How to draw Mouths, Lips, and Teeth - Clip Studio Paint Tutorials Ep. 01...

Today, we will learn how to draw Mouths, Lips, and Teeth and add variety to each of these features.

Blender 2.92 Grease Pencil New Features

A look at the new features in the 2D and 3D animation Blender 2.92 for the Grease Pencil. We have two new tools; Curve Editing Tool, Flat Caps and Trace Image Sequences. Along with the Improved Join Operator.

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Update with Free Software to Create Comics and Graphic Novels

How to Become a Comic Strip, Comic Book and Graphic Novel Artist

art copyright 2018 Howard Simpson

DIGITAL TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Today, we update a previous post about the software you can use for creation. New to the list is MediBang Pro and Mischief - both available for free. And now SketchBook which had free and paid versions, now only offers a full-featured free version.

Do you know of any others I should add to the list? Tell me about them.

RASTER-BASED IMAGE APPLICATIONS

Adobe Photoshop

• The industry leader. It is used for drawing, coloring and painting. Not good to use for lettering.
• Available for Mac OS and Windows.
• Download at http://www.adobe.com/

ArtRage

• This is a powerful and easy to use drawing and painting program. 
• Available for Mac OS and Windows
• Download ArtRage

ArtWeaver

• An alternative to Corel Painter. Artweaver is available in two versions: The Artweaver Free version at no cost and Artweaver Plus version at 29 Euros with more features than the free version.
• Available for Windows.
• Download at http://www.artweaver.de/

Corel Painter or CorelDRAW

• Very popular leading digital art software.
• Available for Mac OS and Windows.
• Download at http://www.corel.com/

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

• A powerful open source image editor application 
• Available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows
• Download for FREE at http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP tutorials
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/10-websites-to-help-you-master-gimp/
GIMP video tutorials
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/gimp_video_tutorials/

Paint.NET

• An image and photo editing software. 
• Available for Windows.
• Download for FREE at http://www.getpaint.net/

SketchBook Pro

• Offers sketching and drawing software capabilities.
• Available for Mac OS and Windows.
• Download for FREE at https://www.sketchbook.com/

MediBang Paint

• A lightweight digital painting and comic creation program that comes loaded with brushes, fonts, pre-made backgrounds and other resources for Mac and Windows. Has comic book creation tools also.
• Download for FREE at https://medibangpaint.com/en/

Mischief 

• Sketching, drawing, and painting software for Mac OS and Windows.
• Download for FREE or buy at https://www.madewithmischief.com/mischief

Krita

• An open-source raster graphics editor, designed primarily for digital painting and animation purposes.
• Download for FREE or buy at https://krita.org/en/

Thanks to +Juan Ochoa for suggesting Krita.

Clip Studio Paint

• Digital drawing & painting software to create illustrations, manga & comics available on Mac OS and Windows.
• Download at http://www.clipstudio.net/en

Thanks to +Skot Whitman for reminding me of Clip Studio Paint

MyPaint

• Nimble, distraction-free and easy tool for digital painters to create illustrations available on Mac OS, Windows, and Linux.
• Download for FREE at http://mypaint.org/

Thanks to +Ronnie Tucker for suggesting MyPaint.

A word about software choices. Photoshop was created to be used by photographers for retouching photos. It was the creativity of artists that started using it for drawing and painting. So don't feel bad if you can't afford an expensive application. Use free or low-cost tools available. Your creativity can make the tool sing and come to life to fit your needs and style of art. Much like the early creative visionaries did with Photoshop by taking a tool that wasn't intended to create art and bending it to their will.

After all, people have made professional-looking movies on iPhones! There's nothing to stop you from creating a professional-looking comic strip, comic book or graphic novel with whatever tool you choose right now. Start today! Just create something!

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What's New in ArtRage 5?

Introductory Look at New Features in ArtRage 5 Beta

• Custom Brush Tool & Custom Brush Designer
• More Realistic Pencil and Pastel
• Layer Effects
• Layout Panel: Perspective, Guides, Snap Distance for Grids/Guides/Perspective
• Warp
• UI Redesign
• Docking Mode
• Night Mode
• Multiple Documents
• Improved Performance

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Winter Drawing Challenge Free Art Software Giveaway

I have a Giveaway to start off the New Year! I will give away a free ArtRage 5 license. You have until January 31st to become one of the lucky winners.

I want to find out how you feel about winter. Are you a Wonderland type of person or a Wasteland type? Create a winter themed illustration.

This contest ends January 31, 2017. I will take the top five that I like and then will have a poll where Internet surfers choose the winner. Winner will be announced Feb 14th.

The winner will get a free ArtRage 5 license from me. And you can download the software when it is available to the public.

The RULES:
Put your winter themed illustration on Tumblr or Twitter by Jan 31st.
Use the hashtags #abbawinter #drawingchallenge and mention us, so we see it @abbastudios

Are you a Winter Wonderland type of person or a Winter Wasteland type?

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Artrage 5 Software Giveaway 2017 - 5 Ways to Win

I have an Art Software Giveaway to start off the New Year!

