Tutorial 2 - Drawing Tutorial

Before you follow this tutorial, you should first follow Tutorial 1 ( Create your first artwork ).

The artwork in this tutorial was drawn with a mouse but a WACOM pen & tablet is recommended. They are fairly inexpensive and work very well. All of the drawings in the Drawing Hand Art Gallery were created with a WACOM pen & tablet.

This tutorial will show you how to draw an autumn maple leaf. What you'll draw is not as important as what you'll learn. After completing the tutorial you will know how to:

1. use a "trace image" to help you create a drawing.

2. create a custom color palette.

3. use the different brush modes ( density, size, transparency ).

4. blend/rub colors together.

5. erase

So let's get started!

Step 1 - Create a new artwork, insert an Art layer and select a trace image.

1. Start ArtStudio and select a user. If you are not currently an ArtStudio User, select the Trial User.

2. If you don't see the color palette, click on the Show/Hide Color Palette button .

3. Select New from the File menu to create a new artwork.

4. If you are an ArtStudio User, click on the Save button or select Save from the file menu and name the artwork "MyMapleLeaf". You cannot save your artwork if you are a Trial User.

5. Change the size of the artwork to 250x325.

6. Click on the Insert Art Layer button and select New.

7. Change the size of the Art layer to 210x270.

8. Select "Insert Trace Image..." from the Layer menu and select MapleLeaf.jpg.

9. Press the Space bar on the keyboard and you'll see the maple leaf. If you are in Size/Move Mode, you can size and move the trace image.
    

Proceed to step 2