Illustrations are an indispensable part of textbooks. For all grades, illustrations in Chinese books are rich. Personally, I think illustrations are a visual explanation of important or difficult paragraphs in a text. Illustrations are vivid and colorful, which I often use.
2. It can cultivate students' abilities of observation, language and imagination, make the classroom full of vitality and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
3. Illustrations attract students. From the beginning of this class, the students spoke actively and the atmosphere was very active. Ingenious use of illustrations to introduce new lessons has narrowed the distance between students and texts and life, not only mobilized students' emotions and desire to express, but also built a platform for students to speak.
How do novices draw with graphic tablets? How do novices use graphic tablets?
Because you want to challenge the production of graphic flat illustrations? I bought a drawing board for comics, but I always feel strange to use it. Is it better to draw on paper? Do you have such troubles? This article is written for people who feel that they really can't live without paper, and introduces the adjustment method and setting tips of the touch of the drawing board.
When drawing illustrations and cartoons, which is better, paper (hand-drawn) or digital (electric drawing)? This is a question that is often brought up for discussion. Do you feel that drawing on paper is not bad, but it is difficult to draw the desired lines on the digital interface?
This time, I want to introduce how to solve these problems about sketchpad. If you only use the sketchpad to paint because the lines are not smooth, do you want to challenge it again and try to use it as a tool for drawing lines?
Solve the trouble that the drawing board is not quite right. Point 1
The first thing to reconfirm is the ratio of the size of the computer screen (monitor) to the size of the drawing board currently used.
For example, if you use a large screen with a small drawing board, as long as you move the pen slightly on the drawing board, the cursor on the screen will move greatly. On the contrary, if you use a small screen and a large drawing board, even if you move the pen in your hand in a large range, the cursor on the screen will only move a little.
The sense of "the movement of the hand and the distance of the cursor moving in the screen" is inconsistent, which may be one of the reasons why painting feels wrong. Therefore, it is necessary to reconfirm the working environment in this area first.
Recommended for "the type of painting with the wrist"
People who are used to small-scale wrist painting generally draw strokes around 10 cm. So you don't need to choose a big drawing board. You can prepare a small drawing board and put it in front of the screen. If you use a large screen, you can put the screen farther away so that the picture doesn't look too big in the field of vision, thus easing the difference between the hand movements and the cursor movement distance in the screen picture, so that you can paint with a more natural feeling.
Recommended for "painting type with arms"
People who are used to waving their arms to paint may draw strokes of more than 30 cm when painting a larger part. However, if you buy a huge drawing board for professional use, it is not only expensive, but also you will worry about how to store it after buying it. You can consider preparing a commercially available L-sized drawing board. Using the L-size sketchpad of 15, the movements of the hand and cursor should be roughly corresponding, so that the painting can proceed smoothly. If you use a screen larger than 15, you can put the screen farther away, so that the picture will not look too big in the field of vision, and reduce the size of the screen in the sense of body, so that you can paint with a more natural feeling.
Solve the problem that the sketchpad is not quite right, point 2.
After solving the problem that the movements of the hand and the screen cursor are inconsistent, I still feel strange, maybe it is the relationship between the screen picture and the drawing board.
Compared with the screen, if the angle of the sketchpad is inclined, there will be "angle inconsistency" between the hand-held stroke and the cursor on the screen.
For example, if you want to draw a straight line on the screen, if the drawing board is placed obliquely on the screen, even if you want to draw a straight line and pull a straight line on the drawing board, the line will still look oblique on the screen. This is the angle difference between the hand and the cursor.
In order to solve the problem of inconsistent angles, we should pay attention to the following two points.
Straighten the drawing board relative to the screen? I should also face the screen directly.
As long as you can unify the screen? Where is the drawing board? In the direction it faces, there will be no problem that the angle of hand action and cursor action in the picture is different. Solve the problem of inconsistent angles, and you can draw lines at will.
Angle is very important! After skilled drawing, the head and body sometimes unconsciously correct the angle inconsistency automatically, but after a long time, the mind will unconsciously accumulate fatigue. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the brain, it is suggested to put the drawing board in the correct position as far as possible.
Solve the problem that the sketchpad is not quite right, point 3.
When talking about the troubles of the drawing board, it is often mentioned that the drawing board is "slippery" and feels much worse than drawing on paper.
