Thanks! But it looks more complicated than it is ;). I'm just doing this:
1) Make a 1 pixel dot in the center, for reference
2) Make the round brush as big as it will go - so one click of the mouse will give you a huge round dot
3) Pick a nice color... Then set the opacity to 100 (so when the big circles are overlapped, you can still see the one below and the overlapped spots are darker
4) Start with a simple pattern: 1 circle on top, one on the bottom, one left, one right, all touching the center reference point... Then add 4 more (one to each corner). Then 8 more between those if your eyes can stand it *laugh*
5) This is where it gets a little complicated... Mess around with the dudge/burn tools until you get colors you like better (this started out shades of blue, doing this gave it that grey scale in the middle)
6) Flood the outer edges of the picture with the same color as the lightest outer edge of the circles... That makes those pieces fade into the background, and you're left with an outer border that is more pointed, and looks more like petals. Presto!
See - that's why I'm going to be hanging around on the beginner board for a long time - I'm still mucking about with the tools, rather than hunkering down to learn how to really draw things :P~. Cheers!
oh that's nifty to the max, thanks for sharing.
i gotta play with that later XD
and yeah me too, i'm too amature at the applet to progress, not to mention my drawing skills are crap.
i'm left handed and i'm roced to use my right hand...and it's amouse too so :(
Wow - you're left handed, and you've done all your work right handed with a mouse? Holy cow - major kudos! I hear you about the mouse, though; I'm seriously considering getting a tablet one of these days... Though given what some of the people here can do with a mouse (just one example: did you see that car in Showcase by Aubrey? O-M-G), I feel like I'll be wimping out for doing that :P. Ah well - happy drawing :)
I like what you are doing- and thanks for the info! I used to draw spirograph patterns years ago,,,, so reminicent- .... and you draw righthanded with a mouse though you are left handed? Brilliant work! As one of the people here with a tablet I have to say how much I admire people drawing with a mouse... regretably even with a tablet you cant always do wonderful work... see my latest awful mess!
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how do you do this?
am i missing something?
*now knows why she's still on the begginer board*
very nice though, i like the color, and the pattern is teasing to my eyes... *spiral eyes*
Thanks! But it looks more complicated than it is ;). I'm just doing this:
1) Make a 1 pixel dot in the center, for reference
2) Make the round brush as big as it will go - so one click of the mouse will give you a huge round dot
3) Pick a nice color... Then set the opacity to 100 (so when the big circles are overlapped, you can still see the one below and the overlapped spots are darker
4) Start with a simple pattern: 1 circle on top, one on the bottom, one left, one right, all touching the center reference point... Then add 4 more (one to each corner). Then 8 more between those if your eyes can stand it *laugh*
5) This is where it gets a little complicated... Mess around with the dudge/burn tools until you get colors you like better (this started out shades of blue, doing this gave it that grey scale in the middle)
6) Flood the outer edges of the picture with the same color as the lightest outer edge of the circles... That makes those pieces fade into the background, and you're left with an outer border that is more pointed, and looks more like petals. Presto!
See - that's why I'm going to be hanging around on the beginner board for a long time - I'm still mucking about with the tools, rather than hunkering down to learn how to really draw things :P~. Cheers!
i gotta play with that later XD
and yeah me too, i'm too amature at the applet to progress, not to mention my drawing skills are crap.
i'm left handed and i'm roced to use my right hand...and it's amouse too so :(
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