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Just fooling around on ArtRage with my new wacom tabletFull view for texture
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Thank you! *Jillianelf got me onto ArtRage. It is a really unique program. I love it!
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Wow, retro-tastic!
I especially love the texture around the eyes.
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Aw, thanks! Yeah, I thought she looked like an aging punk, or maybe a hard rock chick from the 70s.
That texture is courtesy of ArtRage. This program is so cool for two reasons: it lets you feel like you're really using wet paint (as much as a program can do so) and it gives you choices of painting surfaces, such as various weights/ textures of paper and canvas. I used the 'chalk' and '
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See you used ArtRage while I was away, and a great image you painted as well. Sounds like you like the program...I would be lost without it and my wacom...wow life without wacom..scary concept 
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Thank you! I really felt like I was painting when I did this one.
I'm so glad that you recommended ArtRage. I like it so well, that I've also suggested it to other artists here and some of my students.
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I quite like this... the colour, texture... I don't know, maybe it's the apparent serenity of her face juxtaposed with the vividness of her hair. But I really like it.
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Wow! Thanks! Yes, there's definitely some juxtaposition going on.
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Oh! I love the lips so much!! And the colours you chose here are really interesting too 
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Thank you! I was trying for a little resigned sadness in her lips.
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I love the texture...makes me want to shove my hands through the screen to feel it. :] The colors are wonderful too...I want to sit and look at this for a looong time.
Very nice job!
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Hi there! Thanks for taking a look and for the lovely compliments. I like the way you describe the texture!
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No prob! :] And, yeah, I am a very textile person...when I go to an art museum I want to touch every painting I see...I doubt the security appreciates that. 
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Museums have those light rays now, that notify security when someone is even standing too close to a painting.
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I haven't heard of those...should maybe keep that in mind next time I go to the art museum.
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Love the feeling of this one. How do you like the tablet?
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Hey, thanks!!! The tablet is a little different than straight drawing. But it's far easier than the handskill involved in drawing with an internal mouse. The tablet is quite freeing!
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I should have bought one ages ago.
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*b1gfan described it perfectly. It's intense.
It's really unique, and the expression is great. It seems the tablet's doing wonders for you too, it looks very natural. I have yet to try ArtRage. I probably should.
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Thanks for the encouraging words!!!
I like 'unique'!!! I'm trying to bring my mind/skill set as a traditional artist to digital art and consciously attempting to avoid the perfection possible through digital art.
The best thing about the tablet is the ease with which I can now scribble and sketch! I draw directly on the computer. Getting the lines to go where I wanted them to without wobbling was really really hard with the internal mouse of my laptop.
I'm looking forward to the arrival of my new monitor (which is on back order...grrrr), which will increase the amount of canvas I'll be able to view onscreen and improve my ability to sustain the flow of long lines and large volumes, which I now must work on in smaller chunks or at a reduced magnification.
I think you'd really enjoy ArtRage. It's just like mucking about with paint.
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Incredibly late reply, but just wanted to tell you that I messed around with a trial of ArtRage and was really impressed! It's really the most lifelike art software I've played with.
I'd never use it instead of Photoshop, but I did waste about two hours on the trial, just messing with all the tools.
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Dang, a late reply to yours! I've been off writing and doing art, etc.
I'm so glad you discovered the joy of ArtRage! You can ship the finished jpeg into photoshop and play with it afterwards... add layers, text and whatnot.
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Can't say I've used it much lately.
There is some stuff I need to focus on now, so I haven't had much free time to fool around, but I might do something "serious" whenever I get some.
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Summer's on it's way!
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Has a very retro feel to it.
For messing around it looks pretty nice to me.
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Thanks! This sort of 'mood' drawing is fairly quick for me to do in traditional media, but now it's almost as easy to draw this way on the computer with my tablet!
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Retro is a state of mind maaaaaaaan...
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How are you liking the tablet? I love this piece, the palette is gorgeous and her face has the sweetest expression. Good job with the textures, too [you fooled me. From the thumbnail I could have sworn this was traditional!]
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OMG!!! I love it! I can sketch and doodle with it! Before I had to draw each line with such effort to keep them for going wiggly. (As you'll recall, I don't have a scanner and drew directly onscreen.) Now as I'm getting used to the pen (my finger keeps drifting over to the mouse...) I can draw just as I could with a real pen, pencil, paintbrush. The pressure sensitivity is great! What a difference.
Thank you! The textures are courtesy of ArtRage. You might have fun with this program. The starter edition is free. The full version is a whopping $25. It took a little getting used to, because the virtual brush picks up colours below as if you were working with wet acrylic or oils, which is unusual for a digital graphics program.
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Man, I love her hair. The colours look gorgeous, especially where it's blending in with the reds. 8D
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Hey thanks!!! The hair was a lot of fun to do with, among other tools, the '
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Haunting!! I love the vibrant colours and the expression on her face.
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Thank you!!! It means a lot coming from you.
I don't want to discourage or put down the young folks here, but do you think that maybe age adds that little bit of depth and complexity to emotion in art? I definitely find it in your work.
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I actually would have to say that that is true. I think the experiences life throws at you by the time you reach our age group makes a huge difference in not only how we create but how we view the art around us. I know that my taste in art has grown so much over the years, not just with the access I had to it at the framing store but with the way that I view life now. I need more depth and complexity in the art that I view to find it enjoyable. I am no longer satisfied by something that is simply pretty or technically perfect.
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Someone remarked at the subtle/ complex way I treated the subject of love in a poem. It's life experience, plus the fact that I've been writing poems on and off for over 20 years. This is not to say that a young person can't achieve the same thing without the experience. It just isn't as likely. Young artists are best at originality, creativity (being 'ahead of their time'
I detest sentimentality and shock for shock's sake. I like to see depth of thought and/or feeling behind a picture or piece of writing, but the subject matter itself can be humble. I tend toward typical beauty standards as a rule in my own work, but not perfection. Technical skill is certainly something to be proud of, but it has little to do with art.
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Aw, thanks! Fooling around in all senses is good for the soul. I'll keep it up for sure.
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:woot: for graphics technology!
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Gah! I fail at emoticons. Here's a
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thank you girl.
you were doing great for the woot you just place "w00t" instead of "woot", they are the number zero
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Thanks!!! I suffer from emoticon impairment.
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Sad picture
Wonderful texture. It's like I want to touch it but I can't 'cause it's digital....
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Thanks!!! Definitely sad. But it's okay to be sad sometimes... And even though she looks sort of hard, I think I left a little tenderness there.
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I always think the name ArtRage is funny. It sounds a word for when you've got a great idea that you keep messing up and then get really irritated.
Have fun with that.
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