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StormDancer (May 17, 2008)

No refs. These are my characters. I created Chamilins: a mythical creature like half Arabian Horse and half Whitetail deer (no horns. Think "The Last Unicorn" style.) They are not horses, nor deer. I created them in 1995 and copyrighted them in 1998. My book Rose Dancer is out of print (going to revive in on Lulu.com) All different colors, names, and personalities. And stories.
This was not easy to do. My WACOM tablet doesn't like this applet, as the tablet is VERY sensitive. This was a struggle. So used to Corel Painter that this was hard to do. Wish there was a blender brush or a color dropper on this applet. I do MUCH better work than this. Go to deviantart.com and check out Raph1966. Home of the Chamilins.
Silver Shadow and Glader Runner, Rose Dancer, Chamilins (c) Christine Earle 1998, 2004, 2008

StormDancer (May 17, 2008)
drawn in 40 min

marcello (May 17, 2008)

The tablet sensitivity has nothing to do with the applets. You configure that with the wacom control panel. They're system-wide settings.
There is a blender brush (the button that says blend) and a color dropper (right click) on the applet, go check the manual: http://2draw.net/wiki/Lascaux_Sketch

StormDancer (May 17, 2008)

Oh that brings up another question: which would be the best to use in your opinion: Lascaux Sketch? (seeing as you are sending me there on the link). Does anyone on here use WACOM styluses? Thanks for giving me info on the dropper and blender. I didn't wanna ruin what I'd done by getting into something that I couldn't get out of. (I've used MS Paint on a WACOM. It's.....interesting. I guess when you have Corel you're just too used to it. )
I was looking for different art online communities (I'm already a member of DA, SA and waiting on FA), but I didn't know (until now) that you DO the art on the site, not upload it. Quite a fresh concept.
As you get better in experience, does the applet get more "advanced" in brushes and settings as well? I'll have to read that Wiki.
Also didn't know about the Points System. As I do not like to "make waves", hopefully I will stay on the positive side. I don't think I'll be able to do much work on here though. Not with my WACOM. :(

Sweetcell (May 17, 2008)

Don't worry about the point systems. It really doesn't matter.

As for all you asked, most people like Lascaux (I'm one of them) because it's as close to Corel as you can get. You'll only find it here on 2draw because Marcello created the program. Some prefer Oekaki Shi, it has tones and watercolor, though you can achieve watercolor on Lascaux by putting the opacity and flow on low (they're the two sliders beneath the specialty tools, the slider can be moved right and left, right is more opacity and color, left is less.)

The appelets don't become more advanced, they remain the same, however since there are more tools on Lascuax than Shi you may learn to use all of them and advance yourself. There are things on Lascaux I STILL have no idea how to use, and I've been here for years.

Do you know about layers? Thank the maker for layers. Until I came here I didn't know they existed and had to draw like a coloring book. If your not sure what they are and want to know more just memo me (place your mouse over my name and a list should come up, click send memo) and I'll try to explain the best I can.

They're an interesting species and hope to see more of them. Welcome.

marcello (May 18, 2008)

probably the majority of the regulars here use wacom tablets. I use one. You'll want to install JTablet so that you can get tablet pressure support in the applets: http://sketchstudio.cellosoft.com/

StormDancer (May 22, 2008)

Thanks for answering questions. I'll look into this perhaps. I can't believe people made all those realistic-looking works with what I was struggling with. And I do know about layers. I don't usually use them because sometimes one will "Bleed" over another and I can't fix it.