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Digital Painting Tutorial - Zhang Ziyi

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:33:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Awesome tutorial by a member of the community.

A great tutorial of Zhang Ziyi by 9095 on Deviant Art. Big thanks to her for sharing it with us.

Here you will get a good idea of how to paint a female figure from reference in Photoshop. This tutorial can be applied to most other programs that support pen pressure.

The author does a very good job of describing how they create this image, and you will get a good idea on how to use blending effectively to create believable form. If you like this tutorial do the artist a favour and favourite it here: Original DA Submission.

9095 is a part of our community, so join in if you want to ask her any questions and get some more advice!

Tags: art, digital painting, tutorial, zhang ziyi

Me on how to properly use tutorials

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:50:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh my, something that I actually made! Enjoy the read

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

What people tend to forget is that most of us can only recall about 20% of what we learn passively. What do we learn passively? Well pretty much everything, from trying to study to trying to analyze data at work. How does this relate to tutorials? By the time you are done watching or reading a tutorial, you are only 100% ready to do step one, and that probably doesn't help most of us as step one is usually opening a new document.

Not very effective is it? I certainly think so. Here are three ways you can maximize the amount you get out of tutorials.

Concept art for a warrior character.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:47:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Even more great work from Chen! He is relentless

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Another one of Chen's characters. Here he designs pseudo concept art for a bulkier individual. As usual this is for you to see the way he works and what steps he takes to complete a piece. This is not meant to be an illustration tutorial, rather a concept art tutorial because the character is rough and conveys only the important aspects instead of a fancy rendering. This is a good process to work through when you have to get a set of characters completed by a deadline. As it allows you to develop a routine when working with them.

We are always looking for further tutorial suggestions, so feel free to register and leave a comment. Lightwyrm will soon launch user portfolios, groups and much more, join in and claim the first spots!

Digital Illustration of an Underwater Creature

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:45:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Yet another digital painting walk-through by Chen.

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Here is another step by step walk-through tutorial by Chen, here he creates an illustration of an underwater creature. As always this is intended to help you visualize the process that he takes when creating a piece of art. Notice that he creates numerous sketch versions of the creature before starting his render, and even when he has the final sketch he still redraws it one more time editing the pose to fit the theme. Yes for most of us thats basic practice, but it is important to remember that you should never settle until you truly like one of your sketches.

We hope that you enjoy this tutorial, if you have any questions just leave a comment.

Digital Illustration of a Beast from an Arid world.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:43:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More hard work from Chen

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Here are some process steps for another one of Chen's paintings. Here you can see what steps he has taken to creating a unique creature. How can you use this tutorial? I would recommend looking over the steps he took and using them as a process for your next image. Also take a look at the final result and try to think of a variation of this creature maybe the next step in its mutation or evolution. Paint that in a simmilar style and setting.

This image was done completley in Corel Painter, but this process is application independent.

Character design – From sketch to Digital Greyscale

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:34:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Big thanks to Ciro for making this

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

First of all I'd like to explain how you can use this tutorial. Either you're going to read through this, if you're like me probably crash through it, and garnish what you want from it. That's cool and I hope you get something from it. The other approach to this tutorial could be that you treat it as an assignment. So for those who would like to take up the assignment challenge I'll give you an assignment brief in this tutorial and you can follow the tutorial through the different stages and at the end of the tutorial post your work on the Lightwyrm community board for constructive crit from the good people who run the site, myself and of course other people that want to contribute to the process.

This tutorial was provided by Ciro Correia

Digital Painting Rogue [#2] Concept Art Tutorial

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:31:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Yet another character by Chen.

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Another Rogue concept art piece by Chen,this one with some more unique design elements and clothing style. Chen uses a very simmilar technique as to what he did with his last image. As you can see getting into a routine like this can speed up your work flow and the design process. Just as a note this digital painting was done in Corel Painter, but you should not have trouble duplicating the results in photoshop.

Hopefuly you will find this interesting, inspiring and helpful!

Digital Painting Rogue Character Design Tutorial

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:28:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Here is a concept art tutorial from Chen.

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Our native Mythril Golem here decided to go on a character concept spree. These short concept steps are meant as food for thought and inspiration. As you will notice the next 'tutorials' in this series will follow a very simmilar path, but with very different outcomes.

Hopefuly you will find this interesting, inspiring and helpful!

Humanoid Portrait Concept Art Tutorial

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:25:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ah seems like I am back! Going to focus more on art related clips from now on.

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

The first tutorial of the 'new Lightwyrm'. Thank you for being patient while we tinkered with the site. A lot has changed but we think it is for the better. If you have any questions don't hesitate to post them on the forum, or send BorisKourt a private message. Anyway on to the tutorial!

Here David Tran gives you a quick step-by-step of how to rapidly design a humanoid head concept. He uses basic Photoshop techniques and doesn't waste a single stroke. When making quick rough sketches like this keep in mind, that you should not get bogged down on building a shape from the ground up with thousands of 'sculpting' strokes. But rather think ahead and try to make each stroke count. If you have questions about this tutorial, ask them on our forum or in the comments below.

