14XX at Dartington Devon

[devonwoody]

Might be of interest to railway enthusiasts here.
A digital painting, the location is Dartington Devon, and the railway now privatised from Totnes to Buckfastleigh. A push and pull type locomotive. Hand painted on the computer without any copying.

 

[Jamesc]

Nicely don

 

[RogerP]

That's very good! Multi-talented

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Hand painted on the computer without any copying.

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but how do you do that ? What sort of input device are you using ?
Every time I try to draw something freehand (i.e., not diagramatic) on a computer it comes out looking like a 5 year old could do better.

 

[blackrodd]

Thank you! Another little cracker.
I'd be chuff chuff chuffed, if I could do that!
Regards Rodders

PS How's the leg coming on?

 

[devonwoody]

Hand painted on the computer without any copying.

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but how do you do that ? What sort of input device are you using ?
Every time I try to draw something freehand (i.e., not diagramatic) on a computer it comes out looking like a 5 year old could do better.

I use a Wacom tablet & stylus (small one) the stylus is like a thick biro with a small point and you literally draw and paint on the tablet watching only the monitor. In addition of course there are (which you need) painting apps. I use Corel painter X5 (not cheap, but a retirement version) available from Corel 30 say free trial. Its no use imo without a tablet/stylus, there are cheaper versions from around £30 but I never use a mouse now for any computer work. Trying to do serious painting without stylus would possible look like a 5 year olds painting.
For a computer there is a freebie named Art Rage 4.5 with printing restrictions and it is also very good with lots of free professional tutorials as well.
( I have not succeeded paionting on an Ipad, because I do not have a pressure stylus)
If interested I will sort out the links.
To get you on the way many of the painting programs have a trace/copy option to trace a photograph and then do a paint job, that could be the way to get going, nothing wrong with tracing all famous artists have done it.

 

[petermillard]

Very nice. I was in Dartington over the bank holiday weekend; my sis-in-law has an apartment in the old mill at Staverton so we were very familiar with the comings and goings of the trains by the end of the weekend Lovely part of the country, like a giant Centre Parcs with bike trails and walks everywhere!

Cheers, Pete