A couple of questions on streamlining in photoshop
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Topic: A couple of questions on streamlining in photoshop
Posted By: tintreas
Subject: A couple of questions on streamlining in photoshop
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 12:38pm
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Hey guys, first post, second pixel piece!
I'm doing a cd cover for chiptune/dubstep artist monster!monster! and the main spec was pixel art. 
I'm using photoshop and I've work out the basics but these things I'm having trouble with: 1) I've seen people dither with some kind of brush to speed up the process (http://www.youtube.com/user/FrankieSmileShow#p/u/1/Zd8tY2XeXzI), but I can't for the life of me figure out how its done.. except maybe clone tool? but as pattern stamp failed I don't see how clone would be better.. 2) Line tool. Any way to use it? Even a crooked line would be faster then placing.. although maybe I'll just get faster :[.. Anyway, all help really really appreciated! |
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Posted By: onek
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 1:41pm
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welcome to PJ! ^^
that looks quite nice already! especially for ur 2nd pixel... but im not sure if ud rly dither it i think cell shading would be better, a lot of beginners tend to just use dithering for the sake of it.... but anyways... heres to ur questions: 1) (quote: indigo @ pixelation) .... here's a quick shortcut for dithering in photoshop. I first defined an 8x256 canvas and applied a straight black-to-white gradient. 
then indexed the image (via Image -> Mode -> Indexed Color) to 2 colors, black and white - and set it to pattern dither. You then select portions from that image which you wish to use as gradient patterns (8x8 blocks), then define it as a pattern. PS will automatically optimize the pattern. 
Once you're done defining all your patterns, you turn on "texture" in your brush settings, select the dither pattern which you wish to use, and set the mode to subtract. 
Now you should be set to go! Just pick the pattern and paint. If you're picky about dither patterns, you can define your own by hand of course. This allows for painting broad areas of dither pretty dang fast. 
2) u can draw lines with the pen tool when u hold ALT while clicking |
Posted By: tintreas
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 2:15pm
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That is so brilliantly helpful! Thank you thank you thank you.
Also just looking at it that would have been so so helpful a few years ago when I was hand toning manga... |
Posted By: onek
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 2:43pm
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hehe ur welcome... actually thanks to http://www.pixeljoint.com/p/849.htm - 'indigo'
i also was kinda happy when i found out about this, but now i actually never use it @_@ |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 3:15pm
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To make lines (using pencil) hold shift while drawing them. At 8X you can control quite well.
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Posted By: onek
Date Posted: 12 September 2010 at 3:23pm
| oh oops.... yeah... thats what i meant... 'shift'.... |