{Computer Art} Bouquet of Flowers

{Computer Art} Bouquet of Flowers

 Just some flowers. - Was a pain to make, much headache was educed. Haha!

Enjoy!


Programes used:

• MyPaint
• GIMP
• Windows Snipping Tool (Progress Screen Shots)

Process Images - Bigger
Drawing - Bigger

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~ Firefly

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MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 6:

 MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 6:

This is Video 6 of my currently ongoing series of videos based on the brushes in MyPaint, for better understanding of how they work. - In case you haven't seen the first video I recommend you go here to see it and the first post. 

The Brushes I will cover in this video are:

• Detail 1
• Detail 2
• Detail 3
• Detail 4
• Charcoal

Excerpt from the first post:

Each section will be a mini Speed-Paint (Time-Lapse-Video), the finished drawing will show the icon for the brush I used and before beginning a drawing there will be a circles around the brush as seen in the brush menu. - All brushes in this video are from the “Set #2” in the brush menu. -







Note: The Drawings will not be particularly awesome, it's just to get the point across. - No Audio. 

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.
MyPaint itself can be found here.

Previous Videos:
Video One
Video Two
Video Three
Video Four 

Video Five

I hope this video and the series thus far has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
 
Enjoy!

May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 5:

 MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 5:

This is Video 5 of my currently ongoing series of videos based on the brushes in MyPaint, for better understanding of how they work. - In case you haven't seen the first video I recommend you go here to see it and the first post. 

The Brushes I will cover in this video are:

• Rigger Brush 1
• Rigger Brush 2
• Brush – Title just says “Brush”
• Gel Pen
• Blend 1

Excerpt from the first post:

Each section will be a mini Speed-Paint (Time-Lapse-Video), the finished drawing will show the icon for the brush I used and before beginning a drawing there will be a circles around the brush as seen in the brush menu. - All brushes in this video are from the “Set #2” in the brush menu. -

Note: The Drawings aren't particularly awesome, it's just to get the point across. - No Audio. 

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.
MyPaint itself can be found here.

Previous Videos:

Video One
Video Two
Video Three
Video Four 
Video Six

I hope this video and the series thus far has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
 
Enjoy!

May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 4:

 MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 4:

This is Video 4 of my currently ongoing series of videos based on the brushes in MyPaint, for better understanding of how they work. - In case you haven't seen the first video I recommend you go here to see it and the first post. 

The Brushes I will cover in this video are:

• Soft Eraser Small
• Soft Eraser Big
• Hard Eraser Small
• Hard Eraser Big
• Eraser Setting in “Quick Brush Settings” menu.

This time everything will be in real time, no time-lapse. There are no drawings but just examples of how each eraser brush/option erases. - In the last section I'll show how to use the eraser setting in the “Quick Brush Settings”, in this part you will notice that any brush can be made in to an eraser, but the con of this is that you have to re-set it to be an eraser each time you change a brush. - As will be seen in the video. - No Audio. 

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.
MyPaint itself can be found here.



Previous Videos:
Video One
Video Two
Video Three
Video Five
Video Six


I hope this video and the series thus far has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
 
Enjoy!

May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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Announcement: Almost 2,500 views!! :D

Announcement: Almost 2,500 views!! :D

I would like to announce that the Factoid Firefly is almost at 2,500 views!
I'd like to thank all viewers for this honor and humbly request you keep it up! It means a lot to me, thank you and God Bless you! :D

~ May God Bless Your Family, Friends and Health Of All You Know and Love ~ Amen*

~ Firefly

MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 3:

 MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 3:

This is Video 3 of my currently ongoing series of videos based on the brushes in MyPaint, for better understanding of how they work. - In case you haven't seen the first video I recommend you go here to see it and the first post. 

The Brushes I will cover in this video are:

• Water Brush One
• Water Brush Two
• Water Brush Three
• Sponge Brush – Blending
• Finger Blend Brush

Excerpt from the first post:

Each section will be a mini Speed-Paint (Time-Lapse-Video), the finished drawing will show the icon for the brush I used and before beginning a drawing there will be a circles around the brush as seen in the brush menu. - All brushes in this video are from the “Set #2” in the brush menu. -

Note: The Drawings will not be particularly awesome, it's just to get the point across. - No Audio. 

