slapshot Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 How do you make the shading look good on faces? Here's an example of the kind of thing that I want to do: http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w104/fr...nee_brigade.jpgCredit goes to davidson, of course. I know how to use Illustrator pretty well, but I just can't seem to get the shading down....any tips/advice/technique that could be useful?Squint. Squinting at an object causes it to be desaturated, allowing you to pick up the lights and darks easier. I leaned this in drawing classes in college.Of course, you could also bring your reference picture into Photoshop and desaturate it there, then posterize it or play with the curves to increase the contrast with the lights and darks. Quote Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 okay, so not the worlds best example but this is how i do it.quick sketch of the face and then block it in.kneck, chin and jaweyesnose and those lines around your mouth andmouth and detail.its impossible to just draw a face from just the shapes. you need some sort of a sketch.well i do anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 okay, so not the worlds best example but this is how i do it.quick sketch of the face and then block it in.kneck, chin and jaweyesnose and those lines around your mouth andmouth and detail.its impossible to just draw a face from just the shapes. you need some sort of a sketch.well i do anyway.Thats good sketch and a good ideal of what ya do , or how ur logos evolve.Squint. Squinting at an object causes it to be desaturated, allowing you to pick up the lights and darks easier. I leaned this in drawing classes in collegeWhat kinda of classes did/do you take JP ? Was it related to Graphic design, or something related to it ? ( Sorry to ask im looking to that my self )IMO it be good to add a Drawing help topic sorta like Illustrator Help, in case ppl on here ask questions or tips about drawing or need help on a drawing.Just my 2 cents lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Just Drawing I and Drawing II at art school. Both were mandatory. Quote Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Just Drawing I and Drawing II at art school. Both were mandatory.Oh okay. Still confused, was it for Graphic Design or was it just a art school. (sorry im slow lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I went to an art school and majored in graphic design. All first and second year students have to take Drawing I and II as part of their foundation classes (required classes). Drawing I & II, Life Drawing I & II, 2-D Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design I and II, Illustration, Sculpture, Painting I and II, and various Art History classes.Most art schools will have the same basic foundation curriculum. By this point, there might be computer graphics and typography classes included. Quote Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 d'oh! i missed the question. i thought he wanted the face of the uniformed player, not the logo.davidson is all on it (and a fine example linked). Quote Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Anybody having, or hearing about other people having, problems running Illustrator CS2 after the latest OSX Tiger security update? The damn thing shuts down in the middle of opening every time.My lazy ass needs to upgrade to either CS3 or Leopard, or both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I'm not sure if it has anything to do with Tiger, but I've just heard so many complaints that CS2 crashes all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantum Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Anybody having, or hearing about other people having, problems running Illustrator CS2 after the latest OSX Tiger security update? The damn thing shuts down in the middle of opening every time.My lazy ass needs to upgrade to either CS3 or Leopard, or both...I'm not sure if it has anything to do with Tiger, but I've just heard so many complaints that CS2 crashes all the time.I don't know if this is the case, but Illy CS2 would crash all the time on my MacBook Pro. Running under rosetta was the problem. After upgrading, CS3 runs fine. Quote "One of my concerns is shysters show up and take advantage of people's good will and generosity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucsBoy02 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I'm having a problem opening a file. I try to open it and it gives me an error message "The File is damaged and cannot be repaired" is there anything I can do to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I'm having a problem opening a file. I try to open it and it gives me an error message "The File is damaged and cannot be repaired" is there anything I can do to fix it?Generally, no. The file is damaged. It can't be repaired. Quote LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Anybody having, or hearing about other people having, problems running Illustrator CS2 after the latest OSX Tiger security update? The damn thing shuts down in the middle of opening every time.My lazy ass needs to upgrade to either CS3 or Leopard, or both...No, but I somehow lost "required plugin BRS Pencil tool" after trying to hookup Linotype's FontExplorerX to Illy.I think I need to reinstall, dammit. Quote Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottysprings Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Besides free distort, how can a apply a slant to say a wordmark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Besides free distort, how can a apply a slant to say a wordmark?I'm working off AI10, and in that you right click and brings up the options Transform>Shear.The number you type into the box is the angle the text will slant.If you want other effects, go to Effect>Warp and a bunch of options come up. Quote Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottysprings Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 If you want other effects, go to Effect>Warp and a bunch of options come up.Thats just what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Anyone have a tutorial to create a varsity letter effect to text? I want to take a some plain copy and make it textured to look like a jacket letter. I thought someone posted one before, but I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heernumurr Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Anyone got any ideas on making multi-page PDFs from Illustrator files?I'm currently working on a flyer for a local business and thats the finished format they want to print from. I've planned the whole thing in Photoshop and can do the multi page thing no problem in it, but will need to use Illustrator once I've worked out what the final piece will look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 set your document up by how many pages wide it will be. i.e. if 6 pages at 8.5x11, 8.5x6=51. So your doc will be 11"(tall) and 51"(wide). To make it a multi page pdf, choose print, then in your print box, there should be a drop down that says save as, choose pdf from the drop down. It will generate a 6 page pdf, with each page being 8.5x11 when opened in acrobat. Quote https://www.andrewsterlachini.com/ or http://dribbble.com/MEANS1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heernumurr Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 That's done the job perfectly, cheers very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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