Inking, Coloring and Shading someones Sketch

[PapaLongLegs]

hey, if you press tab in photoshop, it hides your toolbars, giving you far more space on the 12 inches!

[pabloflores50]

i gotta get one of those

[182Xtreme]

FUCK! i needa buy one of these 

[mechaart]

this wednesday I get myne in UPS mail :)

[y7veyhaz]

gaaawd it's been 2 years after I saw that and I still love it :3

maaan you make me still want that thing but I have to search everywere and I couldn't find that :o

[quentinwolf]

@y7veyhaz Hey! Nice to see a return customer hehe :) I believe the Cintiq 12wx is still available to buy, although I guess you just have to know where to look. Buying it online rather than in a store is much easier though for sure. :)

[gazornonblatt]

and worth every cent, klashadowwave!!

[avimux3]

This is wonderful!

[metan75]

There is a tablet for around 120 dollars (can't remember the name or number) that has a screen, but it's small :) i'm planning to buy it =P

[iluvpitters]

How did you get the camera to sit so still? :)

[blotsafun]

@iluvpitters

tripod lol

[4KTScotty]

How much is that tablet?

[quentinwolf]

@4KTScotty Wacom's site says $999.

[iAmOker7]

same keyboard as me haha.

[thelittlestragdoll]

I have always wondered how digital artists drew their stuff!! I always thought they were just skilled with a mouse or trackpad....

[HopeLoveAndBlood]

@thelittlestragdoll Well this is using a tablet, which is actually not how most digital artists create art. Most digital artist actually DO use a mouse and pad. Some people, like this artist for example, use other electronics such as tablets to draw their art with a stylus ^^

[wasidxb]

This is awesome! Love it.

[DxaDeamon]

@ quenntinwolf What tablet are you useing?

[Lundvalnaden]

what application you use here?

i dont understand one thing. when i import someones sketch into my photoshop, i create new layer for lineart, but then i disable original sketch and i have my lineart on the screen but the background is hollow, it's not white, there are white / gray squares...................... how to make that backgrund is white after i remove original sketch !?

[rickyjshiznit]

@Lundvalnaden you add another layer and put it under your transparent one, if its transparent too, then just color it all white but make sure your on the new layer and not the layer you did the inking on.

[quentinwolf]

@Lundvalnaden After you hide the original layer with the sketch, make another layer behind it and use the bucket/fill tool and fill it with white. :) Now you have a white background behind your lineart. The grey checkerboards just show you what areas are 'transparent'. If you saved it as a Gif or png24, anywhere that you see the checkerboard, will be invisible, so the page background color of a website would show through.

[Ojokernegro]

Whoa...look at that tablet! It's...it's sick!

Congrats man, your skills live up to the tablet's possible offers!

[Mellowdazezical]

Woah, what an incredible piece there! This was probably one of the best Wacom videos I've seen. You make it look so easy, yet I know it probably takes a lot to get used to.

[arneduym]

best wacom video i saw on youtube :)

[quentinwolf]

Thank you very much! :) I really appreciate it.

[arneduym]

@quentinwolf

oh yes, thanks by your reply i found your video back again!

i was searching for it but couldn't find it, now i got it and favorited it :)

thanks man

[Armethalieh]

If you don't mind me asking, how much was your tablet? :)

[quentinwolf]

At the time, In Canadian Dollars (including taxes, etc) about $1300. :) That was spring of 2008 though, so its about a year and a half old already.

[Armethalieh]

@quentinwolf

Ah, that's not too bad for one of that size I suppose.

It looks wonderfully easy to use!

[ae32096]

@quentinwolf How much do you think it is now? I'm planning to get one, but I'm kind of on a budget.

[lolsa123]

i have just tested the bamboo pen and touch, with out any codecs for them, and with just windows paint. i found it quite hard to draw with it :/ is it geting easier if you install the presure codec and a better painting pogram like photoshop cs 3 or 4?

[RossHildick3D]

@lolsa123 the pen and touch without codecs is like killing jews without being a nazi - its simply unheard of.

