August 28, 2008
Smoke and Mirrors
the secret
I was always curious about how Gary does the cool sketches he posts on his blog… so I ASKED. Thanks to the DETAILED instructions I received, I gave it a try on this doodle. Shuckydarn! It works! Now I got a new toy to play with.
Remember… this is a 5 minute test piece. Need to work on my chops some…
Oh… I also liked Gary’s response to the above comment. It is EXACTLY what I was thinking too…
The Comments
Bernard
August 28, 2008
Nice Sketch there Doug, but can you share the how-to with us peasants too, or do we need to write Gary?
I have to do allot of sketches before the powers I work for approve anything. So, I would like to have them look a little better ( colorwise ) than the scans I’m turning in now.
Bernard
August 28, 2008
Doug,
Nix that…sorry, I didn’t stop to think and use the Link! Got it! Geesh, it’s tuff not being a Jones.Lol!
Doug Jones
August 28, 2008
Bernardo… I tried every slider I cold find to make the scan of my tracing paper sketch turn a color. Then I spied the little box that said COLORIZE. When I clicked on that I could then adjust the color of the scan… wa-la…
Doug Jones
August 28, 2008
I tried the burn tool to darken some areas… then tried the brush tool on multiply to darken some areas… then the brush tool on 30% opacity white to lighten areas… I’m still seeing what works best…
good luck, may the Force be with you
Bernard
August 28, 2008
Your photo witt the COLOIZE circled was right on….I did not see that down there.
Thanks,
Bernard
Doug Jones
August 28, 2008
Pat… I’d like to buy an “R”
Bernard
August 29, 2008
Hey Doug, as much as I like to complain about having to use the computer for my art these days….I do get a buzz everytime I learn a new shortcut, trick or have an “oh wow” moment from something learned from the pro’s.
Doug Jones
August 29, 2008
if you find any pros around here let me know. I am the opposite of a pro, which would be an orp…
Roballoo!
August 29, 2008
3 cheers for the Orps Corps!
Roballoo!
August 29, 2008
Neat trick. I’ll ave to play around with that.
Bernard
August 29, 2008
Doug, I was told that anything you get paid for is a profession…provided of course that you can repeat…the feet.
Dennis Jones
August 30, 2008
...hey, this was a super post.. I just did a colorized sketch in the breakfast bar of the Hampton Inn in Shawnee,Oklahoma while eating the complimentary sausage and french toast stick breakfast and it works great! ...I would love to see you dig around and post more Photoshop tips! ...seriously!
Doug Jones
August 30, 2008
I’ll trade you a photoshop trick for some of that breakfast… you gonna eat all that?
Don Jones
August 30, 2008
Did they have any gravy?
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