The Tao of I.T. Al #50
January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Making a Comic in Comic Life Magiq
January 27, 2009 By 5 Comments
Comic Life Magiq is an unusual product in plasq's software line, as it's not meant to be a replacement for Comic Life Deluxe. As an avid fan of the latter, I wanted to see if Magiq addressed some of my wishlist in templating and layout for my web comic. For folks not familiar with Comic Life Deluxe by plasq, not to worry. There will be some comparisons with Deluxe throughout the article, but the article is designed to get you going from the ground up. There is an assumption that you already have … [Read more...]
Getting Started in Adobe Illustrator’s Livetrace
January 8, 2009 By 4 Comments
One gazillion years ago (I call it 1989) I used a rather nifty application called Adobe Streamline. It had the ability to convert pixel-based bitmapped images into a vector graphic image. But why would you need that? It is due to the adage of while you can shrink a low-res image, you can't enlarge it. That's because a bitmapped image is made up of pixels. Blowing them up only creates larger pixel areas creating that all-too-familiar crappy Youtube video look. With … [Read more...]
The Pixelmator Challenge: Alicia Vogel
January 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I really love Pixelmator as a painting program. It has Photoshop-like brushes and a Painter feel. I popped a sketch I had started in Painter in and was able to fully block it out and have a decent detail pass in a matter of hours. For me, its simplicity is a big plus. With Photoshop and Painter, I get dazzled by all the options and end up forever tweaking all the tools. In the future I'm going to do all my pre-painting in Pixelmator and then tweak either in … [Read more...]