[lolsa123]

well the killing can be just for fun =P

so it gets much easier when you install codecs then? :D

[RossHildick3D]

I wouldn't say easier... put it this way; I can make a reasonably nice drawing with codecs installed but without codecs on paint (and not something good!) whatever i do will always be shit

try it with codect on photoshop first i beg you, lol. At least before you decide not to get one cuz its sooo good. BTW, if you really dont like the whole pen, not a mouse, thing, I strongly suggest looking into a monitor based tablet although its a bit pricey! (over £3k! )

[lolsa123]

i love the pen ;) i just think its lill hard to fokus on 2 thinks at the same time :D but i will problary buy me pen and touch :D

[RossHildick3D]

i know exactly what you mean but you get used 2 it - getting a bamboo pen for xmas so im exited - looking into autodesk sketcbook pro now :P

[lolsa123]

nice :D

[y7veyhaz]

do you can record your drawings as a video and put it then on youtube or you have to use an extra camera? :3

[quentinwolf]

You can use a screen capture program, but since its a tablet video, I wanted people to see me actually using it, so I used a separate video camera. ;)

[y7veyhaz]

@quentinwolf

yay :D thx i just have to wait until I have my wacom cintiq :D

[zaner13TV]

5/5

[quentinwolf]

Thanks! :)

[y7veyhaz]

what tablet is it i saw so much and i want to know what this is PLS :3

my mother whould buy it me and than i can lean how to color my pics when i draw some :D

[quentinwolf]

The one I have is the 12" Wacom Cintiq. Model: Cintiq 12wx.

I'll warn you now, the average price of it is between $999 - $1200 depending on where you buy it.

I'd actually recommend to start off with an Intuos, they are much cheaper, and without the screen, but also good to learn on. :)

[y7veyhaz]

@quentinwolf I'll get a wacom cintiq 21ux :D

[quentinwolf]

If you have the space, by all means. ;) I probably would have got one, but you need a fair bit of desk space, and my desk is rather crammed. Plus I have a 24" main monitor for all my color-accurate stuff, so I'm good with my smaller one. :) Good Luck and have fun!

[y7veyhaz]

@quentinwolf lol my desk is 5 meters long xD

[lolsa123]

damn, your mother have to be rich if she can spend 1000$ with out eventhinking

[y7veyhaz]

@lolsa123

my mother know what she wants to buy -.-

[lolsa123]

lol like wasting 1000$?

[y7veyhaz]

-.-

[flashallround]

i have a medium wacom bamboo fun oen and touch when your drawing with pen can you lean on the tablet?????????????? PLEASE RELPY

[quentinwolf]

Absolutely! You can lean on it as much as you'd like. It uses a sensor inside the pen and tablet to detect where its position is. Touching it or leaning on it has no effect. Just don't sit on it or anything, lol ;)

Have fun drawing!

[schoenanimationz]

That was some complicated colouring. Could have been much easier with the magic wand or if you have to the pen tool or else...

[Rawrzellers]

@schoenanimationz: I'm sorry but that's a disgusting solution. He has the full advantage of giving cleaner more neat and better lines then the pen tool. As for the magic wand you do realize that it leaves a white thin line between the line art and the color base. He has the advantage and uses it and respects it and doesn't take the cheap way around.

[schoenanimationz]

well as there aren't many people who own that kind of tablet it's also not very nice to call the other, normal method of colouring disgusting >>

for his picture, which he wants to colour, the pen tool method would be much easier and faster as there are many thick black lines that cover up any inaccuracies in the colouring process. for more detailed shading etc. the use of the brush tool is of course to his advantage, but as the picture is a very simple one to colour, the pen tool would be fine.

[quentinwolf]

You both have some good points, Using the magic wand, then doing an 'expand' on the selection to grow it a pixel or to would probably have worked also, But I enjoy coloring with the brush tool most of the time. I find it relaxing, and unless I'm in a hurry to get things done, I'm just used to doing it the longer way. :)

Plus I typically store each section or color in its own layer so if I need to make adjustments, or if I mess up the shading/shadows, it doesn't destroy the entire image.

[VashTheAnimelover]

im thinking of buying the bamboo or intuos, i want to know if the programs for drawing are good enough or if you have to buy new software if you buy them?

[quentinwolf]

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe all Wacom Tablets come with Adobe Photoshop Elements, which is perfect to get started. It'll be plenty to learn the basics of Photoshop. (Most of the more advanced features are removed, and its aimed at home consumers rather than professionals. But you can still use it for art and photo editing.)

[VashTheAnimelover]

hey thanks, i'm going to buy the intous4 after cristmas^^

[envoyzero]

dont look nice...  could be waaaay better

[quentinwolf]

This is a most excellent example of 'Constructive' Criticism. Thank you very much. ;)

Just because I may not be as good as Bob Ross, Picasso or Leonardo Davinci, doesn't mean it doesn't look nice. Everyone has their own tastes in art, and I'm quite happy with myself. Have an awesome day.

[envoyzero]

i said it could be better - but its good :D

[EeveeLover1001]

I have a question. I'm getting a tablet for Christmas and I was wondering, do all tablets show what your drawing on the tablet? (Like yours) The 1's at my school don't... So I'm worried I might get 1 that doesn't show the picture...

