eejits Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hello folks, Been practising with Designer and completed this wee critter in over the past couple o' nights. Still trying to streamline my workflow but practise is good (and fun.....) If anyone has any tips on how to make this better (especially the balloon) then I'd love to hear them. :D Cheers! George [shamelessplug] For more creatures like this, head to my website - www.eejits-online.co.uk [/shamelessplug] Sunset and boudewijndanser 2 Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hmmm... export is a bit pixelated. Any idea on how to fix that? George eejits 1 Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted August 20, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 20, 2014 That's a lovely piece of illustration George :) Not sure about your pixelation issue - it looks fine here - but it's a vector document, so feel free to change the width / height numbers in the File -> Export dialog - perhaps try twice the size? I'll ask Matt to chime in about styling the balloon - I'm sure he will have some good ideas. AndyS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 21, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hey, that's looking amazing! :D I really like the hairy texture you've given him/her/it! ;) I think that what you're seeing is just jpeg artefact-ing, not pixelation... Try choosing a higher jpeg quality - or just output as png :) Hmmm, I think that the balloon just needs some more definition - more contrast to the highlight and shadow areas? I'd be tempted to see what it would look like with an outline too - but that might be too much? Anyway - it's awesome! Well done!!! :) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks guys, I did have the jpeg output quality at 100. I'll try .png files from now on. You're right the ballloon needs more definition, I wanted it to feel more rubbery and lifelike, hopefully some amazing vector artists have some ideas......?!? Thanks again for the comments, George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 21, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 21, 2014 ...okay, that sounds odd... I'll try some tests with jpegs later :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Son't worry too much about it Matt. I did export to .png for using on my website without issue (I needed a transparent background, hence why I didn't go with jpeg in that instance). I can use that. Cheers, George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andrew Tang Posted August 21, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 21, 2014 Always loved your eejits work! :) eejits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Andrew! Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boudewijndanser Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Nice! Like the texture. You could give the balloon a (dark yellow?) outline and maybe some harder lighting dots to make it "pop" more. You could also position the creature a bit more to the left, make some more space on the right and move the balleen a bit more that way. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Boudewijndanser. I like to avoid having outlines on the 'objects' that my creatures interact with but I should have maybe added more harder highlights & shadows as you suggest. The original sketch did have the balloon further to the right with no overlap. But I moved it as I worked on it to make it look more like the eejit was looking at the balloon in happy wonder. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate it. George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunset Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 He is really neat - doesn't look pixelated to me, I like the shading. The balloon didn't bother me, I saw it as an accessory to the main picture and a feature of your particular style? Quote MacBook Pro 11,2, Intel i7 4 core, 8Gb RAM, Graphics Intel Iris Pro. iPad Pro 11.4, 256Gb, 10.5 Retina, A10X Fusion chip, Apple pencil Desktop upgraded to Win10 64-bit, Intel i5 quad core, 8Gb RAM, NVIDIA GefORCE GT730 The Win-10 laptop is on permanent loan to my daughter...... My Flickr Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Very nice. Maybe you could use highlights and shadows as outlines. Just a thought. Love you work. Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prisca Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 eejits - just saw your work - how lovely :) cute little characters and what beautiful lines. Thanks for showing it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks guys! Appreciate the comments. I'll be making all my creatures in Affinity from now on methinks. :) Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Truly amazing work and your other characters on your website and really top notch. Do you use just a mouse or a tablet to draw these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks Chris! I draw them on good ol' paper first and then do the rest on the plooter with a mouse. I do have a Cintiq I haven't had it long and am still trying to get to grips with it. Look forward to continuing creating creatures using Affinity Designer. I think the suite will be the cornerstone of my creative endeavours for a long time. George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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