My entry for the Daniel/Vala prompt "starlight" by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ivanolix :
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WARNING: full frontal nudity
HARDWARESOFTWARE
This manip kicked my ass; it's the first project on my brand new graphics tablet. I thought "Piece of cake! I can trace over my favorite pix and call it a day."
ZOMG. Wrong! Tracing involves deciding what to sketch and what to leave out. It also means learning how to hold the plastic pen and move it across the tablet surface; a much different feel from real pen & paper. It involves learning the intricacies of the software features, and how to customize the tool settings.
I wanted cleaner, sharper, vector-like lines, but got fuzzy, short strokes. Eck. Next time will be easier. I'm thinkin' Kama Sutra for my next tablet project.
BTW, Daniel's hung like a porn star. Why? Heh. I watch a LOT of porn. Drawing his naughty bits has prompted an interesting discussion among my beta-viewers about whether Daniel's circumcised. He was born in 1965, and snipping male infants was the vogue in the States, unless he was born in Greece... who knows? I drew him uncut, because I prefer that portion of male anatomy. Maybe I'll post the circumcised version for a Jack/Daniel prompt...
Anyway, off to sleep and write porn in the morning!
ivanolix :click to go to the full entry
WARNING: full frontal nudity
HARDWARESOFTWARE
- Corel Painter Essentials 4 (trace function)
- Adobe Photoshop (cleaning, re-positioning)
- GIMP (Hubble Telescope background & export)
This manip kicked my ass; it's the first project on my brand new graphics tablet. I thought "Piece of cake! I can trace over my favorite pix and call it a day."
ZOMG. Wrong! Tracing involves deciding what to sketch and what to leave out. It also means learning how to hold the plastic pen and move it across the tablet surface; a much different feel from real pen & paper. It involves learning the intricacies of the software features, and how to customize the tool settings.
I wanted cleaner, sharper, vector-like lines, but got fuzzy, short strokes. Eck. Next time will be easier. I'm thinkin' Kama Sutra for my next tablet project.
BTW, Daniel's hung like a porn star. Why? Heh. I watch a LOT of porn. Drawing his naughty bits has prompted an interesting discussion among my beta-viewers about whether Daniel's circumcised. He was born in 1965, and snipping male infants was the vogue in the States, unless he was born in Greece... who knows? I drew him uncut, because I prefer that portion of male anatomy. Maybe I'll post the circumcised version for a Jack/Daniel prompt...
Anyway, off to sleep and write porn in the morning!
