http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/digital-art-blog.html The 2d Digital Art Guide blog keeps you up to date with information and changes to the site to help you become the best digital artist you can be! en-us 2d digital art Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:43 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:43 GMT 2d-digital-art-guide.com http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/perfect-perspective-guidelines.html An extension of perspective scaling, use this opportunity make a grid of perfect perspective guidelines. That way, the entire picture plane is in proportion rather than just the object. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:42 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/zero-point-perspective.html An object that has no depth can be considered in zero point perspective. However, we can fix that. Use the perspective points we have learned so far to easily make it come to life. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:30:13 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/two-point-perspective.html A little bit more complicated, two point perspective deals with two vanishing points on both sides of the digital canvas. Be weary of perspective illusions, though. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:29:41 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/three-point-perspective.html Three point perspective is quite useful for adding that extra flair to your digital painting. Building on a right angled triangle, it isn't too difficult once you know the concepts behind it. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:29:01 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/perspective-scaling.html Perspective scaling is the art of having the correct proportions of an object, in relation to the objects around it, no matter where is it on the picture plane. Learn it well! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:28:25 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/perspective-diagrams.html Having issues making your own perspective guides? Here are some perspective diagrams you can download and import to your digital art program to aid you in your learning of perspective. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:45 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/perspective-cube.html The perspective cube and square are the basic building blocks for measurement. You will be using it a lot as a means of building proportions and correct perspectives on objects you want to paint. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:09 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/perspective-concepts.html This article will be a quick introduction to perspective and how it is handled on this site. Give it a quick read so you understand the perspective concepts I will be talking about. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:42 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/one-point-perspective.html Here is where you learn one point perspective to start your understanding of how objects behave in space. Plus, learn how to add a little bit of proportions to your perspective. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:29 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/multiple-point-perspective.html Extend your knowledge of perspective even farther by studying some multiple point perspective concepts like the four point, the five point, and even the six point perspective rules. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:22:25 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/false-perspective-horizon.html What if the ground is not flat? Any type of uneven ground will hide the proper horizon. In fact, it will create its own horizons. Try not to be caught in a false perspective horizon! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:48 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/eye-level.html Consider the composition's eye level. Where do you want the viewers to look at and at what vantage point? This will have a dramatic effect on the types of perspectives you are trying to achieve. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:16 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/3d-shapes.html Ever wondered how to construct a flat object into 3d shapes? You can easily do so from the perspective cube. Use its internal grid as a form of measurment to mold your object. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:04 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/scalable-gimp-brushes.html A milestone is made on October 24, 2007. Use scalable GIMP brushes to help you paint more effectively by allowing you to change brush sizes faster. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:49:01 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-eraser.html This is the introduction to the Photoshop eraser tool. It is kept as a separate tool and has three different variants on its own to play with. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:35 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-dodge.html Unlike just painting over an object, the Photoshop dodge tool allows you to make colors lighter without ruining the texture. Use this tool to save time and do simple color corrections. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:02 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-brush.html This is the introduction to the basic Photoshop brush tool. Although the brushes are designed in a general sense, it still has a lot of basic and unique brushes you can use for digital painting. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:24 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-blur.html With the Photoshop blur tool, you can blur, sharpen, or smudge objects in your painting to show different levels of focus through depth manipulation. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:45:48 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-photo.html Specifically called the Painter photo variant tool, it contains useful editing options like burning, dodging, blurring, and sharpening (just to name a few). Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:45:03 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-f-x.html The Painter F-X brush illustrates dependency on the tools versus using it as a shortcut. While the effects are nice, you always want it to be a shortcut rather than a crutch when all is said and done. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:30 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-eraser.html The Painter Eraser is classified as a digital art brush. Therefore, you need to look under the brush categories to find it. Even then, there are many variants that you can select and use. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:00 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-brush.html Probably the king of all digital brushes, the Painter brush tool has samples of brushes from almost every medium possible. It really is designed for the digital painter in mind. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:42:24 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/paint-shop-pro-lighten.html More than just burning and dodging, the Paint Shop Pro lighten tool also includes hue manipulation and saturation options to play with. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:41:37 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/paint-shop-pro-eraser.html Introduce yourself to the Paint Shop Pro eraser tool. It is a simple tool that sometimes acts like another digital brush used for painting. