Tutorials At KalaaLog

November 25, 2007 in KalaaLog, Tutorials | 2 comments

Over the time I have been writing at KalaaLog - not a year complete yet, and there seems to be a sizeable number of tutorial that has accumulated here. I have been thinking of organizing it all for quite some time, and I have not yet figured the best way to do it. But I have given it a start, and can be found at the Tutorials link on the sidebar. (Clicking on the Categories Tutorials links shows a reverse chronological list of tutorials).

The tutorials range from general sketching, digital painting (raster graphics) and digital illustration (vector graphics). I have grouped them in this fashion for now, but I am sure I will need to revisit it as more tutorials get added - I plan to keep learning as much as I can, and share whenever it can be explained with a group of images and text.

I will be posting other reviews, my own artworks, and interviews of other artists, but looking at the site statistics, it seems like tutorials are the most popular ones.

That said, I would like to know your feedback. What kind of tutorials would you like to see?

Should focus be more on general visual artform - focused on sketching/drawing/painting of course?

Would you like more on digital painting tutorials or vector tutorials?

Please let me know in the comment section below.

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November 26, 2007 at 3:34 pm

Phillip Miller

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Personally I would like to see tutorials on vectors and specifically how to actually use the programs that are being used to create the drawings. I have ideas in my head but have a hard time getting the programs to do what I want. I am not a graphics designer or artist by any means. I just like to do things myself. I like your blog and find it informative. I use open source or free products (GIMP or Inkscape) because I find it difficult to justify the cost of the alternatives when I use them just for “fun”.
keep up the good work.

November 26, 2007 at 7:24 pm

Vyoma

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Phillips, thanks for your input. I definitely will put more tutorials on vectors.

I try to keep them as generic as possible in the tutorial itself, so that many people can use the general idea of creating a vector art on particular subject.

Speaking of which - any ideas that are in ‘your head’ :) that you would like to be covered here?

As far as using GIMP or Inkscape or other open source or free alternatives - it is perfectly justifiable to do so when you are doing art as a hobby. It certainly does not make sense to spend a fortune on something that you do not spend much time on, and are doing as a hobby/recreational activity.

If you would like to know anything specific about these software, please do drop me a note and I would be glad to share what I know.

Again, thanks for the feedback. :)