[Art] Rock Lobster Tutorial

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:21:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A surprise tutorial by Parcel Sisters! Great use of Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. Big thanks to her for sharing ^^

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

This tutorial was created by ParcelSisters [DA:[link]] Don't forget to say thanks!
The tutorial demonstrates how to create an interesting creature design in Corel Painter. And will help you establish colour, lighting and texture effects.

For more artwork by parcel sisters check out her Deviant Art Account: [link]

You can chat with her and see more of her art on our Community Forums

Tags: art, parcel sisters

[Tech] Opera 10 nears final stages

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:23:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I might be considering switching when this is out.

Clip Source: news.cnet.com

Opera Software has completed its first release candidate of Opera 10, a browser that the company says has better performance, a Turbo mode for slow Internet connections, support for a variety of Web standards such as Web fonts, and improvements to the Opera Mail feature.

"Now, we are very close to releasing the best browser in Opera's long history," Jan Standal, Opera's vice president of desktop products, said in a statement. "We hope everyone who has helped us test our browser thus far will put the release candidate through its paces."

The new Carakan JavaScript engine, which is used to run Web-based applications such as Google Docs, isn't done yet.

"It won't be ready for (Opera) 10 final, but rest assured that it will be impressive when it comes," spokesman Thomas Ford said. He said Opera won't comment on the timing of the new engine's release until it enters alpha testing.

Tags: opera

Jobs devoting "almost all" time to Apple tablet

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:21:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Nice

Clip Source: www.electronista.com

Apple chief Steve Jobs has spent "almost all" his time since his return to work developing the heavily rumored tablet device, according to sources close to the company. Those "people familiar with the matter" tell the WSJ that the executive is committing a level of attention to the project not seen since the original iPhone's development. The sheer control has reportedly been a shock to some workers, who during Jobs' roughly six-month medical leave had some relative freedom on projects.

The tipsters behind the story also back stories of the tablet having a rough creation cycle as it was supposedly first canceled due to battery life and then later due to a lack of memory. In one more reliable rumor, it was understood that Apple had originally tried building the tablet on Intel's x86 architecture but eventually switched to ARM's architecture (also used in the iPhone and iPod touch) to solve battery problems.

[Games] Top 10 Free MMORPG Games

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:14:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Woo anarchy online is still going strong! Have not played it in quite some time though. Time and MMOs don't mix well.

Clip Source: www.mmorpg-center.com

Last Update: 2009-06-01

While there are many mmorpgs out here, not all people like the subscription models, so they play free mmorpgs. They are not exactly free because they all have shops that can offer you an advantage if you buy special items from there, but it’s not mandatory and in some, it’s not necessary at all if you know what you’re doing. Developers must get money someway in order to maintain the servers and the game, so that’s why we have the shops.

1. Runes of Magic

2. Requiem

3. Free Realms

4. Mabinogi

5. Atlantica Online

6. RF Online

7. Anarchy Online Classic

8. Project Torque

9. Navy Field

10. Dungeon Runners

Tags: 10, mmorgp, top 10

[Web] Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:12:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An old interview, but its still very good and for the most part relevant. Interesting insight on writers there.

Clip Source: interviews.slashdot.org

There is nothing better than a Slashdot interview with someone who not only reads and understands Slashdot but can out-troll the trolls. Admittedly, the questions you asked Neal Stephenson were great in their own right, but his answers... Wow! let's just say that this guy shows how it's done.

1) right to keep and bear code - by arashiakari

2) The lack of respect... - by MosesJones

3) Singularity - by randalx

4) Who would win? (Score:5, Funny) - by Call Me Black Cloud

5) What are you reading these days? - by IvyMike

6) storygramming -by Doc Ruby

7) Money - by querencia

8) BeOS - by Coryoth

9) Travel tips for modern primitives? - by timothy

10) Confidential Proposal, Off shore data haven (Score:5, Funny) - by SlashDread

11) Blue Origin - by Concerned Onlooker

12) Do new publishing models make sense? - by Infonaut

Tags: neal stephenson

[Art] Twins Walkthrough

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:26:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A neat little step by step image by David Tran

Clip Source: lightwyrm.com

Twins is a Walkthrough tutorial by David Tran. Here he shows the steps he took to create an abstract digital painting. This walkthrough is meant as a quick visual guide to establish a routine when working in Photoshop. David is using basic brushes for most of the image so you can duplicate this result in your future creations.

We hope you find this walkthrough helpful!

For more Photoshop tutorials by David make sure to check out our archive here: Archive

You can also seek direct help from David on our Community Forums!

Tags: digital painting, twins, walkthrough

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Digital Painting Tutorial - Zhang Ziyi

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[Games] Top 10 Free MMORPG Games

[Web] Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor

[Art] Twins Walkthrough