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Post by Zoey on Jul 11, 2016 18:48:36 GMT -5
Zoey No, I have Windows 10, it's preinstalled. It's just when, say, I drop a picture in there, and it was in My Pictures folder, it's no longer in there, and it's instead in the onedrive folder. I can't have the same picture in both places at once. Unless I'm doing something wrong. But it sounds like you just stopped using the default folders all together, and now just use the onedrive folder. Oh! Are you just dragging and dropping them in there? gotta use copy and paste shortcuts. XD Otherwise, yes, they'll disappear from your other folder. I basically organize my """""""art""""""" (you can never have too many scare quotes) into types. So fanart goes in one folder, original art in other. Then there are subsections like portraits, full compositions, etc etc. To save space and time I usually save my files in different formats depending on how i think I'll use the """"""art""""". One-off doodles that don't mean anything and are intended for online use are usually just saved in .jpg, things I think I might want to get back to later are saved as .psd, .pdn, .xcf, .kri, or whatever file format for the thing I'm using. If I don't think I'll revisit something but want to keep it in full quality, I save the mastercopy as .tiff. It's probably not ideal if you're the type of person who likes to save *everything* (in which case the ideal would be to save everything as the file format native to the image editing software and just exporting it when necessary, deleting the non-mastercopy files to save space.) But it works for me because I'm lazy. What are .pdn, .xcf, and .kri files?! I love .tiff, but unfortunately, SAI doesn't support it. D: .tiff allows me to view the image vile the normal photo viewer, but .psd and .sai obviously require booting up the original graphics program. x.x
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Post by Moni on Jul 11, 2016 18:50:57 GMT -5
ZoeyPaint.NET, GIMP, Krita, which are really good open source softwares for different things. The latter two also allow you to save in .PSD and can open .PSD files, which is nice! hmm. you can also save in bitmap, except no version of bitmap really saves layer information (while some versions of .tiff do).
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Post by June Scarlet on Jul 11, 2016 18:58:36 GMT -5
Zoey No, I have Windows 10, it's preinstalled. It's just when, say, I drop a picture in there, and it was in My Pictures folder, it's no longer in there, and it's instead in the onedrive folder. I can't have the same picture in both places at once. Unless I'm doing something wrong. But it sounds like you just stopped using the default folders all together, and now just use the onedrive folder. Oh! Are you just dragging and dropping them in there? gotta use copy and paste shortcuts. XD Otherwise, yes, they'll disappear from your other folder. I want to make sure I understand this. So you just created a shortcut to the image, right? And put that shortcut into the onedrive. But when I go to the online repository, it doesn't actually have the image on there, it has "frostbite - shortcut.lnk," which is only 1kb big, as opposed to the original image, which is 94kb. I'm not sure you're backing up your files the way you think you are, or that I'm doing it wrong, it could be either. But for me at least, it's not actually backing up the image, it's just backing up a link to where the image is on my computer.
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Post by Zoey on Jul 11, 2016 19:49:41 GMT -5
Oh! Are you just dragging and dropping them in there? gotta use copy and paste shortcuts. XD Otherwise, yes, they'll disappear from your other folder. I want to make sure I understand this. So you just created a shortcut to the image, right? And put that shortcut into the onedrive. But when I go to the online repository, it doesn't actually have the image on there, it has "frostbite - shortcut.lnk," which is only 1kb big, as opposed to the original image, which is 94kb. I'm not sure you're backing up your files the way you think you are, or that I'm doing it wrong, it could be either. But for me at least, it's not actually backing up the image, it's just backing up a link to where the image is on my computer. oh no, nonono, yeah, I worded it wrong then. D: I meant that you just had to copy the image into the onedrive folder, not drag the entire image in there (that is, if you want it to exist in both places). I originally said "drop into the onedrive folder" because I use onedrive pretty much exclusively, but if you want the image to be in both folders then it's just like copying the image into any other folder. XD It's just that once there is an image or file in the onedrive folder, it'll be uploaded instantly to your windows live account whenever you're connected to wifi.
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Post by June Scarlet on Jul 11, 2016 20:51:23 GMT -5
oh no, nonono, yeah, I worded it wrong then. D: I meant that you just had to copy the image into the onedrive folder, not drag the entire image in there (that is, if you want it to exist in both places). I originally said "drop into the onedrive folder" because I use onedrive pretty much exclusively, but if you want the image to be in both folders then it's just like copying the image into any other folder. XD It's just that once there is an image or file in the onedrive folder, it'll be uploaded instantly to your windows live account whenever you're connected to wifi. Okay, good, so there's two copies of the same image in two different folders, got it. Just means that if I update the picture, the copy in the one drive will no longer be up to date. Got it.