[quentinwolf]

Unfortunately not all tablets have screens built in. Only the more expensive/higher end ones do. So if its a Christmas present, you'll likely just get one without a screen, (Unless you ask really nicely and your family can afford one with a screen.) :) Hope that helps.

[kiashadowwave]

When the author of this video said that the 'expensive' ones have the screens built in, I don't think that there was exactly enough emphasis on how much more expensive...

We're talking around 200$ for a Wacom Bamboo Fun, the lowest model you can get for digital drawing.

The Wacom Intuos vary from 220$ to around 700$ from smallest to biggest.

The ones with the screens, sadly, begin at 1000$ and end at 2000$.

[kiashadowwave]

Personally, I'm a graphic designer, and I use the Bamboo. It's fine when you get used to it, all of your motions are translated onto your screen. The only thing the ones with the screens do is break the link between your mind and your hand when you're trying to draw on a monitor.

Plus I'd recommend setting it to 'mouse mode' instead of 'pen mode'.

I'd recommend the Wacom Bamboo Fun as a first tablet, it's really awesome. It's almost identical to the Intuos feature-wise and cheaper.

[EeveeLover1001]

Thanks! I might get that kind of tablet!

[flashallround]

@kiashadowwave the guy in this vidio had a strap on his hand so he could learn on the tablet,

[quentinwolf]

@flashallround, The partial glove is made of a spandex material, and lets my hand glide over the surface of the tablet much more smoothly. :) Its a great, and cheap investment.

[utermohl]

Only the Cintiq models. The rest u gotta watch the screen for that...!

[tattoojay88]

im thinking of getting an intuos, is a small intuos4 ok to work on i want to get into digital art but not wanting to put alot of money into it , to see if i like it..........would that be enough space to even do a big piece of art?? hope to hear from u...thnks

[quentinwolf]

Yup! A small one will most likely be perfectly fine. As long as you don't draw with really big strokes (long arm movements) you'll be fine. If you want to draw more detail, simply zoom in on the picture, that way you can draw more accurately with a smaller tablet. :)

[tattoojay88]

wow thats kinda cheap......whats so special about the wacom intuos that makes it twice as much as the wacom cintiq?? i could look it up but i felt like askin

[quentinwolf]

Actually, the Cintiq is twice as much as the Intuos. The Cintiq has a built-in LCD screen (the tablet function is behind the screen, so basically you are drawing directly over the screen.) An Intuos is just the tablet, no display, so you use that to draw on while looking at your monitor.

;) And I hardly call $1200 cheap *chuckles* My Cintiq was $1200, a Intuos 6x8" is about $350-$450. :) Hope that helps.

[MBSPulse]

i would sell my car for one of these

[quentinwolf]

Depends on what you're working with... Its always best to go bigger than you need, because you can always save it big, and make a smaller version. If you start off small, you can't make it bigger down the road, it'll look like crap. ;) I usually work with 3000 - 5000 pixels or so (Depending on the image shape) if its square, usually 4096x4096.

[sepie]

how expensive is one of those ?

[quentinwolf]

Mine was $1200 new.  You can probably get it for about $900 - $1000. :)

[sepie]

lol i'll never be able to buy one..... :\

[SmallvilleFanatic600]

Thats awesome! Wow to bad I already bought my expensive toy and that I had to use the rest of my money on my horse because she was (and still is) having some health issues :( or I would so buy this! Great drawing by the way!

[quentinwolf]

Thanks! And sorry to hear about your Horse, I'll hope for the best.

[SmallvilleFanatic600]

Thx :) Thankfully its not life threatening, but would you believe that today the railway caught fire right across from where I board her! God what a day! My luck really sucks lol...

[manmad22]

where did u get it from?

[joonaysan]

love it!!!!

[arisblek]

rich toy!

[CrazedCocoa]

I get a Cintiq for a graduation present! You make me want it even more. I love coloring also, it's the most fun. I love your style, great work!

[diamondflower012]

wow. that's awesome. I don't have those kind of gadgets and I can't afford to buy one. Jeez. I have to stick to traditional drawings.. =.=

[dakoata121212]

Im soooo jelous hehehe

[Zanaku777]

hoping i can get one for my graduation present or my birthday lol.

[jenlaifa]

i want one now lol

[madskizophrenik]

Wow 5 stars for this vid but I have a quick question...can you tell me what kind of tablet you own...I would very much like to purchase one just like it since I have been looking for something like this for years...thanks and I really appreciate it!!!

Mad!

