Illustrator

[NATO]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/NATOONE/mist312.jpg

"where the streets have no name" this one was just messing with a few photoshop effects as well, quite plaeased with the rain.

[OE]

me rikey!

[foneiz2]

i dont wanna sound like a total retard but how do i turn off action scripting?

thanks.

[courtorder]

Nato, those are very nice.

[DISTRACT]

Yeh I'd also really like to know how to do this. Looks soo mad

[DISTRACT]

Originally posted by shirkone+Jul 26 2005, 04:54 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shirkone - Jul 26 2005, 04:54 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-diggity@Mar 20 2005, 03:48 PM
http://www.lifeinvector.com/_images/style1a.gif


Anyone know of any tutorials or anything that can teach me how to make this kind of style from real pictures? Cheers.
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[/b][/quote]
Would really appriciate how to do this stuff

[rick flair]

this is really fresh.... espesially the whit edot hi lites on the lips and cheeks

[KephaOneLove]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/kephaone/designportfolio10.jpg

i have more , but ill post them later...not done thou with this one^^^^ :king:

[Joker]

There's some real cool artwork in here! Inspirational for sure.

Kinda new to Illustrator so I have too many questions to ask. But I'll ask a fwe to get me started...

Background patterns...
Do you guys make your own? And if so, how do you do this?
If you don't... where do you get them?

Tutorials online...
Such a thing? Beardo has shown me a few things that have been real helpful but now I want to know way more.

Thanks in advance...

[Al Green]

theres alot of ways to make patterns.. one way is setting up a grid and manually repeating elements...personally.. if im making an actual pattern with a complicated overlapping repeat i build it by grid.. if you just want to repeat an object to make a simple..patterned fill to use on an object..

you make whatever shape or shapes you want to use as the pattern go under the edit drop down menu and go to (define pattern) name the pattern.. now when you check out your swatch palette theres solid color/pattern/gradient..your new pattern will show up in the pattern section..

heres the thing that makes this less usefull.. the bounding box (ie the imaginary rectilinear footprint your shape makes defines how the pattern is repeated)

to define a pattern in photoshop is pretty much the same procedure.

word.

let me know if you need clarification.

this guy builds beautiful wallpapers which you can download..

http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/

he does it through scripting which can be found on the site.. its actually pretty interesting.

any other questions?

[Joker]

Okay, that's perfect! More than I could have asked for.

What's stupid is, all I'm trying to create is a pattern that is super thin lines running diagonaly. I've seen this on a several sites but I don't really want to make a shitload of lines to make my own pattern. Do I just make a small set of lines and then make a pattern of those? Will the lines meet up perfectly if I do that? I guess I could try and see...

Thanks for the link! That's cool they're free!

[Al Green]

trial and error is the best way for you to figure out how to make patterns.

[exzebache]

First time posting....[attachmentid=22480]

[ciste]

I'll try to dig up some illustrator work. For anybody interested in a GOOD inexpensive vector app, check out Xara (http://www.xara.com/products/xtreme/). Great program.

Great work in here.

[BoB Hope ONER]

so.. does it make eps files? thats what im assuming.. whats the compatibility like with illustrator. especially.. with like the feathered gradients..

alternate programs.. sometimes end up being a waste of time.. because it can slow down your normal work flow.. trying to function between two programs doing the same thing but different interface layout and order of operations.

[ciste]

BoB,

Xara does create eps files. It can export to .ai, .swf, .jpg, .png, etc. It does have fewer features than Illustrator, but has some of its own that you end using quite often and the interface is much more intuitive. You can also do alot of the tedious effects, like opaque to transparent gradients in one step rather than creating masks like in Illustrator.

If you create a graphic in Xara it will open in Illustrator without a porblem. The only exception is the transparent gradient. That will often have to be re-created in Illustrator.

Id say getting used to the interface and the overall feel of the app would take maybe a couple of hours. I used to use Illustrator for all of my icon design and such and switched to Xara because Im able to work much more quickly. Id say check it out.

[BoB Hope ONER]

i was going to check out the trial.. but it seems to be PC only
wel.. illustrator hasnt done me any wrong.. so no reason to go cheating.

[beardofzeus]

Originally posted by foneiz2@Jul 26 2005, 09:41 AM
just a quick question. you guys i expect know alot about computing and i was wondering. if somebody downloads illustrator or photoshop illegally then how likely is it that they get caught or tracked if that is possible because i have heard of people being fined and so on.
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This is an old post, but this was brought up in my typography class once but we were talking about typefaces. My teacher said it only becomes a problem if you are making money off the design or especially if you win an award with illegally obtained fonts/programs. Other than that, it really doesn't matter...

[BoB Hope ONER]

what beardofzeus is saying is that unless youre a corporation or individual gaining...money and recognition for the work youre doing will you be targeted.. all in all most people are under the radar.

its not like program manufacturers are unaware that large numbers of people use their programs illegally.. its that eventually.. you will need to purchase the program..or fonts.. legally in order to function as a legitimate professional.

if youre making flyers for your cousins birthday in photoshop and use lets say..'Mandrax BS' because they like MTV2 so much.. youre not going to get a cease and desist letter from the type foundry and Adobe..

not to say im promoting the use of non purchased programs.. im just saying.. in the long run eventually youll have to purchase it.. but realistically only when your ready to G up and be a professional.

-bob

[why write?]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/whywrite/bugbloom.jpg

im not gay.

[why write?]

double post, sorry.

[Joker]

Okay... another question... sorry...

I have a client right now who originally told me to do a design for him using three colors. So I did. Now he's feeling the pinch of his wallet and wants to know if I can tone it down to two colors. Which I think I can... I just don't know how to.

So I thought I would ask in here...

Is there a way, in Illustrator, to get tones of gray using black? And I don't mean by lowering the transparency. The client mentioned using tiny black dots to make up the gray space. I've never heard of this. (Then again, I'm new to this)

Anyone know what he's talking about?

[count chocula]

he's talking about halftone.
which is a lot easier (in my opinion) to do in photoshop.
i don't remember exactly- but i'm pretty sure there's a filter/action for it.