I will give away 5 free ArtRage 5 licenses. You have until January 31st to become one of the lucky 5 winners.

There are 5 ways to win.

• Become a Patron - https://www.patreon.com/abbastudios
• Caption This! - https://plus.google.com/+AbbaStudios
• Winter Drawing Challenge - http://tinyurl.com/abba-winter
• Why do You Deserve ArtRage 5? - http://tinyurl.com/why-artrage
• Show Me Your Desktop -https://youtu.be/HY6XMYP9mJ0

I want to give ArtRage 5 to someone who has never used ArtRage at all. So show me your desktop and show me ArtRage is nowhere on your computer. Be honest. If you have any previous version of ArtRage, use one of the other ways to win. Give someone new a chance.

This contest ends January 31st. Winner will be announced Feb 14th.

ArtRage 4 will be 50% off until ArtRage 5 comes out and can then be upgraded, which works out to a 19% discount on the full price of ArtRage 5. So it’s definitely worth buying ArtRage 4 early if you are interested, you can get it here http://tinyurl.com/desartrage I get a little commission if you use this link.

The winner will get a free ArtRage 5 license from me. And you can download the software when it is available to the public.

The RULES:

Post your video on YouTube and link to it in the comments below.

No longer than 1 minute. That means don’t make a video longer than ONE minute.

The one winner for the Show Me Your Desktop giveaway will be randomly chosen by me. So don’t bore me. Get my attention. Be memorable. Be funny, make me cry or feel sorry for you. Whatever you do, keep my attention.

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Why Do You Deserve Free ArtRage 5 Software?

We want to know why you feel you you deserve to be the lucky recipient of our ArtRage 5 giveaway.

The RULES:

Tell us in 25 words or less your reason for wanting to get this ArtRage 5 software in the comments below.

I will randomly choose a winner on January 31st.

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The Secrets of How to Use the ArtRage Pencil Tool

Part One of a closer look at using and customizing the pencil tool in ArtRage.

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12 - ArtRage 4.5 Canvas Grid Tool

ArtRage. Amazing, Essential, Ultimate Grid Tool

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

This grid can be used for reference and has an additional interactive function. The grid is a very flexible tool and can be used for:

• general composition
• aligning elements for design work
• patterns and mazes
• blocky cityscapes
• lettering
• quick straight lines or squares

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11 - ArtRage 4.5 Improved Pencil Tool

ArtRage Artists. How to Have Better Point Control with Your Pencil

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

Live Pencil Tilt

Tilt your stylus when using the pencil tool and it will appear on the canvas as a thicker line. This improvement helps to add the more natural touch of the pencil tool.

Precise must be turned off. 

Tilt must be visible in the Settings panel.

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10 - ArtRage 4 Interface with me Tutorial

ArtRage. How to Get A Grip on The Interface

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

A look at the shiny new interface.

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9 - ArtRage 4 Stylus Properties and Recognition Tutorial

ArtRage. Unleash the Power of Your Stylus

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

The tool system allows you to control which properties of the tool are affected by which

properties of the stylus. ArtRage 4 supports Wacom's Stylus ID System, so it can track each unique stylus that you use with it and the new Stylus Control Center allows you to allocate specific tool settings to specific styluses.

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8 - ArtRage 4 Symmetry Tool Tutorial

ArtRage. Your Mirror Can’t Do This

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here

Provides on-canvas 'mirrors' that generate symmetrical strokes as you paint; with control
over the number, angle, center point of the axes and the type of symmetry (rotational
or mirrored).

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7 - ArtRage 4 Cloner Tool Tutorial

ArtrRage. How to Get A Grip on Cloning

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use. 

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage. 

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

The new Clone Tool allows you to clone paint and photos on the canvas, including its texture and other physical properties.

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6 - ArtRage 4 Scrappy Noisy Views Tutorial

ArtRage. Is it noisy in here tor is it just me?

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use.

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage.

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

Scraps of paper you can pin and use for mixing colors, notes or making thumbnails or sketches

Views display all or part of the canvas and updates live as you paint.

New image filter adds noise to the canvas.

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ArtRage. The Lowdown on Layers

5 - ArtRage 4 Transformers Layer Back-up Tutorial

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use.

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage.

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

The Transform Tool now has perspective and non-linear transformations.

The Layer now has separate locks for transparency, position and paint.

Back-up file saving is automatic up to 26 generations.

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ArtRage. How to Use the Power of Patterns

4 - ArtRage 4 Pattern Fills Tutorial

There are quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use.

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage.

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

The Fill Tool can create a variety of Pattern Fills of a image. You can control scale and rotation.

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ArtRage. Discover the Power

3 - ArtRage 4 Gradient Fills Tutorial

There is quite a bit of drawing and painting software out there. Some very expensive and some not so good. Some very inexpensive and are great to use.

I will take some time to focus on them. First, we will start with ArtRage.

ArtRage is drawing and painting program built from the ground up for artists. It very closely, simulates natural drawing and painting tools. It also has a very short learning curve. And costs less than $50.

You may get ArtRage here.

The Fill Tool can create a variety of Gradient Fills with a new Gradient Editor. You can import gradients from Photoshop.

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