Elements art class; any interest?

[miniwally]

What are the prerequisite's?

[kalkiran]

ive never done art for a card and i would love too know how too. can i join it sounds really great. i dont know any of the things like pixlr and the other stuff you mentioned-i have used photoshop once but i have no kind of experience whatsoever-i am however in other mediums quite good. basiclly im fond of art can i join with zero exp?

[SunnyGreens]

I would be interested. What would be the ideal tools for this, and since I guess some of those are probably expensive, are there any good freeware alternatives?

[ratcharmer]

pixlr and GIMP are both excellent free photo editing programs.

http://www.pixlr.com/editor/
http://www.gimp.org/

As to experience levels, I'll quote the OP

I'd like to start an Elements 'art class'. What it comes down to, is that everyone involved in it, no matter how (in)experienced, can join up and work on improving his/her art while helping to provide card art for the ideas that are in the Armoury, Forge, or eventually Crucible. The exact details aren't fleshed out yet, of course, but there's a few ways we can do this, possibly with a little help from the Card Curators and/or Scaredgirl.

[SickPillow]

i'm interested. 
i can't wait to see what kind of horrible awesome stuff i'll be able to create.
 

[guolin]

On another note, I think I might have tricked pepokish into helping me out with this idea. >.>

Isn't she your girlfriend?

[Bloodshadow]

On another note, I think I might have tricked pepokish into helping me out with this idea. >.>

Isn't she your girlfriend?

 

LOL, I suddenly remembered someone saying that Zanz and SG were going out...

@vrt: I suck at drawing anything alive, so "drawing 4 poses of this creature" would be horribly difficult for me regardless of how much time I have. But am I allowed to skip assignments if I don't have the time?

[Dragoon1140]

@vrt: I suck at drawing anything alive, so "drawing 4 poses of this creature" would be horribly difficult for me regardless of how much time I have. But am I allowed to skip assignments if I don't have the time?

While your vector art is a new thing, you should learn different forms of art that are less artificial.  Try out drawing Chimera in your eyes with paper and pencil.  See what you get right and what you need to work on, and go from there.

Of course, I am not an artist so I could be totally off the mark here.   

[ddevans96]

LOL, I suddenly remembered someone saying that Zanz and SG were going out...

icecoldbro asked that if they were in a romance as a joke on his interview, and Zanz replied by saying they were gettimg married soon. I laughed so hard when I saw that xD

Anyways, back on topic. I have a little bit of experience with GIMP, pixlr, and Artweaver, and can also draw some stuff by hand.
I'm not exceptionally good at any of those though.

[Bloodshadow]

While your vector art is a new thing, you should learn different forms of art that are less artificial.  Try out drawing Chimera in your eyes with paper and pencil.  See what you get right and what you need to work on, and go from there.

My standard routine is sketch, scan, and trace. That's about all I know; I have no idea how to use brushes and other "drawing" tools. That's why I prefer Fireworks to Photoshop, since I can really only use vector-based tools.

@vrt for professional advice: Is there an easier way to trace lineart? For example, the lines in my Elements World Map were really rough and squiggly, so that they're nearly impossible to trace with vector paths.

[vrt]

I would be interested. What would be the ideal tools for this, and since I guess some of those are probably expensive, are there any good freeware alternatives?

Obviously, I'll suggest the industry standard here: Photoshop. pixlr and GIMP are decent alternatives, but my technical knowledge of them is limited. However, this isn't going to be about tools, it's going to be about technique.

What are the prerequisite's?

Be dedicated, be willing to spend time helping others and able to take criticism well.

On another note, I think I might have tricked pepokish into helping me out with this idea. >.>

Isn't she your girlfriend?

In fact, we live together. That's why I tricked her into this using chocolate.

@vrt: I suck at drawing anything alive, so "drawing 4 poses of this creature" would be horribly difficult for me regardless of how much time I have. But am I allowed to skip assignments if I don't have the time?

Such an assignment would really only be about sketching, there's no way I expect anyone to finish 4 pieces in a week.

As for skipping assignments.. Once or twice, if you'd let us know ahead of time, is just fine. If you'd do it repeatedly, well, I might skip the feedback part, too. I really want some people in this that are dedicated.

@vrt for professional advice: Is there an easier way to trace lineart? For example, the lines in my Elements World Map were really rough and squiggly, so that they're nearly impossible to trace with vector paths.

Lesson #1: Don't use lineart. Seriously, don't. It's one of the most limiting things you can do.



I think that pretty much sums it up. Experience doesn't matter here, it's about the willingness to commit some time to it, and to work for it. The assignments will probably not be easy, but the harder they are, the more mistakes you can make, and the more you can learn from it.

[miniwally]

What are the prerequisite's?

Be dedicated, be willing to spend time helping others and able to take criticism well.

Hurray! I fit them all.