[dosoner]

i dont know how to do it in illustrator, but here is a real quick (and i mean quick) half tone thing i whipped up in photoshop.

hopefully this will help us clarify what jokers client is talking about?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dosoner/halftone.jpg

[dosoner]

oh course it would need to be of alot better quality than that, but that is a real real rough photoshop halftone

[BoB Hope ONER]

joker.. if youd like me to explain it as it pertains to your project PM me and ill walk you through it. its good to know ..i live by and just because nothing seems to get added to this thread.. little illustrator action from myself.

-bob

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/bobbyhope/2girls.jpg

[test pattern]

nice, bob!!

[mackfatsoe]

wow.

pretty great stuff all around. I'm hopefully gonna take an illustrator class next quarter.

[SPORTO]

I think I can safely use the pharse

'FOREAL?'



http://membres.lycos.fr/arabezier/Preview/Losha.jpg

[seeking]

joker,
what are you designing this for? why does it matter how many colors?

[s.urkaleeno]

I have a problem.... hopefully someone has the answer.
I'm currently running CS1 w/ Tiger
recently when I try and paste ( .ai ) files into phostoshop I am
getting an error message " could not import clipboard because specified format is
not in the edition" also ( .ai ) files are showing up on the desktop w/ .ai extentions
and PDF frames. Anyone have any ideas on this predicament?

[POIESIS]

when i doubt, restart(this should solve your pdf frames thing, but
i dunno about the other prob).

[SKOTREL]

does anybody have any idea how this guy made this graphic ,its a gif so im guessing he cleaned it up in photoshop and then did it in illustrator...?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/312525608_l.gif

[Tomatoes67]

Som Illustrator shit I did while procrastinating on job-hunting this morning. The outer frame by drizzle's head is a little too close to the inner, but other than that I'm happy w/it. Trying to stencil and/or screen onto a t-shirt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/Tomatoes67/ThizzDance-1.jpg

[Tomatoes67]

...

[BoB Hope ONER]

you should group everything of dre's silouette into 1 seperate path then put a stroke around it.

[Joker]

Originally posted by seeking@Nov 9 2005, 05:13 PM
joker,
what are you designing this for? why does it matter how many colors?
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Thanks for all the feedback people. Appreciate it.

Seeks... it was for a cycling jersey for a local team but they have since decided against the idea. So it doesn't matter anyway.

[Tomatoes67]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/Tomatoes67/Dumile.jpg

Playing around with the live trace / live paint functions in Illus. CS2. More of a manipulation I guess. Added some metal pannels and bolts, color, gradient, and splatters. Used to be a B/W comic book frame w/ dialogue bubbble. Man, these new functions are dope, but feels like I'm cheating. Probably because I am. Fuck it.

[BoB Hope ONER]

live trace is good for like rough stuff.. its especially goo for background elements.. but i still think it needs to be reworked by hand and a bit of time to look 'finished' and unique..

[seeking]

illustrator ruined illustrating.

[Tomatoes67]

Originally posted by BoB Hope ONER@Nov 22 2005, 10:26 PM
live trace is good for like rough stuff.. its especially goo for background elements.. but i still think it needs to be reworked by hand and a bit of time to look 'finished' and unique..
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I kind of feel that after messing around w/it.
That Dr. Doom character was by no means a good example of utilizing the function to it's fullest. Trial run I guess.

[runniggarun]

HAHA

[BoB Hope ONER]

i mean the people who are actually good with illustrator and photoshop usually have a really strong background in hands on approaches.. such as drawing in painting.. not all cases..but i think it definitely builds really the strongest foundation. Being good at illustrating is mostly communicating an idea. That is accomplished partly by good observation, applying an appropriate and complimentary aesthetic. not every illustration have to be meaningful. but it should have some sort of meaning...in its strokes, gestures and composition.


now anyone can trace shit.. sure.. im not hating on tracing either.. i just dont think its 'the way' to use illustrator. same with all that other cookie cutter shit.. its all aesthetic fads that will come and go.. those things you can always emulate..

this is a painterly approach to using illustrator...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/bobbyhope/smiling-girl.jpg

im not saying THAT is an example of good illustration.. its pretty rough.. its just a different approach to using illustrator.

[cornpone]

Originally posted by s.urkaleeno@Nov 15 2005, 09:15 PM
I have a problem.... hopefully someone has the answer.
I'm currently running CS1 w/ Tiger
recently when I try and paste ( .ai ) files into phostoshop I am
getting an error message " could not import clipboard because specified format is
not in the edition" also ( .ai ) files are showing up on the desktop w/ .ai extentions
and PDF frames. Anyone have any ideas on this predicament?
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sound kinda like you are running a new version of illustrator w/ an old version of photoshop...

[s.urkaleeno]

Thanks. After a few phone calls i realised it was that it's because I'm running the CS1
package on OSX tiger and there are some intergration issues. The only way to fix it is
to get CS2 or go back to Jaguar.....luckily I get software from work, so it's all good.

[sabe2005]

nice work in here, I find illustrator fun sometimes but annoying too.
No work to post yet...

[nekro2ala]

yeah boyeee!!!
http://www.photodump.com/direct/nekro2/illustratorportrait2.jpg

[Yellow Feets]

That's good sir.^

[BoB Hope ONER]

nice use of gradient meshes, smooth good depth

[baboon]

^^ technically well inpressive, not shure about the subject matter tho. :crazy:

[sabe2005]

booyakasha!

[Tomatoes67]

Hotness.

[Flavicon]

thats bad ass nekro2ala

Did you use Live Trace in CS 2 for that?

Or did you do it the old fasioned way

either way it's the shit

[nekro2ala]

good ol fashion hard work. no gradient mesh, no live trace. just trace out the main darks and lights. layed a outline of the head on the bottom layer and filled it in. then the rest was just well placed gradients and gaussian blurs. thanks for the comments

[why write?]

....

[imported_DIBS]

Originally posted by SKOTREL@Nov 16 2005, 08:33 AM
does anybody have any idea how this guy made this graphic ,its a gif so im guessing he cleaned it up in photoshop and then did it in illustrator...?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/312525608_l.gif
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i dont know if someone aswered this, but it looks like a photoshop'd image, greyscale then halftone pattern filter-horizontal lines. just a guess.
that red portrait is HOT.

