Help Bob! get a Cintiq 22HD!
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Hello, my name is Robert "Bob!" McKeone, and I am an artist living in San Diego. You can find many samples of my artwork on my art-blog, "Side Effects May Include Drawsiness "
The world of art is getting increasingly digital, and while I usually start off quite traditionally with a pencil, it's the digital side of my art that I find to be the most tedious and time conuming. I frequently use Photoshop and similar programs to put the final touches on my art work (the inking and coloring stages mostly).
A Cintiq 22HD Touch Tablet from Wacom (see video above) would help me immensely with speeding up the digital side to my process!
Let me give you a quick tour through my current, slower process. I typically draw in pencil, on paper (this step might go digital, if this campaign is successful, we'll see).
After I get the drawing just the way I like it, I scan it and bring it into Photoshop to "Ink" it digitally. The inking step is the longest and most tedious of the steps because I basically draw the entire image all over again... in Photoshop... on a separate layer... USING A MOUSE! A common, computer mouse!!! With a Cintiq drawing tablet, I could draw it using a PEN, and my HANDS! Like... y'know... actually drawing it! The time and hours of frustration that could be saved would be immeasurable!
The above image is what I have after I've drawn it again using a common computer mouse. Looks good, but a LOT of hours went into this step, and I feel some of the computer renderings of the line work take out some of the "human feel" to the art.
Lastly, I color the whole thing in Photoshop and add various effects as needed. The "flatting" of colors is relatively quick as it's select and fill a space... but the shading takes forever, cuz I'm doing it all by a shaking a mouse back and forth to build up depth and color! Whereas using my hands with a pen, would feel a lot more natural!
For the longest time I've wanted to get a Cintiq drawing tablet so I can produce art quicker, more efficiently, and more naturally! Also, many of the professionals in the art industry are using Cintiqs and prodcuts like them to produce art. If I want to compete in the industry, I'm gonna need the tools!
The only down side is... I lack money! I make an "okay" living but I squeak by paycheck to paycheck. Saving up to buy a Cintiq all on my own is going to take quite some time, time that could be better spent... producing art! More art produced will mean more opportunities become available to me as an artist, The Cintiq I want runs about $2,000. I set the campaign at $2500, to cover taxes, and shipping and GoFundMe's cut of the campaign.
If you can help me achieve my goal, I'll be greatly appreciative or your support! Thanks!
The world of art is getting increasingly digital, and while I usually start off quite traditionally with a pencil, it's the digital side of my art that I find to be the most tedious and time conuming. I frequently use Photoshop and similar programs to put the final touches on my art work (the inking and coloring stages mostly).
A Cintiq 22HD Touch Tablet from Wacom (see video above) would help me immensely with speeding up the digital side to my process!
Let me give you a quick tour through my current, slower process. I typically draw in pencil, on paper (this step might go digital, if this campaign is successful, we'll see).
After I get the drawing just the way I like it, I scan it and bring it into Photoshop to "Ink" it digitally. The inking step is the longest and most tedious of the steps because I basically draw the entire image all over again... in Photoshop... on a separate layer... USING A MOUSE! A common, computer mouse!!! With a Cintiq drawing tablet, I could draw it using a PEN, and my HANDS! Like... y'know... actually drawing it! The time and hours of frustration that could be saved would be immeasurable!
The above image is what I have after I've drawn it again using a common computer mouse. Looks good, but a LOT of hours went into this step, and I feel some of the computer renderings of the line work take out some of the "human feel" to the art.
Lastly, I color the whole thing in Photoshop and add various effects as needed. The "flatting" of colors is relatively quick as it's select and fill a space... but the shading takes forever, cuz I'm doing it all by a shaking a mouse back and forth to build up depth and color! Whereas using my hands with a pen, would feel a lot more natural!
For the longest time I've wanted to get a Cintiq drawing tablet so I can produce art quicker, more efficiently, and more naturally! Also, many of the professionals in the art industry are using Cintiqs and prodcuts like them to produce art. If I want to compete in the industry, I'm gonna need the tools!
The only down side is... I lack money! I make an "okay" living but I squeak by paycheck to paycheck. Saving up to buy a Cintiq all on my own is going to take quite some time, time that could be better spent... producing art! More art produced will mean more opportunities become available to me as an artist, The Cintiq I want runs about $2,000. I set the campaign at $2500, to cover taxes, and shipping and GoFundMe's cut of the campaign.
If you can help me achieve my goal, I'll be greatly appreciative or your support! Thanks!
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Robert McKeone
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El Cajon, CA