![]() Some artists find it disconcerting to look UP at a monitor while drawing on a tablet. Try drawing your first sketch with the tablet-it may be harder than you think! Set the pressure to affect several things at once and see what happens. You can get interesting results from highly contrasting colors and subtle results from two colors with a similar tonal value. Feel free to experiment and see what works for you.Īnother option is to add a gradient-choose different foreground and background colors and your brush will transition between them mid-stroke. I created an image that was 300 dpi, so to get a long, fading line I needed a 2000 pixel length for the fade amount. I also like to set my pen to “Fade out” so that it looks more natural. You can pick whichever one you like (and some even let you add texture). The most common tools you will use when drawing with your Wacom pen and tablet are the Brush, Air Brush, Pencil, and Ink. You can always delete a layer if you don’t like it. Layers are free, so use lots of them, make duplicate layers, change their blending modes, and try out whatever comes to mind. If at any time you mess up, the “undo function” will take you back to previous steps (Ctrl+Z).Īnother great thing about digital painting is using Layers. One of the best things about painting digitally is the safety net it provides. I picked 8 x 10 inches to fit a standard frame size. If you’ve read through any of my previous tutorials you know that an image you plan on printing should be at least 300 dpi while a web or TV image should only be 72 dpi.Ĭhoose whatever size you’d like. It’s time to make a sketch! Open a new document (Ctrl+N). You should now have pressure sensitivity in GIMP. Leave the rest of the options alone and save your settings. Once inside the Preferences dialog box, select “Input Devices” in the left column and then click the “Configure Extended Input Devices” button.Ĭhange the “Mode” to Screen and test your pen’s directional movements-if it’s acting opposite what it should, switch the X to 2 and the Y to 1 (or vice-versa). To do that, go to File in the menu bar and click on “Preferences.” If you don’t do it in that order, GIMP won’t know it’s there.Įven so, your pen and tablet will not work with GIMP immediately-first you’ll have to introduce them. Make sure your tablet is plugged in and turned on before opening GIMP. You can see that I’ve just added the “undo” command (Ctrl+Z) above. Use the drop-down menu to add additional shortcuts to your list. Now there’s just one more thing to do before you can get to drawing in GIMP-click on the Pop-up Menu Tab to choose what shortcuts should appear when you press the top button on your pen. ![]() You’ll want the entire computer screen (or all screens) selected, along with a full tablet area. When you’ve finished setting the sensitivity of your pen, make sure that “Pen Mode” is selected instead of “Mouse Mode” and click on the “details” button. There are two buttons near the drawing point of your Wacom-I like to have the top one open up a Pop-up menu (like the right-click of a mouse) while the bottom one switches between my foreground and background colors.Īdjust the pressure sliders to get a softer or firmer response to the amount of pressure you put on the pen (whatever feels right to you). NOTE: The following settings are my own preferences, so feel free to experiment on your own and find what you like the best. If you own a PC, go to your start button, open up control panel and click on the Pen Tablet icon.įor Mac users, go to the apple symbol in the upper left of your screen and choose System preferences, then click on the Wacom tablet icon. Once your Wacom tablet is installed on your computer, there are some settings you’ll need to customize before you can use it in GIMP. Larger tablets simply allow for more arm/shoulder movement while drawing. The first Wacom that I purchased (in 1990)was only 4 x 6 inches, while my current Wacom tablet is a bit larger at 6 x 8 inches. ![]() If you don’t already have a tablet and pen, I would highly recommend running out and buying one-they make digital painting and drawing a LOT easier.Īny size Wacom will work. What’s amazing about Wacom tablets is that they accurately capture pressure sensitivity as well as direction, so when you press down harder on your tablet you’ll get different results (such as a thicker line) on-screen. By Margot Dinardi in Art Tutorials > GIMP Helpĭigital drawing tablets are sophisticated computer drawing aids (comprised of a “pen” and tablet) that many digital artists wouldn’t be able to live without-myself included!Īt this time, the leading brand in the digital drawing tablet market is Wacom.
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