[[mania]]

could someone post a link to a illustrator or freehand mx vector tutorial?

thanks

[pom_one]

alright ive enjoyed looking through this thread, ive not used illustrater for long and i am still strugling with its functions, but here is some of the stuff ive done that i'm the most happy with

http://static.flickr.com/20/71479657_bb61efe3ef_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/18/70469339_528dbe8d52_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/35/70807848_01b00df883_o.jpg

thanks, Goonism

[BlackFlux]

I am just starting to mess with Illustrator, what's a good size to work with if you’re eventually going to print poster size.

[s.urkaleeno]

Originally posted by BlackFlux@Jan 13 2006, 07:55 PM
I am just starting to mess with Illustrator, what's a good size to work with if you’re eventually going to print poster size.
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just keep the file dimensions in proportion to the final out put.... i.e. 5"x 5" document w/ a 10"x10" final. As long as everything is vector and no placed PS documents your resolution will stay the same at any size.

[why write?]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/whywrite/stilllife222.jpg

just one

[SKOTREL]

heres a few of mine



portrait of a friend


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/Picture7.png

some random visual meandering

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/Picture5.png

Inspired by the John Duda spread in also known as and this bay area sideshow culture!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/Picture2.png

[Tomatoes67]

That instamatic logotype is dope. So is the illustration above it/that goes with it.

[bronxcutie]

http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06065/arecorshopper.png

[Al Green]

^^tokyo right.

[STYLEISKING]

http://www.c1rqa.com/homme%20image.jpg
http://www.c1rqa.com/2005/header_2005.jpg

[Joker]

Jesus dude... is there anything you're not good at?

I guess I need to spend more time in Illustrator if I want to keep up with everyone.

[heavyLox]

Originally posted by s.urkaleeno@Dec 1 2005, 04:47 PM
Thanks. After a few phone calls i realised it was that it's because I'm running the CS1
package on OSX tiger and there are some intergration issues. The only way to fix it is
to get CS2 or go back to Jaguar.....luckily I get software from work, so it's all good.
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i think theres actually a setting in the clipboard prefs that will fix this for you
stupidly i believe that AIs new default clipboard setting makes in pdf compatible which fucks up the way it pastes into oterh bitmap apps... i had the same issue trying to paste paths into After effects.

[ozone]

been awhile some may remember them both illustrator
http://www.imageranch.com/wcp/userpics/1931/mist.jpg
http://www.imageranch.com/wcp/userpics/1931/Picture2.jpg

[runniggarun]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/sthsideneezy412/Aresgiddf.jpg

[runniggarun]

^ that dude above me is dope.

outline in illustrator. Filled in shop.

[runniggarun]

here's another i'd thought i would share...


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/sthsideneezy412/06peice.jpg

[SKOTREL]

NICE!! reminds me of this guy jay smiths stuff, he is from england did some vodka adds and other stuff.


Originally posted by STYLEISKING@Feb 21 2006, 08:44 AM
http://www.c1rqa.com/homme%20image.jpg
http://www.c1rqa.com/2005/header_2005.jpg
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[SKOTREL]

heres a couple newer ones from me....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/woman.jpg (http://photobucket.com)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/scottysango/woman2.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

[dukecity]

Originally posted by beardo@Oct 15 2004, 06:00 PM
all been posted before

i love me some illustrator

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hello%20dawgg/b.w.poster.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hello%20dawgg/red.one.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hello%20dawgg/all.colors.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hello%20dawgg/thelump.detail.jpg
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looks like Kema

[heavyLox]

that beardo dude bites the crap out of kema, thats sooo fucking lame...

[Al Green]

such nice color palettes.

[Joker]

Originally posted by dukecity@Mar 5 2006, 09:43 PM

looks like Kema
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Yeah it does... what the fuck Beardo? Learn your own shit, TOY!

[diggity]

the internet ruined digital graffiti.back in the day you had to develope your own style, now you just dot dot click click and you frontin like some kinda king.

[Joker]

I'm sayin...

[BoB Hope ONER]

super saiyan.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/GohanSuperSaiyan2Walking.jpg/200px-GohanSuperSaiyan2Walking.jpg

[beardo]

RAP MUSIC

[Al Green]

PHISH JAY-Z mashup

[nekro2ala]

hey fellas... SUCK MY BALLS!
http://www.photodump.com/direct/nekro2/portraitjob1smpsm.jpg
I LOVE ILLUSTRATOR! but not as much as i love yo mama

[ENO ELPMIS]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/illskrillz/elmago1.jpg

[tabloid-]

98% of the vector art out there blows..... regurgitated content out the ass.in a sea of boaring crap... There are a handfull of people doing some incredible things.... . If I see another " vecto deer" I think I will have to murder every member of the " adobe illustrator team".

" the internet ruined digital graffiti" has to be the funniest thing I've heard all week.

["inkie"]

whats a good book on learning illustrator

[asdjk1]

my brother said the adobe class room in a book ones are good . but i havent found one for illustrator.

[Targetone]

http://www.c1rqa.com/homme%20image.jpg
http://www.c1rqa.com/2005/header_2005.jpg

*cough*Hydro74*cough* nice usage of his eps elements he sells on his site.

www.hydro74.com

:)


--T

[iloveboxcars]

i always try to stay away from specialty brushes because it never feels like i actually did the work.

[GLIK$]

hydro's shit is incredibly dope.

I got a few of the eps files from a friend.

[SpreadAIDS]

for whoever wanted a good book.

adobe classroom in a book. and yes there IS an illustrator one, i have it sitting about 10 feet from me. they are very good, go through the tutorials on the cd, they really do help no matter how lame the exercises are. also just the Help part of the toolbar is always good at answering questions and giving walk throughs.

[Deptronik]

very very VERY true!!! ^^^^

[SpreadAIDS]

little thing i made today out of boredom.

30046


too bad it loses its sharpness from having to size it down. oh well.

[Al Green]

^^ dont save it as a gif and add a bit of a blur when you 'web save as' a jpeg. a subtle blur smooths edges and also can potentially reduce the files size without degrading picture quality by jpeg archiving.

[Jinro]

I've been tryin to get a feel for the program but i haven't yet gotten a hang of it. Could definitely use a class or one of those expensive ass books.

Anyway, i've been wondering about that whole trendy style folks like to do in illustrator. Do people actually make their own grapevines, paint drips, and drawings and all that. or do they just go and steal some shit they find and throw it all together and see what comes out.
My guess is that the best of them (those who actually deserve some sort of recognition) actually make all that shit themselves.

