My first vector portrait
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- Ginja
Finished this yesterday and was wondering if it was any good.
- Drno0
to be honest my cara ginger,
no its not,
it needs shades and forms, but maybe its your technic, try working on the small details then after that colorise it
- ********0
needs shadows & smoothing (why is the eyeliner so clunky?)
- tommyo0
By itself, no.
Being that it's your first, it's okay.
A couple things I noticed:
I saw the image you used as reference, and while the colors are spot on, the illustration doesn't feel like it has much contrast. Even the background isn't doing a whole lot for you. I hate giving concrete advice but try making the background darker and less busy so that the person is the focus of the eye. The only thing that I see that feels remotely interesting to me, and I actually really like this part of your illustration...is the blue strip of your robe. It doesn't feel 'vector', which is harder to do and the odd part is that while comparing the original, it's pretty much the only thing (other than that background) that you weren't trying to copy verbatim, from real life - So it is one of the only things in this piece that came from your imagination.It's not a bad start, you have your base shapes worked out, but it doesn't look like you've gone very far with it. Or had much fun. :)
- Ginja0
Thanks for the advise. I found it really difficult even to do just that. So I think I might not try that again for a while. I followed a tutorial online which is why theres not much expression and its more just a copy.
- neue75_bold0
she's got great eyes, I'd just be content with that...
- ukit0
It would probably help if you started with a better reference photo, the one you used is pretty blurry and isn't the most compelling thing to begin with, colors and composition wise. Make sure the pic you are using is big enough so that you can zoom in and really trace around the eyelashes and shapes in the fabric. If the detail's not there in the original photo, it's going to be be really hard to create in your illustration.
Other than that, a technique I've found helpful when doing this kind of thing is to get the shapes right first, then colorize everything. Trace everything wireframe style, making sure to add a separate layer for each object for easy manipulation. Then when it's absolutely perfect jump in and add the color.
- Ginja0
Thanks for the tips. I agree the original was hard to work with and I'll make sure I have better reference next time.
I used www.vectorportraits.com as the tutorial. Would you agree it was a good help or not?
- ukit0
Hmmm...well as far as that tutotial goes, I would always use Illustrator rather then Photoshop for doing something like this. The principles are pretty much the same though I guess.
- jaylarson0
i dig brooke's tutorial. and besides, her stuff is really stunning.
tutorial is in the downloads section.
- Nairn0
For some reason, i keep seeing a pram in the background, where the heart and straight stems are, which gives the whole image an entirely different slant.
- doesnotexist0
i would just play around with whatever works for you. Maybe do the tutorials after you have mastered some simple things yourself first.
nice first go at it!
- ********0
drop the background. make it gray. imagine a light-source in some point in space relating to your canvas and cast shadow according to it.
- ********0
tip of nose must be white anyhow.
- madirish0
how long have you been working w/ Belzier curves? i only ask as they are not really intuitive once you begin, but they are key for good illustration work, IMO.
keep at it- illys are a dying breed and a very valuable skill to have for clients and projects. additionally, they teach you a lot about how to use vector-based applications and their tools.
- Ginja0
I've not been working with any curves. Just used the pen tool and clicked. A bit simple I know. But from everyones feedback I realise there is a lot of work to be done to improve what I have done.