Even Monsters Like To Draw
This is my entry for the Drawing Day Warm Up Exercise Challenge over at Drawing Day
I decided in the spirit of drawing day I’d forgo my usual technique and have a bit of a play in painter. It was very interesting, you could almost feel the paint covering the canvas, and with the wacom tablet it was dead easy to use.
If you’re interested in seeing the sketch I started with I’ve posted it on my blog over here
Otherwise, I hope you’ll join the Drawing Day group and get your Draw on on Saturday :)
Even Monsters Like To Draw belongs to the following groups:
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Tom Douce
They do… I’m gobsmacked haha! This is great mr mason!
Douce
robpixaday
Woooooohoooooooooooooooo!!! I adore this!!!
fixtape
Excellent!
Cathie Tranent
Ha! And this would be the aforementioned avatar for everywhere then?? He’s spectacular!
mimi yoon
yay~ an awesome monster drawing… : )
AnitaInverarity
LOVE IT x
Elizabeth Bravo
How very sweet. I love the expression. It feels like he’s talking to you and you have put the video on pause. THAT’S A GOOD THING!
Nick Ford
Loving this painted style. Looks awesome as your avatar too! Well done.
o0OdemocrazyO0o
love the “i’m kinda clean like vector but i have that slight texturing of paint :D
wooo!
Pip Gerard
I love using the tablet in photoshop.. time I did it again! Have only done it a few times but each time have loved it. this was my first go at it. thanks for the heads up, incentive and inspiration :D I haven’t looked into the cost of Corel.. is it pretty pricey?
Very cool monster you’ve created here – really great work especially considering it’s your first foray into it!! :D
Damien Mason
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Yeah, it is – $800 AU. You can get a free trial though. There’s also a cheaper version called Painter Essentials but I haven’t looked at how that differs from the full version. Really all I need is a few good brushes, so it might be something to look into later.
Pip Gerard
I was reading “A Nightmare in my Closet” to my son last night… do you remember that book An old school HUGE favourite in our household. (it was my brother’s all time favourite book).
This guy (he really needs a name… anything come to your mind when you look at him?) could definitely be a long lost cousin that lives in the closet… But I think he’d be the one that would come in and talk your ear off and be the friendly, cool monster that doesn’t like to scare… just be friends and do a bit of colouring in or drawing :D
$800 is a lot of money isn’t it! I’m still on an old version of photoshop cause I can’t afford the upgrade. Oh the software we all would buy if we won the lottery :D LOL
Damien Mason
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Heh, generally I get my wife Cheryl to name the odd creations that come out of my head. I’ll get her on to this one.
I was having a look around for when the trial runs out.. Painter Essentials is on eBay for around $40, so i might grab a trial of that and make sure it does what I need it to.
Jo Hawkins
He he that is great!
SusanSanford
Wonderful character
Anne Hale
Great monster drawing!
Pip Gerard
Look forward to hearing Cheryl’s name. I love that your wife name’s your creations… something so lovely and artistically romantic about that! :)
Thanks for the tip re trial software. I’m gonna check out similar things.
EnPassant
Hi Damien. Your trip into Painter was well worthwhile. I think this is your best piece. The expression is just right and really fits the monster – what I would call ‘friendly simpleton. Painter is sooooo much fun and there are some really good progs for converting bitmap art into vector these days that I wonder why anyone with a few basic drawing skills would mess with vector programs. Sorry all you vector addicts! ;)
MuscularTeeth
this is great
AnitaInverarity
Congrats on your Drawing Day Homepage Wheeeeeeeeeeee xx
Sema
I love it! Well done! :D
Sanne Thijs
congrats on the drawing day homepage :D
skippygirlgrap...
CONGRATULATIONS for making Home page – I notice you have changed your avatar (PS You still have that grin ) I like it :))))
John Will Balsley
Great character, nice colors as well, cheers!
womoomow
Sweet!
nishagandhi
this is so cool
Anastasiia Kuc...
this is amazing, congrats!
midnightdreamer
Awesome creation ;)
Peace,
Leah♥
Marçal Cuberta
I LOVE IT!!!
MagpieMagic
This is lovely. :
) I use Painter too and love the way it lets me do my thing… ;)