[SPORTO]

Quote:make their own grapevines, paint drips, and drawings and all that. or do they just go and steal some shit they find and throw it all together and see what comes out.


Yeah that shit is played out already.

[johnny ballbags]

^^ co-signededed.....

[Al Green]

jinro, if youre talking about the flourishes.. IE.. floral curls decorative whisps and such.

some people build the vectors themselves.. some are available. and some people use things such as decorative clipart books. On a professional level Its not always important if its 'played out'.. I personally dont use alot of flourishes in my work unless its appropriate. Alot of my decisions on how and what i use is based on the time i have to complete any given project.

my only comment with clipart books is that if youre using them without altering and/or combining elements of clipart in Commercial work..you may run into problems. Not that the clipart company is going out of their way to legally collect royalties but the Legal department an ad agency or client will not allow appropriated artwork.

Id suggest if youre just learning to not try and emulate the hip new thing ancd focus in on basic drawing and building and design exercises in illustrator.

[Jinro]

yeah. i'd rather do all the work by hand rather than using prerendered cliparts. It would just feel like i'm stealing someones stuff. even if they asked me to. hah. I always get this feeling when i see those kinds of things in illustrator-made works, i just get some sort of sense that its credit almost cant be attributed to the "author" even though they're the ones who put it all together.

[Al Green]

i think you're misunderstanding what im saying.

[Larry Pubes]

don't hate on the 'played-out' vector flourishes and decoratives...by now you can't really attribute that sort of stuff to any one design overlord..everybody and their mother has taken those elements and tweaked them out, so it's hardly ripping someone else off anymore.
plus it's great if you have stuff handy, whether it's your's or not...sometimes it's as easy as ungrouping someone else's flourish and rearranging it quickly to suit your needs. big deal.
timelines can dictate the design, and using trendy elements isn't always that bad.
you have to be realistic about it and what your client is after. besides...who has the time and who the hell wants to do intricate flourishes by hand when you can grab a book of old victorian elements, scan 'em, and trace 'em in a few minutes?

[Jinro]

hahah. i'm not hatin on that shit at all or sayin it's bad. I actually think it's pretty sick, though a little overused, but hell anyone would say that. I'm just talkin about for my own work, i don't see myself usin cliparts like that. i tend to try and keep it organic yet crisp you know what i mean. like normalyl if i were to use some sort of pattern or soemthing, i'd just sketch it out real fast on paper, scan it an all that.
I'm probably gonna be dedicating my day tomorrow to experimenting in Illustrator, cause i just got a new deal w/ a new client and I wanna get a strong basis in this program starting w/ this project.
know any places i can get tips, tutorials, or anythin that i can just check out and see if i find useful?

[johnny ballbags]

know any places i can get tips, tutorials, or anythin that i can just check out and see if i find useful?

try the internets.... i hear theres a few things on there... holla at my boy google.... he should be able to help you out....

[tabloid-]

if you want to buy a tutorial book/ CD packet these people have good courses. They are boaring, but they def show the basics.

http://www.nobledesktop.com/index.html?CFID=2850356&CFTOKEN=44801464

I can only speak on the flash book... which is OK for beginners.

[Jinro]

try the internets.... i hear theres a few things on there... holla at my boy google.... he should be able to help you out....

as if i haven't already milked that shit for all it's got

[-_67_-]

know any places i can get tips, tutorials, or anythin that i can just check out and see if i find useful?

**cough cough**

Go check out You Work For Them, and all your fancy trendy vector questions will be answered.



Then go draw. Or go to the library and get lost in the art books.

[Larry Pubes]

ywft is the shit, they carry some pretty incredible books.

[Larry Pubes]

also, they don't have 'tutorials'(but they do sell vector art).

[SPORTO]

.....

[Adernaline1]

you lot must spend a fair while on these? i've only done an outline of a spray can and that took me a bit - saying that it was the first (and only) time ive used it..

[kephaone]

haters..

[serial rapist]

SD for some company..
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c283/Soopafeen/sd2.jpg

[Nomaq]

test link (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50090376/)

ok

[Nomaq]

Some stuff i did in illustrator .. i make my on brushes and stuff...
click to see bigger
http://www.nomakone.com/images/th1.jpg (http://nomak-gfk.deviantart.com/)
http://www.nomakone.com/images/th2.jpg (http://nomak-gfk.deviantart.com/)
http://www.nomakone.com/images/th3.jpg (http://nomak-gfk.deviantart.com/)
http://www.nomakone.com/images/th4.jpg (http://nomak-gfk.deviantart.com/)
http://www.nomakone.com/images/th5.jpg (http://nomak-gfk.deviantart.com/)

[Larry Pubes]

one word: puny.

[johnny ballbags]

thumb, nails.....

[heavyLox]

I dont actually see any brushes in those images.

[Nomaq]

oh the brushes are in some of my other images ... click them ..

[Aerosoul]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/obeydiv.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/tips.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/character-1.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/JANELLE.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/allen2.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/circle.jpg

[Baz00kaT00th]

so i was just about to order the adobe classroom for illustrator cs2 when i started having doubts. maybe web tutorials are enough? if so what are the best ones you know? but the problem with those is it seems most of tehm are very specific and for a beginner like me i have no clue what i need to start with. my goals are to be able to take my drawing skills digital, and perhaps freelance a bit once i get the hang of illustrator and photoshop. so whats a good plan for learning illustrator?

PS sorry if this is a repeat question, but from what i searched i didnt find anything.

[soulkillers]

http://www.good-tutorials.com/

http://www.techtutorials.info/drzadill.html

[TruSoul1982]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/trusoul1982/selfPERSPECTIVE.jpg
this was all done by hand and colored by hand.
WWW.TRUSOUL.NET

[TruSoul1982]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/trusoul1982/Nas.jpg
HIP HOP IS DEAD
This is a 20 minute drawing! Cambridge Stand up!!!!
WWW.TRUSOUL.NET

[Baz00kaT00th]

http://www.good-tutorials.com/

http://www.techtutorials.info/drzadill.html

these will keep me busy for a while, hopefully ill learn something and post some work in the future. thanks!

