tinpixel Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Affinity Designer vector illustration of my daughter at 19-days old. No pixels or vector brushes used here, just good old fashioned strokes and filled paths. Masks, transparency tool, layer FX and blend modes used where needed and a couple of adjustment layers to tweak the colours at the end. I'd guess there's around 2,000 elements make up this image - around 500 are individually positioned head hairs, and many of the individual wool strands are actually three strokes twisted together too which ups the object count. With all the blurs and depth of field stuff, it nearly kills my MacBook and takes a good 20+ seconds for the screen to redraw after every zoom or edit on high quality view settings - spent a lot of time in wireframe and low quality mode at the end. When I get a faster Mac, I'd like to add some of the less important detail that's missing to make it more convincing (e.g. the almost invisible eyebrow hairs, more detail to eyes etc.) and tweak some of the bits that are annoying me. No idea how long it took as I've been working on it on and off in my spare time (which is practically non-existent with a baby) since December - I'd estimate 30-50 hours. Anyway, hope you like it! CircularWebs, MartinB78, Pauls and 29 others 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 26, 2017 Hi tinpixel, Absolutely stunning work! Nice use of blur to add depth to the image as well. Thanks for sharing and Welcome to Affinity Forums tinpixel and CircularWebs 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartRc Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Hi Tinpixel, I am speechless this time...absolutely brilliant piece of work...and visually worth all the time and effort.....thank you for sharing this masterpiece! tinpixel 1 Quote Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.4.1 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.4 2.2356 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.4046+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0 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...
Staff MattP Posted August 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 26, 2017 Good heavens! That’s amazing!!!!!!!! tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Wow. I mean... just... WOW! Definitely a contender for this: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/44775-get-your-affinity-work-featured/ StuartRc, Alfred and tinpixel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 40 minutes ago, tinpixel said: Anyway, hope you like it! You hope? How could anyone not like it?? tinpixel 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Absolutely stunning and quite amazing that it was all vector! I can see why you have been working on it since December. tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 26, 2017 ...and of course, congratulations on the arrival of your daughter! Everyone was so dumbfounded we obviously forgot to mention that!!! (Currently marching my 10-month old daughter around in the pram while she snoozes - and I am amazed you’ve found time to create this piece of sorcery!!!) tinpixel, ronnyb, Aammppaa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 51 minutes ago, MattP said: ...and of course, congratulations on the arrival of your daughter! Everyone was so dumbfounded we obviously forgot to mention that!!! Oops, yes! Absolutely!! 51 minutes ago, MattP said: (Currently marching my 10-month old daughter around in the pram while she snoozes - and I am amazed you’ve found time to create this piece of sorcery!!!) Congratulations to you too, Matt! I didn't know your son had a younger sibling now. MattP 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangbu Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Stunning work (all around). tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper-V Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Well, I'm not often lost for words, but "Wow!" is as far as I got! And may your daughter be as much a blessing to you as mine is to me. tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorVonDoom Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 An impressive amount of effort. Being picky if it's to be photorealistic it needs skin texture which is another large amount of work. tinpixel 1 Quote Marc ArtByMarc.me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Just WOW!!! tinpixel 1 Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Ventura 13.6 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB78 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Impressive work! tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I think you forgot to post the finished artwork? i can only see the vector outline view and the reference image ?! just kidding great work cheers Alfred and tinpixel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Defenitly one for the promo tinpixel 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 On 27/08/2017 at 8:03 AM, dutchshader said: Defenitly one for the promo It's a really excellent work in progress and definately will be for 1.7 when it's finished but at the moment it's in between, not one thing or another. Not yet photo-realistic and not what you think as standard vector illustration either. Not meant to sound negative, he says he wants to do more work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpixel Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Thanks to all of you for taking time to comment, I really appreciate your feedback and kind words. 