[arganoid13]

its a wacom cintiq, just go on google and type wacom and it should come up with their website then look for it

[madskizophrenik]

Thank you very much for the info!!!

Mad!

[WoWJunkee1992]

You have no clue how badly I want your tablet.

[spriterguy]

wat is that tablet i sooo want it im getting a wamcom fun a5 but wat is that 1

[I514]

Wacom Cintiq 12WX

[Domiskinos]

How is the calibration? On my tablet pc, the calibration sucks, I have to purposefully calibrate incorrectly, and there is still error toward the edges. Usually about 2 cm. It's tolerable, but i've gone back to using my graphire for drawing, it just feels more natural. Computer is good, though its my only one, and i bought it at a steal for $600.

[I514]

calibrations perfect on the 21UX, the 12WX SHOULD be about the same, but one can never be quite sure.

[Kentalish]

Hey I just got a tablet and i was wondering how you shade... like i mean how do u actually do it not by showing i mean how much darker do u make the green and stuff?

[sweetpriestesskagome]

sorry to be a bother, but I am considering buying a cintiq 12wx, but i heard that it has a lot of jittering problems....does yours?

just wondering....

[quentinwolf]

I'll be honest, Yes it does have jittery problems, more so towards the top and bottom edge for me, if you hover the cursor over the screen, or even rest it within the top 2 inches of the screen, it jitters about 3 - 4 pixels in all directions. So don't draw in the corners. :) But other than that, its definitely an amazing tool to draw with, and if you're not ready to fork out double the amount for one of its bigger brothers, the 12wx will be great for you.

[srobynparker]

I heard it can be fixed for the most part if you play around with the calibration settings a bit. Just needs a bit of tweaking. What kind of tweaks exactly, I am not sure. But you can probably figure it out. I think the jitter happens with monitors out of the box that have not been calibrated yet.

[rightnowwebtest]

I have one. its completely re-vamped my art skills and improved my efficiency for clients at least 150%. No exaggeration. It was worth it. And it paid for itself within 2 days of ownership!!! I have the smudge guard too....that helps more than you would think. ALSO KEEP YOUR CINTIQ AS EXTENTION DISP!!! Its much better trust me.

[F0rgiven]

How did you darken the picture temporarily so that you could color in the white (or similar color)?  I've seen someone else do that as well and am curious now. Definitely seems helpful

[quentinwolf]

Hey! :) Basically what I did is make a layer on top of all the other layers, filled it black, then adjusted the opacity. Then you just make the coloring layer on top of that. After your done, move the coloring layer underneith the line layer, and your done. You can then delete or just turn off the black layer.

It is a great help, especially for coloring those light colors that you can't see against a white background. :)

[F0rgiven]

ohhh. Sweet. That's genius lol. Thank you for the reply =)

[XoPpPp]

you should use like magic wand to select areas, fill them and then just fix the edges with brush

[quentinwolf]

Great Tip, Though the main reason I didn't use that technique with this picture, was because of some of the large open-ended areas, and plus I just find it funner to color the whole thing by hand sometimes. :) Depends on how quickly I want to get a picture done that is.

[TheCoughDrop]

How do you disable your computer or laptop to get the Cintiq working as the main screen? You know to possibly work in a higher resolution?

[quentinwolf]

Right click on your Desktop, click on the Settings tab, Your Cintiq should be the number "2" and your laptop "1", Click on number 2, then underneath the resolution slider, it'll say 2 options. First "Use this device as my primary Monitor" and second "Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor"

First of all, Click on "Use this device as the Primary Monitor" on the Cintiq, then click on the #1 monitor, and uncheck "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" that should disable the main one.

[movinon20]

hi, can you help me too. i so happen to read what you said to that other person "thecoughdrop", and i followed the direction, and did everything. but now i want to switch it back, i don't want to use the cintiq as an extendtion. how do i switch it back? before my laptop and my cintiq were both the main screen. now only the laptop is the main screen and the cintiq is the extendtion. so it means i can't do my work on it. i hope i fix this thing.

[hellobee666]

You can't have two primary displays. One must be primary and the other secondary. Just right click on desktop --->properties-->settings and then from there in the drop down menu select your display of interest and near the bottom there are two options which are "use as primary display" and "extend my desktop onto this display".

[hellobee666]

Once you have your primary selected you can choose if you want your desktop extended over to the secondary also by selecting the other display in the drop down menu and checking the box next to "extend my windows desktop over this display".

[Kragoff]

Is that the 12WX? Just wondering cuz im looking into to replacing my Intous3 with one of these lol.....so much easier, its like actually drawing on paper or other mediums.