[serum]

there are so many software programs i want to learn... illustrator softimage zbrush
ill be dead before i can even call myself proficient in any software
its nice to hear that there are others in the same boat
it would be interesting to start up a 12oz online classroom so you guys can teach us how to
use these things
so much crap to learn and so little time

[soulkillers]

these will keep me busy for a while, hopefully ill learn something and post some work in the future. thanks!no probs.

[castro]

same problem. Total beginner at photoshop and illustrator but would really like to learn. Worthwhile starting a new thread for a beginners classroom? ha

[Larry Pubes]

for all you guys that want to learn illustrator etc....

get the program and START PLAYING AROUND.
it's as simple as that. the more you use it, the more you'll learn just by using it and peripherally noticing things by others created in the same program/s.

learning through software books sucks large, is no fun and is totally demotivating(at least to me it is). classroom in a book or any other illustrator books are great for reference, but the best way to learn something is to get hands on and make mistakes. this probably won't make you a design wizard in any short amount of time, but neither will a software book.

[Lyvere Boy]

I agree, get AND use the programs, however, get some books for reference also. They'll help when you're completely lost. Visit lynda.com for excellent books that'll teach you how to complete specific tasks when you need them.

[castro]

I've got Photoshop 7, but to be honest i have very little knowledge on how to work the ridiculous amounts of tools etc and have been playing around with it for about 3 months. I acknowledge this isn't very long but i really havn't got very far. I just want to learn fairly simplistic skills such as outlining and filling and fading drawings ive scanned in, but i've got nowhere. Probably best taking a course in it to be honest..

[Lyvere Boy]

Here's a piece I did in Illustrator®. What do you think of it? (hopefully I can post it correctly)

http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=155115769/PictureID=3094941826/a=54357911_54357911/t_=54357911

[Lyvere Boy]

I've gone through the FAQs, but the instructions there don't apply to Mac's. I'll Try again.

http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=155115769/PictureID=3094941826/a=54357911_54357911/t_=54357911

[Lyvere Boy]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/432375820_46297af91f_m.jpg

[Lyvere Boy]

Now can I get the size better...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/432375820_46297af91f.jpg?v=0

[johnny ballbags]

I've got Photoshop 7, but to be honest i have very little knowledge on how to work the ridiculous amounts of tools etc and have been playing around with it for about 3 months. I acknowledge this isn't very long but i really havn't got very far. I just want to learn fairly simplistic skills such as outlining and filling and fading drawings ive scanned in, but i've got nowhere. Probably best taking a course in it to be honest..


pic a tool from the pallet.... fuck with it until you have a decent understanding of it, and move on to the next one..... and realize youre never gonna use half of em... and stay away from filters and shit.....


i learned adobe pagemaker first and got a grasp of the tools... you learn by doing.... classes arent gonna teach you anything you cant learn yourself via experimenting and internet tuts....

[castro]

i see what you mean. it's just when coming down to specifics i don't have the time to learn by practice. The reason i ask is because i want to do some stuff that can contribute to my portfolio, but i have a deadline for it and not enough spare time to fuck about with it. Thanks for the advice anyway!

[johnny ballbags]

if you dont have time to learn, how you gonna have time to work? so whats the point? theres no easy way to earn knowledge or skills... it takes dedication and sacrifice...... if youre not passionate enough about it to hone youre skills maybe it isnt the move for you.... nothing in this world thats worth it is easy.... im not tryin to be a dick, but if you really wanted to youd find the time.... you gotta want it bad enough to get it....

[Larry Pubes]

trying to figure out specifics can be incredibly frustrating i know...it's never in the books. the only way to figure that stuff out is if you just accidentally figure it out by fucking around, OR you know someone that knows illustrator or whatever that you can ask for help.

[johnny ballbags]

trying to figure out specifics can be incredibly frustrating i know...it's never in the books. the only way to figure that stuff out is if you just accidentally figure it out by fucking around, OR you know someone that knows illustrator or whatever that you can ask for help.


and even those people will be a lot more willing to help you out if its apparent that youre making a serious effort to learn....

[SPORTO]

OR YOU CHOULD JUST SIT AND WATCH TUTORIALS, NO FUCKN EXCUSES NOW.
Lynda.com - Illustrator CS2 Essential Training

Illustrator artwork appears everywhere. Magazine ads, cereal boxes, maps, scientific diagrams, children's book illustrations, and even fine art are often created using Illustrator. And yet, for all its power and complexity, anyone can master Illustrator by learning a few key concepts. Illustrator CS2 Essential Training with Jeff Van West shows new and intermediate users how these simple concepts work together and relate to the complete suite of Illustrator tools. Training begins with basic drawing, coloring, and editing, then advances to transparency, type, advanced path tools, special effects, and much more. Tips and specific examples that teach users how to improve workflows and maximize productivity are also included. This training is flexible, so experienced Illustrator artists can go directly to the movies on features new to CS2, while beginning students can watch all of the movies in progression. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/11295307/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.16.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11293868/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.15.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11290877/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.14.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11288595/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.13.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11286253/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.12.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11284218/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.11.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11281997/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.10.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11279662/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.09.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11277238/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.08.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11274444/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.07.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11271622/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.06.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11268861/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.05.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11265776/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.04.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11263014/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.03.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11260191/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.02.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/11257317/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.01.html

dOWNLOAD ALL FIRST THEN RUN THIS FILE TO MERGE

http://rapidshare.com/files/11254435/Create_lnd-illcs2esstr.exe.html

[Chase86]

does anybody have a serial i could use?

[KiLL_Or_Die]

for all you guys that want to learn illustrator etc....

get the program and START PLAYING AROUND.
it's as simple as that. the more you use it, the more you'll learn just by using it and peripherally noticing things by others created in the same program......

i agree with you...I'm learnin Photoshop on my own , Trial and Error..I found a Photoshop Quick Guide on Ebay for $3 plus $2 shippin..on mama..It shows the basics, Shortcuts, palettes, layers..No tutorials but it breaks down on how Photoshop works..I also have Illustrator but I really dont fuk with it..

