Click on ‘File’ > ‘ Print Booklet…’ Pay attention to any caution symbols – It looks like there is currently a small bug in InDesign which causes the setup of the ‘Letter Half’ to default to print in portrait mode.…
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Look at all the colors in the world
Here are some color links. Why the hulk wears purple pants – Color Harmonies Eight rules about color palettes that everyone (including non-designers) should know
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Comic Book Coloring Notes
Comic Book Coloring Notes There are a number of techniques you can use to color your or someone else’s line work digitally. In this section we’ll be using the ‘cut and grab’ method and the painterly method. Shortcuts COMMAND H-toggles…
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Digital painting and tablet resources
Here are some basic resources for digital painting. Resources Ctrl + Paint – A great source for free video tutorials. Monoprice Tablets– Great low-cost tablets, be warned their drivers conflict with Wacom’s so you won’t be able to use these tablets…
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Digital Painting and Coloring Notes 1 – Introduction to the tablet
Digital Painting Download the Wacom drivers here Shortcuts Keyboard B – The Brush Tool E [ and ] – Increase or decrease the brush’s circumference [ and ] – Increase or decrease the brush’s hardness OPTION – Color picker shortcut…
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Assignment 2B – Creature Background
Part B Due October 16th Naming Convention 02_Creature_B_2018SP_YOUR NAME HERE Focus For those new to a drawing tablet: To become comfortable with using a drawing tablet, mixing colors, and the pressure sensitivity of the tablet. For those more comfortable with…
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Retouching Notes 4 – Frequency separation and Photoshop actions
Download exercise files here Download frequency separation pdf hereDownload Creating Photoshop Actions pdf here Frequency Separation Frequency Separation allows you to separate the color from the texture of an image. It’s a little complex to set up but heres how to do it.…
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Retouching Notes 3 – Brushes and matching color
Contextual aware delete Download today’s exercise here. To use Contextual Aware delete hold down SHIFT when pressing DELETE Remember that when using contextual aware delete you are asking the computer to be creative. This will sometimes result what you want…
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Homework: Beau Lotto’s Ted Talk on Color
As we’ve been learning in class what our eyes see and what’s actually there can be very different. This is particularly true when it comes to color. Below is a video of Beau Lotto’s Ted Talk on Color. If you…
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Retouching Notes 2 – Adjustment layers and masks
Download exercise files for today here. Adjustment Layers and Masks Masks allow you to hide or reveal a section of a layer and is often a better way of hiding an item because it is non-destructive as opposed to using…
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