This daily weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.
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I enjoyed looking at Phil's blog and website. I'm mostly a stranger to digital tools, and I'm curious to know a bit about the hard- and software that people like Phil use. I've noticed, in looking at some other digital sites, that the artists don't tend to discuss that. Any suggestions about how I could find out a bit about their tools and techniques?
Tom, I believe he is using Photoshop - - most likely with a Cintiq or some other Wacom tablet. Painter is also a popular program, and for those just getting started Sketchbook Pro is a good choice.
psd.tutsplus.com has quite a number of tutorials and links to digital artist. Feng Zhu also has some beautiful work and videos. With respect to hardware - - Mac or Windows both work fine - - the key is RAM and a good monitor.
Thanks, Jim, for that very generous and helpful answer. It's not likely I'll be able to explore digital work any time very soon. But someday, I'd love to.
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I enjoyed looking at Phil's blog and website. I'm mostly a stranger to digital tools, and I'm curious to know a bit about the hard- and software that people like Phil use. I've noticed, in looking at some other digital sites, that the artists don't tend to discuss that. Any suggestions about how I could find out a bit about their tools and techniques?
Tom, I believe he is using Photoshop - - most likely with a Cintiq or some other Wacom tablet. Painter is also a popular program, and for those just getting started Sketchbook Pro is a good choice.
psd.tutsplus.com has quite a number of tutorials and links to digital artist. Feng Zhu also has some beautiful work and videos. With respect to hardware - - Mac or Windows both work fine - - the key is RAM and a good monitor.
Hope that helps a little.
Thanks, Jim, for that very generous and helpful answer. It's not likely I'll be able to explore digital work any time very soon. But someday, I'd love to.
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