Thread: Tools to design with

MS paint up in this bitch! *makes phony gangsta hand gestures*



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Originally Posted by Hassun

MS paint up in this bitch! *makes phony gangsta hand gestures*

Hassun.. Language!!! tsk tsk tsk :P

But which tool do you use?? you mentioned the programme... but not the main tool of you use.... So answer!!

Ah, well that would be MS paint's selection bracket.

I have handled all the usual art tools that i know of from brushes to graphics tablets. I try not to put myself in a box limiting myself to explore other tools and media but i do have favorites. I own a Wacom Intuos3 tablet and it's my tablet of choice in all my digital endeavors, i've tried other brands but nothing else works as good as an Intuos3 (as far as my preferences are concerned). Along with my tablet, i prefer doing stuff in Corel Painters over the Adobe Photoshops, and 3d Max...occasionally.

On the more "traditional" (as others might prefer to call it) side of things, i'm still your pointed stuff kind of guy. I love those pointed stuff like pencils and pens, don't get me wrong i do love and use brushes a lot but i love pencils and pens a bit more. For the pencils, i prefer the graphites of Derwent over any brand, even their softest-graded pencils (5b-9b) are tough enough to withstand 4 foot drops. Doing it with some brands usually leads to a broken pencil. I prefer no brand when it comes to pens, ALMOST anything would do no matter how cheap it is, bad inkworks are usually the fault of the artist and the paper. But yeah, there are bad pens out there....

I like to use the clone tool alot. The specific program, I suppose would be whatever I get my hands on at this point.

As far as Hand drawing, studio art, and "public" art... The mediums vary.

My most unique tool I've used is my rendition of Organic paint... which is really just me getting down with grass, leaves, dandelions, and flowers... and literally just rubbing them onto whatever "canvass" (aka cardboard) I'm using.

For sketching I preffer mechanical pencils.. anywhere between 0.3 to 0.7. And, pens. Usually multiliner pens, one black pen in each of seven standard sizes: 0.03 mm, 0.05 mm, 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.8 mm, and 1.0 mm. For most sketches I will use color pencils to color (If I have 'em).

For "studio" art. I like to first do a sketch. Then color with either acrylic paint. OR paint (or permanant) marker. Sharpie has a pretty cool line of markers. Aside from their permanant markers, they have both oil and water based paint markers of various sizes.

Lastly "public" art. If Im just bombing I will use GIANT paint marker! But if its more of a tagging production... I must say... Nothing like a good ol' can of spray paint. Using both makes for some kick ass graffiti.

My studio art is usually NEVER produced in a studio. And my public art is usually never legal.

Art tools eh. well when i am in photoshop i dont have a specific tool that i use i really dont use any tools i just make the tags based of what i have in the pictures lately. i used to use brush tool then smudge tool but at this point i just dont use anythign as much its more of whatever i feel like using at that moment in time.

Well the main tools i used would have to be smudge, brushes, mask tools. Those are the 3 basic tools that i always use, well most of the time but i tend to use them in different ways. Always try something new with them. But i do try to use other tools to experiment with or to try something different.