[tr808]

some illustrator work
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1843/sampwb2.jpg
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6742/tapeplayaij4.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1176/newdrawmh9.jpg

[castro]

if you dont have time to learn, how you gonna have time to work? so whats the point? theres no easy way to earn knowledge or skills... it takes dedication and sacrifice...... if youre not passionate enough about it to hone youre skills maybe it isnt the move for you.... nothing in this world thats worth it is easy.... im not tryin to be a dick, but if you really wanted to youd find the time.... you gotta want it bad enough to get it....

you're right, i agree with you completely, i guess it's just a case of frustration of trying to do something specific and not finding the correct tool/method of doing it. Would it be worth setting up a querying thread though?

[-_67_-]

Trial and error. Sometimes, trial under fire. I've learned a remakable amont about software when I've been under deadline and have had to learn a function. Otherwise it's all messing around and/or reading tutorials.

I'm mostly self taught and am pretty confident in all of the Adobe programs.

Illustrator is the jumpoff, but don't neglect PS and Indesign.

[vacuum cleaner]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/zimmrhabboraid.jpg

george zimmer, founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse.

gradient mesh, i guarantee it.

bg is a screencap of a Habbo raid. hahahaha

[johnny ballbags]

you're right, i agree with you completely, i guess it's just a case of frustration of trying to do something specific and not finding the correct tool/method of doing it. Would it be worth setting up a querying thread though?


when you get stuck... i mean really stuck.. post up your ?'s in an existing thread if you want to maximize the potential for serious answers.... just know youll never meet as good a teacher as your own mistakes....

[johnny ballbags]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/zimmrhabboraid.jpg

george zimmer, founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse.

gradient mesh, i guarantee it.

bg is a screencap of a Habbo raid. hahahaha

very nice... facial hair came off proper....


you start with rectangles and mold em with the meshes?




edit: "youre gonna like the way you look."

[vacuum cleaner]

pretty much... here's the wire frame:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/mesh.jpg

[johnny ballbags]

good shit... lots of patience.....

[kephaone]

lots of college work..
design is a kill or be killed job market.
step yalls game up..

[heavyLox]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/zimmrhabboraid.jpg




http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/premiere_photo/20050906/02/1680089099.jpg

[heavyLox]

FYi if you didnt next time try dividing the meshes into smaller pieces instead of using one gigantic one.

[GLIK$]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/gliko/pieceres.jpg

[vacuum cleaner]

that's insane for illustrator. the curves are smoooooth.

and, yeah, it's my first year messing with illustrator, hence the elementary-grade ishtar. that was from my second month into illustrator. i dig photophukking a lot more(as opposed to rendering stuff), bwahaha. I went from being a physics major to digital media. gotta start from somewhere. bwahaha.

[GLIK$]

i really cant do anything but use the pen tool in illustrator.

ive never really sat down and tried to learn it like i did with PS

[johnny ballbags]

the pen tool is pretty much 90% of it anyway.... if you cant use it well you cant use illustrator well... gradient mesh is pretty serious too.... depends on the style youre goin for i guess....

FYi if you didnt next time try dividing the meshes into smaller pieces instead of using one gigantic one.

using one big mesh is so fucking frustrating.... not worth it at all.... but tryin to blend a bunch of small ones is also a pain in the prick sometimes....

[heavyLox]

the key ive found is to work from really general to specific. SO i would start by tracing a basic shape;

outline the head
break the face up into smaller workable areas
build a palette of colors
set the fill of all you shapes to the same general tone
start converting shapes to mesh objects; adding or deleting points to the shapes to create cleaner meshes
block in general volumetric shading
repeat


keep in mind with the lasso tool or the direct selection tool you can select the various edges and points of multiple mesh objects to apply color.

[vacuum cleaner]

lasso tool is key with those meshes, especially if you have points meeting in the same place.

[johnny ballbags]

the key ive found is to work from really general to specific. SO i would start by tracing a basic shape;
outline the head
break the face up into smaller workable areas
build a palette of colors
set the fill of all you shapes to the same general tone
start converting shapes to mesh objects; adding or deleting points to the shapes to create cleaner meshes
block in general volumetric shading
repeat
keep in mind with the lasso tool or the direct selection tool you can select the various edges and points of multiple mesh objects to apply color.


makes sense, but when drawing the shapes (ie: the head) its much easier (in the long run) to start from a rectangle/square, make a single mesh point in the center, and then mold the shape into what you want by adding points and using the direct selection tool.... reason being you get some pretty unexpected and difficult to work with results from adding mesh to a random lumpy shape...

when you start with squares, the lines follow the contour of the original mesh point and are a lot more predictable and easy to work with....

[heavyLox]

its less the shape and more the number of sides and corresponding points which is why i suggested adding deleting points to our shapes to even out the points per side.

But to each their own and the end results are what counts... for the most part.

[johnny ballbags]

i guess i didnt fully understand what you meant by that when you first said it.... same destination, different ways of getting there.....

[shon1ne]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shonone/322281097/in/set-72157594420060276/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shonone/322281099/in/set-72157594420060276/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shonone/322281102/in/set-72157594420060276/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shonone/322281105/in/set-72157594420060276/

[TheOrkidMan]

any one have a vector file of a boxcar with all the detail? PM me.

[2phat]

wonderin if any one can help me
I am trying to do a tag design in illustrator
but I keep gettin this
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9186/illustratoruv7.gif
the second stroke keeps cutting off the first
is there a setting or something I need to change ???

[ezladin]

double click the pen tool and unselect 'edit selected paths'

[johnny ballbags]

and select no fill....



it might be easier to do it with a marker, scan it and then outline the script with the pen tool.... which is how this was done:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/onetuchlogik/drjs3.jpg

[heavyLox]

double click the pen tool and unselect 'edit selected paths'



double click the pencil tool and unselect 'edit selected paths'. also set the 'fill' to none,

[SLUMKIDS]

thats dope
the link didnt work!! i wanna see:(

[SPORTO]

..........

[SPORTO]

.................

[Okininam]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/trusoul1982/Nas.jpg
HIP HOP IS DEAD
This is a 20 minute drawing! Cambridge Stand up!!!!
WWW.TRUSOUL.NET

NICE!!!

[heavyLox]

what is illustrator in that image minus the logo?

[Larry Pubes]

peep the black rectangle background skillz

[20 Eyes]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/538169290_ad68c25e5e.jpg

the internet changes the color a little bit, but its close enough, i guess.

