questions about vector art...

Discussion in 'Tutorials and Guides' started by ceneret0023, Dec 11, 2008.

  1. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock
    can you use vector art to make completely original art like something you would draw? if so how? and what program(s) would i use? i kinda wanna learn how to do some sort of original artwork and since i can't draw i'm left here :)
     
  2. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2008
    Messages:
    3,510
    Likes Received:
    95
    Location:
    Alberta, Canada
    Vector ofcourse can make art you can draw. Except you can't do line art with pen tool.
    I use photoshop for my vectors.
     
  3. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock
    ok but in photoshop how do you make it a line that isn't either extremely thick when i tell it to stroke it with the paintbrush or extremely thin when i stroke it with the pncil?
     
  4. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2008
    Messages:
    3,510
    Likes Received:
    95
    Location:
    Alberta, Canada
    I don't understand what you are trying to ask. Just change the brush sizes for pencil / brush?
     
  5. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock
    xD really? lol i completely over thought it then xD it always bugged me when i would make something then go to stroke it and it would be extremely thick xD well thanks :) do you have any tutorials that are good for a beginner then? or did you just kinda teach yourself?
     
  6. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2008
    Messages:
    3,510
    Likes Received:
    95
    Location:
    Alberta, Canada
    Haha yeah. Basically, I answer whatever you ask. If I can that is.
    I try to be a super woman image to everyone :D
    Haha jkjk. Gimme a shout if you need more help. I'll try.
     
  7. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock
    ok so when i make a path... like say an eye for a face... if i make the path huge so its easier for me to get detail how can i scale the path down since i know that's one of the major perks of vector art :) cuz i just like to make the eye really big so i don't have to deal with the zoom and forgetting i'm zoomed in :)
     
  8. xProphet

    xProphet Level III

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2008
    Messages:
    411
    Likes Received:
    5
    I Use Pen Tool too...on photoshop...
    The forms are simply more glean...
    But of course we must always have a good workout.
    :yup:
     
  9. ceneret0023

    ceneret0023 Level III

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    663
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    under a rock
    ok but how do i change the size of the paths? i know that's one of the main features of vector art and as i said i like to make things huge to get the detail in but can i then change the size of the path to make it smaller? and as i also said i don't like zoom i don't like having to remember to zoom out when i make a new path...
     
  10. Cheeto

    Cheeto Level IV

    Joined:
    Oct 24, 2007
    Messages:
    1,082
    Likes Received:
    22
    If you have adobe illustrator, and you draw it out on paper first, you can do something called Live Trace that will find all your pencil/pen lines and convert them into vertices. It's a really awesome feature.
     
  11. xProphet

    xProphet Level III

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2008
    Messages:
    411
    Likes Received:
    5
    Awhewer the bests programs for Vector are: Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Corel Draw X4 ^^