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Vector art is Actually pop at the moment. Anybody is making vector art. Information technology's non hard to practise and you lot don't need to be able to draw to create information technology. Be warned though, vector art does take a lot of time and patience. Especially if you want to create OUTSTANDING art.
In this tutorial I promise to shed some lite on how to brand vector fine art and more importantly how to make really smashing vector art with Adobe Photoshop. We'll be creating shape layers which are vectors.
In order to fifty-fifty first to call back about doing this tutorial YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO Employ THE PEN TOOL. If y'all don't know how to apply the pen tool only do THIS TUTORIAL first, (it's not hard honestly).
Don't merge or rasterize your shape layers. As long as all your layers are shape layers so yous have a vector piece of art…That means you tin scale the original psd up and downward in Photoshop and it will remain perfect and unpixelated!! The terminal output volition Non Be a vector file (information technology volition be a rasterized jpg etc), to output a vector file you demand to utilize Adobe Illustrator.
To see a better sized version of the finished vector just click HERE
I suggest yous read through the unabridged tutorial before y'all begin…
The Prepare Commencement you demand to choose the image that yous are going to vector. Make sure you Actually like the photo that you are starting with. You are going to be looking at this image for hours and essentially your vector prototype will be similar to this photo. Lots of people exercise vectors of their favourite musicians and actors as a sort of tribute. I recollect this is a peachy idea considering hopefully it motivates you to actually finish the thing and do a good job. Only exist careful when y'all are selecting the image that you are going to vector…information technology must be a decent size so that yous tin zoom in and still run across lots of detail. Anything smaller than 600 x 600 pixels isn't going to be much good at all. Bigger IS better in your selection of the photograph to plough into a vector .
Open your epitome in Photoshop and indistinguishable the background layer twice .desaturate it (Ctrl + Shft + U)Posterize this layer. Image >> Adjustments >> Posterize…
Your layer palette should now wait similar the i shown above.
The posterized layer is simply there as a crude guide for when you become stuck. (Personally I always discover the nose to exist a piffling difficult and use the posterize layer to assist me). Delight please please don't apply it to create your vector. If you do, your resulting image will exist BLAND, BORING and LACK Whatever Creative MERIT!
Plow the visibility ON for the "Background copy". This fashion y'all will just meet the path and colour won't go in the fashion.
Create a new layer (Ctrl + Shft + North)
Once a shape layer is consummate I like to turn ON and OFF the visibility of acme "groundwork re-create" layer just to compare the 2. Your layer palette should look the image shown below. Notice that I similar to lock layers once I am happy with them so that I don't accidently move them.
I like to create the large blocked out areas next .
Trace the outline the hair. Every bit a dominion you should make the initial shade (the base colour) for the hair the darkest . You volition then build up layers of lighter and lighter colours/shades from in that location.set chosen "hair" and lock it. I like to exist organised so rather than naming every new layer in a vector I like to organise them into sets…like "hair set", "countenance set", "sleeve set' etc.
From the image below, you lot can run across that I have blocked out all the main shapes and organised my layer palette.
This vector is a footling unusual in that her hair is going to exist absolute black so I used this layer to also form the accented areas of black on the face too.
That's the basic set up all done. Now it's fourth dimension to start forming the features.
Forming the Features At that place's no set order in which to create the diverse features. I like to work on specific area until it'southward done and and so move on. Having said that though, I always notice a little something to tweak once I'm working on another area…
I used a grand total of 316 layers to form this Bjork vector and then obviously I tin't show you every step by footstep layer, just I did make an blithe clip of the layers. It'southward 16 hours worth of work condensed down to one minute…don't blink or you'll miss some layers. If the video below isn't working try CLICKING Here (or come up dorsum tomorrow).
What follows next is a breakdown of some specific areas with some tips thrown in. I'll commencement with the optics because I always similar starting with the eyes. They are definitely ane of THE most important areas.
THE EYES (well really, eye in this case) As y'all encounter, past comparing the original photo eye to my vector eye, I definitely didn't create exactly what was in the original photograph. It's very of import nonetheless to pay attention to the cogitating quality of the eye . I've used several layers here to go far look semi-life-like and I piece of work super zoomed in . Besides yous'll notice I used a pretty vivid violet color under the middle…this really merely adds interest to the vector.
Never use pure white for the eyeball . It will just look weird! If in that location is white anywhere on the eye it will be in the cogitating highlight.
one. Put in the basic shapes of the eye. Note I used Layer Style Inner Glow on the iris layer . Make sure the student is round by using the eclipse tool.
2. Add in eyelashes (mine look a bit like cockroach legs ha ha). You can create multiple paths on a single path layer. I discover a faster technique for shapes like this is to just create one and and so duplicate it, altering it with transform and using the convert betoken tool .
iii. Add together in the highlights etc. You tin encounter that the highlight has it's opacity lowered so that the layers beneath bear witness through. By adjusting the opacity of your layers, your vector will have a greater complexity …it volition appear similar there are more layers.
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