hu-man

One of my first vector-based pieces. Made in Illustrator with a Wacom Intuos3.

Nancy

wow you got good at this really quick!

what's a Wacom Intuos3 btw?

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I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy.
I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

hu-man

...and it's friggin' great!

skier

WOW! i can't believe you have such an awesome tablet! lol i'm so jealous


nice vector work. Perhaps a little more cel shading would identify your light source a bit better? Still i think it's really great.

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GoldenOuroboros

yum, I've got an intuos 2, does the job well
*envious*
heh

That's really good hu-man, look forward to seeing more from you

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hu-man

Thanks for the nice comments, all of you!
Perhaps if you would indulge me in the mighty world of cel-shading, i would be able to cel-shade it better?
I've cel-shaded in 3D Studio Max, but somehow I don't think that this involves anything remotely like 3D...
The only way of shading I can think of in Illustrator and with this image, would be gradients. But that would look like *bleep*. Right?
Or is it simply drawing some more vectors and changing their opacity values?

GoldenOuroboros

Just add abit more depth Hu-man, just like the shading you have on her pants, that's all he's talking about if I understand correctly

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wpulley

You're on the right track. Experiment with blending objects together. For example, if you create a solid black circle with a smaller white circle inside to the upper right, you can blend the two together and get a specular highlight. The same holds true for any shape you can think of creating. Adding layers of multiple blends together can produce some very complex textures. Good luck!

bernadette

hi hu-man!

i haven't had time to much play with illustrator myself (hope to get back w/it next year!), but it looks like YOU're off to a good start!

her shoulder bag (purse) looks like it could use something.
being almost the same hue & shade of the sea, it has this negative image look right now. (to me anyway)

is she holding a pair of sandals? if so, some indication of straps might help the viewer to understand how she is holding those shoes...

keep on rocking the vectors & please post your progress!

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