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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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The above drawing is unrelated, just a sketchbook sketch. I'm actually pretty happy with it and am going to explore this look a bit more.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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What's interesting and important to keep in mind when drawing digitally is that the aesthetic relies entirely on composition rather than on any materiality. Meaning that everything that's important occurs in how you lay down the lines, blacks, colours etc. and not in the look of the material itself like ink, charcoal, watercolour etc. I'm realizing that the lack of materiality is one of its defining features. I'm not sure this is entirely detrimental but it's something to be aware of.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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My wife says this picture looks more like me than any other self portrait I've done. I think she's right.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Currently rewriting the ending to Maddy Kettle. I finally managed to get it where everything seems to resolve logically but I'm trying to figure out the moment and the note where it ends. It's a continuing series of books so it doesn't need to end like a novel. Which it ain't.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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While Maddy Kettle is already underway my editor asked me to revisit some scenes and refine them. So I took scans of the most recent marker and paper thumbnail draft and started drawing over top of them on the Cintiq using Photoshop. I found this a really useful process as I felt totally free to try different things without feeling tied down to a composition.
Here's page one. On the left is the version drawn on the Cintiq and on the right is the original drawn on paper with marker. My intent on page one was to just tweak it but I found myself redrawing it entirely and in the process discovering how static the original composition is.I ended up erasing the whole image and replacing it.
And this is page three, again the new version on the left and the old on the right. Here is an example of me tweaking a page digitally rather than redoing the whole thing. Because I can zoom in I found I could define actions better, hand gestures and head tilts that I find difficult otherwise in this stage of the process.
Please don't think I'm suggesting the Cintiq is the best tool for drawing period. I find I'm taking to it quickly and it's very suitable for the kind of work I'm doing right now.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Yesterday I spent some time doodling on the Cintiq, to see what it could do and how I should set it up for best use by me. You can really personalize this device, have it run how it suits you best. These are both freehand sketches. I'm continually shocked how close it is to pen and ink, you can use a line in Photoshop that is the same width as the markers I've worked with for years. It's tempting to zoom in and work in extreme closeups but you really need some restraint with this device. You could work on a square centimeter indefinitely. I'm finding the tactile sense of pen to screen isn't bothering me, I used pretty cheap materials before and I'm used to a lack of tactile luxury in larger projects.
For Cintiq sketching I'm finding the obvious route is to almost treat it like oil or acrylic, blocking in all the shapes and values with fat lines which get pared down and refined using white into black. You can see what I mean in both drawings, I've left big chunks of line and value here.
I'll be doing some comic work on it soon, which I'm looking forward to sharing.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I was planning on doing this post tomorrow but soon after I posted that I was selling art on my Etsy shop stuff started selling really, really fast. So, I put a ton of work here on my Etsy shop. I'm saving up for new studio equipment, specifically a Cintiq for inking. If you can purchase something it'd be a really big help. If not, that's fine too, my work will always be free to see here.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I'm considering inking with the Cintiq in the future after running into number of inking problems on my last book. Drazen also lent me a Wacom Tablet, so I'm spending some time practicing my digital inking, seeing how close I can get it to traditional.
And, if you're interested the Advertising Week blog did an interview with me. You can read it here.
Blog: Picture Book Junkies (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Another Cintiq inspired post! Check out Scott Adams working and how he uses his to create his Dilbert comic. Watch it here.
Blog: Roz Fulcher Art Studios (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Hi all,
This is just a quick post to share how I hooked my Cintiq to my Imac. I was going through some hiccups that I shared over at facebook but I want to post the solution here just in case anyone finds it helpful in future. I apologize in advance for the quality of the photos (quick phone shots).
So yes, very excited to get my Cintiq and thought it would be a case of simply taking it out of the box and plugging in. It turned out, however, that I needed an adapter.
Here is the layout of ports on the back of my Imac...
The far right port is the the DVI port which is used to connect with the Cintiq. In my manual it only shares what you will need if you are attaching to a mac mini. So I found an ehow article that takes you through the hook up step by step to an Imac. As it turned out, it wasn't the adapter I needed either. It said to get a "mini display port to dvi adapter" (which I purchased) but the only port I could get it to fit into was the firewire port.After some research, it turns out that I simply needed a "mini dvi to dvi adapter" which looks like this:
I got mine one from the Apple Accessories section at Best Buy for $16.00 (Dynex was the brand).