Because the drawing board and the pen tip are both smooth materials, the friction is smaller and the surface is smoother than paper. If it's too slippery, you'll have trouble painting. Just don't slip, right? There are various protective stickers (covering stickers) on the market to increase friction. Buy them and stick them on the drawing board to make them less slippery.
Using protective stickers can increase friction to a certain extent, but if it still feels too slippery, try to confirm the nib again. There are high friction refills on the market.
For example, in WacomIntuospro, you can use "forced nib" instead of refill, which is a kind of refill with rough feel. After the pen tip is installed, the touch of painting will be the same as that of drawing on paper, and the friction is very strong.
Other goods sold in this way need great efforts to process the tips of drawing boards and pens, so as to generate friction and be closer to the touch of painting on paper. The products and articles supported by the protective paste and the refill will be completely different because of the difference of brand or drawing board model. Be sure to confirm the drawing board model before buying.
Although various treatment methods have been introduced, even this still fails to solve it. Let's reconfirm the thickness of the drawing pen body. For example, the standard brush that comes with WacomIntuosPro is thicker. For men with big hands, the thickness of the pen body should be just right, but it may be a little thicker for women. WacomIntuosPro also has a model called "WacomProPenslim" with a thin pen body. Maybe you can try it.
Solve the trouble that the drawing board is not quite right. Fourth point
"1" will definitely be considered when we mention the tricks to make the sketchpad draw more smoothly. The stroke angle on the screen ","2. Friction of the pen tip "and" 3. Adjustment of pen pressure ". After reading this, I believe that the first two problems should have been solved, so the last "pen pressure" should be adjusted here to deal with the feeling that the painting is not right.
"Pen pressure" can be set in the following two places, but some people often set only one side.
The driver of the drawing board? Drawing software used
The adjustment of the driver is to make the information transmitted by the drawing board hardware easier to be received and used by the drawing software; The adjustment of drawing software is to improve the feeling of using tools and the comfort of drawing.
Therefore, we should first adjust the pen pressure of the sketchpad driver, and then adjust the pen pressure again while trying to draw, so as to make the tools in the drawing software easier to use.
1. Pen pressure adjustment of drawing board driver
Open the driver for the drawing board. If you are using Wacom's drawing board, enter "Wacom" in the search box of a computer or computer application, and "Wacom Graphics Tablet Content" (driver) will be displayed. Click start.
Because the pen is too hard, you can't draw lines without exertion, or conversely, because the pen is too soft, you will be judged to start painting if you touch the drawing board slightly. This kind of problem can usually be solved by adjusting the "pen tip sensing" of the drawing board driver. Driver settings will vary depending on the drawing board type or driver version.
"People who think the painting is a bit strange because the pen is too hard" can move the "nib sensing" slider to the left to make the pen soft. "People who think the pen looks a little strange because it is too soft" can move the "nib sensing" slider to the right to make the pen hard.
There are buttons that can be customized under "pen tip sensing". You can make more detailed adjustments by clicking on it, but because the pen pressure will be adjusted on the drawing software later, it should be okay not to make special changes in this part.
2. Pen pressure adjustment set by drawing software
After adjusting the pen pressure of the driver, it is necessary to change the pen pressure of the drawing software here, taking CLIPSTUDIOPAINT as an example to introduce it.
Overall pen pressure adjustment of software After starting CLIPSTUDIOPAINT and creating a canvas (no matter what it can be set), you can use the [File] menu → [Pen pressure detection level] to adjust the overall pen pressure. If there is a setting of 1. It doesn't matter if there are no other adjustments here.
The pen pressure of tools can be adjusted on Photoshop and CLIPSTUDIOPAINT, and the inherent pen pressure curve can be set for individual tools such as dip pen or spray gun. Taking CLIPSTUDIOPAINT as an example, this paper introduces the method of adjusting the pen pressure of the inherent tool.
Select "Dip Pen" commonly used in CLIPSTUDIOPAINT assistive tools to display tool properties. Click the small button to the right of the brush size to open the "Brush Size Setting Influence Source" dialog box, where you want to set the pen pressure. If the pen pressure is not checked, please check and adjust the pen pressure setting curve below it.
The horizontal axis is the pen pressure applied to the pen, and the vertical axis is the brush size drawn on the canvas. In the initial state, it will be an inclined straight line. Adjust this straight line and find the setting that suits you. Here are two examples for your reference.
