[QUOTE=D3TBS;32829151]Ok i feel that I only do stuff stuff when I'm banned from facepunch. This last ban I made a half assed drawing with a "joke" which I thought would be suitable for threadless. Apparently it didn't get that many good votes but whatever haha
[url]http://www.threadless.com/submission/376843/Silly_Chameleon[/url][/QUOTE]
why must most work you do be considered good by threadless users? your designs are good, but they're probably not best suited to the threadless... clientèle, but you keep doing it and then seem disappointed when you don't get great scores.
[QUOTE=Autumn;32829701]why must most work you do be considered good by threadless users? your designs are good, but they're probably not best suited to the threadless... clientèle, but you keep doing it and then seem disappointed when you don't get great scores.[/QUOTE]
don't mix these for the other ones, and I really appreaciate your compliment :) but this was just just a test run. Even though I know what people like on threadless, I always try because there's not much to lose really. All of them got rejected, except one, which was chosen for another contest a few weeks after the vote ended. So who knows what can happen next? And yeah, it's not really complaining, it's just letting it out I guess. Of course I get a bit frustrated, but I'll always be more into DBH (though threadless offers more cash :D)
yep totally. I actually hate those pop culture shirt designs but some people just like then because they can relate better to darth vader than some turtle with crystals and whatnot
[QUOTE=Autumn;32828053]1. what is it?
2. is it bats or stab?
3. why is is backwards?
4. what do bacteria have to do with bats/stab/red in tooth and claw?
5. work in vector if it's going to be a screen printed design, then you won't have problems with scaling stuff
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or really, work in vector most of the time unless you're specifically making bitmap art work, in which case it should always be at the maximum size you're going to need, and at least 300dpi[/QUOTE]
1. It's a post-hardcore/punk band from Dublin
2. It's BATS, but part of their thing is that it's STAB backwards.
3. So that people will read STAB, then work out what the subtitle says, then perhaps think to read back over STAB to get BATS. I did it like this because I didn't like the name half as much before I got the whole STAB thing :v:
4. Their lyrics are often scientific, so it's in that vein I guess.
5. Well if I had the font to use I wouldn't be scaling it, it's the font from the Red in Tooth and Claw cover and idk what it is, hence I asked. Just rough examples of what I want there in any case
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32826721]Hello graphic design
I wanted to design a quick tshirt, mocked these up:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Nqk1g.jpg[/img]
The first one, I got that far and kind of thought it was a bit too cluttered. I thought about making the whole column narrower towards the top, but it would be effort and I don't know if it would come out looking much better. Any advice?
The second is basic as shit obviously, I rearranged the text and sized it up, therefore it looks like balls. Anyone know if that's an actual modified font, or would I have to use the parent font at that size and edit it to reproduce this?[/QUOTE]
Maybe im tired, but I convinced myself the writing underneath "STAB" was russian for awhile..
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32840011]2. It's BATS, but part of their thing is that it's STAB backwards.[/QUOTE]
then wouldn't it make more sense for the main text to say BATS, and then have the subtext backwards. because then your brain goes
1. BATS
2. backwards text?
3. oh look, it says STAB too!
also [url]http://whatthefont.com[/url] gave me
[url]http://www.azfonts.net/load_font/VEGAANTI.html[/url]
which looks very similar
Well, that would work too, but would it not be inconsistent to have part of it backwards and the other part forwards? Plus at a glance I would rather have it read STAB, BATS out of context is a bit of a rubbish name..
Hey, I don't know why it has never occurred to me to ask this before, but can you select & vectorise things in Illustrator? I have used AI before, but the person demonstrating was awful so I didn't think much of it at the time
there's LiveTrace, but it's only really good for basic shapes, or if you're confident enough to modify the shapes afterwards.
what sort of things did you have in mind? with some types of images/text it works okay, but a lot of the time it doesn't and looks pretty bad. maybe look up some tutorials with the pen tool, then practice a lot until you feel more confident with it. if you want help with specific things i'll be happy to help when i have the time, but generally i'd advise just getting used to using the pen tool if you want to work in vector
Oh yes of course, the bloody pen tool. I can use it alright but I don't entirely like it
But surely you can load alpha channels out of photoshop and vectorise the selections with AI?
All I had in mind was that BATS text, just occurred to me that would be the easiest way to resize it
you can get a similar font, like the one autumn showed you. Type whatever you want on illustrator an then just convert the text to vectorized shapes. Then all you need to do is resize and readjust what you want
yeah use a similar font
don't try and trace it from that, it'll be shit
I'm working on this ad right now for a ficticious transport company in panama (kinda like greyhound). I did the logo and came up with the text. what do you think?
[thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25318683/adEN.jpg[/thumb]
Don't worry about the fake ass logo that's on the bus, a friend of mine is coming to help me out with that, make it look real :v: but if you have any suggestions on how to make it blend more with the bus then please, do tell.
Also, this is the logo:
[thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25318683/logofeat.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=barttool;32882195]
Don't worry about the fake ass logo that's on the bus, a friend of mine is coming to help me out with that, make it look real :v: but if you have any suggestions on how to make it blend more with the bus then please, do tell.
[/QUOTE]
If you're working in Photoshop, you could set the layer with the logo on it to "Overlay". It won't make it look super-realistic but it'll help.
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32858104]
But surely you can load alpha channels out of photoshop and vectorise the selections with AI? [/QUOTE]
Bump for this question, it [i]surely[/i] is possible by using clipping masks to import to AI and vectorise; if it isn't Adobe can suck my cock forever, there's no image information, nothing but dimensions so there's no chance it's a difficult feature to implement
[QUOTE=barttool;32882195]I'm working on this ad right now for a ficticious transport company in panama (kinda like greyhound). I did the logo and came up with the text. what do you think?
[thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25318683/adEN.jpg[/thumb]
Don't worry about the fake ass logo that's on the bus, a friend of mine is coming to help me out with that, make it look real :v: but if you have any suggestions on how to make it blend more with the bus then please, do tell.
Also, this is the logo:
[thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25318683/logofeat.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]
i think you could stretch the bus to cover the "frontier" between the road and the pics in the background. Or find a way to cover those because it bothers me a bit
[QUOTE=barttool;32882195]Don't worry about the fake ass logo that's on the bus, a friend of mine is coming to help me out with that, make it look real :v: but if you have any suggestions on how to make it blend more with the bus then please, do tell.[/QUOTE]
The biggest issue with it is the fact that the logo is still present in places where it wouldn't be if it were actually on the side of the bus. The seams between metal panels and over the gaps in the vent should still be black.
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32887465]Bump for this question, it [i]surely[/i] is possible by using clipping masks to import to AI and vectorise; if it isn't Adobe can suck my cock forever, there's no image information, nothing but dimensions so there's no chance it's a difficult feature to implement[/QUOTE]
and it still depends on your definition of being able to "vectorise" something. vectorisation is the process of converting something from raster to vector. in Illustrator you can use LiveTrace, but it's only good for certain things.
otherwise, you do it by hand. that's what "vectorising" is.
Splitting hairs
I wish I could remember the AI interface better. Can you make a selection, fill it with a base colour, say black, and then manipulate it as a vector?
[QUOTE=Goodthief;32899802]GTA influenced?[/QUOTE]
Possibly, I've been playing GTA4 a lot lately actually. Maybe it was haha
What are occupy wall street and occupy everywhere else actually complaining about?
im not sure, I only saw a video of a marine who was yelling to some cops in new york about how they shouldn't abuse citizens
[editline]22nd October 2011[/editline]
also, sadly no one is paying attention to my thread anymore, if anybody here still hasn't voted, please?
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1131520[/url]
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32897629]Splitting hairs
I wish I could remember the AI interface better. Can you make a selection, fill it with a base colour, say black, and then manipulate it as a vector?[/QUOTE]
yes. since illustrator is a vector image editor. it'd be somewhat useless if you couldn't do something simple like that.
and i'm not splitting hairs, you just don't have a clue what you're talking about.
here is a very quick and simple demonstration of "vectorising" from an existing shape, and then modifying it
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19936378/illubasic.png[/img]
1. base image
2. draw over base image using pen tool, it doesn't matter if it's not perfect, so long as the anchors are in roughly the right place
3. modify lines using the Convert Anchor Tool. also this is currently being 'stroked', with black. if you press the arrow by the colour boxes it'll change it from being a stroke to a fill
4. filled shape
5. if you want to change the shape, using the Convert Anchor Tool grab the anchors and move the arms accordingly. you can't see because print screen ignores the cursor but my mouse is where the yellow dot is, i've grabbed the arm and pulled it down
6. example of a modified shape, very different to the original
7. go nuts
8. you can also select single anchor points and move them independently, so you can then create shapes like this or w/e
[QUOTE=Autumn;32903435]yes. since illustrator is a vector image editor. it'd be somewhat useless if you couldn't do something simple like that.
and i'm not splitting hairs, you just don't have a clue what you're talking about.
here is a very quick and simple demonstration of "vectorising" from an existing shape, and then modifying it
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19936378/illubasic.png[/img]
1. base image
2. draw over base image using pen tool, it doesn't matter if it's not perfect, so long as the anchors are in roughly the right place
3. modify lines using the Convert Anchor Tool. also this is currently being 'stroked', with black. if you press the arrow by the colour boxes it'll change it from being a stroke to a fill
4. filled shape
5. if you want to change the shape, using the Convert Anchor Tool grab the anchors and move the arms accordingly. you can't see because print screen ignores the cursor but my mouse is where the yellow dot is, i've grabbed the arm and pulled it down
6. example of a modified shape, very different to the original
7. go nuts
8. you can also select single anchor points and move them independently, so you can then create shapes like this or w/e[/QUOTE]
how I do it, in flash
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/flash.png[/img]
each line is always infinitely bendable, which is good if you want something perfect, or even imperfect. i find it gives you more personal control over the pen tool
[editline]22nd October 2011[/editline]
plus it's a lot easier to edit something
[editline]22nd October 2011[/editline]
it's how I did my flash guns and i literally cannot imagine anyone in a million years, using the pen tool to do anything remotely as complicated. it would be a logistical nightmare.
[QUOTE=Rusty100;32904010]each line is always infinitely bendable, which is good if you want something perfect, or even imperfect.[/QUOTE]
lines are infinitely bendable in illustrator too...
yes I know that but the mechanics of how it works in flash is more personal
maybe to you, but probably not to most other people.
It's hard to explain what I mean, I guess I just can't convey the specifics of how I mean it. But it is something, and it's not an opinion based thing. I will go off and think of a good way to express what I mean.
[QUOTE=Rusty100;32904010]how I do it, in flash
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/flash.png[/img]
each line is always infinitely bendable, which is good if you want something perfect, or even imperfect. i find it gives you more personal control over the pen tool
[editline]22nd October 2011[/editline]
plus it's a lot easier to edit something
[editline]22nd October 2011[/editline]
it's how I did my flash guns and i literally cannot imagine anyone in a million years, using the pen tool to do anything remotely as complicated. it would be a logistical nightmare.[/QUOTE]
I see no fucking difference whatsoever.
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