2draw.net - boards - Beginner - Driven To Abstraction

gerbear (Sep 26, 2004)

I am a newbie on this site. A professional Art Teacher by trade. Mastering ANY of these drawing applets will be a challenge. They are very different from the program I use offline. This drawing ended up being an exercise in color (finding them on the RGB scale) and in composition. I will try a more realistic piece if I can master the dang tools! Very cool site tho, love the artwork here. Also, I don't currently own a Wacom pen. that would help.

gerbear (edited Sep 26, 2004)
drawn in 1 hour 7 min

I am trying to figure out if i am supposed to post here again to reply so i dont get the double post comment.

iwonderwhy (edited Sep 26, 2004)

Welcome to 2draw! I'm glad you like it here. I know what you mean by those tools. I'm still experimenting with them and getting the hang of them. My art teacher says I do lovely paper drawings and she loves the detail I put into them all, but on here (without a Wacom tablet)... forget about it! I don't have that sort of ability yet. lol. I look forward to seeing your work on here, and welcome again.

Mipunai (edited Sep 26, 2004)

Cool, welcome to 2draw. I don't have a tablet either, so... Oo Tala, the design is cool, really pretty ^^

gerbear (Sep 26, 2004)

Thanks Mipunai. Think I need to find a tutorial for these programs!

Mipunai (Sep 26, 2004)

Teh, not really.... you could just mess around with the tools, tutorials are always so confuseing ._.

furyofroy (Sep 26, 2004)

You're already using the best drawing program on the site. :) So just go from there.

gerbear (Sep 26, 2004)

welll that didnt work, it wiped out my first comment. How do i reply to ppl who comment on my work? Anyone? help?

emmamommalag (Sep 26, 2004)

Type in the comment box under "post a comment".. look down below. I like your colorful abstract piccy. Welcome to 2draw. Just keep experimenting with the tools until you get the hang of it. Try the different applets.. everybody seems to have their favorite after awhile. Different strokes for different folks.

davincipoppalag (edited Sep 26, 2004)

Welcome to 2draw.. I prefer the Lascaux applet. Once you get used to it, you will love it. Look in the wiki on this site, and there is the start of a tutorial, at least one that tells what the tools are. It will be nice to have someone here who teaches art. I haven't had any formal art training, just a class or two of "cut and paste' in college. You don't need a pen. Some of the best here never use anything but a mouse.. look at Aubrey, Axil, and several others.

emmamommalag (Sep 26, 2004)

Good luck finding that tutorial and if you do, I'd appreciate a link.

starmarked (Sep 27, 2004)

Welcome to 2 Draw! I usually use Paint BBS too. :]