The Cintiq 21UX combines tradition touch pad mechanics with state of the art touch screen technology. The 21UX offers the ability to manipulate artwork with more intimacy then has ever been possible before.
To be sure this is one amazing device. We haven’t had a chance to play with this bad boy, but hopefully it will be on display at the upcoming Wizard World in LA. If possible we will get our hands on one of these beauties for purposes of review. At this point we can only look at the pictures, drool over the features, and fantasize about the possibilities. Lets all fantasize together.
CINTIQ 21UX – OVERVIEW
The newly-redesigned Cintiq 21UX incorporates Wacom’s most advanced pen technology in a sleek new industrial design.
The combination of a color LCD with industry-leading pen input capabilities allows photographers, designers, animators and other creative professionals to work naturally and intuitively directly on the surface of the large-format, 21.3″ screen.
The new Cintiq 21UX detects 2048 levels of pressure, giving you even more control over pressure-sensitive pen effects such as line weight, opacity, and exposure. With Wacom’s new Tip Sensor, the pen now features a lower activation force that captures even the most subtle nuances of pressure.
The ambidextrous design of the second generation Cintiq 21UX features a pair of rear-mounted Touch Strips, along with accompanying Touch Strip Toggle Buttons. In this manner, you’ll gain instant control of up to four application-specific Touch Strip functions on each Touch Strip, such as brush size, zooming, scrolling and canvas rotation. Sixteen ExpressKeys™ (eight on either side of the display) boost productivity by providing quick access to keyboard shortcuts and modifier keys.
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A great book for artists that want to draw the human form accurately.
A very useful, and easy to understand book. The individual areas of the body, such as arm, hand, torso, head, etc… are giving there own chapter. Each chapter will start with the drawings of the bones and many different views of them, excellent and accurate pictures. Under each example picture is a good amount of information about the picture. After the bones have been explained and drawn, from several angles, the muscles are drawn onto the bones, usually one muscle or muscle group at a time, with the same amount of detail as the bones. Then at then end of each chapter there are drawings of the area of the body complete.
Here is a great book to inspire you in your character designs.
With expressions that range from stoic to subtle to outrageous and a range of techniques from using negative space to heavy use of perspective and lighting to various types of cartoony to more realistic, the face book gives us a flavor of the versatility of the artist. There is something for just about everyone in this collection of pieces: plenty of humor, a splash of dramatic flare, a little fantasy, and more. There isn’t much writing, just the prologue by the author and the names/titles of the characters. The illustrations give a peek into the stories of the characters that pique the curiosity and leave you smiling and wanting more.
Explore the world of Fantasy Artist Alex Horley in this powerful new collection. 200 illustrations–many never before published from the World of Warcraft TCG, Magic: The Gathering, Heavy Metal, Vampirella, and characters from Marvel and DC Comics.
“Alex Horley’s art jumps off the page, grabs you by the throat, and smashes your f#©%ing head against the wall until you beg for mercy. Complete mind-numbing artistic devastation!” (ROB ZOMBIE, Rockstar & Filmmaker)
“I knew that working with Alex was going to be a piece of cake when I saw the first card he did for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. He nailed everything. Mighty characters wielding huge weapons, dynamic poses, and bold, saturated colors. Another amazing thing is that he can actually paint! In the age of digital art, it gives me joy that there are still artists out there doing it the way the masters have for ages. Well done, Alex. Keep bringing it.” (Sam Didier, Senior Art Director, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.)
“Alex Rocks!!! Every one of his paintbrush strokes is like a sword slash of our favorite barbarian in the newest Sword and Sorcery epic.” Gene Simmons (KISS co-founder & Bassist)
“Alex’s painting hits with the impact of a wild beast charging at full speed. Vitality and clarity of line blend with lush, feral color and expert technique all his own.” (Dan Brereton, Fan-favorite artist-writer-creator of The Nocturnals)
In The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide, Terry Whitlatch and Bob Carrau offer a faux naturalist’s sketchbook of the fauna born of George Lucas and co.’s considerable imagination: the spot-light sloths of the Dagobah Rain Forest, the Peko Pekos of planet Naboo’s Gungan Swamp, the gas-filled Beldons of Bespin, which can achieve a girth of 10 kilometers, and a host of other fantastical creations populate this delightful large-format book. Drawings on every page are substantiated by salient pieces of information about habitat, habits and danger-factor.