[MSIRP]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f268/michaeljackstyle/msirp.gif

[castro]

edit

[IDIOT SAVANT]

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1308/snailtounbgehc1.jpg

[IDIOT SAVANT]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6843/newgomarsia4.png

[IDIOT SAVANT]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9613/l2485799845561223d73bd1eb8.gif

[IDIOT SAVANT]

WWW.GOMAR2.COM

[IDIOT SAVANT]

http://gomar2.com/new%20pics/new-duder-gomar2.jpg

[IDIOT SAVANT]

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6863/fakeassergomar2zr8.jpg

WWW.GOMAR2.COM

[hahaha760]

http://www.gomar2.com/new%20pics/drQ--close-up2.jpg

What is the name of the font used for DR.Quandary?

[IDIOT SAVANT]

ROUGH RIDERS..

[ivanxivann]

Anyone know anywhere where I can find ROUGH RIDERS font, without paying for it?
I already searched dafont.com and isohunt.com. Nothing to be found.

Can anyone help me out?

[trioxic]

Anyone know anywhere where I can find ROUGH RIDERS font, without paying for it?
I already searched dafont.com and isohunt.com. Nothing to be found.

Can anyone help me out?




Come on now, it's only what.......$30 bucks?? Save your time hunting and just buy it.

[vacuum cleaner]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/falliosemestr/troutt3.jpg

I don't typically do all vector compositions... but my friend told me to do it up for laughs... so, I created the TROUT THREE. :X

[k9000]

honestly, your gradient mesh looks jacked. seperate zones with either pen or pencil. no diss.

[IHATEU]

wow there is some bad shit in here, but get your improvement on for free...

ILLUSTRATOR CS3

DOWNLOAD

www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/

then go to trial version download and download install and replace the original exe with the patch version. To download the trial you have to register with adobe its free. just download the 700mb install file from adobe and use the crack...




DOWNLOAD PATCH(crack): rapidshare.com/files/60202426/Illustrator_CS3_Crack-IAN.rar

[vacuum cleaner]

the mesh was jacked as hell... i blew it out of my ass in 30 minutes, hahahahahaha. i mustve posted that when i was drunk or something hahahahaha.

annnnyyyyyyywayyyyyyyy... recent...er

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/dalailamafarma2/falliosemestr/Picture3.jpg

[k9000]

daaaaamn, do you want to up a copy of photoshop?

[hahaha760]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff29/dbggrafx/ha.jpg

About 15 minutes

[iloveboxcars]

why bother posting something that took about 15 minutes?

[Al Green]

...

[enigmatic]

ugg girl on a bike

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4987/39297683gs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



i fukn suck

[skunk butt]

just discovered the thread
heres some action i whipped up recently...:)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/1529863530_130cd5bf56_o.jpg

[enigmatic]

*GASP*

[REKON HUF]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/reek666/Picture2-1.png

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/reek666/Picture3.jpg

hella dumb shit that i know trendy kids would wear.
not to be taken seriously.
t shirt template made with pen tool.

[REKON HUF]

doin hella stupid shit.
aye skunk butt that shit is too clean.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/reek666/Picture6-1.png

[3IRZON]

I know I couple of illustrators on myspace. My favorite right nows

V I L L I A N got check him out
:p
:p
:p
:p

[k9000]

this guy is fucking dope.

andrew bawidamann
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/unrefined.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/dirtymartini.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/sealgirlm60.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/spacegirl.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/russian_home.jpg

[Fist 666]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/kyle9000/sealgirlm60.jpg

there's just something about a pinup w/ a 240... cool stuff. simple, but tastefully so.

[tr808]

I have been working on some vector stuff lately thought id share
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/804/workes1.gif

[IntangibleFame]

i wish i could figure illustrator out and be more efficient...it would save me so much time trying to think i know what im doing and how to do it.

[k9000]

using the pen tool is a major part of knowing illustrator. learn that and look for tutorial websites.


the more you use it, the more you'll learn.

[Joker]

I know very little about illustrator but I do know how to use the pen tool. Add to that a few tricks and tips from Beardo and I know all I need to know to do what I need to do. I'm not a designer, I don't front to be one... I use the program to, hopefully, one day release a book of digital drawings.

Kinda drunk... ignore me.

[Juggie]

skunk butt isnt that 310s work?

[Juggie]

juicy j rocks

[kephaone]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/538169290_ad68c25e5e.jpg

the internet changes the color a little bit, but its close enough, i guess.


too crowded. too tight to the edges. whats all that jazz going on towards the bottom. if its not necessary to the concept of the project then you dont need it.

the title at the top could be smaller..let the center image speak louder than the rest.
the billboard could be smaller..i see the theme your trying to get accross but i think you could get a better font/s.

my two cents.

[Terrorist]

Just wondering is there a reason why MAC is better to use for design than PC? Ive heard alot of people say so but with no reason why?

[Bojangles]

Anybody wanna give me some live trace pointers?

Such as:

For color, whats the best amount of colors to use in terms of 0-100+ for the layers.

Also, using pixel blur effectivly, etc.


I've been using Photoshop for years, I'm just getting to know Illustrator.


*One more question:

After using live trace, how do I add on to the image more? Does it have something to do with expand?

I've tried using the paintbrush and the pen tool but no luck.

[johnny ballbags]

yeah... expand makes the vector editable layers.... im pretty sure at least...

[20 Eyes]

too crowded. too tight to the edges. whats all that jazz going on towards the bottom. if its not necessary to the concept of the project then you dont need it.

the title at the top could be smaller..let the center image speak louder than the rest.
the billboard could be smaller..i see the theme your trying to get accross but i think you could get a better font/s.

my two cents.

i appreciate your two cents. i chose the font for the sign because it's the closest thing to road sign font i could find. i played around with different sizes for the sign and headline. i don't know, i think it's balanced the way it is. the dates are important so i don't think i could get away with making it any smaller.

thanks for the input.


do you have any work on here?

[k9000]

Anybody wanna give me some live trace pointers?

Such as:

For color, whats the best amount of colors to use in terms of 0-100+ for the layers.

Also, using pixel blur effectivly, etc.


I've been using Photoshop for years, I'm just getting to know Illustrator.


*One more question:

After using live trace, how do I add on to the image more? Does it have something to do with expand?

