Art Vector Art Project

[Cat]

For my DAR 100 class (fundamentals of Rendering) I have been working on a vector art image. Are models were a celebrity of our choice. I had to be difficult and use Billy Idol for my model. We had the choice of using either adobe photoshop or adobe illustrator to make our vectors. I used illustrator because of the blob brush featured in illustrator 4. This is my first vector art and I did make some changes. Mostly to the skin color. In the image the backdrop made him more tan then what he was. I also included a vectorized Billy Idol logo in the background. To do the logo I used the pen tool.

Some of the trouble areas were his mouth, eyes, and coloring.

Comments and criticism need. If something needs to be changed or have a way to make it better please tell me before Monday. Monday is when my vector is due. Thank you.

[URL="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/Billy_Idol3.jpg"]Original Image [/URL]
[URL="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/billy3-1.jpg"]Vector Image[/URL]

[Katie!]

Facial features are always going to be a designer's worst nightmare, trust me, as a graphic design major, I know this and I can sympathize with you.

As for the vector, it has a really bright, unnatural light source coming from the left side. It doesn't look so bad as it is right now, but I think it would look better with a little more texture in the hair and face. Something like [b][url=http://img691.imageshack.us/i/britney2.jpg/]this[/url][/b]. It'd look a little more realistic that way.

[Cat]

Thank you for the comments. I will work on it some more. I understand what you mean by the hair. I have been playing around with adding a darker color to make it less bright. The background is not set. I just did it quickly to show the light source angle and to see the hair better then a white background. As for face texture this is quite a bit there then what you see depending on the computer but its really light. I'll add some more in some areas and see if it helps any.

[Katie!]

I can't wait to see what it looks like finished! I'd like to see the progress you make with it, as well.

[Cat]

Update: Currently finished the hair. It looks much better now that I have added a third color. I'm currently working on the skin textures but I'm not completely sure how to go about it yet. You will see I have been experimenting a little with adding more shadows and some light colors to make some areas pop a bit. I have also not started redoing the background so its white for now.

[URL="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/billy4.jpg"]Vector[/URL]

[CaNz]

i have been shopping stuff for a while now, and though i specialize in text i still have had many other projects.

first of all, great job, the latest pic resembles him quite clearly.

the advice i would give is add more depth to the shadow portion. the ear that is visible could be touched up a bit... you used such a light color for the shadow that it may be difficult, but it would sharpen the details. also, if you decided to add a second color for shadows you might be able to make his expression more visible, as well as add to his faces shape, by giving it more transition on the side and detail on the neck.

As with any art project, you can always find places to improve... i may be lazy, but i say just get to a spot where you can say good enough, then stop.

[Cat]

Update: I finished the facial features and doing the visible ear. I also added a some to the shadow. The background is change to a black and silver swirls at the moment. I'm unsure if I will keep as of yet. This background does look better then some of the others I have had. I think I have pretty much finished all I can do. I think this was a good first try at a vector image. I like how its turn out even the current background.

[URL="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/billy5.jpg"]Vector[/URL]

[CaNz]

yes, good job all around.

[jigglyness]

[size=1]I think if you add more midtones to his face, the transition from the highlight and shadow will become smoother and look more realistic. :][/size]