This month I made my first set of pins that are based on an illustration from my upcoming coloring book. I picked one of the illustrations that I really liked and thought would translate easily as a pin. To create an enamel pin, there are a lot of rules you need to follow regarding prepping […]
Making enamel pins with mostly-free software Read More »
A couple of weeks ago I saw an advertisement for an event on Google Plus. It was for an animation workshop using open-source software presented by Ricardo Graça. The only problem is that the workshop will be held in Rio. They will be capturing the upcoming event on video but the lecture will be in Portuguese.
Fridays with Ricardo Read More »
A few days ago I decided to start make an official break with Adobe in my personal life and work in open source software and other alternatives. I haven’t quit cold turkey. I left myself an Adobe parachute just in case I need it. It’s definitely risk-aversion. Instead of deleting the Adobe Suite from all
Inkscape and Gimp take the spotlight Read More »
A close and wonderful friend is starting her first Etsy site and it was my pleasure to help her out and create some illustrations and logo for her new venture. I thought it would be fun to show the entire experience from beginning to end, so I recorded my desktop while I worked. Captured on
Drawing for Maggie Read More »
Here is an example for the post that I just wrote on transforming your hand drawn line art to vector art. For this Illustration, I used the Modbook, ArtRage, and Illustrator. Through making this art, I learned that the larger you make your file, the better the auto (live) trace. If you want to create your image
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Hand-Drawn Vector Art Sometime creating vector art can look too mechanical and computerized. It’s nice to create resolution-independent art that feels like it was hand drawn. No matter if you use Illustrator, Inkscape, or even Corel Draw, you can easily bring your hand back into your design, giving your final result a hand-drawn vibe. In the past my
iPad + ArtRage + Inkscape = Creating Hand-Drawn Type Read More »
If you ever tried to make a perfect curve in Illustrator, this post is for you I definitely don’t mean to be so negative about Adobe. It does some wonderful things. Currently I’ve been learning about Adobe’s digital publishing suite. No other software that I’ve found so far is doing something similar and it gives
Spiro Mode in Inkscape Makes a Perfect Curve Read More »
Tracing in Inkscape In my previous post, I compared the tracing capabilities of Inkscape and Illustrator. With CS6 being released this week, I think it’s important to share the benefits of open-source software. I tried tracing an illustration the first time in Inkscape yesterday and I was really pleased with the results. I decided tonight
Bitmap Tracing (live trace) With Inkscape Read More »
Tracing Images Tracing bitmaps in a vector program like Illustrator or Inkscape can give mixed results. To ensure a good outcome, remember to trace from an image that has a lot of pixel info. The more pixels in the image, the more the program has info to pull from in order to make a satisfactory
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