denironaut Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So after a few weeks playing with Affinity tonight I decided to scan in a drawing to see what I could come up with. I have to tell you I love this software. I first traced the outline and filled with black to create a solid silhouette, I then created all the other objects in front. Hope you like! Freshblue, David, MattP and 3 others 6 Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Nice! this reminds me of a gentler version of these guys! NIce job on the eyes they really jump off the screen. peter 1 Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted November 21, 2014 Staff Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hahaha! What a cute little yellow thing! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Cool. Would never have thought to put, what turns out to be the outline, behind the other objects. Excellent stuff! Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thank you very much! Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrin Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Really nice done denironaut - can you sent me the affinity file. I am helpless in shadowing the lines. Can I analyse your sketch please? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hey Kathrin, thank you, here you go. yellow man1.afdesign MattP 1 Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrin Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ah, very cool done: So first you shaped the ground in black, then you added the body colour and the shadow and last time some more details - is this right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yes pretty much so, I'm not sure if this should be normal practice, it just seemed to work in this instance. Not sure what the pro's do! Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrin Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 It works pretty well I think :-) I learned something from you - thank you very much! Maybe a pro will do it another way, maybe they will show us here ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 There really no right or wrong way. You just have use the way that work best for you and your art. There are numerous ways to go about shading it really depends on what style you are choosing for your image. Sometimes I use a pixel base brush to so shade sometimes I use black and white to working value and then overlay color on top.Sometimes I just use gradients to illustrate shading. Sometimes I use the same color and just change blending modes to and adjust the opacity of layers to get the level of shading I am looking for, this is probably the most flexible method. Maybe I will have some time to create a tutorial over the weekend to illustrate what I mean. denironaut 1 Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Some interesting techniques no doubt, to be honest I think that's why I fell in love with graphics in the first place, everything's non linear, true brain food. ronniemcbride 1 Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunset Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I think your method works well, whether you have the outline at the back or the front is up to you and the nature of the outline, I like working this way, it's easy to change things as you go. Very nice work :) Quote MacBook Pro 11,2, Intel i7 4 core, 8Gb RAM, Graphics Intel Iris Pro. iPad Pro 11.4, 256Gb, 10.5 Retina, A10X Fusion chip, Apple pencil Desktop upgraded to Win10 64-bit, Intel i5 quad core, 8Gb RAM, NVIDIA GefORCE GT730 The Win-10 laptop is on permanent loan to my daughter...... My Flickr Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thanks Sunset! Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Yes pretty much so, I'm not sure if this should be normal practice, it just seemed to work in this instance. Not sure what the pro's do! Mmm, done well you have young Jedi! The end, does justify the route. Job done. Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Why thank you Peter. Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 denironaut, very nice cartoon character. Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thanks GRScott! Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 @Kathrin As promised here a video on one of the shading techniques I explained earlier. I will try and produce a few more this week but hopefully it will give you an idea on how to use one technique to shade your art. Click here to watch the video hope this helps. Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrin Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Ah Ronnie, Thank you so much! Cheers :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You are welcome! Thanks for inspiring me to do it! Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 There really no right or wrong way. You just have use the way that work best for you and your art. There are numerous ways to go about shading it really depends on what style you are choosing for your image. Sometimes I use a pixel base brush to so shade sometimes I use black and white to working value and then overlay color on top.Sometimes I just use gradients to illustrate shading. Sometimes I use the same color and just change blending modes to and adjust the opacity of layers to get the level of shading I am looking for, this is probably the most flexible method. Maybe I will have some time to create a tutorial over the weekend to illustrate what I mean. The wrong way makes you bang your head against the wall. :angry: The right way makes you bang on and on and on... :D ronniemcbride 1 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
! Audio Police ! Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 sweet character Quote don't spoil the magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Cool. Would never have thought to put, what turns out to be the outline, behind the other objects. Excellent stuff! Did you know that a certain character in Shrek got created this way? If it works go for it. peter PS by the way, it works! Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Hahaha, so that's where a learnt it from! Cheers guys. Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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