Inking cartoon?

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Newbie says hi to everyone,

All I want  Corel draw is for inking cartoon.  I draw the rough with pencil, scan it then import to CR to trace along but doing it I get only in raster. Is there a way to make it vector ? And what best way to clean up the pencil lines?

Pardon me if my question’s  really suck.  I’m not familiar with any kind of graphic software (never used it), but I inherited a pc that loaded  with the Corel Draw x4 ! (and just bought a used Wacom tablet to use along)

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  • Hey, sorry about the mess above. I don't know why n can't delete it !

    Let me retype:

    Newbie says hi to everyone,

    All I want Corel is for inking cartoon, comic.. I draw the rough with pencil, scan it then import to CR to trace along but doing so I only get it in raster. Is there a way to make it vector? And what best way to clean up the pencil lines?

    Pardon me if my question's really suck as I'm not familiar with any kind of graphic software (never used it before), I just inherited a pc that loaded with Corel draw x4 ! (and bought a used Wacom tablet to use along)

    • Jeff Harrison made a video that may help you.  It is on youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3sLgL7gql8

       

      • bkat said:
        I'm not familiar with any kind of graphic software (never used it before)

        Hi bkat,

        By saying you are not familiar with any kind of software.
        Then what is imortant to know is that if you have CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, then you have two different types of software. One is a Vector program/software and the other is a Bitmap program/software. And great as well to get the Wacom tablet. As a professional illustrator I cant recomend any other Tablet other than Wacom. So its just great.

        CorelDRAW is the vector illustration program, and Corel Photo-Paint is the Bitmap program.

        These two different programs make images totally different. Bitmaps build images up with squares/pixels, and Vector makes straight or curved lines between at least two nodes, anchor points. Its important two know these two different aproches for making pictures. On top of this, CorelDRAW is also capable to use as a Layout program, and Corel Photo-Paint is also to edit images. Both these programs are also illustration programs.

        I work as an illustrator, and in my work I make illustrations in both these techniques, and I many times mix the two techniques as well.

        The Youtube tutorial by Jeff H. is a very good and striaght forward one, in how to vectorize an image. When he draw that image in Photo-Paint, he could easaly have just draw it on a regular paper and then scan the drawing. And from there eventually bring it into CorelDRAW and use Corel PowerTRACE, the same way he showed.

        When you say you like to ink a cartoon, comic, you have to descide how you like it to look like. Let say you like it to look as much as a drawing on regular paper, then I suggest Photo-Paint.

        I guess you like to ink your pencil lines (outlines).
        Do like this.

        1. Scan your images into Photo-Paint.
        2. see to that you have the Object Docker open (See Window>docker> Objects)
        3. I would also suggest to open the Brush settings Docker


        1. Now open a new image
        2. choose the width and height of the image
        3. Choose the resolution of the image. For printing in a magazine at least 300 dpi/ppi. Some daily newspapers, might just need 150 dpi, but a good routine is to make all your images that are to be printed in 300 dpi/ppi. Then you are safe. Basically.
        4. You can also choose the colour. RGB or CMYK. Personally I mostly work with RGB colour, and later before sending to my client, ask if they like it in RGB or CMYK, or any other colour mode.
        5. If you have chosen all this, then start to IMPORT your scanned pencil drawings, into you new image
        6. Make a new Object in the Objects Docker. And see to that this Object is on top of the Object the pencil scanned image is on.
        7. Now choose for example Black colour from the Colour palette, and start to copy you pencil drawing, on the new layer on top.
        8. When finished inking, throw the old Pencil drawing Object, and click Save As to a folder to keep you new drawing/comic in.

        If you later on like to colour all your comics. Then a good thing is to use the Merge Mode. Which you find in the Object Docker, see attached image. In the Merge Mode you can for example find "If Darker" or "Multiply". I use these a lot when colouring my comics or illustrations in Photo-Paint. Make a MUCH more real effect and feeling than the Masking tools. See to to again create a new Object in the Object docker. And let them be on top.

        The Merge mode "If Darker" and "Multiply" gives the feeling as if you where colouring "underneath" the lines.


         

         

        • Thanks Ken,

          The Youtube page you referred to has alot of relate topics that's really worth looking at !

           

           And thanks so much mr.Lindbladfor for your instructions.

           Still I feel need to be clear about:

           What to do with the Brush setting, like I want the stroke that could be vary in thickness (nib pen like), how to get it right ?

          So we're using the Paint in the sw package as it yields its stroke in raster. Any advance of it over the Draw ? - We'd get better result when colorize with Merge mode in the Paint ?

           

          • bkat said:
            We'd get better result when colorize with Merge mode in the Paint ?

            CorelDRAW and Photo-Paint is VERY different in how its building up, making images. So when you ask about colouring: we cant just say YES or NO. Colouring in a bitmap program like Photo-Paint, fill any shape with colour of pixels, which looks like small square´s, (which you would see, if you zoom in. ) And colouring in CorelDRAW is filling coloures of fixed shapes. And those shapes are built up, made with straight and curved lines, between nodes.

            I say this, because one can not say that colouring with Merge Mode in Photo-Paint is better just like that. We have to say its different techniques, between the two programs. This said, for colouring and inking Comics, generally I would do it always in Corel Photo-Paint.

            SO Big Smile yes, Merge Mode in Photo-Paint, for colouring a comic like Batman, Superman and so on, is much better to use. You get a more real life feeling and touch to it. And what´s espcially important: it will keep, save your pencil drawing outlines, more intact. And if you have INKED the pencil drawing, the way I earlier suggested, then you will have a lot more control over your colouring.

            BRUSH SETTINGS
            In the brush settings docker you can change the size of the nib (edge) of the pen or brush. And also choose many different kind of edges/nib. From solid to fluid, dusty effects and so on. Imitating crayons, ink, pencil, water colour, pastel and so on. You change the size of the nib either by using the slider, or write a size in the field next to the slider. And you can also reach the merge modes from there.
            There are MANY more things you can do from within the Brush settings docker. But to many to mention here, and you have to try out your self as well. Play around.

            You can also take a look at the Artistic Media Docker, with more brushes.

            In the attached image is even more ways to choose brushes. (attached do not show artistic media docker)

              • Thank you for clearing my head  sir !

                I'll be spending time to digest and get used to with the stuffs

                • Anonymous
                  Anonymous over 16 years ago in reply to Stefan Lindblad

                  Stefan Lindblad said:
                  If you later on like to colour all your comics. Then a good thing is to use the Merge Mode. Which you find in the Object Docker, see attached image. In the Merge Mode you can for example find "If Darker" or "Multiply". I use these a lot when colouring my comics or illustrations in Photo-Paint. Make a MUCH more real effect and feeling than the Masking tools. See to to again create a new Object in the Object docker. And let them be on top.

                  The Merge mode "If Darker" and "Multiply" gives the feeling as if you where colouring "underneath" the lines.

                  Does that means we'll have two objects here - one is the drawn/traced/inked copy from the original hand drawing, and another one on top that we are going to apply color to?

                  What does the Merge mode merging actually?