PeterRex Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Don't say Covid 19 is only bad (even if it is!), thanks to a big dent in my workload I finally found the time to get my hands really dirty in Designer, that is doing some "old style" illustrations instead of the usual logo work. Some input would be nice ! sgreenhalgh, dannyg9 and Clockmaster77 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyg9 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Love it and I only see three immediate things. The curve of the base of the glass doesn't quite go with the curve of the top. The moisture drop at the top of the straw seems to be defying gravity. I'd put it on the opposite side. The liquid puddle around the base of the glass should be a bit translucent (show the woodgrain beneath it - same way you've done with the shadow of the glass.). Those are tweaks. Well done overall. PeterRex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks Danny, I'll give it a try! dannyg9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 And did I say that I do like working white on black? StudioJason, dannyg9, Alfred and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Duh, I found the Outline button! 😓 Really not much in it, a couple of shapes and strokes ... dannyg9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioJason Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Very nice... and now I am thirsty! Aside of things mentioned by Dannyg9... The condensation droplets on outside of glass, need a bit more differentiation or defining.. as they appear inside the glass with the liquid, bubbles, ice. Perhaps, just another type of Layer Blend or not as a Child Layer. On the Glass, perhaps a Duplicate of the Thin Sheen line used for opposite side (as is), maybe adding another as well ‘on the sunny side’..but with the same vibrancy in Tone as the Large Sheen on back of glass. Maybe a Contour Gradient Outline of Main Text, using Color chosen and lighter White Tint...can add a similarity to the Droplets and such, Compositionally. Just little things, but like it. PeterRex and dannyg9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thank you Studio Jason, I'll look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Can you see I'm bored ? Bars and restaurants closed, no beer in the fridge, I finished all my new books… I tried something minimalistic, especially after having seen a couple of those realistic car illustrations here, maybe a tad too minimalistic… It is time we get a Halftone tool in Designer, placing, rotating and scaling .pngs is not really fun! On some Halftone shapes I duplicated the container shape, got rid of the childed .png and added a fill gradient from white to full transparency. And as usual, feedback is always welcome! dannyg9, StudioJason and Ren De 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Ok, I reworked the glass picture, imho it looks better. StudioJason, Ren De and dannyg9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 And a new one, freshly done this morning (after my first cup of coffee). Mensch Mesch, dannyg9, Ren De and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just a question: Is it better to create a new post for each work or just adding to an existing post? And now I stop spamming! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyg9 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I like the rework of "HOT?" Good job on the puddle of condensation and the condensation on the straw and the glass. This is just me, but I still think the curve of the bottom of the glass needs to be closer in shape to the curve at the top. Love all the artistic silhouette/outline/halftone stuff, especially the "cup of coffee' piece. PeterRex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Thanks @dannyg9. I'll look into that. I did another halftone illustration just to get the feeling, but can't post it. Really nsfw! But hey, a guy needs some fun every now and then and it looks great hanging on my wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 And a WIP, not quite sure where to go now, would like to add some moss and stones. I am way out my comfort zone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 My breakfast coffee excercise for today, inspired by some memory of my log gone youth. 😉 dannyg9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, PeterRex said: inspired by some memory of my log gone youth Is that why there’s no Arctic roll? PeterRex and jmwellborn 1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Alfred said: Is that why there’s no Arctic roll? Right, but there are still typos! 🙄 Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Went ahead with the mushroom, not an easy task! I will have to rethink the moss, it's a performance killer! Does Designer has an in-built shape or node counter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 And todays breakfast coffee exercise : Patrick Connor, jmwellborn, dannyg9 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Recreating one of my macro photos … Realism is still miles away! I think in english this stuff is called livermoss. dannyg9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyg9 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Doesn't have to be realistic. That doesn't quantify the work. Does it LOOK good? That said, if it is absolute realism that you're going for, then by all means, be self-critical. I like where its at right now so anything you do to "improve" or refine this piece will be icing on the cake. Always have to take intent of the artist into account when observing the work posted here. PeterRex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterRex Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 I don't think that I would go further into realism on this one even if I could, I like it as it is (maybe I try to render the stem more 3d, more detailed). Thing is, I admire the realistic cars you ca see here on the forum and I wish i were able to do such work (maybe in a couple of years), but on the other hand, I'm not a car guy and have never really been into objective realism. I'd rather go with my subjective realism. 😄 dannyg9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyg9 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Don't follow the crowd, find your own path. I think some of the really detailed pieces here are originating with some sort of high end tracing software that takes the subject from photo to vector. At least that's what I gleaned from one conversation. If that's not the case, then I'm all the more impressed that these pieces are done by painstakingly drawing that wealth of vector information bit-by-bit. Reminds me of the technical air brush artists from back-in-the-day (Philip Castle, Jim Hatch, and the absolute master, Don Eddy). Any creative endeavor is worthy of praise, no matter the tool(s) used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren De Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Dannyg9, you are so right! I could not agree more! Creativity finds its way no matter what materials or tools are at hand. When artists first began using digital images the aesthetic was different with the clunky, chunky pixellated images and some people I knew were disparaging the work as non-art. I pointed out that we do not criticize a masterful woodcut for not being an etching... PeterRex, i like your work - especially the b/w stuff. Brings to mind solarization...and pen and ink. Very cool. PeterRex and dannyg9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyg9 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Ren De, See. Craftspeople of a feather. . . I like you comments about PeterRex's work in regard to pen and ink. I have a mind to dust off my rapidographs! Ren De 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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