Looks like Neutra Bold, you can tell because the lines on the inside of the V are bowed.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/133590/80626fde-aade-4569-92ab-9bc4b62a7d8f/image.png
I drafted a font for my typography class awhile back:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/133590/becc36dc-9e5e-4f40-b423-28154326a553/image.png
Good eye there Laughing Stock. Man, Neutra is a strange font, some really weird quirks. The bottom of the 'S' seems fucked up and the bowed 'V' is gross.
Yeah I thought I got some bootleg neutra but a lot of the lines are bowed, I'm guessing for balance or something.
I'm studying abroad in Florence over the summer and I got an internship at an art gallery over there, I'll be working on advertising materials. I don't know what to expect but I'm hoping for a lot of downtime so I can go out and explore and have enough to add to my resume/portfolio.
Hi, so I had this graphic design project in school, I can't remember exactly what the task was other than that it was about society.. It could be relationships, friendships and whatever we wanted.. I took it in as an opportunity to make something that was important to me: How society is become. Every one seems to hide behind some sort of mask.. People get up at 5AM, style themself and get back into bed and snap a picture with the caption "I woke up like this", when in reality they didn't. I won't go into this deep things here, i just wanted to let you know the background of my project. I call this Trueself.
I drew it all by hand, then colored it using photoshop. This is a project from 2015 I think and my coloring has not gotten any better. If y'all got any tips, feel free to give them to me I am open to critics
What do you guys think?
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/244248/6b242915-af3d-4e04-a02b-50ad92ce750d/societytrueself.jpg
the difference between frame one and two is a bit ambiguous
you should focus on your line quality, refining how they look, and what they express since it seems you're trying to communicate a lot through the hair
I really want an wacom intous pro tablet, cus I feel like that would help me with the line work.. I think it's hard to use my mouse, I'm more steady with a pen to be honest xD That project was even made with my macbook pro's trackpad, not the easiest xD But I agree, the linework should be better I don't know alot about the construction of hair, do you have any links to tutorials or have any tips on how to make the hair look better? I have tried drawing hair before and it always turns up as a mess Or do you like in general how to master the art of comic-looking humans? Please send help!
I just find it so hard to do, but I love doing it xD I would appreciate help with my skill-progression if you can
It was supposed to be more details in frame one, to like give perspective of how "beautiful" she is, even up close.. that her skin is flawless.. But I haven't mastered the skin technique yet, so it might seem a little odd to just have a zooming effect.. I actually had to google "ambiguous" cus my english is a bit rusty xD As the artist I feel like I haven't expressed it correctly to you guys as the audience..
Thanks for the criticism(both of you), it really helps me with future projects Please let me know if there is anything else that should be worked on, I'm open to everything. I just wanna make something that means something to me and that makes me proud. Something others also find meaningful and beautiful
if your phone has a decent camera you can try drawing everything on paper and just take a photo which you import into photoshop and draw/color over.
https://i.imgur.com/WeHGZ0P.png
that was my process for this, which i imported into Adobe Illustrator and traced over with the pen tool.
i don't know if this is helpful, but make sure your lines are purposeful and that you don't have a lot of unnecessary small details. try starting by drawing more realistic humans first, and after that you should get a sense of how to reduce the forms to become more cartoon-like.
i think you'll be better off looking into this thread:
2D Digital Art chat thread
and look into books by andrew loomis who covers more than just drawing figures, but environments and composition:
http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/Andrew%20Loomis%20-%20Creative.Illustration.pdf
If you want a wacom tablet to screw around with, then get one, but don't get one because you think it will help you with line work. I thought the same thing, "I can draw pretty good on paper," but the truth is that a tablet is another skill to learn, especially if it is the tablets where you still have to look at your computer monitor. It is crazy how different it is in terms of eye hand coordination.
You are much better off if you practice drawing with the pen tool instead, or learn techniques and work arounds for its more annoying characteristics.
Yeah, not all tablets are good.. I have an earlier tablet from Wacom(I don't use it cus it's so outdated that it's not compatible with win10 I think), and it is indeed hard.. But the intous pro sketch version lets you draw on paper and the screen at the same time You're right though; A tablet is another skill to learn I just really wanna learn it
i very much doubt it's not compatible with windows 10, i have an old bamboo from like 10 years ago that still works.
How did you do it? I feel like I've turned the internet upside down trying to find something that could help me getting it to work :/ Any chance you could link me the software and instructions?
Working on a poster for my Sci Fi short film that will be my final uni thesis
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/237877/de8d0454-2971-42cb-a9fc-2bb4000d1e3d/revival-7.png
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/237877/3e27979d-8796-43be-8514-cfbad08bad91/revival-psoter-b-2.png
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/237877/a5978a7d-75e2-4149-be2e-04b286a634bd/revival-poster-b-3.png
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/237877/62012573-a63c-4e0e-8cde-2bded043538d/revival-6.png
I think the top one should have bigger and/or higher font. There's a lot of empty space to move your eyes through
I like the running one but I wanna see it without a background too
Ya, the running one is my favourite composition, but its soo busy with different patterns / effects. Simplify that and it will be really striking.
I might suggest changing the orange circular area to just plane orange, and the black area with all the white stuff on it to just black and see what that looks like.
something like this?
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/237877/e2f2b9ee-ba00-47f0-aa58-1d5de829eefd/revival-8.png
I opened up a facebook page for my photography and attempted to make some graphics for it with my out of practice photoshop skills.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/220006/bc212bbc-4463-4458-92c9-557f5a33cdb5/NJNPhotographyLogo2-Recovered.png
No, overall the logo is simple enough, but there are some design issues. These might sound like I'm being mean, but they are sincere criticism, it just has to be kind of blunt to get the point across properly. Since it sounds like you mean to make a run of the business I'm offering comments which I think could help you to stand out more and seem more professional.
The font sucks real bad. Stylistically, it is totally divorced from the symbol. Try something a little more bold and a little less traditional. Especially if you are going to do a drop shadow behind it (which I would not do or at least make more subtle).
Take out the est. 2018. It might sound harsh, but it looks stupid. Do you really want to advertise that your business just started? People that use est. typically have a bunch of years in the game and show that to advertise that they have been around and have survived this long. When people do it right away it simply says "amateur."
The whole aperture thing is so generic to a point where you might as well not have a logo and just stylize the font for your name. I would say the only logo more generic might be a tooth symbol for a dental shop. It does speak to what you do very easily, which is the only positive. At the very least, you should find someway to do something a little different with the aperature.
The last comment is more of a personal preference probably, but the colour is a little lack lustre. I'd go bolder and maybe stay away from yellows since you will always have to provide a dark background for it then.
Thanks for the feedback! I can see what you mean with all your points. It was only my 2nd design iteration so I can keep going with it. I have downloaded a few Google fonts to try out.
Kill the aperature. Try on represent YOU, not photography
Keep it simple. Especially for a photography business who will probably going to want to watermark photographs, you don't want to have something extremely distracting shoved on there that detriments your image.
Sounds like a good direction to go! We'd all be glad to take a look at future iterations if you want to keep posting.
https://puu.sh/A2Pst/5f8550cb50.png
Can anyone explain why the in god damn hyphenate is on by default
In what situation does it look good?
Great question. Its a minor thing, but it is annoying having to turn it off all the time. I've never once used it.
https://i.imgur.com/f1AbOMq.png
Column A
https://files.facepunch.com/garry/2017/11/09/balloon_1f388.png
or Column B
https://files.facepunch.com/garry/805e1e29-7bfa-4bd7-aef8-c96d3b5cbd43.png
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