Bohvey

For too long I got stuck in this mindset that I had to know everything there was about SAI and coloring before I could try to apply it.  There was this thought that I didn't want to waste my time doing things wrong but as I watched countless tutorials I realized that until I started to apply the little bit I did learn I would never grow.  So if you're reading this don't make the same mistake I did.  Jump into whatever software has caught your attention and don't be afraid to make mistakes.  You will learn from those mistakes and hopefully after a year or so you'll really develop a method that works well for you... that's my hope anyhow.  If y

I went ahead and got SAI and started stumbling through the software again.  Amazing how dumb I feel when trying to tackle this stuff.  This didn't take too long and it's the first time I've actually liked the way the "inking" turned out.  It looks more natural and not so rigid and boring.  I think a big part of this was figuring out a canvas size and resolution to work in and using a larger brush size than I normally would have to allow more difference in my pen pressure. Seeing this gives me a little hope that maybe, just maybe I'll be able to churn out some decent art work.  Up to this point I was feeling incredibly unmotivated to draw sim

Must come to an end.  My free trial of Paint Tool Sai has ended.  Not sure if I want to spend $70 on a piece of software that doesn't appear to be supported by the developer anymore.  Sai is very easy to use and I enjoyed it quite a bit.  For now my art will go back to pencil and paper until I can figure out a piece of software worth my money.  I'm really thinking about picking up Sketchbook Pro.  I use Autodesk products at work and if it's anything like Sai then I know I'd be very happy with it.  If anyone has an opinion of some affordable Illustration softwares similar to Sai let me know.