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Wonderful video, Arfink! I wish I could draw! What program do you use?

If it isn't too much trouble, do you think you could draw an avatar for me? Maybe one of a Rosary or a Crucifix?




(If you're reading this, sorry Max. I do like my avatar and the fact it matches Nav's, but I've been told it looks like Darth Vader...)

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[quote name='arfink' timestamp='1331005604' post='2396729']
Beg pardon? If you don't like my performance perhaps you'd best get in chat and berate me in person while I'm working on StOlaf's.
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Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm

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[quote name='Tally Marx' timestamp='1331068187' post='2396973']
Wonderful video, Arfink! I wish I could draw! What program do you use?

If it isn't too much trouble, do you think you could draw an avatar for me? Maybe one of a Rosary or a Crucifix?




(If you're reading this, sorry Max. I do like my avatar and the fact it matches Nav's, but I've been told it looks like Darth Vader...)
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I use the superlative MyPaint, which is available for FREE here:
[url="http://mypaint.intilinux.com/"]http://mypaint.intilinux.com/[/url]

It is such a razzle dazzle program for doing quick drawings or complex paintings. For example, it's designed to stay out of your way while you draw- you can disable all the toolbox windows with one button on the keyboard. I usually just leave up the brush selection tool, since I swap alot during the coloring stage, but I could just use hotkeys instead. You have your choice of two easy pop-up color palettes to use for color selection. The canvas will automatically expand if you draw off the edge, and does so seamlessly. It's like having an infinite canvas. You can also do layering, as you saw in the video, so I can draw my pictures with the charcoal sim, and then paint in the outlines from [i]underneath[/i]. How razzle dazzle is that?

There are way too many razzle dazzle features of MyPaint to list here, but suffice to say it's the cleanest, simplest, easiest to learn, and most polished painting program I have ever used. The only possible downside is that for very large paintings you'll want alot of RAM for it to perform decently, but I have 4 gigs and have never had it slow down yet. With the money you save by not buying Photoshop you can buy 8 gigs of RAM (enough to cache a 900dpi rendition of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel) and use MyPaint instead. :)

EDIT: oh yeah, and I'll add you to the list. Thanks!

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For StOlaf's I was thinking of doing a little subversion, so I came up with "Holy Hand Grenades Batman!"
Don't ask.

EDIT: I recolored it. See here: http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/116337-arfinks-avatar-doodling-service/page__view__findpost__p__2397052

Original preserved here: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f1lxg_-rUjM04-uROMxVwtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink


If the BG is too dark I can lighten it up very easily so it shows up better. Just let me know.

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[quote name='arfink' timestamp='1331083043' post='2397047']
For StOlaf's I was thinking of doing a little subversion, so I came up with "Holy Hand Grenades Batman!"
Don't ask.

[img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T9w1TOyHaxA/T1a2weP4sdI/AAAAAAAABRI/N5lNtypm-yw/s800/stolaf.jpg[/img]

If the BG is too dark I can lighten it up very easily so it shows up better. Just let me know.
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Hahahahahaha. That's amesome.

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Needed to be recolored, the background was just bothering me too much.

[img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--ZK3ETN6Bi8/T1a3zzho0yI/AAAAAAAABRg/U6IAe05ztuA/s800/stolafalt.jpg[/img]
[size=7][b]HOLY HAND GRENADES BATMAN![/b][/size]

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Up next:

Bigjon: Rageface Templar FTW.
Tally Marx: rosary/crucifix/somethin' (I probably won't be able to get subversive with this one, but meh.)

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OK, so Bigjon wanted rageface templar. But as I went along, trying to do a rageface, I just wound up with something that looked like a grumpy old German guy, so it turned into grumpy WWI tank commander. Oh well.

[img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RF4uvqEBo90/T1bHygxcp7I/AAAAAAAABSQ/FTeSDTeNQWc/s640/bigjontankcmd.jpg[/img]

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Edit: There is a reason why I don't have too many tabs open at once..... I start posting things in the wrong place.

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[quote name='arfink' timestamp='1331083270' post='2397052']
Needed to be recolored, the background was just bothering me too much.

[img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--ZK3ETN6Bi8/T1a3zzho0yI/AAAAAAAABRg/U6IAe05ztuA/s800/stolafalt.jpg[/img]
[size=7][b]HOLY HAND GRENADES BATMAN![/b][/size]
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Haha! I love it!

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[quote name='arfink' timestamp='1331085536' post='2397071']
Up next:

Bigjon: Rageface Templar FTW.
Tally Marx: rosary/crucifix/somethin' (I probably won't be able to get subversive with this one, but meh.)
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If a Rosary isn't exciting enough, then do whatever comes to mind at the moment. I'm good with most anything.

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[quote name='Tally Marx' timestamp='1331147046' post='2397294']
If a Rosary isn't exciting enough, then do whatever comes to mind at the moment. I'm good with most anything.
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Nah it's razzle dazzle. I drew all those nuns, didn't I?

Lol.

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OK, here is TallyMarx's intergalactic rosary:

[img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PU72lV6mkvA/T1l9gE3629I/AAAAAAAABSs/kkOdPTwThLM/s640/spacerosaryalt.jpg[/img]

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