| steggy 2005-10-21, 6:15 pm |
| iehsmith wrote:
>
> On 10/20/05 10:08 PM, Donna uttered:
>
>
> For my part, I would think that opening up the AI file in PS or exporting it
> as PSD would give you maximum control of what happens to it from there, but
> I'm a control freak with my work, so... I probably would have exported
> different parts of it to use in different layers.
>
>
> I wonder that we may be doing you a disservice though. If I were your
> instructor I would have wanted you to use your mind to decide/imagine what a
> looser version of the piece should convey (or, illustrate), and wanted you
> to experiment and do the work to accomplish it.
>
> Sometimes illustration isn't about making a precise, picture perfect copy of
> the subject; sometimes you have to go beyond the lines (outside the box) to
> convey the true essense of what you are illustrating. Less confined by
> detail; open to expression.
>
> That said, I'm sure we'd all love to see both results when you're done. I'm
> certain it's good work since you obviously care:)
>
> good luck,
> inez
I agree fully Inez, about Illustrations. It is all really
about what is expected from Donna. Maybe the tutor wants a
free drafted illustration, just by hand. Maybe it is what
Donna herself thinks (hopes??:)): a looser "touch" to it.
Anyway there are ways to do that even if you are not an
artist in PS and Illy. And I certainly am not an artist.
I also love the Transform palette to make sure everything is
completely right. Use my ruler to make sure everything is on
its place. When I see peple centering stuff by hand I feel uneasy:)
The flip side of that coin is I rather would ask an airbrush
person to do some shading than use a gaussian blur or drop
shadow.........because it really needs to look good, it
should not look "like it is made on the computer". The real
gurus can do that lots of times on that machine. But the old
pen and ink will never disappear, just as the paper and the
hard cover will not.
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steg
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