Art tools, what do you use?

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on: March 14, 2010, 08:45:07 AM
I use pencils, and colored pencils. And also rulers to make straight lines.

I wish I had other art options, but I ain't got the money. Like Photoshop, it's too freakin' expensive. Oil Paint, I'm a mess at. I don't use markers very much. etc

So, I'd just stick to the Colored Pencils.

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Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 08:48:57 AM
Mechanical Pencils and Printer Paper for traditional stuff (Which I haven't done in ages now)
And my Wacom Bamboo Tablet. With Corel Painter 11 / Easy Paint Tool SAI / Photoshop CS3 for programs.



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Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 08:52:10 AM
Wacom Intuos3 A5 wide.
Photoshop CS4 for anime shading/ multiple layers work/ vector.
Open Canvas 4.0 for sketching/ painting.
Comic Studio EX for Comic/ screentone.



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Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 08:56:40 AM
Depends.  For digital, it's:

Wacom Graphire small
Photoshop CS3 for everything.

For traditional:

Non-photo blue pencils for sketching
.05 mechanical pencil for linework and shading
Pigma pens in varying sizes
Grey tonal pens
White pens for highlights
Various paper (either sketchbook, bristol board, Comic ProBoards)
Prismacolor pencils
Colourless blenders
Markers
Acrylic paints
Various straight edges for, well, straight lines (rulers, T-square, triangles)
Flexible curve for curved lines

Mostly now, though, I colour my stuff in Photoshop, regardless if it was scanned or not.

Oh yes, and I utilize my library of art books for when I need references, poses, anatomy, proportion, and techniques.


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Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 10:48:50 AM
Traditional-
Zebra M-301 Mechanical Pencil with 0.5 lead (I REFUSE to use any other pencil.)
Paper Mate Black Pearl eraser
paper
If I want to ink, Staedtler Pigment liner fine liners, from 0.1 - 0.7

Computer-
Logitech wireless optical Mouse (UGH..)
Adobe Flash/Photoshop (Flash has line autosmoothing, but Photoshop is better for coloring I usually use a combination of both.)
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Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 12:26:49 PM
genius tablet
mechanical pencils
for digital coloring...photoshop CS

for assignments and stuff(not enjoying it much...too much stuff to use on work,so money wasting on the same damn thing lol)
-Derwent graphic pencils
-charcoal pencil
-watercolor
-poster color

just recently done somthing for myself with watercolor



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Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 02:38:31 PM
Wacom Intuos 4 Large
MS Paint
Flash CS3
Photoshop whatever I can crack
Various other free/stolen programs

I only do digital art these days.  [tornado fang] paper.



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Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 02:48:13 PM
Mouse and MSPaint.
For everything.
I'm that good.

[spoiler]Intuos 3 A4
Photoshop
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Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 04:43:23 PM
A wooden pencil.
A piece of paper.
My right hand and my brain.



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Reply #9 on: March 14, 2010, 04:49:23 PM
A wooden pencil.
A piece of paper.
My right hand and my brain.
This, but only because of the lack of proper knowledge on what wonderful resources are available to me.

And because I can't draw very well.


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Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 07:21:44 PM
Bamboo fun A5 tablet
Ohacookie (I can't afford photoshop or any other drawing program)
right hand too, left hand sometimes to draw horrors
Useless imagination
Pencils
Paper

yup yup



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Reply #11 on: March 14, 2010, 07:30:19 PM
Useless imagination
Hmm... I should have that too. But, I don't have much imagination.



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Reply #12 on: March 14, 2010, 07:31:26 PM
I meant crappy imagination. Not that useless 8D



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Reply #13 on: March 14, 2010, 07:33:53 PM
I meant crappy imagination. Not that useless 8D
Ah, I see. Sometimes crappiness can turn into awesomeness. :)



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Reply #14 on: March 14, 2010, 07:38:54 PM
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Reply #15 on: March 14, 2010, 09:01:12 PM
- Intuos 4 Medium Drawing Tablet
- Easy Paint Tool SAI
- GIMP 2.6.8 + GIMP Animation Pack 2.6

On days when I don't get to play with my fancy stuff:

- Number 2 pencil & whatever surface I can draw on without issue.
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Reply #16 on: March 14, 2010, 09:08:15 PM
A pencil and my study notes from various subjects.



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Reply #17 on: March 14, 2010, 09:09:36 PM
I use pencils, colored pencils, and a black ultra fine-tip Sharpie marker.


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Reply #18 on: March 14, 2010, 09:37:34 PM
Whatever pens, pencils, rubbers and paper I can scrounge together.

Oh, and something hard to lean on, like a book.



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Reply #19 on: March 14, 2010, 09:45:09 PM
Pencils, Pens,Colored Pencils, Eraser, Paper and sometimes Ms Paint with Mouse =w=



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Reply #20 on: March 15, 2010, 01:04:30 AM
A pencil and my study notes from various subjects.
I'm this too.


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Reply #21 on: March 15, 2010, 01:23:32 AM
Computer paper, a mechanical pencil, along with their crappy erasers, whatever runny ink gel pen I have handy, a scanner and Adobe PhotoDeluxe circa 1999, and a mouse. And ooohapieceofcandykie. Screw you kids and your Photoshop and tablets and paint tools and fancy brushes. Work with the antiques like me!

That tears it, I'm buying a tablet... ;^;

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Reply #22 on: March 15, 2010, 03:56:42 AM
Time for an upgrade, Miyabi!
Stop living in the past. :P



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Reply #23 on: March 15, 2010, 04:45:23 AM
That tears it, I'm buying a tablet... ;^;

Get your tablet off eBay for cheap like I did. =P


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Reply #24 on: March 15, 2010, 04:51:55 AM
Yeah, I bought my Bamboo on eBay, through the NCIX outlet.
$70 USD.

My Bamboo model is the old one, I'm sure it's a little cheaper now.