Kangatoo

[`Poet.]

Hey there! I'm `Poet., obviously xD

I basically use Photoshop for my manips., but I am fairly flexible and have GIMP downloaded if I need to use it for a reference when teaching.

I'm honestly not a strict teacher. Finish assignments when you want, as long as it's within a reasonable time period. If you're going to be absent for a while (which is okay), please just let me know. :]

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And now, for your first assignment, I'm going to simply have you cut out a horse. (I've been doing this with all of my students; just going over the basics. This way, I can see what you already know.)

I'd like you to use this horse: chunga-stock.deviantart.com/art/148-WB-trot-140137220?q=gallery%3AChunga-Stock%2F25777471&qo=187

Once you've cut out the horse, I'd like you to put it on a colored background, preferably some shade of light purple. (There's a reason for my color choices, trust me xD)

Then you can save it, upload it to the site of your choice (dA, TinyPic, etc.), and give me the link here in your reply!

Please remember to save the image in two ways. One, save it as a PSD.file so that you can go back and edit it later. Two, just save it as a JPEG.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Thanks,
Poet <3

P.S. Do you have a dA account? Just curious - if you do, I'll watch you so we can keep in touch :3

[kangatoo]

i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj224/rei95776/trot.png
Sorry it took so long, I cut it out twice because I was so unhappy with it the first time.

Yes I saved it as png but no worries I have a psd of it to so I can go back and re-save it as a jpeg if necessary.

I didn't know what you wanted me to do with the tail so I cut it off since I can always paint it in.

And yes I know I messed up the back legs, have mercy on me oh great poet D:


My current DA: littletoysoldier.deviantart.com/
For the record I've never permanently stuck with an account before but if I change accounts again I'll let you know. I'm pretty sure I already watched you using that account but tell me if I didn't so I can.

[`Poet.]

Looks great! (And don't worry about it taking a while. I take days to make manipulations xD)

Tell me: what did you use to cut the horse out? The eraser? Pen tool? Lasso tool?

[kangatoo]

well on the first try (the one I hated) I used the lasso tool and on that one I used the eraser in GIMP.
I can use the lasso tool, the eraser and the pen tool to cut out subjects in both photoshop and GIMP however I suck at using the pen tool and I'm far more comfortable with the eraser than anything else.

[`Poet.]

Okay. I have a proposition for you. I'm going to ask you to use the pen tool to re-cut the horse (I know, I'm sorry you have to do it again. I just want you to branch out a little - once you start using the pen tool, you'll be addicted. )

So, I made a little lesson just to give you an idea of what the horse looks like with the eraser, and what it looks like with the pen tool. Please go check it out :] i52.tinypic.com/313jalx.jpg

Now, I know you said that you had both Photoshop and GIMP.

I find that using the pen tool in Photoshop is much more simple than the one in GIMP. However, it's your choice :3 Use whichever is easier for you.

Here are some good pen tool tuts for Photoshop: (download for full view)
venomxbaby.deviantart.com/art/Horse-Cutting-Tutorial-128531343?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fps+horse&qo=31
poeticjustice314.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Cut-a-Horse-Out-144010574?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fps+horse&qo=62
digitalvagrant.deviantart.com/art/Pen-Tool-Extraction-44213059?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fps+horse&qo=80
delshay.deviantart.com/art/Cutting-with-the-pen-tool-82158499?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fps+horse+pen&qo=2
kryptic223.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1lz6rz

Pen-tool for GIMP:
razoress.deviantart.com/art/Cutting-With-Gimp-73217150?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fthegimp+horse&qo=7
maerocks.deviantart.com/art/Cutting-Path-Tool-Tutorial-104537729?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fthegimp+path&qo=0
barrelgirl101.deviantart.com/art/Creating-A-Manipulation-132227293?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fthegimp+path&qo=3
elfhorse.deviantart.com/art/Cutting-Tutorial-for-Gimp-121081785?q=boost%3Apopular+in%3Aresources%2Ftutorials%2Fdigiart%2Fphotomanipulation%2Fthegimp+path&qo=2

If you need help, just message me or reply here :3

Thanks! <3

[kangatoo]

Um are we allowed to pass on assignments? The photoshop pen tool hates me and GIMP is being moody :x

[`Poet.]

-sigh- Alright. You get one free pass - you sure this is the assignment you want to use it on?

[kangatoo]

Only one? D:
um... alright I'll do this assignment but I'm holding you to this. In the future I'm allowed to skip one assignment of my choice. *goes to mess around with the pen tool in GIMP*

[`Poet.]

Lol. Deal I swear to give you one free pass on the assignment of your choice - cross my heart and hope to die xDD

[kangatoo]

Ok I'm gonna regret this in the future but I'll never get this assignment done anyways so I'll use the pass now XD

[`Poet.]

Lol, okayyy. Free pass accepted ;3

Now I'm going to have you smudge the horse!

Duplicate the horse layer, just in case.

I'd recommend taking the smudge tool at a fairly high rate 50 - 90 (in GIMP), or 40 percent in Photoshop.

Then just smudge all over the body, taking care to make the horse as smooth as possible.

You can use this tutorial to help - it shows the various directions and techniques: i55.tinypic.com/2n060xu.jpg

Then, after you're done, lower the opacity a bit, so that it doesn't look so plasticy.

Please PM me if you have any questions! Thanks! <333