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To be fair, understand that I've been at this stuff for too many years than I want to admit to. I'm retired now, (well, sort of) and I started when I was a kid as an illustrator for my dad ( an architect). I spent 3 years at the Art Center in L.A. and then worked as an airbrush artist an av. of 50 hours a week for 15 years. I've been illustrating with PS since 1991. And, I don't just use PS for an illustration. I still use a drawing board and scanner, a graphics pad, Z Brush, Illustrator, and assorted apps, to build componants. Then I finish in PS. I'm successful at what I do, but I've been lucky too. I've been able to network and am able to work at home and stay busy. Don't try one illustration (the camera) and give up. Experiment always. You've got retouching talant, extend upon that. Good luck and keep an eye out, I'll be posting more. The only reason I post is, hopefully I'll inspire some kid to keep at it. Other than that, I have nothing to gain. But that's enough, don't you think?
I have been here for only a short time and one of the things I like about this forum is how the members are so friendly and ready to help or share their experience.
You fit in really well here and I look forward to your images and your expertise. This image is a great inspiration and I gotta try one of these in the near future.
SnowDog
Author of " PhotoLinks - The Special PhotoShop Guru Elite Edition Game "
"Airbrush" background I new it!!
That's where you learned how to layer so well...
The softwares you now use are simply an extension of the airbrushing days...
Lasa
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Well, Lasa, the bags out of the cat. Most people don't like us damn airbrush artists, they say we're mechanics, not illustrators. Nothin' wrong with that is there? Da Vinci's work is all math. Yet to say he's not an artist is to say, well.
Snowdog; nice stuff. the bodyless image reminds me of that 'french'artist and I like the photo thing.
Well, I always liked beautiful airbrush work. I think the reason that skill translates well to computer thinking is that there was a technical element incorporated in the artform which was lacking is 'normal' brush and knife (palette) work. Layers were part of the skill set as well as masking and transparencies...where's my liquid frisket?
With all that history, ronmatt no wonder you are so good.
I also agree that supporting, perhaps even inspiring others, is a most laudable reason for participating in this type of forum. I share that goal to a degree but I'm in it for the fun of it, too.
Ronmatt, could you do us a favor and post a drawn image, and a final image. I have a problem going from hand drawn to realistic finished illustration. I have always painted as illustrated in comic books.
(based on ink borders)...I draw / ink / scan / then under paint...that is how I learned and I have done ok for myself with this style but...I like what I'm seeing...
That, and rubber cement. Not to mention saran wrap and an acrylic covered left hand. Sometimes I miss it, usually I don't.
Lasa, more than happy to show you an example of converting scanned in line drawings to PS images. A hint though. You almost never use the scanned image. For me, it's usually a guide only, to be deleted when done.
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