Beginning to end vector drawing process of “Mesmerized” by David Lanham:
Here’s the process for a full vector drawing where I don’t really have any preconceptions, just having fun and seeing where the drawing takes me, I picked a base color and ran with it. This is shown at 1200x actual time, speed up from about 4.5 hours of drawing. Final drawing: dlanham.com/art/mesmerized/
Very impressive stuff, I’ve rarely started a drawing from scratch in Adobe Illustrator nor used the brush tools a lot. I usually use Illustrator for precise logo designs, line drawings, and page layouts. This inspires me to try using the brush tools more in Illustrator for my personal creative artwork.
How David Lanham does his vector drawings.
Illustration shown: Thread Troll.
(Free Software) Open Source Inkscape: vector program
Manipulate Vector Images with Open Source Inkscape [via lifehacker.com]
All platforms: Inkscape is an open source vector editing program. If you are looking for a free alternative to the Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape has a host of features that make it worth taking for a spin.
I haven’t tried it myself, but it looks like a great place to start. You could also use the basics of my pen tool tutorial with it, I wrote with it Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in mind, but vector graphics generally work about the same.
