50 mins wacom sketch...it is my first achievement on the comp

[Famboozled]

For once I tried to do a wacom only drawing, and surprisingly, I somewhat like it since its my first all wacom.

http://jawesome.net/Tommy/Sept8 copy.jpg

But I really would like someone to help me a bit on the process of coloring and rendering any drawing. Just tell me what you think of it, hate it, despise it, but I'd like something that may help me improve. Thanks!

[Chiba]

Hi,
Looks like you're having the same problem with deviantart that I have recently started having. Your pic isn't showing, just a red x.
I've hosted pics at deviantart that I've posted here at this community but I'm guessing deviantart have changed their services because now I've started having hassles.
Personally I think I am going to look for a new place to host my images but if you can work out the problem I'd appreciate finding out what it was...
thanks

Chiba

[Famboozled]

hmm..yea the only thing i guess we (and others) can do is use angelfire, or use someones ftp.

[EVIL]

why does everyone puts a time with it? took only xx minutes to finish. I dont see the use

[devilbunny]

i think it makes perfect sense. puts the work in context. a piece that took 2 hours better be alot different than one that took 20 minutes and so on...

[Famboozled]

I apologize, im just a beginner and thats how I record how my work is being done so that I may see how much time I had spent for a part of a piece.
You may disagree with me I believe it to be a very effecient method of logging your improvement. Other than that is there anything that someone could say that might help me out.

[bgermain]

I like the posting of time length (provided people are honest about it) and the methods/media used. That's my vote, anyway.

Aside from that, I suggest you get familiar with the versatility of layers. Use separate layers for line art, base color, shadows, highlights, and special effects. This way you can adjust specific elements without affecting any others. I usually keep the line art on top so I can see it over the color while I'm working (keeps me on track). I used this method on my own WIP. Each character has its own folder and each element has its own layer within that folder.

If you're using a scanned drawing then you can still make it the top layer, just put the layer in "Multiply" mode and all the white pixels become invisible allowing you to see everything below them.