SnusOn Art

**CoderGuy** · 30-01-12, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by lxskllr

Nice work sgreger. I've opened up inkscape, but don't have any idea where to start with it. I need to read through the tutorial I downloaded, and figure it out. I'm not sure how useful it would be to me though, as my artistic prowess stopped developing when I was about 6 :^D

Inkscape looks pretty cool for those of us that can't afford apps like Illustrator. I wish I had even 1/2 the talent as some in this thread, it would make things much nicer. Doesn't matter what program you use, a stick figure looks the same in all of them lol

**lxskllr** · 30-01-12, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by CoderGuy

Doesn't matter what program you use, a stick figure looks the same in all of them lol

Ain't that the truth :^(

**sharesnusinfo!** · 30-01-12, 06:20 PM

Heders, that some fanastic pictures!

I have a small hobby of photografing also but not in the same league as you man.. But still here some i have made.

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**kevs** · 30-01-12, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by heders

I dig this one!

**lxskllr** · 30-01-12, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by sharesnusinfo!

Heders, that some fanastic pictures!

I have a small hobby of photografing also but not in the same league as you man.. But still here some i have made.

Very nice. What's that first picture, some kind of maypole?

**sgreger1** · 30-01-12, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by lxskllr

Nice work sgreger. I've opened up inkscape, but don't have any idea where to start with it. I need to read through the tutorial I downloaded, and figure it out. I'm not sure how useful it would be to me though, as my artistic prowess stopped developing when I was about 6 :^D

Yah I suck at art too, but vector art is way easier than drawing. What you do is start out with a picture of something and essentially trace over it, making new layers for each little shadow etc, then use basic radial or linear gradients to blend it together and add depth. All I did was take a stock photo of some chick and trace over the general features, then add layer upon layer of detail to make the shadows and highlight in her hair etc. It's actually really easy it just takes a long time. It took me pretty much the hole day to make it.

**lxskllr** · 30-01-12, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by sgreger1

Yah I suck at art too, but vector art is way easier than drawing. What you do is start out with a picture of something and essentially trace over it, making new layers for each little shadow etc, then use basic radial or linear gradients to blend it together and add depth. All I did was take a stock photo of some chick and trace over the general features, then add layer upon layer of detail to make the shadows and highlight in her hair etc. It's actually really easy it just takes a long time. It took me pretty much the hole day to make it.

Are you using a tablet, or a mouse?

**sgreger1** · 30-01-12, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by lxskllr

Are you using a tablet, or a mouse?

A mouse. It would be cool to have a tablet, but frankly I have even less skill with a pen than I do with a mouse lol. To make matters worse, I am left handed but use the traditional right handed mouse setup. Most of this was drawn with the pen tool so you just click once at eat point and then adjust the bezier curves until it all ligns up, so you can take your time to make sure everything looks right. The hardest part was the hair, for that I used the blob brush and had to make freehand strokes which would be a million times easier on a tablet than with a mouse. I had to redo it like 30 times and make a lot of adjustments to make it look right. That's the beauty of digital art though is that you can easily move things around and fix them, but using the mouse requires a lot more tweeking than with a tablet I imagine. The tablet has the pressure sensitivity so things like the hair would have been a lot easier if I could just press harder to make the lines darker etc.

What is inkscape, is that like the opensource version? I will have to try it out as I had never heard of it.

**lxskllr** · 30-01-12, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by sgreger1

What is inkscape, is that like the opensource version? I will have to try it out as I had never heard of it.

Yup. It should be in the fedora repos, and it looks like they have packages for all the major platforms.

http://inkscape.org/

**sgreger1** · 31-01-12, 12:39 AM

Hey Heeders/anyone else, if I were to get only one lens other than my kit lens for my Cannon T3i, what should it be?

I am thinking about getting a medium cost lens, something that is as diverse as possible but still <$300. Any idea about what would be the best all around lens for this price-range? I like mainly shooting nature photos etc. I am not too knowledgeable on what the different lenses really do or the difference between them. What is a prime lens, I remember you stating it was a good one earlier, but I am not sure what prime means?

**heders** · 31-01-12, 12:51 AM

Originally posted by sharesnusinfo!

Heders, that some fanastic pictures!

I have a small hobby of photografing also but not in the same league as you man.. But still here some i have made.

Thanks a lot man!

Really great pictures you too man! Keep it up and please post more!

Originally posted by kevinatest

I dig this one!

Thanks man!

Originally posted by sgreger1

Hey Heeders/anyone else, if I were to get only one lens other than my kit lens for my Cannon T3i, what should it be?

I am thinking about getting a medium cost lens, something that is as diverse as possible but still <$300. Any idea about what would be the best all around lens for this price-range? I like mainly shooting nature photos etc. I am not too knowledgeable on what the different lenses really do or the difference between them. What is a prime lens, I remember you stating it was a good one earlier, but I am not sure what prime means?

What I would recommend, as I wrote before, is a Canon 50 mm f/1.8. You can't zoom with it, but it's a fantastic lens for a very cheap price (around $120 I think).

This photo is taken with Nikons version of that lens:

You see the blurred background (also called, 'bokeh') and shallow DoF? That's one of my favorite things with this lens. The aparture (f/1.8) is just amazing to get for such a low price.

If I would choose three lenses right now, it would probably be 18-55mm, 50mm f/1.8 (preferably 1.4 though, but it's more expensive), and a super wide-angle at 10-20mm. Add a tele lens to that and I would be set for life.

However, with a 50mm f/1.8 and the kit lens, you have the same stuff I have and can go very far with that.

Here's a little review of the lens: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...ns-Review.aspx

**UsualSnuspects** · 31-01-12, 01:21 AM

Ooooo....nice bokeh!

**sgreger1** · 31-01-12, 02:55 AM

I'm looking a the reviews online and it seems like everyone loves this lens Heeders! Says it's plastic so feels cheap but that the picture quality is great.

I am not familiar with what lenses are best for what situations, but if I understand this correctly it is mianly good for portraits/close up shots, right? Is it going to be any good for pictures of nature for example that require a wide open depth of field or will they appear soft?