13 hours ago, Orville said: It's a really excellent work in progress and definately will be for 1.7 when it's finished but at the moment it's in between, not one thing or another. Not yet photo-realistic and not what you think as standard vector illustration either. Not meant to sound negative, he says he wants to do more work on it. I appreciate your honesty. Whilst it has fooled a few people into thinking it was a photo, it's far from perfect. One of the big problems I have is getting so focussed on the bit I'm doing, that it's difficult to see the entire thing. For example, I might be so caught up getting an eye to look right, that I don't notice that it's too big, or out of position in realtion to the rest - then I have a decent break from looking at it and go back later, see how bad it looks and correct it. I actually did submit this for the featured work promo so had to do as much as possible over the past couple of weeks, around looking after my daughter and other stuff (I'm currently a full-time dad as my wife has returned to work), so time wasn't a luxury for me unfortunately and I definately had to get it to a point that it was at least a consistent quality (as opposed to hyper realistic eyes, but less convincing else where, for example.) Of course, I'm now seeing more and more things that would improve it; tweaks to depth of field, refined shading and shapes, additional detail etc. and, of course, much better colour. I tend to beat myself up about these things but I'm still very proud of what I've acheived. On 26/08/2017 at 1:53 PM, MattP said: ...and of course, congratulations on the arrival of your daughter! Everyone was so dumbfounded we obviously forgot to mention that!!! (Currently marching my 10-month old daughter around in the pram while she snoozes - and I am amazed you’ve found time to create this piece of sorcery!!!) Thank you - and congratulations to you too. My daughter is now coming up to a year old in September and, as rewarding as being a dad is, many of my other hobbies are distant memories, so try to draw when I can. I've had several occasions this last two weeks where I've been sat in bed at midnight, in the dark, with my MacBook and trackpad - trying to finish this well enough for the promo deadline whilst not waking my daughter. The highlight definately being on Friday (deadline day) with her asleep on me at my desk/kitchen table, having to stretch my arms around her to reach the keyboard/mouse, praying she would stay asleep long enough! The struggle is most definately real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It's impressive but skin texture lifts it to being photorealistic and that, as you know, is a whole load more work, don't think your poor mac would be happy doing it! I know what you mean about needing breaks from it, it's hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 This amazes me to unknown limits! I hope people at Serif consider this for the 1.6 launch campaign. Incredible work, and like everyone else here: congratulations! Best regards. tinpixel 1 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deividtavares Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 On 26/08/2017 at 7:52 AM, tinpixel said: Affinity Designer vector illustration of my daughter at 19-days old. No pixels or vector brushes used here, just good old fashioned strokes and filled paths. Masks, transparency tool, layer FX and blend modes used where needed and a couple of adjustment layers to tweak the colours at the end. I'd guess there's around 2,000 elements make up this image - around 500 are individually positioned head hairs, and many of the individual wool strands are actually three strokes twisted together too which ups the object count. With all the blurs and depth of field stuff, it nearly kills my MacBook and takes a good 20+ seconds for the screen to redraw after every zoom or edit on high quality view settings - spent a lot of time in wireframe and low quality mode at the end. When I get a faster Mac, I'd like to add some of the less important detail that's missing to make it more convincing (e.g. the almost invisible eyebrow hairs, more detail to eyes etc.) and tweak some of the bits that are annoying me. No idea how long it took as I've been working on it on and off in my spare time (which is practically non-existent with a baby) since December - I'd estimate 30-50 hours. Anyway, hope you like it! Oh man! It's very beautiful. Congratulations!!! I have a Facebook group here in Brazil (Affinitiy Designer BR), about Affinitiy Designer, and I plan to launch a fanpage later this month as well. Will you allow me to post your art there for the followers? Obviously giving you all the credit for the creation. See you later! tinpixel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpixel Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, deividtavares said: Oh man! It's very beautiful. Congratulations!!! I have a Facebook group here in Brazil (Affinitiy Designer BR), about Affinitiy Designer, and I plan to launch a fanpage later this month as well. Will you allow me to post your art there for the followers? Obviously giving you all the credit for the creation. See you later! Thank you! I don't mind at all. As long as the title and my name isn't removed from the image, I'm happy for anyone to share it. Hopefully it will help inspire your group and maybe get a few more people to try Affinity! deividtavares 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deividtavares Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 8 minutes ago, tinpixel said: Thank you! I don't mind at all. As long as the title and my name isn't removed from the image, I'm happy for anyone to share it. Hopefully it will help inspire your group and maybe get a few more people to try Affinity! Of course! It was very beautiful indeed. I'll post and give you due credit. Thanks! Big hug. See you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 That is truly amazing. I have tried off and on for a few years to draw a face that does not look like a cartoon. Each time I give up. Anything half as good as what you've done would have thrilled me. You have a very good eye to pick out the nuances between vector elements. Outstanding work. Congratulations on the arrival of Vesper. May your life experiences with him be even more amazing. tinpixel 1 Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Holy Hell this is outstanding work! Insert jaw dropping emoticon lol! tinpixel 1 Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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