SPORTO Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 OR YOU CHOULD JUST SIT AND WATCH TUTORIALS, NO FUCKN EXCUSES NOW. Lynda.com - Illustrator CS2 Essential Training Illustrator artwork appears everywhere. Magazine ads, cereal boxes, maps, scientific diagrams, children's book illustrations, and even fine art are often created using Illustrator. And yet, for all its power and complexity, anyone can master Illustrator by learning a few key concepts. Illustrator CS2 Essential Training with Jeff Van West shows new and intermediate users how these simple concepts work together and relate to the complete suite of Illustrator tools. Training begins with basic drawing, coloring, and editing, then advances to transparency, type, advanced path tools, special effects, and much more. Tips and specific examples that teach users how to improve workflows and maximize productivity are also included. This training is flexible, so experienced Illustrator artists can go directly to the movies on features new to CS2, while beginning students can watch all of the movies in progression. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace. Code: http://rapidshare.com/files/11295307/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.16.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11293868/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.15.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11290877/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.14.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11288595/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.13.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11286253/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.12.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11284218/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.11.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11281997/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.10.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11279662/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.09.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11277238/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.08.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11274444/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.07.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11271622/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.06.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11268861/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.05.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11265776/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.04.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11263014/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.03.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11260191/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.02.html http://rapidshare.com/files/11257317/lnd-illcs2esstr.rar.01.html dOWNLOAD ALL FIRST THEN RUN THIS FILE TO MERGE http://rapidshare.com/files/11254435/Create_lnd-illcs2esstr.exe.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase86 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 does anybody have a serial i could use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLL Or DiE Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 for all you guys that want to learn illustrator etc.... get the program and START PLAYING AROUND. it's as simple as that. the more you use it, the more you'll learn just by using it and peripherally noticing things by others created in the same program...... i agree with you...I'm learnin Photoshop on my own , Trial and Error..I found a Photoshop Quick Guide on Ebay for $3 plus $2 shippin..on mama..It shows the basics, Shortcuts, palettes, layers..No tutorials but it breaks down on how Photoshop works..I also have Illustrator but I really dont fuk with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr808 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 some illustrator work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castro Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 if you dont have time to learn, how you gonna have time to work? so whats the point? theres no easy way to earn knowledge or skills... it takes dedication and sacrifice...... if youre not passionate enough about it to hone youre skills maybe it isnt the move for you.... nothing in this world thats worth it is easy.... im not tryin to be a dick, but if you really wanted to youd find the time.... you gotta want it bad enough to get it.... you're right, i agree with you completely, i guess it's just a case of frustration of trying to do something specific and not finding the correct tool/method of doing it. Would it be worth setting up a querying thread though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_67_- Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Trial and error. Sometimes, trial under fire. I've learned a remakable amont about software when I've been under deadline and have had to learn a function. Otherwise it's all messing around and/or reading tutorials. I'm mostly self taught and am pretty confident in all of the Adobe programs. Illustrator is the jumpoff, but don't neglect PS and Indesign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacuum cleaner Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 george zimmer, founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse. gradient mesh, i guarantee it. bg is a screencap of a Habbo raid. hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 you're right, i agree with you completely, i guess it's just a case of frustration of trying to do something specific and not finding the correct tool/method of doing it. Would it be worth setting up a querying thread though? when you get stuck... i mean really stuck.. post up your ?'s in an existing thread if you want to maximize the potential for serious answers.... just know youll never meet as good a teacher as your own mistakes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 george zimmer, founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse. gradient mesh, i guarantee it. bg is a screencap of a Habbo raid. hahahaha very nice... facial hair came off proper.... you start with rectangles and mold em with the meshes? edit: "youre gonna like the way you look." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacuum cleaner Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 pretty much... here's the wire frame: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 good shit... lots of patience..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEFA Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 lots of college work.. design is a kill or be killed job market. step yalls game up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 FYi if you didnt next time try dividing the meshes into smaller pieces instead of using one gigantic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacuum cleaner Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 that's insane for illustrator. the curves are smoooooth. and, yeah, it's my first year messing with illustrator, hence the elementary-grade ishtar. that was from my second month into illustrator. i dig photophukking a lot more(as opposed to rendering stuff), bwahaha. I went from being a physics major to digital media. gotta start from somewhere. bwahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 i really cant do anything but use the pen tool in illustrator. ive never really sat down and tried to learn it like i did with PS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 the pen tool is pretty much 90% of it anyway.... if you cant use it well you cant use illustrator well... gradient mesh is pretty serious too.... depends on the style youre goin for i guess.... FYi if you didnt next time try dividing the meshes into smaller pieces instead of using one gigantic one. using one big mesh is so fucking frustrating.... not worth it at all.... but tryin to blend a bunch of small ones is also a pain in the prick sometimes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 the key ive found is to work from really general to specific. SO i would start by tracing a basic shape; outline the head break the face up into smaller workable areas build a palette of colors set the fill of all you shapes to the same general tone start converting shapes to mesh objects; adding or deleting points to the shapes to create cleaner meshes block in general volumetric shading repeat keep in mind with the lasso tool or the direct selection tool you can select the various edges and points of multiple mesh objects to apply color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacuum cleaner Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 lasso tool is key with those meshes, especially if you have points meeting in the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 the key ive found is to work from really general to specific. SO i would start by tracing a basic shape; outline the head break the face up into smaller workable areas build a palette of colors set the fill of all you shapes to the same general tone start converting shapes to mesh objects; adding or deleting points to the shapes to create cleaner meshes block in general volumetric shading repeat keep in mind with the lasso tool or the direct selection tool you can select the various edges and points of multiple mesh objects to apply color. makes sense, but when drawing the shapes (ie: the head) its much easier (in the long run) to start from a rectangle/square, make a single mesh point in the center, and then mold the shape into what you want by adding points and using the direct selection tool.... reason being you get some pretty unexpected and difficult to work with results from adding mesh to a random lumpy shape... when you start with squares, the lines follow the contour of the original mesh point and are a lot more predictable and easy to work with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 its less the shape and more the number of sides and corresponding points which is why i suggested adding deleting points to our shapes to even out the points per side. But to each their own and the end results are what counts... for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 i guess i didnt fully understand what you meant by that when you first said it.... same destination, different ways of getting there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon1ne Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrkidMan Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 any one have a vector file of a boxcar with all the detail? PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2phat Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 wonderin if any one can help me I am trying to do a tag design in illustrator but I keep gettin this the second stroke keeps cutting off the first is there a setting or something I need to change ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezladin Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 double click the pen tool and unselect 'edit selected paths' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 and select no fill.... it might be easier to do it with a marker, scan it and then outline the script with the pen tool.... which is how this was done: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 double click the pen tool and unselect 'edit selected paths' double click the pencil tool and unselect 'edit selected paths'. also set the 'fill' to none, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMKIDS Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 thats dope the link didnt work!! i wanna see:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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