Bosto Kingtee 22HD

Hi guys here is my short review of the new graphics tablet Bosto Kingtee 22HD

(Apologies  in advance for I only used Manga Studio 5 on Windows 7 Ultimate here, so if your hoping for photoshop or zbrush or anything else you have to wait for other reviews by other people that might show up on Bosto's Facebook page . Thank you.)

It was delivered at my home this weekend and as I was un-boxing it I was shocked to see that it was partially damaged on the top left corner.

I don't know if it was dropped by the courier or during the shipment or from the factory because the protective foam inside the box is pretty thick so its a little wonder how it was broken like that if it was dropped. It just really saddens me. Good thing though that the screen itself wasn't damaged, it was only a part of the plastic housing which seems to be brittle. I was really trying hard to be optimistic while un-boxing it.

 Here are clearer pictures of the damage for the Bosto people to see.

Another thing is that it's actually good that they also send a screw driver in the box for an easy attachment for the vesa stand, but mine doesn't have any screws in the box! I had to look for screws in my toolbox that would fit for the stand, good thing I found a pair. So please Bosto double check the contents of the boxes before you ship them.

Mustering optimism, I went ahead on following the manual and installing the driver and thank goodness  it works!
The picture quality is awesome and the pen slides flawlessly in the screen. It is a real comfort for the hand to draw to.

But I still have to adjust my hand and eye coordination because the glass screen is thick so there is a big gap between the tip of the pen and the cursor.

As I am stroking a line down using the G-pen of Manga Studio 5, you can see the gap between the tip of the stylus pen and the line, this is because the screen glass is thick.

 It really bothered me on the first trials because I was hoping that the cursor should be placed like a point of a laser, right in front of the tip of the stylus. But with practice with a couple of drawings I think I get the hang of it. Plus with just slight adjustment of my sitting I can align my eye-pen-cursor coordination and it worked fine for me.

It also doesn't react to very small movements, so if I'm drawing the eyes or other small details like teeth, nails etc., I have to zoom in on the drawing to do it, which is not that big a deal for me, I can still get the result I wanted for the small details, but if Bosto could adjust this bit, it could save time in production of artworks by artists. 

I did liked the stylus pen very much, it is a beauty and really comfortable to hold.

It's a bit triangular so it won't roll over the table and drop on the floor. Not too heavy not too light just the perfect weight for me. But they didn't send extra nibs, so I am hoping that this is very durable because I draw a lot.

So I went a head and tested it for the kind of work that I do with windows 7 Ultimate and Manga Studio 5.
And here are the results.

Quick rough sketch using lighter pencil

 Penciling. I was playing with the darker pencil and mechanical pencil here and sometime the G-pen also.

Inking. I was playing with G-pen,mapping pen and turnip pen.
I am not 100 percent satisfied with the quality of my inking work, I am still adjusting my eye-hand-cursor coordination here, I did tried to avoid using the curved ruler as much as I can but still ended up using them on some of the long lines.

The finished product.
All done in Manga Studio 5, it works well.

It still bothers me every time I see that cracked corner and I'm sad and upset about it, but as far as the performance of this machine has done with my first artwork here, I'm really enjoying it and I want to give my thanks to Bosto for this remarkable graphics tablet.

I bought this tablet among the first customers directly from the manufacturer's site: bosto-tablet.com



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HOW TO DRAW FROM REAL LIFE REFERENCE

For all of the aspiring artist out there regardless of your age, one of the best way to improve your drawing skills is by looking at real life pictures and using these as your reference, not necessarily copying them like a photocopier but using the pictures as a reference to create your own drawing.

You don't even have to pay a model to pose for you, almost everybody owns a camera now in their phones you could just easily ask a friend to pose for you. But if thinking of a good pose is a problem there are plenty of good websites that offers real life pictures-anatomy for artists. One of these sites is www.human-anatomy-for-artist.com 
You can read a review of the site with a few sample pictures here www.artist-reference.com

Below is an example of how you can use the pictures for your own artworks. I used one of the website's sample images.
 

It is best if you do a lot of this practice drawings using real life photo reference. If you noticed I didn't copy exactly the model as if it where to be like a black and white photocopy. It is not my intention to repeat what is already in the picture, only to learn proper human anatomy and by expressing art you put your own design in it.

With this I can use it to create a drawing of any character I want, for this pose I have chosen to draw Wolverine.

Pencils and Ink in progress.

Inks and Shadows

Flat colors and final Piece.

 




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Sexy Redheaded Dragon Rider

I recently bought a new Berkeley 7.5X10.5 in sketchpad and here is my first drawing in it.

This is the very rough sketch using a clutch pencil with a 'b' lead in it.

Additional details using mechanical pencil 'b' lead with the help of kneaded eraser.

Laying down the inks with uni pin 0.05, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05 and dong a twin black marker.

Here is the scanned drawing. If you noticed some of the pencils sketches are still visible beside the ink lines, coloring will be much easier with less smudges or rough sketches.You can reduce that in photoshop using the  levels adjustments. Just click the 'Image' in the menu bar then 'Adjustments' then 'Levels' or just click ctrl + L and you can adjust the level of density of the strong black areas against the grey areas.

Here is the adjusted image using levels.
See the difference? :D

Putting the flat colors.

Shadows and hi-lites.

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FILIPINO IDIOMS

An idiom  is an expression consisting of a combination of words that has a figurative meaning. The figurative meaning is comprehended in regard to a common use of the expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made. Idioms are numerous and they occur frequently in all languages.

Here are some examples of Filipino Idioms that my house helper requested me to do for her project in Filipino. She is taking up Information Technology in one of the local colleges here in Manila. And as usual I also posted the rough sketches.
Tools: b pencil, paper, unipin 0.1, 0.3, pencil colors ang kurecolor markers.

Namamangka sa dalawang ilog -- salawahan
                                                              -- unfaithful

Kahiramang suklay - matalik na kaibigan
                             - Best friend

 Hahabulin ng gunting - Mahaba ang buhok at ayaw pa mag pagupit.
                                - Someone who has an untidy long hair that needs a haircut.

Hawak sa leeg - sunod-sunuran
                       - Someone being controlled by another person

Bahag ang buntot - naduduwag
                           - scared, frightened

 Balat sibuyas - manipis, maramdamin
                      - onion skinned, sensitive person

Binibilog ang ulo - niloloko
                         - fooling someone

Butas ang bulsa - walang pera
                        - doesn't have cash

Lumulutang sa alapaap - tulala
                                   - daydreaming

Maluwag ang tornilyo - sira ulo, baliw
                                - have a screw loose, crazy, insane

Artworks are copyright of Gabo Galvez