Hey, Todd! Try Manga Studio Ex 4. The pen tools all feel more natural than photoshop, plus the program was created to draw comics. It works awesome with a Cintiq. You can export import in psd if desired. Seriously, try it if you haven't already...
Spawn is my single favourite comic book character and, as of now, his creator is my single favourite comic book artist. How wonderful he shares his genius with his fans.
so is this just the regular photoshop or is this the illustrator version? It's just so expensive and I want to make the right purchase for my needs, which are exactly what's being used here.
cory arford Illustrator is a totally different program. Photoshop is for bitmaps. Illustrator is for vector graphics. When you're drawing a multicolored images with millions of colors, coloring your drawings, manipulating photos, on a fixed size, your choice is bitmap. When you're making logos, drawing images with flat shapes or simple gradients, with the ability to scale without loss of quality, your choice is vectors. If you're going to draw a lot of lines, q lot of thin crosshatches, instead of clear shapes, it might be best to use PS for digital inking. But if you're aiming for certain kind of retro style, with heavy blacks and using pure black shapes for shadow areas, or perhaps a simplistic art deco style, an argument can be made for vector graphics. But you can also have best of both worlds and use both in your workflow, importing from one program to another. There are also vector tools in PS, and you can just leave them as vector shapes, or convert the layers to bitmap. I noticed you've posted this a year ago, so I think you already had your answer. But maybe someone else might find this helpful... :-)
I scan each corner. Then using adobe bridge, I select the 4 pieces and I use the photomerge inside of bridge. You have to have photoshop for it to work.
no offense to Mr. Mcfarlane, I was just wondering about how legit a drawing from a computer really is from an artist wanting to get into the business? Mr. Mcfarlane has done his dues so he's allowed, but a new artist doing it would maybe be considered cheating in a way. I guess because of all the tools that you can use, the drawing wouldn't really be all talent but more like look at what i can do with this program. again, please don't misinterpret my comment. I was just wondering if companies rather get paper hand drawn stuff to show the talent rather than an email with some clever use of a program and it's tools.
Easily one of my favourite artists! Thanks so much Todd! I can't wait to use what I've learned here!! You're an amazing artist and teacher.
Brilliant! Thanks so much for the free lesson, Todd!
Am about to start my digital drawing life and i was looking for this very page size setup guide everywhere. Thanks TODD
I'm so lucky to have stumbled onto this! Looking forward to the other lessons. Todd, you are the greatest for doing this, big fan! Thank you so much!
Best art teacher ever.
Awesome lesson and explanation, finally someone explains the brush settings clearly.
I completely enjoy these, trying to start my own art lessions and this is a great example of a step by step process to follow.
Thank you for this.
This is really handy. Thanks mr McFarlane!
hey Todd, I have a VisTablet, is there a way i can mess with the pressure to do what you were doing in this video?
this was very help because you took the time to explain the function...
Wish id found these vids when I first got my tablet, Todd, would've saved me a lot of frustration.
Thanks so much for putting together this playlist, I will deffo be watching through all of these vids. :)
Thanks for sharing Todd!
Please Todd, continue with your precious art lessons! *--*
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Todd!!!
these videos are great :D and theyre so easy to follow... awesome job :)
i can believe i am getting lessons from the real creator of spawn one of my favorite superhero characters
thank you sir please keep doing tutorials
This helped so much. Thanks man. I grew up reading your comics too.
Awesome tutorial!
Great video. Thanks for the section on setting up Brush Preferences in particular.
Hey, Todd! Try Manga Studio Ex 4. The pen tools all feel more natural than photoshop, plus the program was created to draw comics. It works awesome with a Cintiq. You can export import in psd if desired. Seriously, try it if you haven't already...
Spawn is my single favourite comic book character and, as of now, his creator is my single favourite comic book artist. How wonderful he shares his genius with his fans.
Thanks, Todd!!!!
Still useful 9 years later!
Haha, I had to come back again... lol. Thanks again Todd...
Thank you Mr McFarlane
todd this is so awesome. i know you are a hardworking man, but i cant wait for you to put out the next lesson.
thanx todd
Wow!
I searched Google for McFarlane .abr files never suspecting Todd would just SHOW us the settings on the brush he uses in the first video. Thanks Todd!
There is a GOD!! Fan/Nerd Mode ON!!
Only thing missing is information about crop marks for bleed, trim and safe area. Any clue?
so is this just the regular photoshop or is this the illustrator version? It's just so expensive and I want to make the right purchase for my needs, which are exactly what's being used here.
cory arford Illustrator is a totally different program. Photoshop is for bitmaps. Illustrator is for vector graphics. When you're drawing a multicolored images with millions of colors, coloring your drawings, manipulating photos, on a fixed size, your choice is bitmap. When you're making logos, drawing images with flat shapes or simple gradients, with the ability to scale without loss of quality, your choice is vectors. If you're going to draw a lot of lines, q lot of thin crosshatches, instead of clear shapes, it might be best to use PS for digital inking. But if you're aiming for certain kind of retro style, with heavy blacks and using pure black shapes for shadow areas, or perhaps a simplistic art deco style, an argument can be made for vector graphics. But you can also have best of both worlds and use both in your workflow, importing from one program to another. There are also vector tools in PS, and you can just leave them as vector shapes, or convert the layers to bitmap. I noticed you've posted this a year ago, so I think you already had your answer. But maybe someone else might find this helpful... :-)
THANK YOU!!!!
I am so fucking pumped right now!!
I hope that Mr.Mcfarlane dose a lesson on how to draw teen chareters becouse I think they are the hardest to draw.
I'm just confused on how to scan it into the program. Like my paper is 11×17 bristol and it won't all fit in the scanner.
I scan each corner. Then using adobe bridge, I select the 4 pieces and I use the photomerge inside of bridge. You have to have photoshop for it to work.
I don't understand why there ain't mire subs on his channel
I never realized how much Todds voice sounds like Kermit the frogs sometimes.
none artist tend to use off color comments. Hope things are well?...
12:42 - Did Todd just give us the finger?
He's using a Wacom tablet and stylus.
You mean there is a TODD!!! LOL
What this has been here since 2011???? I need a secretary to surf the internet full time so I find stuff like this faster....
The game is to be sold , not told Toddy. Lol
I wonder how many people clicked like by using their tablet for the first time on this video.
Isn't the internet glorious?
no offense to Mr. Mcfarlane, I was just wondering about how legit a drawing from a computer really is from an artist wanting to get into the business? Mr. Mcfarlane has done his dues so he's allowed, but a new artist doing it would maybe be considered cheating in a way. I guess because of all the tools that you can use, the drawing wouldn't really be all talent but more like look at what i can do with this program. again, please don't misinterpret my comment. I was just wondering if companies rather get paper hand drawn stuff to show the talent rather than an email with some clever use of a program and it's tools.
Todd go back to making your toys. You haven't drawn anything for like a decade. I'm sure you're reading this from a script.