Return-Path: Received: from oproxy1-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([66.147.249.253] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 5343708 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:10:32 +0100 Received: (qmail 9774 invoked by uid 0); 11 Jan 2014 00:14:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO just138.justhost.com) (173.254.28.138) by oproxy20.mail.unifiedlayer.com with SMTP; 11 Jan 2014 00:14:13 -0000 Received: from [86.2.38.167] (port=45376 helo=[10.0.1.21]) by just138.justhost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1W1mDM-0001xR-IT for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:14:12 -0700 From: Richard Green Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_88198531-38B4-4D7F-B6E0-C7DACEA793E7" Subject: Re: [AE] Methods of creating illustrative assets and artwork for animations Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:14:07 +0000 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Identified-User: {1173:just138.justhost.com:loopcor1:loopcorp.com} {sentby:smtp auth 86.2.38.167 authed with rich@loopcorp.com} --Apple-Mail=_88198531-38B4-4D7F-B6E0-C7DACEA793E7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Anders Have you seen the Dynamic Sketch plugin for Illustrator, sounds like = exactly what you need http://www.astutegraphics.com/software/dynamicsketch/ Also I have found Manga Studio to have very nice quality of line = compared to trying to draw in Photoshop. I think they made a big mistake = calling it Manga Studio, I had always written it off as I have very = little interest in manga but it's just a programme made by artists who = were creating manga in Photoshop and were similarly frustrated at trying = to draw fluid, natural linework. Consequently, it's a similar interface = but really geared up for sketching. My son wanted it so I bought it but = I've ended up using it more than him. Cheers Rich www.loopcorp.com On 10 Jan 2014, at 19:57, Anders Sundstedt wrote: > Thanks everyone Evan, Blazej, Greg and Teddy. I forgot to mention I do = have a wacom 2 or 3, not sure as I am not at my desk right now. The = reason I don't draw with it is that I have not figured out a way to get = smooth, natural lines, without being jaggy? When I draw with pencil on = paper or with finger on an ipad, I get perfect smooth lines. What is the = secret? --Apple-Mail=_88198531-38B4-4D7F-B6E0-C7DACEA793E7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Hi = Anders

Have you seen the Dynamic Sketch plugin for = Illustrator, sounds like exactly what you = need


Al= so I have found Manga Studio to have very nice quality of line compared = to trying to draw in Photoshop. I think they made a big mistake calling = it Manga Studio, I had always written it off as I have very little = interest in manga but it's just a programme made by artists who were = creating manga in Photoshop and were similarly frustrated at trying to = draw fluid, natural linework. Consequently, it's a similar interface but = really geared up for sketching.  My son wanted it so I bought it = but I've ended up using it more than him.


On 10 Jan 2014, at 19:57, Anders Sundstedt wrote:

Thanks = everyone Evan, Blazej, Greg and Teddy. I forgot to mention I do have a = wacom 2 or 3, not sure as I am not at my desk right now. The reason I = don't draw with it is that I have not figured out a way to get smooth, = natural lines, without being jaggy? When I draw with pencil on paper or = with finger on an ipad, I get perfect smooth lines. What is the = secret?

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