Sunday, August 29, 2010

Compiling videos, Et Cetera

Finally got PLDX, Sony Vegas, and Virtual Dub figured out. Reading back my last log, I couldn't even tell what was wrong. Experimental color correction clip I put up my YouTube channel:



From Team Fortress 2.

Will most definitely make more!

Cheers,
Dyonysus

From Traditional Drawing to Digital Goodness

So I while ago I (July 24th to be exact, I was super busy back then) was tasked with turning this scanned piece into a digital one:

I > So, this is just a journal of how I did it. First I trace the basic lines to the best of my ability in Photoshop. I decided to add pressure and vary the line weight to make the object look more interesting using a Bamboo Touch and Pen Tablet:

II > Apply basic colors. Very basic colors:

III > I take a closer look at how the artist add effects to her piece. I use tools such are: Burn, Dodge, Liquidfy, and even the Eye Dropper Tool to pick up colors and use the Brush Tool with a lowered opacity (~30%). Finally, the Pencil Tool to sharpen. Here is the result:

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About 4 hours in Photoshop.
Bamboo Touch and Pen Tablet.

Cheers,
Dyonysus

It actually looks better zoomed in than at its native size.

Friday, August 20, 2010

The Tale: The Eternal Rose, Page 1

Click for full version.

Blood reads: Dark Forest, 2 Years ago.

This is a collaboration fiction work I do with members of a forum that I frequent. I do the illustrations, and sometimes also write.

Cheers,
Dyonysus

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Mad March Hare



Color coming soon.

Drawn with the Bamboo Touch and Pen, in Photoshop.

Darkdawn Mercenaries Logo

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My friend wanted a logo for his Steam group.

Done in Photoshop for 2 hours.

Team Fortress 2 "Think Bullets" Wallpaper


This comes from the Team Fortress 2 Mac trailer Valve released a while back. Some tweaks for better quality than print-screen right off the video in Photoshop.