My new Tablet!

[Zulu]

I finally bought a tablet. I'm kinda sick of using my scanner.

Now, I'm new to using it, so i'm not very good.

Anyone have any tips/tricks they can share? Especially anything to do with color and shading.

Here is some futuristic-soldier dude I drew today.

 

[nofx]

Wows that really good, no tips. People get caught up in how to paint with photoshop in reality there is no real way, just do what works for you.

 

[CrazyHarij]

basic tips of color/shading.. always think of the light source. when coloring, the shadow color is always the complement (opposite) color of the regular color.
the only thing you need to worry about in coloring is values, i.e the light and darkness relationship, (up and down in photoshop), going left and right doesnt change the value and thus isn't a correct way of shadowing. it has to look good in black & white, and photoshop is a great way of checking that.

i love your soldier dude by the way, i tend to draw futuristic troopers too

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Unfortunately, the only place that stock tablets are on the other side of the city, and I have been waiting along time to get one, unfortunately there is no direct route. I'll be getting one when my parent go back there.

BTW, that is impressive for your early projects. Did it only take one pass, or did you build up the layers, or erase previous things?

 

[Zulu]

Yeah, there was a bunch of erasing.

Btw, I ordered my tablet online. It's a 6"x8" active area Genius tablet. I couldn't compare it to WACOM, but I heard there wasn't any difference.

 

[StardogChampion]

Work in a high resolution.

 

[Zulu]

Here is another picture, a sort of arctic trooper I guess. Drawing in a higher resolution.

It's certainly not finished, but I'll color my next one.

 

[Asuka]

Not bad designs. I like it.