When recreating this piece I mostly used the pen tool to recreate the shapes. I also used the eye dropper tool to sample the colors so that it would look identical to the original colors. Due to the multiple complex shapes, I had to create multiple layers so that it would work.
I really enjoy both versions, although I'm unsure of what exactly they depict. The image works well as both a print and a graphic design piece, and has a real 90's advertisement vibe to it (although maybe that would change after seeing the full image).
ReplyDeleteEven though we've lost the original texturing in the Illustrator piece, it still feels like we've gained something. The way the leaves work with the pink is incredibly interesting. There is one weird overlap on the Illustrator version though with the bottom pink design.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly, I enjoy these pieces on their own for their graphic feel. I think that the vectorized version is a fairly accurate translation from the original picture, so kudos on the accurate transformation. Also wanted to say that I’m a fan of the light outlines around each shape.
ReplyDeleteYou have rendered these abstract forms very cleanly between traditional medium and Illustrator. Your very precise work with the pen tool has paid off well. I enjoy seeing even the tiniest specks of color still present in your digital representation of this piece. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI really like this comparison not because of how different the two styles are like most of the other posts here, but because of how similar they are. Both are of a graphic/printed style which transfers over into illustrator quite nicely. The accuracy of your abstract shapes spot on and I enjoy how flat the artwork is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Case, the texture in the original piece is great and I wish it would have come through in the re-draw. Also, your pen work is so clean and precise, you should try maybe playing with different colors on this piece and make a set out of them, I feel like thats something that might sell really well at the Art Sale if you have it framed nicely.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a really great job with this one! I notice that some people are commenting about texture - there are some things that we'll learn to help make it a little more texture-y … one thing I can mention right away that might be helpful is using a couple of the tools that give you that look.
ReplyDeleteOne is in the Effect menu - under Distort and transform, and then the one called Roughen - it's nice because you can add a little bit of wiggle to the outer edge of your lifework, which might help you make something with a really nice textured edge. There is another thing, too, that could help add the other more paper-textured look to these --- which is called Pixelate (there are a couple ways of doing this in the Effects>Pixellate menu -- there are four different ones including crystalize and pointillze, That will add a grain to your work.
To use it, you would put a semi transparent grey layer (or light color) over the whole thing and then, while it's selected, use pixellate -- and it'll add this little texture on it!
Overall, I think yo idid a great job - I think you have really nice control over the pen tool = and you picked a piece with some really interesting detail that I think you had a lot of success reproducing! Great job.