Vox’s posts tagged illustrator

Starbucks Solo Show UPDATE!

nobody@vox.com(Liquidmethod) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:53:04 +0000

I’ll be showcased as the first artist in a series that the Starbucks at La Promenade will be featuring.[UPDATE]My show will be a two weeks long and start opening night from 7pm - 9pm on August 23rd. Show will end on September 5th.

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Mike Lemos

nobody@vox.com(Mr. Lemos) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:14:40 +0000

Mike Lemos

http://mlemos.blogspot.com/

Mike Lemos is a Southern California based Illustrator/Graphic Designer working primarily in the toy industry and relative kinda things like that there. Also to add a bit of controversy, I'm a follower of Jesus Christ. He's my savior and my Lord and I just want to put that on the table for everyone that stops by here on occasion or for anyone from anywhere.... All Images Copyright 2007/2008 Mike Lemos

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Review of VECTORTUTS

nobody@vox.com(Tuesday Creative) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:31:31 +0000

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VECTORTUTS brought to you by PSDTUTS is a great resource for those of you who are in need of Illustrator help. Much like PSDTUTS, the site has tried and true tutorials with loads of tips and tricks that even the savviest user could benefit from. When I personally tested out one of the tutorials, I was amazed at how it broke down complex illustrations into steps that I could understand and grasp quickly. It gave me the tools to be able to create illustrations with simple shapes and shading techniques. Even if you’re not a talented illustrator, you could pull off realistic Illustrator drawings by knowing how to implement these techniques. There were a couple of points I felt needed improvement. For example, the tutorial asked the user to choose a few different shades of yellow without citing the exact Hex number. Missing crucial color information can really change an illustration!

Regardless of your skill level, I highly recommend trying out one of the tutorials, even if it’s just to practice your Illustrator ninja skills!

- C. Lin

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This whale has more Friends

nobody@vox.com(Captain Manta) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:10:06 +0000

Whale. Again!

I made the whale again. Not a huge deal. When I uploaded it it got a view right away. That was cool. When I came back five minutes later it had twenty. Woah.

Also: Relearning how to use Illustrator and the pen tool with the Wacom tablet was just as frustrating as the first time around. It was a bit like trying to walk again after knee surgery.

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Proof that I'm tired....

nobody@vox.com(Circuscat) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:14:23 +0000

I'm tired and/or forgetful I have proof:

I forgot how to create custom brushes in Illustrator
I forgot our anniversary. It's sometime in Janurary but I'll be buggered if I know the date. (This isn't so big since he doesn't know either)
I forgot Marc's birthday.(This is big since I'm meant to know. It's a day before or after my dad's so that should help)
I forgot to save a blog entry for my design journal
I forgot / misplaced some cute wrappers I brought back from Japan...........or I threw them out.

I think I'll have a nap and everything should be better in the morning.

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Individuality: illustration

nobody@vox.com(Igor Putina) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:41 +0000

Individuality: illustration

This is a simple illustration I've been working on as an idea for the illustration challenge of the month on istockphoto.com. The challenge is to represent individuality through an illustration and to upload it on istockphoto. Comments are welcome!

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Inked

nobody@vox.com(Cobalt) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:54:54 +0000

Seems like I've been writing a lot lately. Writing is fine, I'm enjoying it, but this is supposed to be about all kinds of creative efforts. So without further ado, some inked drawings I've done over the last few weeks:

I inked each of the drawings in Adobe Illustrator after reading several tutorials on danidraws.com. The original pencil sketches of Iron Man, Guyver, two birds from Battle of the Planets, Leonardo, and Snake Eyes were done while I was in college.

All characters copyright their respective owners.

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Fun for designer readers: Illustrator 88

nobody@vox.com(Igor Putina) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:14:32 +0000

Adobe Illustrator 88

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Design Freelancing - may be the thing..

nobody@vox.com(Igor Putina) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:24:24 +0000

I have recently discovered iStockPhoto, a service acquired by Getty Images that is today one of the hottest markets for illustrators and animators. With determination and hard work I could make an income by drawing illustrations and at the same time I could advance in skills and grow.

Wikipedia on iStockPhotos: "the world's fastest growing collection of original, independent, royalty-free images."

First thing I have to do is draw a few good illustrations and qualify to become an illustrator on iStockPhoto. Once that is over, I will have to create a library of works and constantly upload illustrations for sale. One day someone will notice my skill, hire me and make me rich and famous... joking.

I wanted to share this with you, I have great ideas for this and really hope it works out.

