Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Layers take the pain out of line thickness! When you have been using photoshop and Photoshop Elements layers for years you often go on autopilot and don’t even think how you just made some adjustment or created something weird using a filter. I read the Jester this morning which is […]
I have two strands of employment – art and fire consultancy. It has always been fun to draw and I eventually developed this happy pastime into an art based business. I am now a professional cartoonist and run several websites. As an ex fire-fighter I retired in 2008 but continued my own fire consultancy business. […]
Which are the Best buy drawing Tablets – Drawing Tablets for All Digital Artists? Choosing the right drawing tablet all comes down to each digital artist’s personal choice. Some want an indirect pad where you draw on the pad and it appears on your laptop or PC screen. Others prefer a direct pad where you […]
One thing I used to miss about good old pen and paper was the scratchy not quite perfect look that adds magical character to cartoons. For those of you who are totally digital getting that feel of the hand drawn look into your work can be a pain in the neck. Digital art lets us […]
How to straighten a picture in photoshop with the ruler tool If I draw a cartoon in pen and import the scan into photoshop I don’t usually scan it perfectly level. The Ruler Tool which you can find sharing the same spot on the Tools Pallete as the Eyedropper Tool (color selector) is one of the easy […]
Using the Photoshop Blur Tool to Create Depth You have created a great cartoon with lively characters but then you think ‘Would it look better with a background?” Then comes the humdrum of creating a fantastic background which can take for ever. The other problem is that the background needs to be just that…IN THE […]
There are a few ways to duplicate a layer in Phototoshop. Duplicate one graphics file into another graphics file… You can click drag and drop the layer from the layers pallete into the new document. In the example below I have opened up a cartoon image and also created a new blank document. I […]
Photoshop layers – wonderful windows to build up your cartoons and artwork Adobe Photoshop is one of the best graphics software tools in existence. I am slightly biased as Photoshop was my first graphics software and in this case familiarity breeds content! If you are unfamiliar with Photoshop or are a beginner to the software […]
How to enhance your experience using digital drawing tablets with screens After using tablets for over six years I often take for granted some of the small adjustments and tips from other users I have found along the way. Tablets can be a fantastic tool and very frustrating as well. It’s often easy to carry on […]
Very often the first pencil sketch of a cartoon is the best version you produce and I have often ruined the cartoon when inking in either make a mistake or accidentally spill ink or slop half a cup of coffee over the drawing. For those of you not familiar with Adobe’s suite of fantastic graphic […]