I've tried using the paintbrush and the pen tool but no luck.

you should just go in a trace shapes individually. livetrace is kind of like the posterize of illustrator. it takes a lot more time but the end result is way better. plus there is way less anchor points and the file is a fraction of the size.

as far as editing already livetraced images, you can expand the image, select the paths and edit with the pencil tool.

i hope that helped.

[kephaone]

i appreciate your two cents. i chose the font for the sign because it's the closest thing to road sign font i could find. i played around with different sizes for the sign and headline. i don't know, i think it's balanced the way it is. the dates are important so i don't think i could get away with making it any smaller.

thanks for the input.


do you have any work on here?

you can see some of my work here..
http://detourstudio.blogspot.com/

[20 Eyes]

word. shit looks pretty tight.

[hammerd drunk]

.....

[Reserves]

Master the pen tool…

[nekro2ala]

shape tool. start there.the pen tool. learn to use it immediately! pathfinder, learn to love it. everything else will fall into its place when it becomes relevant. trust me. im kinda the shit

[hahaha760]

check out www.illustratorworld.com

[hahaha760]

Letter Head Fonts here you go

http://rapidshare.com/files/10601483...rHead.rar.html

[ajs]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GlJkFsZEYKc/Sibeu7OtITI/AAAAAAAAAGY/PAE6900iwac/s400/dinosaurfinal2.jpg

[kephaone]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/kephaone/STUDENTREADER_COVER.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/kephaone/LITORGCOVER.jpg

a project im working on for my company..re designing curicullum..

its fucking hard as hell to design for and education company,while keeping it age appropiate ,cool,clean,mordern and still you..

[the_um]

Great drawing guys, I'm jealous I'm not at your level yet. I just got illustrator installed, I wanted to get familiar with the program what everyone is talking about. I very familiar with photoshop but when I jump on illustrator it looks simple but the tools are completely complicated it seems. At least for me. Can some give me helpful tips on how to trace a drawing I did, and also do light shading?

[Daddy Screw]

Great drawing guys, I'm jealous I'm not at your level yet. I just got illustrator installed, I wanted to get familiar with the program what everyone is talking about. I very familiar with photoshop but when I jump on illustrator it looks simple but the tools are completely complicated it seems. At least for me. Can some give me helpful tips on how to trace a drawing I did, and also do light shading?

just takes time to get used to.

to trace an image:

1 make sure the image is selected (there'll be a line around it the colour of the layer its on)
2 object>live trace>tracing options, and pick one of the defaults, such as 'technical drawing' or 'colour 16'
3 check the preview box. this will show you how the default setting you picked is going to affect your chosen image
4 tweak the settings ('path fitting','minimum area' etc) till you're satisfied with the result

and its done.

not sure what you mean by light shading, but once its traced and still selected, click on 'expand'. this ungroups all the vectors (lines) and then you can fill them in using live paint.

[Daddy Screw]

messing about with revok's colours. did this about a year ago.

[Daddy Screw]

and the original:

[the_um]

just takes time to get used to.

to trace an image:

1 make sure the image is selected (there'll be a line around it the colour of the layer its on)
2 object>live trace>tracing options, and pick one of the defaults, such as 'technical drawing' or 'colour 16'
3 check the preview box. this will show you how the default setting you picked is going to affect your chosen image
4 tweak the settings ('path fitting','minimum area' etc) till you're satisfied with the result

and its done.

not sure what you mean by light shading, but once its traced and still selected, click on 'expand'. this ungroups all the vectors (lines) and then you can fill them in using live paint.
Wow, it's looks digitally altered into perfection. Props!

[k9000]

to trace an image:

1) find an images
2) trace the shapes
3) man up
4) voila

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there isn't really anything you can do with shading in illustrator unless you are familar with crosshatching. in cs4 they have gradients that can fade to transparency so that might be what you are looking for.

as far as smooth transitions of color and pixels, stick to photoshop.

photoshop=raster imagery (images made up of pixels)
illustrator=vector imagery (images not made up of pixels)

[the_um]

What about making this design in illustrator;

http://www.dogsonacid.com/avatar.php?userid=34400&dateline=1141065370

Is it possible?

[__ __ __ __]

you can see some of my work here..
http://detourstudio.blogspot.com/

dope work.. you go to school for any of it?

[Daddy Screw]

What about making this design in illustrator;

http://www.dogsonacid.com/avatar.php?userid=34400&dateline=1141065370

Is it possible?



yerp. lol, its the dom & roland productions logo.


type out the letters you want, then, while they're still selected, go to effect>3d>extrude&bevel

dunno how to get that concrete fill though, explore the prog a bit.

afaik he did that in vectorworks.

[stealthyxcougar]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb122/xxxslaughterxxx/panther-rose-top.png

[kephaone]

that font kinda sucks^

[$HOOD RICH$]

the straight edge thing is great...except for that old english... shoulda drawn it out yourself, then pen tooled like the rest

[stealthyxcougar]

yea i guess i should've, got a little lazy towards the end haha

[Enmity]

the image is nice but....




fuck straight edge

[stealthyxcougar]

the image is nice but....




fuck straight edge


don't hate on a way of life man, i don't say "fuck potheads and people who party"

most of my friends fall into one of those categories actually

thanks for saying the image was nice though

[__ __ __ __]

Life Long? Or Live long?

[stealthyxcougar]

life, the text was not the best choice at all

[Rustofills]

Fuck anyone that hates for no reason.

[tae]

for some reason shift is not constraining proportions for me when i scale text in illustrator today.
images can be scaled using shift but its not working for type.
anyone got any ideas as to what this might be??

[tae]

ah... apparently its something to do with point type/area type.
never knew that difference existed

[TootsieRoller]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii79/tootsierollerr/Picture1.png

[__ __ __ __]

maybe put a gradient on the reflection.. lighter as it get farther away? i dunno my opinion.

[Port-A-John Enthusiest]

Maybe distory a little bit as a whole in photoshop, make it look like its got some ripples.

[stealthyxcougar]

if you made the corner of the boat cabin more defined, then put the tree behind the cabin part it would add a lot of depth, and _ _ _ _ is right, things get lighter as they get farther away and ripples aren't a bad idea either. it's not bad at all though

[TootsieRoller]

Thanks, I'll play with it a bit.