Brushes for Skin Texturing

[lestaylor]

I am in the process of painting my color maps for a character's face. I was curious if anyone had a preference on photoshop brushes to use.

Also, is it a must that i buy a tablet to paint with? I find it difficult at times to paint with my mouse.

Thanks!

[TekNeek]

He and welcome to threedy!

I can't recommend using a tablet enough. Ut it does take a bit of time to get used too, because of the hand-eye coordimation. But if you decide to buy one, get a wacom (prferably an intuos(could even find a used one or a older model on e-bay real cheap), but their Bamboos are quite good also).

With custom brushes, you should try googling and trying out different ones, and see which suit you. But I find that the best brushes are those you make yourself.

Also, read up on techniques regarding skin texturing (youtube tutorials, googling, etc).

[lestaylor]

Originally Posted by TekNeek

He and welcome to threedy!

I can't recommend using a tablet enough. Ut it does take a bit of time to get used too, because of the hand-eye coordimation. But if you decide to buy one, get a wacom (prferably an intuos(could even find a used one or a older model on e-bay real cheap), but their Bamboos are quite good also).

With custom brushes, you should try googling and trying out different ones, and see which suit you. But I find that the best brushes are those you make yourself.

Also, read up on techniques regarding skin texturing (youtube tutorials, googling, etc).

Thanks for the reply. I def. think I am going to get a tablet. I do have an old bamboo, real old bamboo. Im not even sure it is even compatible with windows 7.

[TekNeek]

It most probably is. Wacom is keen on keeping things up to date. I have a Bamboo from 2008 to have on the go, and I haven't run into troubles with it yet.

And my point is: if you have a Bamboo and feel comfortable with it, then there's little need to buy a Intuos, especially if the money is tight.

[lestaylor]

Originally Posted by TekNeek

It most probably is. Wacom is keen on keeping things up to date. I have a Bamboo from 2008 to have on the go, and I haven't run into troubles with it yet.

And my point is: if you have a Bamboo and feel comfortable with it, then there's little need to buy a Intuos, especially if the money is tight.

Yes, all I had to do was download the driver. Thanks!

[poopipe]

Originally Posted by lestaylor

Yes, all I had to do was download the driver. Thanks!

I've got an intuos I bought in 2000 that still works and I'm far from the only one - no need to worry about wacom legacy driver support