My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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I would probably do it in Photoshop, or both Illy and Photoshop.
-------------------- Kelsey Dum Dum Designs Sherwood, AR 72120 501.765.2166 kelsey@dumdesigns.com Posts: 827 | From: Sherwood, AR | Registered: Oct 2005
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Last year I posted a link to some tutorials on CD. They are not free, but they are well done and worth the money. Even if your style doesn't match the work in the tutorials, you still get an idea of how complex images can be created in Photoshop. The site even has downloadable samples to view.
My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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As stated earlier, you can do it in Photoshop. Typically, the illustration is done as line art and then brought into Photoshop for coloring and texturizing. Afterward, the colors are seperated. The sample you linked was done using spot colors.
A tutorial on how to do it this way is available at www.motorsportsillustrated.com by artist Jeri Clow. The tutorials are inexpensive and full of clear concise instruction on how she does it.
The other way is to create the illustrations first, scan them in, add the other objects and text, then seperate in Photoshop.
Below is an example of a job I did last year.
This is one of the earlier versions done in Corel.
This was the finished product.
The fish were illustrations done by a local artist. I scanned them into Corel Draw. Then I added the various elements and text. Once the design was approved, I brought it into Photoshop and separated the colors. There are 8 colors in this job. Scarlet Red, Lemon Yellow, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Light Puke Brown, Black, Underbase White and a Highlight White.
The underbase used a 195 mesh and the other screens used 305 mesh. The film postives were generated at 55 LPI (round dot, 25 degree angle) on an Oyo thermal imagesetter. The underbase was flashed. All of the other colors were printed wet-on-wet.
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Nice Work Glenn - -Fish look awesome - I hope you sold them some signage as well - they NEED that design on their "hangar board" at their dock - - -
-------------------- Carl Wood Olive Branch, Ms Posts: 1392 | From: Olive Branch,MS USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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.....was most likely all done in Photoshop and Illustrator (although it could have just as easily have been done in Corel). The artist(s) definately has a good knowledge of marine life.
Looking at the other artwork offered by the company, I noticed that the same fish art is utilized in different designs, so that does make things easier. There is clipart available for purchase at Usscreen.Com that may help you get started. Also, there is plenty of pics available on the net that should be able to provide reference material so that you can render your own images in the manner that Jeri Clow does her's.
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they mostly start out with an airbrushed or painted illustration on board then the rest is computer "finished". I can't remember who did the first pic... my mind is going
-------------------- AirbrushBobby.com Clearwater, FL The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.1Cor1:18 “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord”Rom6:23 Posts: 505 | From: Clearwater Florida USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Thanks for the link to DigitalArtsTutorial. That is some killer info! I'm surprised at how inexpensive the CDs are. Time for me to break out the CC when the wife isn't looking.