Hello all im new to Artrage

[steve]

Hello all,
I just got Artrage 2.5 and would like any advice that could help me learn more about drawing & painting.

steve

[ScottF]

Welcome to the forums and to ArtRage.

The best advice for now is: open the program and play around with all the tools. Get acquainted/accustomed with how things work. Then, open a new painting and have at it! When you come across something you can´t figure out, you´re always welcome to ask questions here. Even without questions, you´re welcome here.

Have fun!

[Someonesane]

Hello Steve and welcome to the ArtRage forums. If you're looking for help with ArtRage a good place to start is the "Tips and Tricks" forum area here at the ArtRage forums. You'll find them here:

http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums...splay.php?f=11

If you're looking for help in general on how to draw and paint (whether it's with a digital program or using traditional materials), I'd suggest doing a video search at YouTube. While you might not find many digital paintings done with ArtRage (though they are on the rise), you will find many useful techniques that were done with other programs that can also be done with ArtRage. Here are some videos I put up there, which might help you get started as well:

This first set of videos were all done with ArtRage:

How to create seamless tiles in artrage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VSEF3sMq7k

How to make Stencils in ArtRage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWTeU5klsHI

How to use the Color Picker and Color Sample Panel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNsRTHC0uMg

Speed painting I made while I was bored:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHsKKoXGXSo

Drawing I made of Lee from the Naruto series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ojGDNJQBA

Demonstration I made on using Layers and Stencil masks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5GO08M7rk

Drawing I made of Spider-man:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4inwDwDdXMg

The following speed paintings were done using the "Graffiti App", but can easily have been done in ArtRage as well:

Starwars image:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WVrjOAMAc

Dark River image:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qhs49xs8xI

Sunset image:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkcmbOEwocY

Beach image:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeEduP15DMc

[Rick]

Welcome to our place.. Have fun, dig in.. Erase what you will, post what you will, experiment as you will.. Most of all, use the tools and learn what you can do with them.. Thats what it is all about.. Again, welcome..

[steve]

Hello all once again and thank you for the kind advice, and thank you Somonesane for all the links.
steve

[DaveRage]

Hi Steve!

Welcome to the forums. You can also check out our tutorials page at http://www.artrage.com/artragetutorials.html for a quickstart guide to get you started with using ArtRage, as well as the other suggestions here.