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Birthday
• 1984-11-01
Gender
• Male
Location
• Northwest
Member Since
• 2005-05-27
Occupation
• Web Designer
Real Name
• Eric Johnston

Personal

Achievements
• Hosting websites, Featured Artist at Anime Con, Winner of AMV Off Beat Contest
Anime Fan Since
• 2004
Favorite Anime
• Cowboy Bebop
Goals
• Finish my Graphic Design Degree
Hobbies
• Other than drawing fan art here? Playing Hockey
Talents
• I can say Supercalifragilisticexbealidosious backwards

myOtaku.com: spacecowboytv

Monday, January 23, 2006

Painter, Tablet, and 200%, UGH, I am so frustrated!
This weekend I picked up a 12in by 9in Wacom tablet for some illustrating. Also I bought Painter 9 which is a pretty powerful graphic design program. What does all this awesome new stuff equal? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK I AM DOING. I got a tutorial on how to use all the programs and tools together to create a great looking product. But it really isn't working. The tips said to make your picture twice the size you want it so when its done you can shrink it and your errors. I am finding it pretty hard to work with something that is 2000x1400 pixels. Also I am soooo bad with the tablet. The pen is all over the place and I can't draw a straight line for the life of me. So pretty much all I have right now is another photoshop aided lineart with base color. I can't really shade it, can't add background, and can't shrink it until I am done with it. UGH learning new stuff can be so frustrating. And because of all this trial and error I didn't finish my Bebop Redemption shots for the next chapter coming out. So I guess (in the voice of John Walsh the Unsolved Mysteries guy) If you have any information about Wacom Tablets or Painter 9 please send your responces to the space cowboy via Otaku's Website. Thanks
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