Tag Archives: Tools

Double Vision

Posted on 2007 December 11 by Brian Denham

When I’m drawing close-up on the page and I’ve zoomed in really far to see close-up, I lose the ability to see the full page at the same time. I need to see how what I am drawing affects the … Continue reading →

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I FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED…lines

Posted on 2007 March 2 by Brian Denham

Now that my Iron Man Hypervelocity series is shipping from Marvel I’ll be able to show you some of the new tricks and techniques I’ve deleloped.   As a recap to some new folks who have linked to this blog, … Continue reading →

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CLIPPING MASKS not just for HALLOWEEN

Posted on 2006 September 16 by Brian Denham

This will be a quick lesson with no pictures. Sorry. I know I can’t read anything without pictures so I hope you’ll bare with me. I have been working with a better layer structure by using CLIPPING MASKS. It really … Continue reading →

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ISO la-me-O! ISOMETRIC PLUG-IN

Posted on 2006 June 9 by Brian Denham

I got this great new Plug-In for Illustrator 10. It’s called ISOMETRIC LINE TOOL and it’s available at the link below. The programmer who designed it used it for building train track plans. I downloaded it along with everything on … Continue reading →

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KEEPING IT IN PERSPECTIVE

Posted on 2006 May 5 by Brian Denham

ta-Da! A new tutorial entry. yeah! The picture to the left is a way to make bricks in perspective, but if you just need grid lines follow along… PERSPECTIVE GRID LINES 1.-Draw one line. Make a copy on that line … Continue reading →

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HARD LIGHT, BIG CITY

Posted on 2005 December 16 by Brian Denham

I’ve had to draw over some layouts lately that were scanned in the computer. Now drawing over my pencil line art from Illustrator is one thing. I know where my lines are and if I get confused I can simply … Continue reading →

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SUBTRACT FRONT TOOL

Posted on 2005 July 25 by Brian Denham

This is a really great way to create rain or power effects or some really cool speed-lines. Step 1.) Grab a brush with a thick middle and thin edges and quickly touch the screen in a pattern that makes some … Continue reading →

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THE QUICKIE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIAL

Posted on 2005 July 14 by Brian Denham

THE TOOLBOX The BLACK ARROW–it’s not the latest superhero villain from DC COMICS. No! The Black arrow is also known as the AREA SELECTION TOOL. If you drew that red star from the previous lesson you would use this tool … Continue reading →

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COMPOUND SHAPE-Ta-Da!

Posted on 2005 July 14 by Brian Denham

Ta-Da! It’s our new COMPOUND SHAPE! I placed a red star on a lower layer so you can see the magic of the Compound Shape. Once you create the compound shape the previous 2 seperate layers named PAGE and PANELS … Continue reading →

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CREATING PANELS

Posted on 2005 July 14 by Brian Denham

Once you have your document open and you are ready to start drawing comics you’ll need to decide on a panel layout that best serves your page and story. Create a layer called PAGE and another layer on top of … Continue reading →

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MY SETUP

Posted on 2005 July 13 by Brian Denham

Setting up the TOOL PALETTES in this manner is very efficient for me. All of the tools that I need are indicated in this picture. On Top is the STROKE palette all by itself. I usually keep the Stroke weight … Continue reading →

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