Dogwaffler of the Moment - May 2005:Updated December 2008 & July 2011 |
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| Using
DAZ Bryce
and Project Dogwaffle together "Dave" David C. Devoe "Dogwaffle is definitely the best paint program around." |
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The images below were either made 100% in Dogwaffle (PD Pro 4) or in some cases a mix of Dogwaffle with other tools, some 3D tools like Bryce as well. 100% Dogwaffle : Almond Bloom (click image to enlarge)  100% Dogwaffle: yellow dawn 
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Thank you for visiting my new blog: http://coldlandsartist.wordpress.com/ Support wildlife preservation, view my links and help < click picture to enlarge |
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Some new PD Howler tutorials have mentioned my artwork: howler > tutorials > theDailyDose.html#letitsnow < click picture to enlarge |
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You can buy my art on various pieces of clothing and collectibles: http://www.zazzle.com/bluestar48 < click picture to enlarge |
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I have created an optipustics file for Dogwaffle that I have been playing with for making background alpine conifers. Here's a link to my Optipustics file: konifer_test.opt.zip or uncompressed original (text) file: konifer_test.opt Save this file in the folder of your Dogwaffle instapation (such as C:\Program Files\project dogwaffle C:\Program Files\PD Pro\Particles C:\Program Files\PD Artist\Particles C:\Program Files\PD Particles\particles Change colors in the gradient for different light conditions. Changing the style from "shrinking lines" to "line" results in a slightly different appearance. Here in northern Idaho (and a bit of NE Washington) we are fortunate to have a few woodland caribou. |
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My
wife and I have a
place in Alaska (Willow - about 100 miles north of Anchorage); most of
the time we live in northern Idaho, a few miles south of the Canadian
border.
I have produced small traditional art pieces for the tourist trade for several years. I am 47. |
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A
couple
of
years
ago
I thought it would be fun to try my hand at digital
pieces. I can do things on the computer that are impossible (for
me at least) using traditional media. Paint
software allows me to work with several different media - oils, spray
paint, pencil, etc., at the same time to get different effects. |
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I do
have a web site.
Though it is full of graphics which I produced, it has nothing to do
with my art. I came out of retirement
to work at my previous profession of intelligence analyst due to the
terrorism problem. When I retire for good and
become a famous, though
probably starving, artist I may put up another site to show off my work
:-)
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I
was
leafing
through
a computer-related magazine, I don't recall which
at the moment, and saw a reference to Dogwaffle. The name
attracted my attention. It's been a while now, I've been using it for
close to 2 years, though I haven't had time to really explore all it
can do as of yet. |
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I
began
drawing
at a very young age. It is what I enjoy
most. I have been fortunate to live and travel in remote areas for much
of my life. It has given me the opportunity to closely observe
wildlife and their surroundings. When I retire for good in a
couple of years I can devote full time to artistic pursuits. |
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As
for
3D,
I am interested in doing so. I have a copy of DAZ's
Bryce which I have been playing with in my spare time. Curvy 3d
looks interesting; I may give it a try one of these days. |
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I recently purchased a new machine, about 3 gigaHertz, with
Windows XP. Dogwaffle's interface/menu allows for easy adjustment of settings on the fly. I also like the color mixer. I remember the first time I tried "oil painting," it was amazing; just like using a brush. I was baffled a bit at setting up a color gradient, but reading a discussion of how to use it on the listserve cleared that up - I really like being able to have multiple colors set in a fill gradient. Of course, I can't say enough good things about optipustics.
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Improvements
I
would
love
to see? I often do the wildlife in my images separately and save them as transparent .gif files, especially if several animals are to be included. This allows me to import them into a landscape image move them around and resize them. The ability to import .gif's would be most helpful. (Unless I am mistaken and that is already the case.) [editor's note: yes it is in v3 PD Pro, though we recommend using the native Targa format for better color use] |
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Do
I
user
other
2D tools? I have been using Micrografx Graphics Suite (I think they were bought by Corel some time ago) to produce graphics for my web site. The image editor has some "painting" functions. That gave me the idea to delve into digital art. |
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The
Tuktu
image
you
see above was the first I did totally with
Dogwaffle. Modification of an existing .opt file for Optipustics particle brushes gave me two versions of fall tundra grass to use in the foreground. This allowed me to get a grass effect I was satisfied with much quicker than I was able to do in the past. The ability to make almost infinite adjustments to opacity and color really helped with getting the mountains to look the way I wanted. It probably took an hour or so to do the background, including experimentation. The caribou took another hour or so to do, again with some false starts when trying different effects. |
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All images are copyright(c) Dave or their respective owners - all rights reserved. No unauthorized reproductions, please contact the author. Trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners and used only for identification purposes. |
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