retrograde Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Here is some recent client work. 3 stylized doggies for a doggy daycare on Oahu. All in Draw Persona in Designer. OutlawPete, ronniemcbride, shudderchris and 9 others 12 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...
Staff MattP Posted May 26, 2015 Staff Share Posted May 26, 2015 Teehee! What cute little characters! I particularly like the Chihuahua with the enormous treat hanging out of its mouth! :D I'm sure the client must've been really happy! :) avo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi Matt, thanks. Yes the client was quite happy with these. He did say he noticed a nice overall softness to them as compared to my usual work done in Ai and asked if I did them in photoshop. I had to come clean and tell him about Designer. ;) I try to do as much in Designer as I can these days and hand off a web or print res png or psd file unless a client specifically needs or requests an Ai file. penwiper and MattP 2 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...
ronniemcbride Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Sweet! I love them all! really like the soft touch you have with vectors retrograde! 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...
retrograde Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Cheers Ronnie, I do strive for that overall softer shaded consistency in my shading. I was an old school airbrush guy waaay back... ;) I am starting some new personal pieces that will exploit more of the painterly aspects of Designer. I think it will offer another dimension or artsy level to my work, same drawing style but a little more visually interesting, and more fun to boot. Looking forward to that!! ronniemcbride 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...
ronniemcbride Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 That sound exciting and interesting. I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with! 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...
retrograde Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Me too :P ronniemcbride 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...
shudderchris Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 So cute! Well done :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Cheers shudderchris! 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...
Staff MEB Posted May 27, 2015 Staff Share Posted May 27, 2015 Seems you have been busy lately @retrograde! Another great piece! Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penwiper Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 These are awesome! :-D Very well done . . . Love these a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks guys, yes I'm busy trying to get more Designer work out there in the world. Singing the praises and all that! ;) It's a joy to work in. 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...
GRScott Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Very nicely done. 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...
martyjacobs Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 These are great. My favourite is the Chihuahua, such a friendly expression on its face. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks GRScott and martyjacobs. It was a bit tricky getting the chihuahua to work because of the bone in his mouth. It was hiding the smile so I exaggerated his mouth on the sides upwards and tried to make the eyes smile as well... glad you noticed 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...
OutlawPete Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyjacobs Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 @retrograde, would you mind elaborating on how you use gradients in AD to achieve the soft look you talk about in this thread? I'm currently trying to improve my use of gradients and learning about other people techniques and workflows is very helpful to me. Thanks, Marty P.S. Forgot to mention that the only thing I'd add to the chihuahua are some action lines around the tail to suggest that he is wagging it, similar to those around the bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Sure thing, first off, I refer to gradients in a general sense as in gradients of colour, not necessarily use of the gradient tool only per se, although that is also part of it of course if that makes sense. ;) A ton of the heavy lifting is done with the inner glow effect. Especially making use of Designer's offset "angle" feature which is a great improvement over illustrator's similar inner glow feature. Sometimes I also get in there and "paint" inside the shapes but not in this case with these guys. That's an area that I am getting into more and more lately. Having the ability to paint in Designer with all of the great native and DAUB brushes has exciting potential. Yes, having some action lines on his tail would have been a good addition... :) 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...
bodobe Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Very nicely done, cute doggies! Quote Illustration & Grafik bodobe.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks bodobe. You've got some sweet stuff out there of late 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...
clem Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi hi, so cute, i like it ! I like the water's look, good job ! Quote Clém ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyjacobs Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 @retrograde, thanks for detailing your method with gradients. I'm getting better at using the inner shadow and glow effects, and I'm also finding the offset tool invaluable. Haven't tried the painting technique you mention, but I'll have to give it a go. Thanks again, Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Cheers martyjacobs! The painting method is pretty awesome. It's nice to have these options in a "vector" app. 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...
peter Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Woof! Woof! It's the dogs...Great job. Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Cheers Peter, I figured that dogs were under represented in the forum and thought I'd do my bit to even things out a little. Woof! :D peter 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...
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