book while experimenting with a more inked look than I usually do.

I like the inky blackness of the skirt and the highlights.

In other news: how do you go about choosing your palette for a painting? I have no idea how to do this.

Well, you could spill paint chips all over the floor and then duct tape your feet. Dance around for a few seconds and the use the ones that stick to the tape! I am sure that this is a brilliant way to choose colors

I also like the highlights on her outfit, really gives it a latex look.

Ohhh thanks for the demonstration going to look into that software. and I think the new sketch looks great

No I don't have anything saved, I just approximate what I think the appropriate base skintone will be when I'm establishing the overall color for the scene. Then if it turns out to be brightly lit, as in strong sunlight, I either brighten the overall tone through highlights or just ramp up the value of the base tone if it becomes too dark for the scene.

I do a lot of adjustment to the tones of things as I develop the picture, but I always try to have some tonal contrast between the base skin tones and the surrounding environment in order to push the character out of the background.

Thanks Eddy!

Hmm. I must investigate the choosing of a palette more.

Thanks for your help!

One thing that is really interesting and revealing about color--take a photo of somebody and use the color picker in the graphics app you use to pull out different tones. Try to get a range of three or four different tones from the picture (highlights, midtones, etc.).

When you actually look at these colors apart from the picture, it's surprising how bold they are. I find they often don't look like anything I'd ever use to paint skin.

Last night, I laid down a light blue gradient background and then painted on it with an orange for highlights and purple for shadows. Somehow, a believable skintone formed.

This is not science. This is wizardry and all artists are in league with the devil.

Hey BW I totally got wrapped in a PC I'm trying to get done before Christmas and missed the Livestream where you used my Chloe as your example but upon trying to go back and play the "on demand" if froze up and I was not able to watch more than a few minutes of it... I can (and have) play back Eddy's just fine, have you noticed a problem with your stream or does it play back fine when you try it.
Anyone else play it back... I'm wondering if it's something wrong on my end or a problem with the stream?

P.S. that demoness is really slick.

One --> Artz Giveaway <-- To Rule Them ALL!

I will settle this. ORANGE FTW! - Ex Libris

Errr...Ooops! Sorry man, I think I deleted it. I cleaned out some of the broadcasts that were less cohesive. That one ended up being a more freeform discussion--I didn't actually get that much work done on the piece.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Suichi wanted ribbons. I got something started but this naked girl kept getting in the way. Anyway, here's a teaser:



Didn't make it for Xmas, but it's coming along nicely.

Happy New Year!!!

tha art looks great so far!

Mwahahahahahahaaahaaa! A winnar is me!

`scuse me while I go... iron some things out. :3

The completed Suichiro Ribbon piece is posted in my gallery.