Looking at the picture above, we start at the upper right,
which is my sketchbook. To its lower left, is my Wacom tablet and under them
all is my light-box. I’ll go through each one:
1. 4x6 Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketch Book – Yes, 4x6! I know it’s
small but that is the point. The point is to SKETCH and sketching smaller
decreases time. Sometimes I need to get an idea out very quickly before I lose
it. Since it’s pocket sized, it can go a lot more places with you too. With
today’s scanners, I can always just scan later and blow it up larger for final
details.
2. Wireless Wacom Intuos4 Medium Pen Tablet – When I use
Photoshop, I use my Intuos to do my coloring. The wireless version has a
removable USB cord to connect with the computer through Bluetooth. In addition,
I color with the mouse.
3. ArtGraph LightTracer II Light-box – When I scan and blow up
my sketches, I print them out, slap a fresh sheet of paper over the blown up
sketch on my light-box and I trace. Yes, I TRACE. This technique was learned as
I studied animation in art school. You don’t mess up your art or paper by constantly
erasing and redrawing. Just trace your corrections on top and you have clean final
art. This is also why I only draw in pen, as it is easier to see through the
paper than pencil.
In my next post, I’ll walk through a piece of art that I
completed, explaining in better detail how I used these tools.
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