saphiremomo In reply to Serabellym [2012-09-21 21:11:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad they've helped you so much!

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saphiremomo In reply to Ishowa [2012-09-02 19:08:55 +0000 UTC]

What are you trying to do with Gimp?

As my computer that had it installed died recently, I can't give you any direct pointers, but I will try and remember as best I can. Alternatively, you can take a look at any of the Gimp tutorials in my gallery, as I tried to explain my process in easy-to-understand terms.

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Ishowa In reply to saphiremomo [2012-09-02 23:10:26 +0000 UTC]

ok

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saphiremomo In reply to edragongirl [2012-05-13 22:40:38 +0000 UTC]

I've heard that the newest version is pretty different from the older versions that I've done tutorials with. If you can be more specific about the issues you're facing I can do my best to help you out, but if you're looking for general drawing-with-GIMP tips, here are the ones I have to offer--

1. When working on something, save as a .xcf or .psd. This will preserve layers and quality when you need to work on it later. Once you're finished with a project, save as a .jpg or .png to post on Deviantart or similar sites.
2. Always keep a copy of the original file on hand. It doesn't matter if you duplicate the original layer or have it as a completely separate file, but it really sucks if you're working on something and mess it up and you don't have a backup to fix it.
3. Learn how to use layers as soon as you can. They can be tricky at first, but with a bit of experience it'll make your life with GIMP a lot easier.

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edragongirl In reply to saphiremomo [2012-05-15 18:01:28 +0000 UTC]

Well this is pretty much the first time I've ever tried doing art on a computer, do I need to buy a tablet to make things work? is there any way to get something I've drawn, (like a certain character) and have the computer put into a comic at different angles? how do I get panels to go in a certain order?

Do you know what the animation thing on gimp is and how it works?

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saphiremomo In reply to edragongirl [2012-05-23 16:52:23 +0000 UTC]

First question: No, you don't need a tablet to make things work. Most of my early work was done without a tablet, and there are some fantastic artists who are able to do magic with a mouse. However, in my opinion, a tablet makes drawing and coloring on a computer MUCH MUCH EASIER. But it's not necessary, and if you don't have the ~80$ to blow on one, dont' worry too much about it.

Second: If you're talking about drawing a character front-view or something, and then being able to tell the computer to make it into a side view or a rear view of the same character, unless you're working in a 3D rendering program it can't do it.

Third: Panels will go in any order that you tell them to go in. In the few comics I've done, I've drawn out every panel in my sketchbook, scanned them into my computer, then made boxes in a page-size in GIMP (I like to work in 5x7 now, but sometimes I would do 8x10 or something like that) and inserted my scanned drawings into the boxes, erasing outside the boxes to make it clean (or erasing the boxes and let the image go full-bleed.

And last: I've done little GIF animations in GIMP, stuff similar to flash animations and such. I'm not sure if I ever used the built-in animation thing in GIMP, though - if my memory serves right, it was typically a way to convert an image into a spinning globe or something to that effect. If you're looking to do animations, you'll either have to do it the old-fashioned way (drawing out the frames, ~8 frames per second for saturday-morning cartoon quality) or get and learn Flash.

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edragongirl In reply to saphiremomo [2012-05-25 01:12:43 +0000 UTC]

that is extremely helpful,
thanks

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saphiremomo In reply to El-Barbudo96 [2012-05-13 22:41:48 +0000 UTC]

No problem - you have some fantastic art, and I love how you've been doing some stuff reminiscent of Alphonse Mucha and the whole art nouveau movement. It's really lovely stuff. Keep it up!

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saphiremomo In reply to monkeyshine101 [2011-08-19 14:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Its a happy random happenstance!

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monkeyshine101 In reply to saphiremomo [2011-08-19 20:05:09 +0000 UTC]

for sure! lol

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saphiremomo In reply to puppygal321 [2011-07-22 22:57:32 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thanks! <3

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icytemporalist In reply to icytemporalist [2011-07-21 03:16:40 +0000 UTC]

...and thanks to your tutorials, I was able to create this! [link]

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saphiremomo In reply to Ethanayce [2011-02-05 04:05:42 +0000 UTC]

What you want to do is put the brushes you download in your brushes folder (which if you're using a PC, would be Program Files > GIMP 2.0 > share > gimp > 2.0 > brushes). You want to be putting the raw brushes in here, not folders or .zips or whatever they come in originally. Once you do that, it's merely a matter of reloading GIMP's brushes by restarting GIMP, I believe.

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Ethanayce In reply to saphiremomo [2011-02-05 05:02:56 +0000 UTC]

ok cool thank you so very much hopefully ill be able to upload some of my work here soon and show you the progress ive made thanks to your help have a good day

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saphiremomo In reply to saramanalou [2011-02-01 01:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Thankies! ^^

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saphiremomo In reply to RavynCrescent [2011-01-31 23:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Thankies!

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saphiremomo In reply to moonlightbird [2011-01-31 23:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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moonlightbird In reply to saphiremomo [2011-02-05 14:08:52 +0000 UTC]

oops, I wrote it with oo xD How did you celebrate it? How are you? Take care!

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saphiremomo In reply to moonlightbird [2011-02-05 16:05:51 +0000 UTC]

I just went out for italian (my favorite!) with my family, and will likely be going out with friends when our schedule's coincide.

Take care as well.

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