Comments on: 8 top questions for newbie designers http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/ Design for Newbies Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sergio Ordonez http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-39219 Sergio Ordonez Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:22:12 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-39219 Hi Nitesh, to learn to draw just need some basic knowledge about traditional drawing, check this tutorial: http://tracyjb.deviantart.com/art/Lackadaisy-How-to-Draw-34701897 The rest is just practice and practice, there is no secrets. To learn to ink you must master Photoshop tools, there is several choices depending on your resources: http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/how-to/digital-drawing-and-inking-compilation/ And to color check this tutorial: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/13/drunken-monkey-photoshop-tutorial/ I also have another one very good but it´s premium content: http://marketplace.tutsplus.com/user/SOSFactory/portfolio I hope it helps :) Hi Nitesh,

to learn to draw just need some basic knowledge about traditional drawing, check this tutorial: http://tracyjb.deviantart.com/art/Lackadaisy-How-to-Draw-34701897

The rest is just practice and practice, there is no secrets.

To learn to ink you must master Photoshop tools, there is several choices depending on your resources: http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/how-to/digital-drawing-and-inking-compilation/

And to color check this tutorial: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/13/drunken-monkey-photoshop-tutorial/

I also have another one very good but it´s premium content: http://marketplace.tutsplus.com/user/SOSFactory/portfolio

I hope it helps :)

]]> By: Nitesh http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-39218 Nitesh Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:10:09 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-39218 hi sergio, basically i relate to accounts profession but i like drawing sketches and photoshoping in my free time.I have a small corner for art in my life.I really love your drawings.Can you please tell/suggest me some sites where i can learn how to draw like you Clean and clear in my free time. Please reply thanks & regards. hi sergio,

basically i relate to accounts profession but i like drawing sketches and photoshoping in my free time.I have a small corner for art in my life.I really love your drawings.Can you please tell/suggest me some sites where i can learn how to draw like you Clean and clear in my free time.

Please reply

thanks & regards.

]]> By: Lesha' http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Lesha' Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:01 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-5627 Thanks a lot, really encouraging :) Thanks a lot, really encouraging :)

]]> By: Robin Robbins http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-3663 Robin Robbins Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:10:07 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-3663 I am a developer/artist.. I have been drawing for a long time and now wish to get my youngest daughter into design. I found your stuff amazing, and I like your take on tablets. Just jotting a note of appreciation, I know we all like to get those. I am a developer/artist.. I have been drawing for a long time and now wish to get my youngest daughter into design.
I found your stuff amazing, and I like your take on tablets.
Just jotting a note of appreciation, I know we all like to get those.

]]> By: Tebe http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-2936 Tebe Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:24:11 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-2936 Hey great article once again! Also nice to see you back with your blog, hope you got well after the appendicitis. :) (really struggled with that sentence, hope it is about right..) Hey

great article once again! Also nice to see you back with your blog, hope you got well after the appendicitis. :) (really struggled with that sentence, hope it is about right..)

]]> By: Yeli http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Yeli Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-1910 Esta muy bien el articulo, en estos momentos me viene bien saber todo eso, son como palabras de animo, por que acabo de terminar un curso y la verdad aun me siento que n se nada. Pero tienes la razón hay que practicar muchisimooooo. :) Esta muy bien el articulo, en estos momentos me viene bien saber todo eso, son como palabras de animo, por que acabo de terminar un curso y la verdad aun me siento que n se nada. Pero tienes la razón hay que practicar muchisimooooo. :)

]]> By: Sergio Ordonez http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Sergio Ordonez Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:09:24 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-351 Hello K-mix, you are very welcome :) Sites I like? I usually visit smashingmagazine.com and the Envato network (psdtuts.com, vectortuts.com, nettuts.com...). And I follow lot of artist of different countries trough deviantart.com, my username is sergitosuanez. Cheers. Sergio Hello K-mix, you are very welcome :)

Sites I like? I usually visit smashingmagazine.com and the Envato network (psdtuts.com, vectortuts.com, nettuts.com…).

And I follow lot of artist of different countries trough deviantart.com, my username is sergitosuanez.

Cheers.
Sergio

]]> By: k-mix graphics http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-352 k-mix graphics Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:51:19 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-352 i actually agree with everything you said,especially the talent-work part...i think i'll read your blog and practice and then try to aply for that job offer...it would be nice i you could put some useful links for web sites similar to this just to check other designers/artists opinions on the same subject...it would be extra cool if you could post some links from your favourite european designers cos we europeans are a bit fed up with american if you know what i mean (i'm actually write from croatia and here designer job is very underestimated and people usualy lack the taste for quality design and are usually unwilling to pay for any illustration) i'll also leave you my email adress (kmiglioo@gmail.com) if you want to contact me like this or if you find time...tnx,a lot i discovered your site today after a painful googling job(:)) and it has realy brithen my day...you rule...respect...keep on the good work... i actually agree with everything you said,especially the talent-work part…i think i’ll read your blog and practice and then try to aply for that job offer…it would be nice i you could put some useful links for web sites similar to this just to check other designers/artists opinions on the same subject…it would be extra cool if you could post some links from your favourite european designers cos we europeans are a bit fed up with american if you know what i mean (i’m actually write from croatia and here designer job is very underestimated and people usualy lack the taste for quality design and are usually unwilling to pay for any illustration) i’ll also leave you my email adress (kmiglioo@gmail.com) if you want to contact me like this or if you find time…tnx,a lot i discovered your site today after a painful googling job(:)) and it has realy brithen my day…you rule…respect…keep on the good work…

]]> By: Diana http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Diana Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:51:33 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-1846 "Quieres trabajar en una buena agencia de publicidad: si es una agencia de publicidad pequeña o una buena agencia, el encargado de la selección de personal será algún experto en diseño, se fijará principalmente en tu portafolio, posiblemente también busque una titulación." Qué extraño, en mi paí­s sucede q en muchos casos son los informáticos es decir, ingenieros en computación los "diseñadores" y lo más curioso, es q aquí­ en Latinoamérica existe un premio llamado La Arroba de Oro y se lo dieron a uno por mejor "Diseño" de web eso implica no solo el armado de la página creo. “Quieres trabajar en una buena agencia de publicidad: si es una agencia de publicidad pequeña o una buena agencia, el encargado de la selección de personal será algún experto en diseño, se fijará principalmente en tu portafolio, posiblemente también busque una titulación.”

Qué extraño, en mi paí­s sucede q en muchos casos son los informáticos es decir, ingenieros en computación los “diseñadores” y lo más curioso, es q aquí­ en Latinoamérica existe un premio llamado La Arroba de Oro y se lo dieron a uno por mejor “Diseño” de web eso implica no solo el armado de la página creo.

]]> By: Diana http://www.sosfactory.com/blog/articles/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Diana Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:40:49 +0000 http://www.sosnewbie.com/en/freelancing/8-top-questions-for-newbie-designers/#comment-1853 Sabes, me apresuré en hacer un diseño, les gustó pero no si no me pagan, obviamente no podrán tener los archivos ni la imagen en alta resolución, pero ¿Qué puedo hacer con ese diseño? si lo pongo en Deviantart me lo roban :( lección aprendida, Sergio. Sabes, me apresuré en hacer un diseño, les gustó pero no si no me pagan, obviamente no podrán tener los archivos ni la imagen en alta resolución, pero ¿Qué puedo hacer con ese diseño? si lo pongo en Deviantart me lo roban :( lección aprendida, Sergio.

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