Chapter 1
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To begin with, this is what you see when you start a new project. Now, each of those icons is a different type of work. The first is for random images and the others are for comics, book layouts, and animation. We’re going with art right now because everything I post from here on can be used under any type of work.
When you create your file, you are offered presets or custom sizes. Letter and A4 are good places to start. They’re self-explanatory. That is the physical dimensions of your canvas. Where people often have a problem is with the Resolution. Commonly, internet resolutions are 72 dpi or 99 PPI. DPI = DOTS per inch as printed by a printer and PPI=PIXELS per inch is the number of pixels as displayed by a computer screen. This is just so you know what the terms mean. 72 DPI is FINE for uploading to the internet, but printing it looks awful. You want 300 DPI minimum for digital art. So make sure your resolution is set to 300 per the example. Choose whatever physical size you want.
Using a higher DPI like 600 is often done for lineart/black and white work, however, using it for color will tax your system resources.
Continue reading “Coloring Tutorial – Part 1 – Inking” Well... I got a few done, but then I got sick and it derailed everything. However, I intend to continue the series.
This is Sulien Ravenwood, or Sully, or King Sully. He is a bit full of himself, his looks, and abilities and thus, a departure from my usual leading males. He's also a liar about stupid, stupid things. On the positive side, he's a good leader, just severely overworked and stressed out due to his colony's location locked in the middle of a suburb they can't escape from,... that is... until he makes a really bad judgment call and ends up crashing into a closed window and in the hands of a well-meaning girl.
This is a novel I've already written. It and half of the sequel which is waiting for me to rewrite it to publish. I have a whole series planned for it called Fairy Hunters, in which they constantly correct everyone that it's FAE and not FAIRY. :D This one takes place more in the human world and is probably a bit easier to market than the others that are Historical Fantasy or outright Fantasy, because the Urban Fantasy parents don't play into the first stories. They're ALL urban fantasy. :D - Tiff
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