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.
MyPaint itself can be found here.

Previous Videos:

Video One
Video Two
Video Four
Video Five  
Video Six



I hope this video and the series thus far has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
 
Enjoy!

May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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[Traditional Art] Sweetness Of Life - Painting 2/3 for donation

This is the second  of three paintings for the organization so they can raise money by selling it/them.
 I like this one, but I think the background over-shadows the main focal point -  But it's growing on me slowly.

There are many words in this (although some are hard to see); The Words are in many languages, I find that language along with art makes something seem more special and speaks to a larger audience.

• Dulce - Sweet (Spanish)
• Sladak - Sweet (Croatian)
• Vita - Life (Italian)
• Vida - Life (Spanish)
• Amore - Love (Italian)
• Višnja - Cherry (Croatian)
• Sakura - Cherry[tree] (Japanese)
• Azucar - Sugar (Spanish)
• ¡Los Colores Del Mundo! - The Colors or the world! (Spanish)
• Amar es ser en el imagen del Señor. - To love is to be in the image of God. (Spanish)

Enjoy!

Paints

• 10 Elmer's 3D Scented Washable Paint Pens
• 2 Sakura Koi Watercolor paints (tubes)
• 13 Niji Watercolor paints (tubes)
• 7 Faber-Casttle Watercolor Pencils
• White Acrylic Paint
• Random Tray Paint

• 1, 3, 5 - Master's Touch Paint Brushes

Markers/Pens

• 2 Prismacolor
• 18 Crayola
• White Oil Paint Pen
• Sharpie Fine Tip Pen

Pencils:

• 14 Prismacolor
• 8 EK Memory Pencils
• 5 Crayola
• 4 Other
• 2 Creatologey

Other:

• Pencil

• 12 x 16 Canvas
• Colorless Blender Pencil
• Sparkles
• Water
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sketch - Bigger Version
  Close Ups - Bigger Version
  Finished - Bigger Version
  
  
  Painting one 
  
  
  
  
  
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MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 2:

MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 2:

This is Video 2 of my currently ongoing series of videos based on the brushes in MyPaint, for better understanding of how they work. - In case you haven't seen the first video I recommend you go here to see it and the first post. 

The Brushes I will cover in this video are:

• Sketch Marker
• Mop Brush
• Marker
• Ballpoint Pen
• Airbrush
  

Excerpt from the first post:

Each section will be a mini Speed-Paint (Time-Lapse-Video), the finished drawing will show the icon for the brush I used and before beginning a drawing there will be a circles around the brush as seen in the brush menu. - All brushes in this video are from the “Set #2” in the brush menu. -

Note: The Drawings will not be particularly awesome, it's just to get the point across. - No Audio. 

[Update: A Written Out Version of the Video can be downloaded here - Or be found in the "Downloads section of the blog.]

 

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.
MyPaint itself can be found here.

Video 1
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
  

I hope this video and the series thus far has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
 
Enjoy! 

May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 1:

MyPaint Brush Usage Demonstrations - Video 1:

A while back I wrote a semi review and a heavy overview of the art program MyPaint. 

Although the overview was quiet detailed I thought I'd make a video and probably the first of a series based off of the brushes on MyPaint. Each brush I use, I use only that tool, not even an eraser if I wanted to erase I used white instead of the eraser. - I didn't sick with total default settings of the brush itself but it's good to see the brush used in different ways anyway.

The brushes I used are as follows:

• Light Pencil
• Hard Pencil
• Art Pen
• Inking Pen
• and Fill – Marker

My Review/Overview for MyPaint can be found here.

[Update: If you prefer to read in detail instead of watch a video Click Here to download a readable description of each brush in this video.]

Each section will be a mini Speed-Paint (Time-Lapse-Video), the finished drawing will show the icon for the brush I used and before beginning a drawing there will be a circles around the brush as seen in the menu. - All brushes in this video are from the “Set #2” in the brush menu. - Note: The Drawings will not be particularly awesome, it's just to get the point across. - No Audio.

Light Pencil is good more for early sketch lines, as it is very light. -  But I still attempted to draw something.

Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5 
Video 6

I hope this has helped you in getting started with MyPaint.
Enjoy! 



May God bless you, your family, friends; along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen


~ Firefly

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[Traditional Art] Koph Mushroom Village - Painting 1/3 for donation

This is one of three paintings for an organization so they can raise money by selling it/them.
The drawing is based off of two drawings I've drawn in the past and kinda put together.
Artistically I'm not sure how much I like it, it's growing on me slowly but the way both drawings were blended in to this one I'm pretty happy with! 

Enjoy!

Drawings it's based off of:
Drawing one
Drawing two

Materials:

Pencils:

• 14 Prismacolor premier colored pencils
• 4 Crayola
• 1 other

Total: 19

Paint:

• 14 Niji watercolor tubed paint
• 4 The Fine Touch tubed watercolor paint
• 4 Watercolor pencils (faber casttle)
• Poster-board paints
• White Acrylic paint
  

Total: approx 24-28

Markers/Pens:

• 17 Crayola
• Sharpie black fine point
• Sakura pigma brush pen
• Sharpie white oil paint pen

Total: 20

Other:

• Blender pencil
• 12X12 Canvas
• 2, 6, flat plastic - Brushes
• Art Stick
• No 2 pencil (sketching)

Painting 2

May God Bless You, Your Family, Friends; Along With The Health Of Yourself, Family, And All Who Know You. ~ Amen

~Firefly

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[Traditional Art] La Vita Per L'Italia! - Plus Process Pictures

 [Traditional Art] La Vita Per L'Italia!

This drawing is based on Italy! I tried to put in some basic things I think of when I think of Italian food, and I ended up with a tomato, grapes, mushrooms, bread(!!!) and wine.

The words above the flag say "La Vite Per L'Italia" which means "Life for Italy".

Next to the Vase there are also word it's hard to see in this image but what it says it "L'Amore Di Dio è In I Fiori" Which means "The love of God is in the flowers".

And that's the extent of my Italian abilities....

 

Enjoy!

 

Time Taken: Approx: 4-5 days 

 

Materials Used:

Pencils:

• 14 Crayola
• 18 Prismacolor
• 5 EK Memory
• 6 Other

Total: 33

Markers:

• 16 Crayola
• 4 Sharpie
• 1 Copic
  
  

Total: 21

Paints/Brushes:

• 1, 3, 5 (round) paint brushes
• Flat Plastic Paint brush (Larger)
• 6 watercolor pencils
• 2 tubes the fine touch
• Tray Watercolor Paint
• Left over colors from "Garden Beauty"
• Poster-board paint

Total: N/A

Pens:

• B, C, 5 - Prismacolor assorted pens
• Fine tip/point sharpie
• White pen
  
  

Total: 5

• No. 2 pencil - Sketching
• Artist's loft hard eraser; kneadable eraser – Erasing sketch lines I didn't like.
• art stick – For shading on the blue vase.
• blender pencil – Blending the colored pencil, thickening the paper, and making the painting
  shiny
• 18 X 13 artist board

May God Bless You, Your Family, Friends; Along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen

~ Firefly

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[Computer Art] You're Only As Free...

This drawing is an inspiration from a passage in the bible, it can be read here.
I don't know why I picked the colors but I think it came out pretty good!
The Feathers in the Background are from a brush done by ChrisF, the brush can be found in DeviantART free to download.

Enjoy!

 

Bigger Version Here

Tools Used:

• GIMP
• HyperCam 
• Windows Movie Maker

May God Bless You, Your Family, Friends; Along with the health of yourself, family, and all who know you. ~ Amen

~ Firefly

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Announcement: New Page!

 Announcement: Final Page - Downloads.

I'm happy to announce that the most likely final added page to this blog has been added!
The downloads page is now part of the compilation of pages on my blog,and is located on the bar above. It's purpose I supposed speaks for itself so with this I bid you all adieu.


~ God bless ~

~ Firefly

{Computer Art} Hatsune Miku

Just a pic for a friend, not much to say here just I hope you all enjoy it!
I used a sketch from paper to work with, you'll see in the video!

Enjoy!

Full Version Here

Video (If you can see the embedded version)

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~ Firefly

 

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