Vafann
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I am shit with the pen tool too dear, But we´ll never get better if we don´t practice. You can of course use shapes, but that won´t really be a challenge will it?
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I am shit with the pen tool too dear, But we´ll never get better if we don´t practice. You can of course use shapes, but that won´t really be a challenge will it?
not finished yet, but everything apart from what is actually inside the interface was done with the pen tool (minus the gradient background) no shape presets whatsoever, i need to learn how to get a decent looking curve for the skull bit though.
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Illustration isn't my thing, so I'm gunna give this one a miss
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Thank you Senior S! Yes these sound like a lot more fun than tracing a pepper, but I think I have to learn how to get that one right first lol.
Screw that Vafann. Give yourself a break, go find some more fun one to do. You'll conquer that pepper later.
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ibclare
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Hi guys. Honestly! what is the big deal. 
JK. It's tricky but it's just waiting out there to get its butt kicked.
I used to be so fearful of the pen tool. I would try it out for 60 seconds, get frustrated and quit till the next time, try it for 90 secs, get pissed off, quit . . . and so on. But who is it who says, "pentool is your friend?" Hawkeye I think. He is right.
Now that I have used it, I am so very glad I took the time to learn and practice -- which if you ask me is what it takes, not skill so much but practice. I'm still learning tricks, but Vafann, the first tut you listed is excellent and gives good tips right off the bat. If you've never used the pen tool, you may have to watch closely and review what he is doing, but he is very clear (and when he got into using the alt key, now that was news to me and very useful).
Another thing I had found a mystery while using the pen tool, which he clears up, is that you cannot make a curve around anything greater than a 90 degree angle. Very cool.
One of the things I learned through trial and error is pulling those handles out, not just rotating them to get around the larger curves. The more they pull out, the straighter the line and so on. The direction changes are a bit trickier but all it takes is getting it right once to understand the idea.
So that's my input. Not saying I've got it conquered. Here's a simple one based on one of the requests we had. I have traced around the white heart and filled it in with rose pink. I will now move on to a more difficult one to challenge myself.
Thanks for this challenge Vafann; it's a good one and not only will it get fun, but you will be so very happy to be able to do it. And by the way Sierra, thanks for a great week 11!
JK. It's tricky but it's just waiting out there to get its butt kicked.
I used to be so fearful of the pen tool. I would try it out for 60 seconds, get frustrated and quit till the next time, try it for 90 secs, get pissed off, quit . . . and so on. But who is it who says, "pentool is your friend?" Hawkeye I think. He is right.
Now that I have used it, I am so very glad I took the time to learn and practice -- which if you ask me is what it takes, not skill so much but practice. I'm still learning tricks, but Vafann, the first tut you listed is excellent and gives good tips right off the bat. If you've never used the pen tool, you may have to watch closely and review what he is doing, but he is very clear (and when he got into using the alt key, now that was news to me and very useful).
Another thing I had found a mystery while using the pen tool, which he clears up, is that you cannot make a curve around anything greater than a 90 degree angle. Very cool.
One of the things I learned through trial and error is pulling those handles out, not just rotating them to get around the larger curves. The more they pull out, the straighter the line and so on. The direction changes are a bit trickier but all it takes is getting it right once to understand the idea.
So that's my input. Not saying I've got it conquered. Here's a simple one based on one of the requests we had. I have traced around the white heart and filled it in with rose pink. I will now move on to a more difficult one to challenge myself.
Thanks for this challenge Vafann; it's a good one and not only will it get fun, but you will be so very happy to be able to do it. And by the way Sierra, thanks for a great week 11!
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And she did. She tortured a snake
You are positively cruel! (so that's why I like you; knew there was something)
a little joke at your expense
thank you; i'm kinda broke at the moment
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yep saw that but only after I uploaded it! had to fix the path then left it out.
not only the hat, but I missed the whole middle between arms and legs. Back to the drawing board!
here's the edited version. I am not going to fix the hair, maybe if I need to use it.
not only the hat, but I missed the whole middle between arms and legs. Back to the drawing board!
here's the edited version. I am not going to fix the hair, maybe if I need to use it.
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Paul
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I thought in cs5 the cut out feature is one of the best parts to it, that and content aware? Theres a feature in cs5 for improving on edge quality, it's called 'refine edges' or something?
Visual Design CS5 - New in Photoshop CS5 - Cutout and Refine Edge | Adobe TV
Visual Design CS5 - New in Photoshop CS5 - Cutout and Refine Edge | Adobe TV
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Well, I just didn't want to focus time on it, but maybe I will later. But, waht do you mean a color to support it? Like, putting some kind of background into the picture so it isn't floating?