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:41:03 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/paint-shop-pro-brush.html The Paint Shop Pro brush tool is capable of not only raster images, but vector images as well. It really is the Jack of all Trades for digital painting and handy if you want to go that route. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:40:22 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/gimp-pencil-and-airbrush.html GIMP likes to split the brushes into the GIMP pencil and airbrush. The pencil is good for planning rough sketches while the airbrush is good for shading in general. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:39 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/gimp-eraser.html The GIMP eraser tool is a modest correctional tool. It may not have as many options as other popular painting software, but it does get the job done. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:05 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/gimp-paintbrush.html Learn to use the GIMP paintbrush: a free tool for all new budding 2d digital artists! Even though GIMP is free, the features available here are impressive. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:37:31 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/gimp-dodge.html Once you get into the hang of digitally painting in GIMP, you can start to use the GIMP dodge tool to bring in more depth into your paintings. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:36:05 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/essential-digital-brushes.html Every respectable painting software should have these essential digital brushes. Anything less will only lead to frustration and loss productivity. Here is an introduction to the important ones. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:35:33 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/custom-photoshop-brushes.html A simple enough process, this is where you learn how to create custom Photoshop brushes should the default brushes do not have the textures you want. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:35:00 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/custom-gimp-brushes.html Though it may take some time, this section teaches you how to create custom GIMP brushes from textures painted from scratch or from a referenced source. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:34:26 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/create-gimp-brushes.html Sometimes, the default brushes may not be enough. Here's where you learn how to create GIMP brushes to add to your reportoire of brushes you can potentially use. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:32:35 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/digital-art-tools.html Find out what digital art tools are available to help you get started on the road of becoming a digital art master. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:19:05 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/wacom-intuos.html Got cash to burn? Looking for something a bit more advanced? Learn some of the advantages of having a WACOM Intuos over just a WACOM Graphire for digital painting. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:16 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/wacom-graphire.html Ever wondered which tablet is good for the budding 2d digital artist? Look no further than the WACOM Graphire tablet as a good and cheap starting point. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:47 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-line.html How do you create perspective in a 2d digital painting? You can start by using the Photoshop line tool to create important guide lines needed for that certain perspective angle. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:04:54 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-layers.html This is the introduction to the Photoshop layers box. We will explore some of the options available and how it can help you do 2d digital art. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:04:19 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/photoshop-eyedropper.html Learn the Photoshop eyedropper tool to get the right colors needed for your 2d digital painting. Also keep in mind that the eyedropper tool is a standard tool in most good digital painting software. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:00 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painting-software-essentials.html An introduction to what to look for in a good digital art program. Knowing the common painting software essentials needed to paint can help you to pick up the right software quickly. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:20 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-perspective-grid.html This is a unique feature only found on Painter. With it, you can find out how to set up and manipulate perspective with the Painter perspective grid. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:59:13 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/painter-layers.html Corel Painter layers box has a lot of good organizational options. However, it still has its own unique limits in terms of assigning special effects to each layer. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:40 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/paint-shop-pro-layers.html The Jack of all Trades: the Paint Shop Pro layers has unique functionality in that it has three different layer settings depending on the type of digital painting you want to do. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:03 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/gimp-layers.html The GIMP layers box is a more simple but just as effective at organizing your digital painting. Find out how it will help you out by going through some of the options available. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:26 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/digital-art-software.html There are four main digital art software that are helpful to beginner 2d digital artists. Here is a quick overview to help you decide on which one to use. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:45 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/learn-2d-digital-art.html Ever wondered what's the best way to learn 2d digital art? From personal teaching and learning experiences, I will explain four particular methods that will help you get the most out of your learning! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:50:32 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/digital-canvas.html Combining with what you have learned about screen resolution, apply that knowledge to properly set up a good digital canvas. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:33:50 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/print-resolutions.html LThis is where you learn about print resolutions. This is to help you set up the correct sized digital canvas before you even begin to paint one pixel. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:22 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/understanding-character-design.html Learn some quick and simple tips for understanding character design to help improve your workflow with potential projects. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:27:59 GMT http://www.2d-digital-art-guide.com/thumbnail-sketches.html Before working on an actual artistic product, give your ideas form and shape by learning a few key points about thumbnail sketches. This will help save time and frustration! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:27:30 GMT