Chewing Pencils

This arrived yesterday from Jeff:
Could we all recommend our favorite software for Wacom? I am using ArtRage, Photoshop, Flash and Sketchup.
Others I should know about?
I’ve written about software that cartoonists use back in this post but thought it was worth getting an update on what others are using. It’s interesting that most are using a combination […]

Although I’m using it less and less, my scanner is still an important part of my cartooning tool box. The first scanner I ever bought was a great, big HP machine that was loud and slow, but reliable and produced great scans. When my house was hit by lightening, my scanner went to computer part heaven […]

Crushed my drawing hand this afternoon trying to lift something that was far too heavy.
Off to hospital for x-rays, but fortunately no broken bones. Some bad cuts and bruising is as bad as it gets.
Anyway, I’m on a diet of pain killers for a few days and have my hand strapped heavily. I’ll start posting […]

I’ve been working on a few ideas to expand the usefulness of this site and make the web a more friendly place for cartoonists and illustrators to earn a living. I’ll outline more of my ideas as they become a little clearer, but one I’m after a bit of feedback on at the moment has […]

So far in this tutorial I have shared a little about how I used Corel Painter IX.5 to ink over a pencil draft that I have scanned in. Then, using the digital watercolour brush, I began adding colour to the larger areas of the cartoon.
To add colour to the smaller parts, I basically followed the […]

When I first began to explore using Painter, developing my style to include watercolour, I realised quite quickly that I knew nothing about watercolour technique. A trip to the local art store quickly fixed that and I began to learn more about how watercolour worked. Although I was only using a digital version of the media, […]

Way back in this post, I outlined the process I use to draw, scan and colour a cartoon on the computer. Scanning is something I do very rarely as I usually draw directly onto the computer using a wacom tablet, however, when something is particularly detailed or difficult to draw, I’ll still get out a pencil […]

I’ve received official word from Matt Golding that a winner has been selected. But before I do, here are the links to all the submissions to the drawing project - if you haven’t had a look through them yet, make sure you do! Not only are there some great cartoons, but some excellent tips to […]

I had intended to do a post on using a CINTIQ drawing tablet, but just as I was putting it together, Tom Richmond wrote one that was far better. Tom has kindly given me permission to reproduce his post in its entirety on Chewing Pencils. Thanks Tom!
A lot of people are interested in digital painting […]

Well, all the submissions I received have been shown. It’s time for Matt Golding to take a look and choose that which he likes best. I’ll post Matt’s decision as soon as I receive it!
What about you? Which ones do you like? Why? And which tip do you find most helpful?