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Rebecca Hemstad · 09-29-2002, 03:58 PM

Hi, Steven.

And thanks for your welcome!

I do plan on posting the final painting for a critique - right now I'm working on the sunflowers.

I view my computer versions as sketches. I focus the most detail on those areas which I think would be the most difficult for me in the painting process, and the convenience of the undo button helps me work through it until I get it right. Sometimes I'm lazy and leave areas fuzzy or vague - and think - I'll resolve that area in paint (like the sunflowers). The last thing I want to do is end up simply copying what I've done on the computer. For me, the computer is truly a digital sketchbook.

I use Photoshop 6 and either a mac or a pc. I prefer the mac for computer drawing. I use layers/masks extensively and stick mostly with either the paintbrush or the airbrush. I only work in low resolution (72 dpi) almost final size. I don't want to make this a long post and could go on into the conceptual differences between the two (computer and traditional)-believe me there are some. I've been using Photoshop since 1992. I often use Illustrator with it. I think the secret is simply how comfortable you feel with the program. I don't think about the program - I know it inside and out. But the fundamental process is the same - start with a blank doc, and draw/paint but with a mouse.

I hope you can take the time to critique the painting when I do post it. I realize now I should probably have never posted the computer sketch since it is confusing to a lot of people but I wasn't ready yet to post a pic of the final painting in process.

If you are interested in more info on the computer side - please don't hestiate to email me.

Thanks again for the welcome.

R

09-29-2002, 03:58 PM	#3
Rebecca Hemstad Associate Member Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 7	Thanks! Hi, Steven. And thanks for your welcome! I do plan on posting the final painting for a critique - right now I'm working on the sunflowers. I view my computer versions as sketches. I focus the most detail on those areas which I think would be the most difficult for me in the painting process, and the convenience of the undo button helps me work through it until I get it right. Sometimes I'm lazy and leave areas fuzzy or vague - and think - I'll resolve that area in paint (like the sunflowers). The last thing I want to do is end up simply copying what I've done on the computer. For me, the computer is truly a digital sketchbook. I use Photoshop 6 and either a mac or a pc. I prefer the mac for computer drawing. I use layers/masks extensively and stick mostly with either the paintbrush or the airbrush. I only work in low resolution (72 dpi) almost final size. I don't want to make this a long post and could go on into the conceptual differences between the two (computer and traditional)-believe me there are some. I've been using Photoshop since 1992. I often use Illustrator with it. I think the secret is simply how comfortable you feel with the program. I don't think about the program - I know it inside and out. But the fundamental process is the same - start with a blank doc, and draw/paint but with a mouse. I hope you can take the time to critique the painting when I do post it. I realize now I should probably have never posted the computer sketch since it is confusing to a lot of people but I wasn't ready yet to post a pic of the final painting in process. If you are interested in more info on the computer side - please don't hestiate to email me. Thanks again for the welcome. R