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CD Cover Design

nobody@vox.com(Igor Putina) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:04:20 +0000

Knock - CD Cover

I've been asked to do a CD illustrational cover design in Pop style for a Korean band that's just about to releas their first album. This is just the first idea and I will change it around a lot before we release it. The keywords for this image are: worship, pop and communication. Hands represent Worship, Christians often put their hands up when they sing to God. The Pop style is expressed by color, shapes, sky and typography. Communication is expressed by the textbox in the center. Pretty basic, I'm expecting to change quite a few things soon and write a follow-up. Thanks for reading through my blog.

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iToaster - Finally!

nobody@vox.com(Igor Putina) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:04 +0000

WWDC 2008 - Apple Presents!

We've all been waiting for this announcement and it's finally here, the iToaster from Apple. We all knew that at some point they will make one and Steve Jobs proudly held it in his hand at the Worldwide Developers Conference and they have yet again reinvented somethine we've used for ages.

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Augh. Dump.

nobody@vox.com(Miss Shelby) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:22:31 +0000

Edit: One more. I'm compiling things. :|

Augh

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Marie Antoinette Collection

nobody@vox.com(Shirley Sacks) — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:48:23 +0000

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Marie Antoinette Collection

nobody@vox.com(Shirley Sacks) — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:45:40 +0000

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Version Cue CS3 3.1.0 update (Mac OS X v10.4.x - 10.5)

nobody@vox.com(softservegirl) — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:06:57 +0000

DON'T INSTALL THE STUPID VERSION CUE UPDATE PROVIDED BY ADOBE! They suck. And if you do, like I did, here's the link to fix your problems. What happens when you install this piece of shit update? You can't open ANYTHING in photoshop. It crashes. Problems with Dreamweaver, Illustrator...any Adobe produce that relies on that incredibly controlling CUE. BEWARE. WATCH OUT.

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Playing with After Effects

nobody@vox.com(Bitter Bunny) — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:09:20 +0000

Animated logo

A quick animated logo I whipped up for a class assignment. Programs used: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere to compress the video.

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So slack...

nobody@vox.com(Kate) — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:22:29 +0000

I was just looking at the amount of posts I did over the past few years (I couldn't believe I've had this blog since 2006!) and the amount I've done this year compared to last year is a big difference. I've been so wrapped up in thinking about all the things I need to do rather than just sitting down and starting somewhere.
I'm sure everyone else can sympathize with that... Its so frustrating.

I've been wanting to get all these little doodles I've been doing over the past few months into vector form and get them uploaded to istock, but I've been rejected by a few that were "not suitable as stock" that I've been feeling a little downhearted lately. Vectors sell so nicely because of the fixed rate, that I really want to get more of them up. Plus, it will encourage me to be more imaginative, creative and will make me continue drawing... which will in turn, lead to me become better at drawing... but I just can't get my butt into gear.

The other thing that is making me hesitate is that when I started uploading to istock, I would just upload willy-nilly, not worrying about how many rejections I would get. Now that there's that little percentage of accept/reject, that number for me is really quite low, and I don't want to make it any worse.

But, I have been doing some digital artwork. I've been using my google reader like mad lately, and I've subscribed to a bunch of websites that do tutorials on random things. Most of them, unfortunately, are for Photoshop (not Illustrator), but this is allowing me to stay creative and keep the juices flowing. I've found a few more Illustrator ones recently, so I'm hoping I find some neat tricks soon :)

Also, last week I went to AGIdeas again. This helped me feel a bit more inspired, as some of the speakers there were fantastic. Unfortunately, because this conference was through TAFE, I have to write up a big essay about it, which has added ontop of my already large pile of homework...
This is the other obstacle that I've had to face when it comes to doing things for myself/for istock. I've got so much homework this year (final year) that whenever I have some free time, I feel like I should do my homework, not sit and play around in Illustrator :)
I have been trying to do more things for my work that include vectors with the possibility of it being stock material, and its starting to work, but they're sort of specialised stuff (or ripping off others work - which is fine as long as I don't try to sell these and keep it simply as school work).

I'd better go. I've got 40 minutes left of my shift, so I'd better look sharp ;)

I promise I will try to update more often. I really want to do more random non-istock photography, so I will hopefully come here to share that with anyone who's interested.

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Marcio Steffen - Art Director - 55 11 87654307 - marciosteffen@hotmail.com

nobody@vox.com(marciosteffen) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:15:10 +0000

Marcio Steffen - Art Director - 55 11 87654307 - marciosteffen@hotmail.com

http://www.marciosteffen.com/

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Masha Gubar - Vector Illustrator

nobody@vox.com(Jimmy Foo) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:40:09 +0000

Found some great illustrations by Masha Gubar on Deviant Art....not all her work is to my taste but I did find a fair few that I liked......a lil taster....

Masha Gubar - Breathing

Masha Gubar Spring Tide

Masha Gubar - Bon Appetit

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