Comments on: 1PT.Rule Comic: Force Justify, Part One

By: andyRespire

andyRespire — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:10:08 +0000

“Colored pencil drawings of Tupac and hot sauce bottles.” Crap, that’s my whole portfolio. But did I throw Verdana on one illo so it could pass an an ad.

By: Tom Nemitz

Tom Nemitz — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:31:34 +0000

@kadavy
Yes, I know its hard to believe, but they still exist. And every year there’s another batch. They’re like Bebe’s Kids, they don’t die…they multiply!

By: Geoff Thibeau

Geoff Thibeau — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:21:04 +0000

Jem:
It completely depends on the method and the software (and talent I guess, too). I prefer Illustrator using the brush tool with pressure-sensitive stroke weight. Nate, I believe, prefers Photoshop using the pen tool. My roommate prefers Photoshop with the brush tool at 1-3px radius and opacity sensitivity rather than brush size variation; he also has PainterX, a Corel product, that simulates real painting (it’s frighteningly realistic). Von Glitschka makes all of his illustrative decisions on paper, then uses the pen tool in Illustrator (although, actually, I don’t know if he uses a drawing tablet).
Bottom line is that you’ll probably love it; it feels more natural to hold a pen to draw, even if it’s tracing a scanned illustration, than to hold a mouse (or track pad, yuck!). Most everyone (myself included) starts on paper, or at least from a reference photograph on a separate layer. And it’s personal preference whether you stick to the original once you’ve begun creating vectors.
The main benefit, at least for me, is the ability to undo. But that’s probably closely associated to my method (with the varying stroke weight).

By: Jem

Jem — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:36:11 +0000

Nice – always look forward to these.
Slightly off topic, but with the Wacom, is it purely a time-saving device or can you illustrate as well as pen/paper/scanner?
I’m considering getting one, but have heard really conflicting opinions from people.
What model do you use?
Cheers
Jem

By: kadavy

kadavy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:27:55 +0000

“colored-pencil drawings of Tupac”
God, that made me laugh. Do those still exist?

By: Nate Voss

Nate Voss — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:45:42 +0000

Don’t feel bad, Adam! Your post totally informed my post. I couldn’t have done it without you, buddy!

By: Adam Duquette

Adam Duquette — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:39:46 +0000

My post seems stupid now, following the updated post about todays comic. Oh well, nice work though.

By: Adam Duquette

Adam Duquette — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:56:16 +0000

Going all Frank Miller on us, huh?