Archive for the ‘Illustrations’ Category
Illustration – Danny
Here is an illustration of my friend Danny. I created using a reference at first and began making each part and placing it in its own layer. I used mainly the Pathfinder tool to divide objects up and Alignment tool to equal the spacings of the background stripes.
Click here to see the Outline View and my Layers Pallette.
Illustration – Stare at Apples in Pairs
This is a vector image of a pair of apples. The techniques used in this piece was a tool called Gradient Mesh, which is creating a structured mesh that resemble 3D depth around a 2D object and then applying individual gradient at each vector point. This was the first time I’ve used Gradient Mesh and I think it produces a nice result. It allows multiple gradients to be blended in from all directions and creates a realistic image.
There are quite a few tutorials on Gradient Mesh available online if you google search. The best method of creating Mesh is starting from a box and then adding mesh lines inside and adjusting the vector handles as you go along to make the curves.
Click here to see the Gradient Mesh selected.
Illustration – 1986
Here is a vector image of myself when I young. This was created on Illustrator with the aid of an old photo as a reference. I tried to use simple neutral colours and light tones to show youth and innocence. I’ve reduced the Opacity on the skin area down for a more natural blend and the effect used on the hair was Filter > Roughen. I like this piece of work in particular as it reminds me of a much simpler time.