Phew, running like a charm. =O)
(Emily relieved that mom isn't stressing anymore)
BTW, isn't the desktop calendar cute? It is by teddy bear artist Jenny Lee, of Jenny Loves Benny.
I download her calendar every month. Her creations make me smile. =o)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: cintiq, top shelf, oni, Tor, maddy kettle, the situation, brushes application, giant robot, Add a tag
In order to pay for the new Mac I had to work extra hours at the art store. This means lots and lots of travel time. I live an hour away from the store by street car. And this means that I've sketching a lot on my iPod with the Brushes app. So I have a small collection of doodles to post. I still love this app, so great for sketching. Now that it has layers it is even deeper and a compulsive way to draw.
In the NEWS I emailed all my editors before work yesterday and got mostly positive results. Oni and OnSpec are both really happy with the work I've sent them which is a great ego boost. Today I'm scanning the Maddy kettle thumbnails for Top shelf and working on completing The Situation for Tor. Can't wait to be throiugh this run of full time day job shifts, I'm feeling really burned out. It doesn't help that it's so hot here. My computer screen is wilting.
Also, I'm looking into getting a Cintiq tablet. I'm so excited about this....
Blog: Picture Book Junkies (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Illustration for Kids Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I work digitally %100 percent so I rarely pick up actual paints, pencils, papers, etc. these days, except to do my non-work-related sketching. So in sharing my "favorite" art tool or product, I'm going to have to vote for my Cintiq. I've been drawing on tablets for years and it has become second nature to draw to my right and watch the drawing actually take place on a monitor to my left. No problem. But now, with the Cintiq, I can draw directly on the monitor itself, just as if I was drawing on paper or something. It's a most cool tool to have and I liked it so much, I also bought the baby Cintiq so I could take with me when I go south during winter. There are a lot of demos out there on You Tube and like places to see the Cintiq in action. So if you're curious, do a search and check them out. I'll just leave you with some pictures I took of them yesterday in my studio.
Blog: DRAWN! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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MAD Magazine’s Tom Richmond has written up a lengthy review of Wacom’s portable sketchbook-sized tablet screen, the Cintiq 12WX. The consensus: perfect for those who can’t afford the larger model or want to be able to take their work on the road.
Related:
Tom Richmond’s numerous tutorials
Wacom Cintiq 12WX video review
Wacom Cintiq 12WX LCD Sketchbook
Blog: Three Men in a Tub (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Another darned faun. Cintiq + Sketchbook Pro Cintiq + Sketchbook Pro
Playing around with tools in Painter Cintiq + Painter
Blog: Three Men in a Tub (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Created using: Cintiq + Sketchbook Pro
Blog: Three Men in a Tub (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I took the digital plunge yesterday and bought a Wacom Cintiq. I got the Cintiq 20WSX model. I couldn't wait to get it home, unbox it, hook it up and test it out. I had a little issue hooking it up because I lost the adapter that came with my iMac (doh!) and then I found out my iMac didn't have the capability to support a dual monitor setup. I downloaded a patch and everything is in tip-top
Blog: The Digital Pencil (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I said I didn't see the use -- I already feel 100% natural on the regular Wacom tablet, but watching the demo videos and realizing I could pivot the Cintiq around like an animation board was something I hadn't thought about. I've got a new picture book in the works with old NYC in perspective and I don't use straight edges so I've got to be able to tilt the tablet to draw accurate lines.
Here's how I'm set up, L-shaped desks (actually cheap Ikea dining tables) and my chair with arms removed and set at maximum height. I have a stool under my desk for my feet. I had thought to put the Cintiq straddling both desks (diagonally) and keep the keyboard on the left for typing software shortcuts in Painter/Photoshop -- but decided to go cold turkey and get used to using the Cintiq tabs for the shortcuts I use most often.
My other two concerns in investing in the Cintiq were messing up the screen with my palm (I'm the type to yell "DON'T TOUCH THE SCREEN" if anyone so much as points in the direction of one of my monitors) and secondly, it seems to me that perching bent-necked over a table again is a step backwards in terms of ergonomics. Time will tell. Stay tuned.
That is a super awesome pod.
Thanks so much!