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    Pros of procreate and other digital products

    Okay so i learned something new with procreate that is extremely important for engravers who need to draw detail. The first drawing i did (in this thread) was done by importing a image and drawing on it. The issue with this is the resolution of the ink/pencil , is locked to the resolution of...
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    Pros of procreate and other digital products

    Im at this stage now and i can confirm. Im having trouble just drawing scrolls without elbows. I have no idea how to fill the scrolls in. Keep in mind i have a "designers eye" and , if i had the drawing skills , would be able to fill things out fine. I simply cannot draw. example The best...
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    question for the experts. How would you lay out this knife?

    otherside is textured g10
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    question for the experts. How would you lay out this knife?

    So i found my old kershaw emerson and im thinking of engraving it. And after playing around with it in procreate im sort of stuck. Its a complex shape with lots of "hardware" to design around. bascially the only thing im set on is some sort of border around the whole thing which isnt very...
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    we are in the middle of a pandemic sam. you have an HD camera but wont produce new blu rays why? not trying to be rude but you guys are stuck in the 1900s. You have deep relief engraving being done with lasers now at a fraction of the cost and labor. You really need to try a bit harder than...
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    there really is not much here on procreate. And all of your videos on it are paywalled. Not spending 40 dollars on a DVD or a stream that i do not own forever :(
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    The difference between 480p quality video and 720p is massive what we are talking about is 1080p and 4k. Which is an astronomical amount of detail that aids in learning. Im not in charge of GRS or sam but i would seriously consider reshooting all their stuff in 4k and putting them on blu rays...
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    Yes not just low resolution but also the discs are easy to damage compared to blu ray. New videos in HD should be shot for blu ray. I can’t pay like 40-50 bucks for what is basically a vhs.
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    Ya I can’t really travel right now because of COVID so. And I don’t want to buy any dvds when we live in an HD world now. I just need like practice templates , I saw the gun templates but they are all low resolution. i don’t know what do do
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    Getting started drawing on procreate in 2021?

    I have been trying to break into this hobby for awhile now and I just cant get the hang of drawing on the Ipad. I checked the forum and alot of the info is outdated are there are any suggestions for starting out on how to get the hang of it? brushes? templates? I also have both "how do draw...
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    New rifles for 2020

    question. Aluminum can be engraved? although is more tricky to do/gummy. Also plastic can be engraved? whats the issue?
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    Help, please: Trying to get back into engraving. Brain-stuck

    kicking myself because i know i have the wax but i cannot locate it. All my engraving stuff is scattered across the house :
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    Help, please: Trying to get back into engraving. Brain-stuck

    any other advice? I know transfers are bad as sam says but i still might need some to get cutting.
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    Help, please: Trying to get back into engraving. Brain-stuck

    thanks sam. Quick question. Is drawing shading important? this is the part I had issues with and gave up on. Other than that the stencils helped but i wasnt really doing freehand. Also is there a way to transfer from paper to metal?
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    Help, please: Trying to get back into engraving. Brain-stuck

    So basically mr. dubbers was kind enough to sell me an (a personally engraved) Ngraver system awhile ago. I got bit by the engraving bug but ultimately broke down when I was unable to really advance regarding drawing and more importantly transfering. I did some practice plates but none really...
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