"Adjustment of pen pressure when you want to soften strokes" When the pen tip touches the drawing board, you can start drawing. As long as you apply a little force, the brush size will be greatly increased, and such a brush will present the pen pressure setting curve as shown below. When the applied pen pressure exceeds about 50%, the brush is close to the maximum size and hardly changes after that.
"Adjust the brush pressure if you want to harden the brush strokes" is adjusted in this way. From the beginning to the deliberate exertion, the brush size is very small, and at the same time, when the brush pressure is applied, the brush size becomes larger. Apply the pen pressure to the maximum extent, and the brush size will increase at one breath.
Let's try the practical function of the sketchpad.
In addition to the "comfortable drawing experience", the drawing board has other practical functions that cannot be ignored.
There are "brush buttons" on the side of the drawing pen and a row of "shortcut keys" on the drawing board. The "screen controller" can be called by specific buttons and shortcut keys. These buttons and shortcut keys are mainly used to set "shortcut keys".
Shortcut keys can reduce the burden on hands and shorten the operation time. Although it may be a bit difficult to use at first, as long as you really start using them, you can get used to it!
1. Try using the brush button of the drawing pen.
Displays Wacom tablet contents. After selecting Tools → Digital Pen at the top, you can register the up and down buttons of the drawing pen as shortcut keys.
What should I register by swiping the button?
Register common functions on the shortcut keys of the brush buttons. There should be many people who choose to register as [Return], [Redo], [Straw], [Brush Size], [Eraser] and so on. Although there is an eraser at the end of the drawing pen, it is more convenient to press the button directly than to turn the pen.
2. Try using shortcut keys.
Select [Tools] → [Functions] in Wacom tablet content, and then click [Shortcut] to set the shortcut key.
It is convenient to register them as modifier keys or common tools that are often used in operating canvas. Because shortcut keys are usually operated by non-dominant hands, if you can skillfully use both hands at the same time, the operation process will become very smooth.
3. Try using the screen controller.
Wacom's sketchpad is equipped with the function of "screen controller" in addition to the actual hardware buttons, and digital buttons that can be temporarily displayed on the screen can be used. Because there are many buttons on the screen controller, more tools and operations can be registered. The screen controller supports various customizable menus, such as circular menu and drop-down menu. Next, let's take the easy-to-understand radial menu as an example.
At most, 8 kinds of tools and operations can be registered at a time. By further layering, up to 8×8=64 kinds of tools and operations can be registered. Because the radial menu can be called up by using the buttons on the side of the brush and the shortcut keys on the drawing board, as long as the radial menu is registered in one place, the drawing board alone can perform various operations or use various tools.
It is recommended to use modifier key settings.
On CLIPSTUDIOPAINT, in addition to shortcut keys, you can also "set modifier keys". Generally speaking, modifier keys such as [Shift], [Ctrl], [Alt] and [Space] will be used in the way of "Pressing the [Alt] key when using the brush tool can temporarily switch to the sucker function", but it is also possible to change their settings and switch to [Eraser].
In addition, as long as you combine the modifier keys, you can register various usage methods, such as "When you press multiple buttons such as [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[Alt] at the same time, you will switch to the paint bucket tool". If you use CLIPSTUDIOPAINT, you can try to change these settings to suit your own state and use the brush buttons and shortcut keys of the sketchpad flexibly.
Remember to keep the consumables of the drawing board.
The parts of the "protective paste" and "refill" of the drawing board are consumables. It will be scratched or worn after continuous use. After the protector is worn, the friction will be reduced, and the wear of the refill will also affect the pen pressure and drawing feel. Depending on the living area, it sometimes takes a lot of time to obtain these consumables, so it is recommended to buy spare quantities before the consumables actually wear out.
Where can I buy consumables?
If it is consumables of Wacom drawing board, it can be obtained from network platforms such as WacomStore, or it can be ordered from stores selling Wacom products.
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As long as you set your own settings and adjust them to a state where you can draw smoothly, the sketchpad is your best companion. After the drawing board is really set, the mood of drawing lines will be completely different from that when drawing with the drawing board that feels wrong before. If you don't think it's good to draw lines on paper, please try setting them again and challenge drawing lines with sketchpad again!
The above is how beginners learn to use the drawing illustrations of graphics tablet to share with you.