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Post by Twillie on Jul 20, 2016 15:20:26 GMT -5
So, I'm overdue for changing the tip on my tablet pen as it's flat on the end and I need to press harder to make dark lines. However, when I look up how to change the pen nib, all the FAQ's I find tell me to use the pen stand that came with my tablet. Uhh, I don't know what tablets they've been buying, but mine definitely did not come with a stand. So, unless I actually do have it and don't realize it, do any of you have experience changing a tip and can give me some advice? Other techniques apparently involve tweezers, which I tried, but the nib did not budge. Is there a certain angle I need to take it at? Is there a button I need to press? I'm obviously missing something in this apparently simple process, but I don't know what it is I'm missing X'D
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Post by June Scarlet on Jul 20, 2016 15:27:39 GMT -5
So, I'm overdue for changing the tip on my tablet pen as it's flat on the end and I need to press harder to make dark lines. However, when I look up how to change the pen nib, all the FAQ's I find tell me to use the pen stand that came with my tablet. Uhh, I don't know what tablets they've been buying, but mine definitely did not come with a stand. So, unless I actually do have it and don't realize it, do any of you have experience changing a tip and can give me some advice? Other techniques apparently involve tweezers, which I tried, but the nib did not budge. Is there a certain angle I need to take it at? Is there a button I need to press? I'm obviously missing something in this apparently simple process, but I don't know what it is I'm missing X'D What sort of tablet? I only know how to change the nib on a Wacom Intuos. On the back, there's a special panel that resembles a battery panel, but instead it has extra nibs, and a hole you put the old nib into and it pulls it out. Except I waited too long, and it wouldn't pull out, so I had to use scissors as tweezers to get any sort of grip on the old tip.
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Post by Twillie on Jul 20, 2016 15:32:01 GMT -5
So, I'm overdue for changing the tip on my tablet pen as it's flat on the end and I need to press harder to make dark lines. However, when I look up how to change the pen nib, all the FAQ's I find tell me to use the pen stand that came with my tablet. Uhh, I don't know what tablets they've been buying, but mine definitely did not come with a stand. So, unless I actually do have it and don't realize it, do any of you have experience changing a tip and can give me some advice? Other techniques apparently involve tweezers, which I tried, but the nib did not budge. Is there a certain angle I need to take it at? Is there a button I need to press? I'm obviously missing something in this apparently simple process, but I don't know what it is I'm missing X'D What sort of tablet? I only know how to change the nib on a Wacom Intuos. On the back, there's a special panel that resembles a battery panel, but instead it has extra nibs, and a hole you put the old nib into and it pulls it out. Except I waited too long, and it wouldn't pull out, so I had to use scissors as tweezers to get any sort of grip on the old tip. I believe I have the same tablet, as I discovered this mystical back panel not too long after posting (I actually found it a couple days ago, but I didn't know it was what removed the nib/held extras XP). I'm probably in the same situation as you were before because the tip is too short to fit into the hole, and regular tweezers can't seem to get a grip on the nib X) Welp, onto scissors I go then, I guess!
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Post by Zoey on Jul 20, 2016 17:07:40 GMT -5
What sort of tablet? I only know how to change the nib on a Wacom Intuos. On the back, there's a special panel that resembles a battery panel, but instead it has extra nibs, and a hole you put the old nib into and it pulls it out. Except I waited too long, and it wouldn't pull out, so I had to use scissors as tweezers to get any sort of grip on the old tip. I believe I have the same tablet, as I discovered this mystical back panel not too long after posting (I actually found it a couple days ago, but I didn't know it was what removed the nib/held extras XP). I'm probably in the same situation as you were before because the tip is too short to fit into the hole, and regular tweezers can't seem to get a grip on the nib X) Welp, onto scissors I go then, I guess! There should be a circular metal tweezer thing that came with your tablet, but most ppl lose it or whatnot. Tweezers, scissors, small pliers, teeth... basically anything that has a decent grip. In the future, don't wait until the nib is completely worn down; make sure you can still get a pair of tweezers or something in there to pull it out. When you run out of replacement nibs, don't buy the overpriced ones from wacom; just buy generic ones off Amazon (I ordered this one last time). They're very slightly longer than the Wacom ones, but otherwise work perfectly fine. (for reference, my tablet is the ultra-cheap Wacom bamboo fun, small size, but the product says it can fit intuos as well)
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Post by June Scarlet on Aug 7, 2016 23:38:13 GMT -5
Gah, why did I spent most of the day entering 15 minute art challenges on dA, for their birthday thing? That does not advance any long term goals.
Also, I think a Mod needs to pin this thread to the top of the subforum, it nearly fell to the second page.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 13, 2016 10:01:02 GMT -5
That moment when you can't get two eyes to be even and look alike. *table flip*
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Post by Twillie on Aug 15, 2016 19:00:18 GMT -5
That moment when you can't get two eyes to be even and look alike. *table flip* At that point, I often wait until I get into my digital program (if I'm not there already) and just copy and paste the first eye, and then I adjust it accordingly X) Also, I just love how the "Close All" option is right above "Save" in Photoshop Elements
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 17, 2016 11:40:07 GMT -5
I need an opinion. Does this need a background? I got an idea for entering her into the Beauty Contest during the fall, since she's Woodland, the leaves are changing color, you can figure it out. (So. Many. Leaves. Seriously, that took forever.) It turned out really good. I made a woody texture, I got the leaves right, the fur looks good in my opinion (thank you, overlay layers). I was planning on giving her a background, but now that I'm finished, I think it looks nice the way it is. What do you guys think?
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Post by Twillie on Aug 17, 2016 12:36:26 GMT -5
Hm, this is all just my personal opinion, but I think the picture could benefit from at least a simple background. You don't need to make a huge scene as Ralazza already has great detail and you want her to stick out, but that contrast between detail and stark white seems a bit off to me. Especially with the leaves blowing, it feels like there's an environment, but it's not present.
Or, if you don't think a background is necessary, I'd suggest cropping the surrounding white space so that Ralazza fills most of the picture. The shape and size of the canvas plays a role in a picture's aesthetics as well, and cutting it down will give it a more complete feel.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 17, 2016 12:40:24 GMT -5
Thanks. I wasn't sure yet, so I didn't crop just in case. But I don't know what background to make.
EDIT: Never mind, my buddy, Red, gave me an idea.
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