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XerkyleReizem — An Elementary Vector Tutorial
Published: 2008-10-19 09:12:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 3686; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 122
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My first tutorial ^^Man, this was actually really tedious
My goal is to teach people the basics of vector art (since I've been getting the occasional "How do I vector?") but, unfortunately, it's a lot harder to make a tutorial than to explain it in words
I started off with a chibi concept, but when I ran into some layer order complications, I realized it would be a ridiculously long and probably very confusing tutorial... So I scrapped the idea and went for a very simple vector: Reizem's face XD
Now you, too, can make a Reizem vector!
Download for better view of the PS icons
[link] < Wikipedia overview of vector graphics.
[link] < Awesome wikipedia article on Bezier curves. Cool animations!
I hope this help y'all a bit^^
Feel free to point out any typos or ask any questions
Enjoy~!
Naturally, all the PS screencaps belong to Adobe.
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Well, well - a tutorial
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Well, some people've been curious about how I do my vector work, so I figured a tutorial would ease up the inquiry
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Very true. Although I don't work with vectors, this tutorial would be helpful if I were to try. I'm gonna do a leg tutorial soon, a lot of people have issues with how their dynamic is (they don't originate at the crotch, people XD) I think I'll eventually do a tutorial for arms, torso, head and feet, but we'll see.
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I don't think my style of vectoring would suit your needs, though; since most of your art is realism-based, you'll probably want to find a less-cartoony tutorial.
You should do a tutorial on clothing: the way it folds and how to shade the folds, etc. 'Cuz any sensible artist would simply use references for mundane body parts
(Although a tutorial on feet would help me, lol.)
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Yeah, it wouldn't. if I were to learn vectoring, it would be masked vector painting (MVP) and mesh gradient mapping. It can lead to incredible results - almost photorealistic as a matter of fact
Clothing, eh? Well, I gotta learn it before I can teach it...I pretty much place arbitrary lines in the direction of tension, but it seems to work sometimes. References can only take you so far without understand things, imo. Plus, I've found that speed and accuracy increase the more I understand structure, and my reliance on references decreases. Hehe, the feetsies are tough, though - more so than hands for me.
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Well, from what you did with the Link vs. Ganondorf pic, it seems you know what you're doing well enough to teach.
Haha, I'd have to disagree about the references though. True they don't give you a lot of the same insights, but anyone who can critically analyze a picture should be able to understand the mechanics of anatomy. If the person can't think critically before looking for a tutorial, then I say they need to try harder because a lot of proportioning and anatomy is pretty intuitive and easily observed.
So... when're you gonna put something new out? I'm sure having a larger gallery will improve the credibility of your tutorial 
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Well thank you
Hehe, yeah critical thinking is a must for almost any activity. Practice makes perfect, too. I've found that, for me, tutorials are a good starting point. From there, I mix and match my previous knowledge and styles to create the effect I want (that's where the critical thinking come in).
Hehe, well I tried making an artwork, but my goodness it's awful 
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Dude this is awesome. I'm going to add it to my tutorials folder.
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Thanks ^^
I hope it comes in handy if you try out vectors^^
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Your welcome. And it will whenever I do one.
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MY GOD! I knew it it! THERE IS A WAY TO ADD THE BLACK LINE BOARDER
MUWAHAHAH now I need complete silence if Iam to take over the world >_>
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Thanks a million ! ommmmeeegosh! Im syuu doing this tonight <3
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Haha, well, there are other ways to get a black border but this is probably the easiest
I look forward to seeing what you come up with^^
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xD I ,3 the black border thingy...but ya, guna do vectors after I finish shading this cat for art class =S why I havent been posting work lately is because this project x,x
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Yeah, school always has a way of pushing thing things around =/
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Ooh, so that's how the pen tool works. Unfortunately, the pen tool isn't available with photoshop elements.
From what I can see you provided good examples of how and what to do. You did well, I'm sure it will be of use to those wishing to do vectors. :3
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That's a shame
Vectors are super useful for easily converting sketches to finished works; IIRC, there might be some freeware vector programs floating around, but I don't know how good they are =/
Thanks ^^
I try to make it a point that my instructions flow well and are accurate; not to mention I love visuals
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No prob!
Just spreadin' the word and tryin' to help whoever sees this out ^^
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Thanks so much for making this~!! It'll help me out tons!! >w<
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Sure thing! I figured it'd help people out because vectors use a completely different set of skills compared to typical digital art
Maybe we can get a glimpse of a vector from Tajii-chan~!
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When I am done with my workload, I will for sure try this out~!! ^w^
And yours is so much simpler and easy to follow than others that I've seen o_O
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^^ I look forward to it!
Really? The only vector tutorial I've seen was several years ago and it was kinda confusing
So what parts made it easier to understand? (Gathering intel for possible future tutorials 
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I don't know, just the entire way you used your words and the steps were nice and slow ^_^ Most just say:
Use *insert tools here*
Go and *Insert one explanation here*
Then repeat. XD At least in my experience of loading them..
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Haha, yeah, the whole "Checklist procedure" deal
Those are kinda ambiguous 'cuz they don't really go into specifics, and when the do, they aren't detailed enough and/or don't use visuals.
I tried to write as though I were sitting in front of the person and explaining to them, so everything has nice colloquial feel ^^
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Yeah, that's what I mean... Yeah, and yours definitely had more visuals! Which is good, because you can be sure of what tools you're talking about!
Yeah~! And it's great, the way you do that ^-^ Not many people have the patience >_> Like me..
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Definitely, visuals are always good in tutorials. I've read my share of digital painting tutorials and many of them lack details about the menus they use, colors, and bush tools =/
Haha, I like to think I'm a decent explainer ^^
I like analogies 'cuz they offer different perspectives on things.
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Yes, using analoqies does help~! ^o^
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It's kinda sad they took those out of SATs: they were one of the few things I would be willing to practice
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Aah... Yeah, I hate it when they do that >.o Take out something you're good at. I have that a lot with math class >_>'
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Yeah... it's not very fun ._.
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this is a really helpful tutorial! 8D thank you!
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Mission Accomplished XD
Glad I could help
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