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Illustrate A Banana

August 3, 2008 in Artwork, Tutorials, Vector | No comments

Illustrate A Banana

  • Software: Inkscape (or Adobe Illustrator)
  • Level: Advanced
  • Subject: Banana

Here is a tutorial on illustrating a fruit – banana.

Base Shape

The most important step is to get the base shape of the banana.

Illustrate A Banana - 0 - Base shape

Create a rectangle and then segment the lines to subsections. In Inkscape – convert the rectangle using Path > Object to Path. After that, using the node edit tool [F2] select the four nodes and select all the nodes, and use the first tool button (on the top below menu), to insert new nodes between selected nodes. Do this three times.

Illustrate A Banana - 1 - Base shape

After that, with the node edit tool still selected, move the nodes to get the basic shapes proper – use reference images if needed. After that, smooth out all the nodes except the three nodes each on both sides.

Illustrate A Banana - 2 - Base shape

Base Colors

Create another inner shape using similar method, and make a copy of it and place it exactly over the same place. In Inkscape, use [Ctrl]+[C] and [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[V].

Illustrate A Banana - 3 - Basic Colors
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Depth by Color – Vector Landscape

July 31, 2008 in Artwork, Tutorials, Vector | 1 comment

  • Software: Inkscape (or Adobe Illustrator)
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Subject: Simple Landscape

As promised, this is a walk through of the practical application of the theory of ‘Depth by Color‘. In this article, you will see how a simple vector artwork is made interesting by adding to the depth perception of the shapes using color.

Simple Illustration

Depth By Color - Landscape - Lineart

Here is a simple illustration of a landscape which leads the eye from the far vanishing point to the large leaf-less tree on the foreground.

Download the lineart to experiment: Landscape Lineart – SVG | AI

(I have used Inkscape to create the AI format of the lineart – not sure how compatible it would be while opening in Adobe Illustrator).

Depth By Color - Landscape - Flats

As you can see – the shapes does add to the depth and creates a layered effect. But this can be further enhanced by modifying the colors with varying degree.
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Assassin – Anwun – Part 3

July 20, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials | 2 comments

Assassin - Anwun - Part 3

  • Software: GIMP (or Photoshop)
  • Level: Advanced
  • Subject: Anwun (Assassin woman)

This final part of the three part series, we look at the detailing and dark shadow application of the character painting of Anwun.

Details

Still on the Painting layer, and still using magic wand + Flats layer to do a selection, I paint the eyes, lips and details of the hair.

Assassin - Anwun - Part 3 - Eyes and Hair

There are some jagged edges, which I correct – without doing the area selection. After that, I refer to the color palette I had consturcted earlier and start putting in the highlights.

Assassin - Anwun - Part 3 - Highlights

After that, I put a semi-interesting background on a separate layer.
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Assassin – Anwun – Part 2

July 17, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials | 1 comment

Assassin - Anwun - Part 2

  • Software: GIMP (or Photoshop)
  • Level: Advanced
  • Subject: Anwun (Assassin woman)

The last part, we had left at the lineart of the character, Anwun. In this part, you will look at the basic coloring. The details would be covered in the next part.

Color Palette

Assassin - Anwun - Part 2 - Color Study

The color palette was decided upon even before any part of this character was painted. I am doing this to have a uniform theme for the series of painting I am going to do. For the next set of characters, I would be extending the same palette.

Flats and Basic Coloring

Assassin - Anwun - Part 2 - Flats

The complementary color for each area is used to fill in and create the flats.

Assassin - Anwun - Part 2 - Skin Shading - 1
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