Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:08 pm   Reply with quote         

Hey guys, I'm after a book or two to help me win my first comp here sometime this year, , any that you use that you recommend?

I use CS4, I'm after something that really goes through techniques using the Pen tool and also something about Colour Theory & all that jazz.

Like everyone else I've seen thousands of tutorials on the web but I'm after something I can sit & study on the train and when the boss ain't looking.

Thanks in advance, you guys always come through!

Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:15 pm   Reply with quote         

Get a Burt Monroy book. His pictures are boring but his techniques are great and very useful for realism. The best way is don't get all caught up in tricks and filters and techniques. Make believe you are using paints and canvas and start from there. Make masks with the pen tool. Masks for everything. Use them when you airbrush to control where the paint goes.
Nuff' Said

Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:26 pm   Reply with quote         

A book? Is that why I havn't won a comp???

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Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:29 pm   Reply with quote         

st1n3r wrote:

A book? Is that why I havn't won a comp???

no.. Donnie said it best.

and he was talking about me too..

Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:36 pm   Reply with quote         

Dechene wrote:

Hey guys, I'm after a book or two to help me win my first comp here sometime this year, , any that you use that you recommend?

I use CS4, I'm after something that really goes through techniques using the Pen tool and also something about Colour Theory & all that jazz.

Like everyone else I've seen thousands of tutorials on the web but I'm after something I can sit & study on the train and when the boss ain't looking.

Thanks in advance, you guys always come through!

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:56 am   Reply with quote         

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:10 am   Reply with quote         

blue_lurker wrote:

I just use tutes and then modify them or change them or join them together to get the effect I want...I found I learnt more buy doing that and then letting people here comment or ask there opinion and then listening to them improved my skills 10 fold, but you have to listen and not get all shitty when people comment. Its the best way to learn here.

Shut up Blue what would you know?

Maybe I should work on not getting shitty hey...

Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:13 am   Reply with quote         

Dechene wrote:

blue_lurker wrote:

I just use tutes and then modify them or change them or join them together to get the effect I want...I found I learnt more buy doing that and then letting people here comment or ask there opinion and then listening to them improved my skills 10 fold, but you have to listen and not get all shitty when people comment. Its the best way to learn here.

Shut up Blue what would you know?

Maybe I should work on not getting shitty hey...

I feel the love...but the shitty comment was directed not at you but at every one...cept me cause Im so easy to get a long with and don't let things get to me at all...yeah ok Im full of it huh

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:17 am   Reply with quote         

Yeah, books are helpful!

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Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:14 pm   Reply with quote         

Find out which book Claf uses and then get something else.

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Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:54 pm   Reply with quote         

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