CGAN Feb 2015 - Letting off Steam - WIPS

Domtopia wrote: Personally, I really struggle to paint anything that requires hard straight lines. I just don't know what to do! If I had a ruler I might be able to do it, but as yet I can't figure out a way to do it in PSE 9. ???!

Dom: Don't know if you have a few bucks/pounds/shekels to spend but Sketch Book Pro has a lot of the tools you are looking for, including:
ruler for straight lines
ellipse: for you guessed it ellipses at any size and angle
French curves: 3 different types that can be scaled (x and/or y) flipped and rotated:
Perspective guides: Single Point, Two Points, Three Points, and Fisheye
In addition it has symmetry (used for snowflake), Steady Stroke and line style (line, rectangle, oval, polyline)
It handles photoshop files and layers and cost me under 70 US dollars on line.
Just bought it last month and it is really fun (worked on the last challenge with it)
Anyway here is a screen shot of that used some of the tools.

Domtopia wrote:

Charlotte wrote: Love the idea of a steam powered bull, Dave!

Me too! Great start!!

Thanks C&D. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what all I can do with it.

Yours looks fine to me, Dom. Like the vivid colors. ... Very nice sketch, Kodabble. Look forward to seeing it progress. Definitely has the steampunk look.

Admittedly, I had to look up some images for Steampunk, just to get an idea on how to go about it, since I'm not that familiar with it. So I'm looking forward to seeing others' works for this one. ... I also tried to add a bit of a BG to mine, if anything to add some more elements, and to help tell the story. Here's where it's at now.

ooooow I love all of those ideas that coming up! *__*

I'll try a first sketch today ... I'm feeling inspired a lot

Okay .... let me introduce:

My air pirate - steampunk - princess who's called ... .ehm... any suggestions?

This will be a whole mess with all of these details I have in mind .... :o

Nice start, Cherry. Liking the parrot sidekick, with his little mini-hat!

I like it as well ^^ Perhaps the name could be Isabella like in that song from Abney Park?

Thanks Dave ^^ Hopefully you didn't forget the littlest little monocle

Aaaah a new face... Welcome Gus I don't know Abney Park - but I really like the name isabella and it suits her very well I think. Thanks a lot

Mh.... I wanted her to be a red head - but Isabellas are almost blonde in my mind.

EDIT: I just asked google and there is a red wine called "Isabella" .. I think she could be a red head.

Good starts so far I will try and join in

Dom, doesn't your version of photoshop have that "press ctrl" to get a straight line? I think I have PS elements 7 at work and I don't think it works on there... but otherwise that might help, and the polygonal lasso tool someone mentioned. Though I'm with you, I can't draw straight lines either and when I use any kind of tool I feel they end up too straight
Btw I really like the idea of that great big transformer trying his fishing luck!

Dave, wow there's so much detail already! You're like a steampunk expert already!

And everyone else, yes there are some great beginnings and I hope we'll see many more!

An "everyone else" (thank Charlotte ) update: first colors