retrograde Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hey all, here's the latest piece I've just finished in 1.6 b1. It's a fun and colourful graphic Heart illo I'm selling on Redbubble (shameless plug). ;-) Yes I know it's pink but purple heart sounds better. It's basically all line work with some filled in shapes but it's really the first time I've done a piece like this in Designer using the path or stroke pressure feature pretty much exclusively. It takes a little getting used to but it ended up feeling really nice and comfortable and kinda slick as compared to illustrator's method. Gotta say though, the expand stroke nodes situation is still a major issue for me as I usually expand and unite everything to make a watertight piece. It almost forced me to abandon Designer for this and jump back to illustrator. But I stuck with it and I'm happy with the final product. Here's a link to my Redbubble page showing it on various products. The bold colour and linework really pops. https://www.redbubble.com/people/kevincreative/works/26652427-purple-heart-i-know-its-pink-but-there-it-is AnthonyVeire, MEB, jer and 3 others 6 Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Very nice work, Kevin. B) (Let's hope the devs get the 'Expand Stroke' feature fixed real soon!) retrograde and Aammppaa 2 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...
retrograde Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Very nice work, Kevin. B) (Let's hope the devs get the 'Expand Stroke' feature fixed real soon!) Thanks Alfred, and roger that! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Great work with shapes but I gotta say, pretty creepy on a pillow. :wacko: Re, the color, reds are kinda hard on organs as it looks like you're trying to get it right but you never quite do. Know what I mean? Pinks are similarly problematic. Soooo, I like that you have avoided all that and used a good looking purple! Works for me! :D retrograde 1 Quote ♥ WIN 10 AD & AP ♥ Lenovo Legion Y520 15.6" Laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Re, the color, reds are kinda hard on organs as it looks like you're trying to get it right but you never quite do. Know what I mean? Pinks are similarly problematic. Soooo, I like that you have avoided all that and used a good looking purple! Works for me! :D Yes, but ... does Kevin deserve a medal? :P jer 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...
jer Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yes, but ... does Kevin deserve a medal? :P Well, likely he sprained something moving the mouse around, so probably yes! :lol: Quote ♥ WIN 10 AD & AP ♥ Lenovo Legion Y520 15.6" Laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Oh I like the creepy factor on this one. ;-) I'm thinking of doing a whole series on shiny, bulging organs... :-) Edit: Hehe that sounds nasty... ;-) MEB 1 Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looks ace. Not sure I understand what you're doing with Expand Stroke. Not something I've used myself. I was thinking of doing a range of merchandise based on one design. How is redbubble? Are you happy with the quality? Thanks for sharing more of yer lovely artwork, George retrograde 1 Quote eejits: curious creatures with curious ideas - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Early access to comics and more! www.patreon.com/eejits Get eejits COMiCS and occasional NEWS direct to your inbox https://eejits.substack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looks ace. Not sure I understand what you're doing with Expand Stroke. Not something I've used myself. I was thinking of doing a range of merchandise based on one design. How is redbubble? Are you happy with the quality? Thanks for sharing more of yer lovely artwork, George Thanks eejits, short answer long...I expand or outline the strokes as a habit from years of sending out files to printers and vendors. Incase the design gets resized it ensures the the line widths stay intact... that sort of thing. Probably didn't need to do it for this but I like to be sure. I always keep versions of my files with lines or strokes still intact if I need to revise any of them. Re Redbubble, I am brand new to the online store thing and I figured it was overdue, I have a ton of stuff to upload and ideas of new stuff to create. I did a fair amount of research (mostly youtube) and kept seeing how they came out ahead in user/artist experience and quality. I haven't seen any of my work on products as of yet but I am expecting a shipment soon on a few things I ordered. I'll let you know what I think once I get it. :-) Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartRc Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Simply Brilliant..that's all I can say! Quote Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.5.5 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.5 5.2636 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.4412+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19056.1000.0 Rig:AMD FX 8350 and AMD Radeon (R9 380 Series) Settings Version 21.04.01 Radeon Settings Version 2020 20.1.03) + Wacom Intuous 4M with driver 6.3.41-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks Stuart! I used to do a lot more of this bold graphic stuff in the early digital days before gradients and the ability to do a lot of tonal shading and I think I'm going to get back into it. I like the richness and the playfulness of the colouring on the eye. It can really pack a visual punch too. ;-) Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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