I sketched out a rough drawing and then traced it with a 4B pencil, carefully closing all my shapes. Also make sure to “close” all your shapes-if there are breaks in your line drawing, it will make it more difficult to select certain areas of your sketch in GIMP. When creating a sketch for a digital painting, DO NOT shade! You’ll do that that in GIMP itself. If this is your first time painting on GIMP, I’d suggest working from a sketch that you scan in (which I’ll explain how to do in a minute.) If you don’t have a scanner, you can always photograph one of your sketches with a digital camera and upload the image to your computer that way. You WILL need a copy of GIMP (the free image manipulation program) which you can learn how to download here (for a PC) or here if you own a Mac.Ī Wacom drawing tablet isn’t required, but if you’ve got one you’re ahead of the game-you’ll be able to use your natural hand/eye coordination as you paint, instead of using a mouse. The great thing about painting digitally on your computer is that there are no brushes to clean, no paint to buy and you have every color you can imagine at your disposal! What you’ll need to create a digital painting Today I’ll show you how to use some of GIMP’s basic tools to create your own digital artwork. One of the really fun things that artists can do with “photo manipulation” software is create digital paintings. By Margot Dinardi in Art Tutorials > GIMP Help
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