MONSTER TECH!...or how DRAW with my inner child.

bloody hell...what an awesome post....you cant leave us hanging....get on with it you`ve only got a few days to get it finished

 

Fantastic!
Thanks for sharing that with us, please show us the color now, please!
I just went on your website and checked out all of your work...you're an awesome artist, I love the stuff you do!!

 

Quick ???,

Do you use a digi pen and tablet or is everything drawn via computer mouse\trackball?

Your drawings are bitchin.

 

Color man I need color!!!!!!!!! Great post.

 

Jeff!, thanks for this post. I've been diggin your work for years!. Being an "old guy" it just amazes me how you can do it on a computer, I can barely get this reply up. Guess I'm going to have to stick with the India ink and Speed ball pen. Cant wait for the color post. Jeff Norwell, you are the ART GOD!!!!

 

I miss my Wacom tablet... Drawing with a small brick is limiting.

 

This is a great post! Thank you.

 

Pressure sensitivity? Knowing what I know about pentabs, touchscreens and how they operate I'm guessing the sensitivity is actually registered through the pen?

So, does the pen have a cable on it or is it wireless? Bluetooth?


What I lack in artistic ability (and MAN, do I ever lack) I try to make up for with techno-geek and amateur porn star moves.......


You're work is inspiring. Unfortunately, my experimenting with mind altering substances days have left my hands/nerves like they are being controlled by some mean little kid.......

 

Not being a Coral user, does it have a layer mask type function like photoshop to remove unwanted portions? Also, do your black lines all line up at the end of the day when things like the front tires are added, or do you use white to cover up the sections that don't match. I assume you can scale individual items as you go. Ie is bigger blower, smaller wheels etc.

Lastly, I love how you equated the computer as a tool. A common misconception is that they do the work for you. That a filter is equated to creativity (not so). Computers don't think or draw, there is always a madman behind the keyboard. Fantastic stuff. Mad skills.

Have you used the fely coverd nib on the wacom pens? Sooooooooo smooth compared to the standard hard plastic ones.

 

Jeff, I've got a permanent folder "JeffNorwell" on my desktop where I'm stashing all the images you post. I'm studying your illustrations to try and learn from you; I guess you're already a teacher after all...

Thankx for providing some extra insight with this thread!

 

same here, thanks teach!!!

 

Great Tech Jeff! I've been playing with painter off and on for a bit, I love it.

Question:
what is the trick to drawing ellipses (like wheels/tires) with the tablet and stylus? everytime I try to draw one freehand I feel like I'm drawing with my feet - the line is all over the place. Maybe it's just practice...

 

Great article! Keep it coming!! Lots of really useful insight. Thanks!!

 

ok, im a real technology geek and a wanna be artist-- so this really interests me.

wow, how things have evolved-- i knew it would, but having someone as bad ass as Jeff post how he does his stuff just validates... build a technology that makes things easier, and you can corrupt anyone, lol :-D

back in the day a bit, around the time graphics were introduced to the internet by NCSA's Mosaic program (guy went on later to form Netscape,) i started to use similar tools & techniques (ala much more primitive) as Jeff describes-- building logos and websites. All the "real artists" i knew didnt touch any of this stuff.

Fast forward a number of years...... and even Norwell is up on all this stuff.

Sometimes i think technology is a little evil..... to a degree it lessons the importance of pencils and paint for artists..... and it corrupts all us dumb fucks to sit in front of a computer screen instead of being in the garage more... Satan and I are laughing to the bank :-D

-scott noteboom

 

Jeff you are indeed a talent.

 

This is a post Ive been waiting for. Thanks so much for the step by step process. I purchased a Wacom tablet awhile back and just could not get used to it. I gave it to my oldest son. He loves it. Of course he is the artist of the family and Im the hack.

I cant wait for the color process. Thanks for taking the time to put this together for us "wanna be's"

 

This has become my favorite thread ever!Wished I understood all the tech stuff,makes want to go buy a new computer and the programs and give a try.

 

i`ve only just got to grips with photoshop and now i`ve gotta try corel painter...buying a tablet has helped me greatly in using the computer for this sort of work...but boy have i got a long way to go

 

Thanks Jeff, you truly are a ruler!

Amazing tutorial...I would love to see a color tutorial from you as well, you really have a way of pushing its limits and creating very striking images!

Don't ever stop!

-Devin

 

Great thread, Jeff! I guess I was an "early adopter" with my Koala Pad back in 1982 or so, but haven't had a graphics tablet since. Guess it's time I took the dive.

 

Yep, you officially have ZERO talent. I hate you!

 

Everyone knows the baby Jesus prefers Diet Coke.

 

Cool!

 

fan-fu$&in-tastic....
Looks like I am going to get a Wacomb tablet and Corel Painter...
hope my wallet and wife are ready for this.

 

Not really sure what you did .But that is bad ass .