[solofx7]

I have a 24inch iMac with all of the bells and whistles.
I have an intuos3 from Wacom.
I have most of the software needed to start digital art.
I am an old school artist that has normally worked with pencil and paper.
I would like to know where should i Start to make the conversion to digital stuff?

[ide3308]

With a nice flatbed scanner?

[solofx7]

i do have a scanner.
i have already scanned in all of my old pictures...
i am trying to learn about all of the cool things that can be done digitally now...

[angelmb]

In a nutshell, you usually scan your doodles and once they are placed in Freehand, Illustrator… you create the paths there so you have them as fully editable, digital art work.
You may want to visit illustrationclass by Von Glitschka, he is an amazingly talented artist.

[red rocket]

^
Good link.

solofx7, what ‘cool things’ do you have in mind, specifically? Do you want to create slick looking illustrations or cartoons, or do you want digital ‘art’?

For the first, most people still seem to draw all the basics on paper, scan them in, then trace and colourise the stuff. That’s the one side of it.

If you wanted to do more artsy stuff, you might want to take a peek at Studio Artist by Synthetik software, or Corel Painter. (Only used Studio Artist, myself, you basically take any source image or movie as a canvas and paint on it with a huge selection of interactive brushes.)

[bluedog]

I took too long in writing my post and it got lost in trying to authenticate and repost. Here are a bunch of links to software and sites that can help you in tutorials.

http://www.lynda.com/
Their annual subscription rate is worth the cost if you are interested in really getting to know an application (it gives you access to almost ALL their tutorials for every major graphics and office application). Really phenomenal stuff, you can review their training via iTunes podcasts if you search for it.

PixelPerfect byBert Monroy is a bit hokey at times and tends toward the 'flashy' gimmiky style of photoshop, but has some solid experience and knows his stuff. You can learn a lot from his podcasts and site.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/

Other sites to review:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...hotoshop&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...ustrator&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corel_Painter
http://www.illustratorworld.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/search-redi...=++→++&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...inkscape&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...freehand&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...be+flash&go=Go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...software&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...Cinema4d&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...sketchup&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...udio+MAX&go=Go

[solofx7]

Originally Posted by angelmb 

In a nutshell, you usually scan your doodles and once they are placed in Freehand, Illustrator… you create the paths there so you have them as fully editable, digital art work.
You may want to visit illustrationclass by Von Glitschka, he is an amazingly talented artist.

thanks from across the pond.

[solofx7]

Originally Posted by red rocket 

^
Good link.

solofx7, what ‘cool things’ do you have in mind, specifically? Do you want to create slick looking illustrations or cartoons, or do you want digital ‘art’?

For the first, most people still seem to draw all the basics on paper, scan them in, then trace and colourise the stuff. That’s the one side of it.

If you wanted to do more artsy stuff, you might want to take a peek at Studio Artist by Synthetik software, or Corel Painter. (Only used Studio Artist, myself, you basically take any source image or movie as a canvas and paint on it with a huge selection of interactive brushes.)

thanks, i have never heard of the one. i am looking at it now.
i am not sure what my procedure with be in the long run.
currently i have some work that i have scanned into the computer.
i am just trying to make it editable digitally.
i am probably going to color it digitally.
i also want to sharpen it up.

[solofx7]

can anyone suggest a good multifunction printer, scanner fax?
i want to print photos occasionally, good quality scanning.

[solofx7]

Originally Posted by bluedog 

I took too long in writing my post and it got lost in trying to authenticate and repost. Here are a bunch of links to software and sites that can help you in tutorials.

http://www.lynda.com/
Their annual subscription rate is worth the cost if you are interested in really getting to know an application (it gives you access to almost ALL their tutorials for every major graphics and office application). Really phenomenal stuff, you can review their training via iTunes podcasts if you search for it.

PixelPerfect byBert Monroy is a bit hokey at times and tends toward the 'flashy' gimmiky style of photoshop, but has some solid experience and knows his stuff. You can learn a lot from his podcasts and site.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/

Other sites to review:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...hotoshop&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...ustrator&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corel_Painter
http://www.illustratorworld.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/search-redi...=++→++&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...inkscape&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...freehand&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...be+flash&go=Go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...software&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...Cinema4d&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...sketchup&go=Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...udio+MAX&go=Go

I appreciate it, the links are helpful.

[chirpy22]

If you are looking at painterly techniques, Bobby Chiu has a great online school.
http://www.imaginismstudios.com/classes.html
https://www.schoolism.com/

He and his fellow artists are all incredible. Check out their portfolios.