[quentinwolf]

Yup, its the 12WX. :) Very pleased with it, it also replaced my Intuos3 6x8" (Its has about the same "drawing area" dimensions too, except its about an inch or two wider on each sides)

[Kragoff]

maybe il get one, thanks

[ra2yuri4]

dude post more! I'd like to see more of your art.

And your video with Phun is awesome!

[artfungames]

wow, thats a cool tpc.

[Gaia287]

wow nice drawing

im 13 and and i have saved for 1.5 years and i have 794 aus dollas

i was wondering if ebay is a good place to buy? when its new and still in box

[quentinwolf]

I'd only buy on eBay if you can find a really trustworthy seller... But you have to be careful, because if its not actually new, It might not have the full warranty. :)

You're more than half way there. Plus most sellers will sell the Cintiq for cheaper, but then charge $200 for shipping... If you can find a local store that would be best.

You could probably start off with a Graphire or Intuos if you want to keep saving towards a Cintiq (with the built in screen.) :)

[Gaia287]

thx a mill ill check it out but i realy want a cintiq its just everything i well... want

it seems so amazing and i have saved for ages so im pretty excited

[xkeyblademasterx07]

wow awesome job, man i wish i had one of those

i can draw really good but i dont have anything good to color my drawings with

[quentinwolf]

Thanks! If you can't quite afford a Cintiq, I'd definitely recommend getting either a Graphire (Pretty cheap) or an Intuos (Much more professional, and still about 1/4 the price of the 12wx Cintiq)

[TheCoughDrop]

Great video! Just curious...what resolution are you working in on your Cintiq? I recently got my Cintiq and I'm stuck in 1024x768 resolution b/c of my graphics card on my laptop...

What kind of graphics card do you have?

[quentinwolf]

Thanks! :) Mine is running its native resolution of 1280x800. I'm using mine with my desktop machine (which has the same videocard as my MBP laptop) is an nVidia GeForce 8600.

One thing that you could try, is disabling your laptops screen when you have the Cintiq hooked up, It might allow you to run it at a higher resolution, since it wouldn't have to drive both displays at once.

Worth a try, Let me know if it works for you. :)

[TheCoughDrop]

Doesn't work...it sets it at 800x600 which is clearer than 1024x768 but it can't display 1280x800...

It's just my graphics card I guess...I have one of those sucky Intel ones...

[silentAnime]

nice, I'm stick with the bamboo because the crap country where i live, but i still hope and dream that one day i will buy a Cintiq!

[quentinwolf]

If you put your mind to it, and keep saving up, I'm sure you'll be able to get one eventually! :) Just keep your mind on it.

[anerexic69er]

O M G......i need one of those for my anime

[quentinwolf]

hehe, Start saving your pennies! ^_^

[yubboy]

nice i gada get a Wacom Cintiq soon

[quentinwolf]

:) Thanks. Enjoy it when you get yours.

[yubboy]

thanks. i will:))

[movinon20]

what is then name of this song? i want to add it to my myspace page an ipod. myspacecom/ravencrowadventure

[quentinwolf]

If you actually watch at the beginning and middle of the video, you'll see the song titles. ;) The artist is 'DJ Redlight' and his website ilnk is in the video information to the right --->

[movinon20]

does the wacom cintiq comes with photoshop or do you have to buy it to use it ? and the program you are using to draw the dragon is it photoshop?

[quentinwolf]

The Cintiq (and most other Wacom Tablets) come with Photoshop Elements. Which is like a Photoshop Lite version. Its by all means no less powerful, just less features I guess. I personally am using Photoshop CS3.

[DezzVideos]

isnt photoshop like 600$

[quentinwolf]

Yup, If you want to get the full Photoshop, its between $600-$800, but Photoshop Elements is like a basic version, and its about $99. (Comes free with Wacom Tablets.)

[DezzVideos]

so u payed in all like $2000?

[quentinwolf]

Not all at once/at the same time, but yes. :)

[untouchedninja]

If your a student you can get it for like 300$ if you know where to look

[quentinwolf]

Yeah, Good tip! That's also a good option. :)

[funkystyleG]

OMG... that is 1/3 of the main price...

And do you know where is possible to get it at the 'student price'???

And I'm 16 and I'm from Croatia... so I don't know if this counts to get that...

If you can help, I would be glade...

[888Fanatic]

This video is so cool!

[quentinwolf]

Thanks! :)

[ra2yuri4]

You have a diviantart account? Your drawings are sweet!

5/5

[quentinwolf]

I actually do have a DeviantArt account, but I don't have many drawings on there, maybe only a couple. It's mostly my Photography.