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Ilustracion vectorial Illustrator

Tiempo para escribir un tutorial sobre ilustración vectorial. En este post voy a explicar el proceso que seguí a la hora de diseñar por encargo (desde SOSFactory) la mascota en formato vectorial de Twisted Monkey Studios, productora de películas de terror.

Ingredientes:

1. Papel y lápiz.
2. Escaner.
3. Photoshop.
4. Illustrator.
5. Silhouette (plugin para Illustrator).
6. Conceptos básicos de Photoshop e Illustrator.
7. Mucha paciencia.
8. Opcional: Una tabla digitalizadora.

El Briefing

Lo primero es conocer a nuestro cliente. Para eso tenemos una herramienta que se llamaBriefing, es una serie de preguntas claves prediseñadas para conocer la compañía y sus necesidades. Lo podemos hacer de una manera más o menos formal.

En este caso vamos a diseñar un personaje para una productora de películas de terror, querían como mascota un mono, pero no el típico mono simpático. Se nos ocurrió la idea de vestirlo con una camisa de fuerza y con un cuchillo goteando sangre… (seguir leyendo) .

Atlantic College celebra Conferencia Magistral en Diseño de Videojuegos.
Julio 2009

Como parte de los ofrecimientos que Atlantic College tiene para sus estudiantes, el pasado 7 de julio, los estudiantes del Bachillerato en Ciencias del Arte y Diseño del Videojuego, disfrutaron de una Conferencia Magistral ofrecida por el Ingeniero puertorriqueño, José Villeta.

El Ingeniero, quien también es Director Técnico de Heavy Iron Studios, formó parte del equipo de producción de varios juegos de vídeos entre ellos, Up de las compañías Disney y Pixar. En la conferencia, Villeta habló sobre las distintas facetas del desarrollo de un videojuego, desde su concepción, su fase de pruebas, la manufactura y finalmente el mercadeo.

Una vez culminada la conferencia, el Ingeniero graduado de MIT, hizo una demostración de su más reciente producción, Up, utilizando dos tipos de consolas con el fin de mostrar la diferencia en la imagen. Posteriormente, hubo una sección de preguntas y respuestas en la cual participaron los allí presentes.

Atlantic College se enorgullece en poder ofrecerle a sus estudiantes no tan sólo opciones únicas e innovadoras de estudios sino que como parte de su experiencia universitaria y su formación académica, le provee a sus estudiantes recursos académicos y profesionales que complementan su formación así como su conocimiento en la industria.

Creditos : http://atlanticcollege.edu  and images from http://google.com

Composición digital

En la postproducción de efectos visuales y efectos especiales composición de imágenes se refiere a la creación de imágenes complejas o en movimiento combinando imágenes de orígenes diferentes – como video digital rodado, película escaneada, imágenes sintéticas en 3D, animaciones en 2D, fondos pintados, fotografías fijas digitales y texto.

Aquí les dejo varios videos:

Despicable Me

Post taken from http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/

The Despicable Me trailer is out, and I’m really happy about what I see so far. It make me feel even better when I found out that Sergio Pablos is a co-director on the film. Here are some screen-grabs from that trailer. The designs look fun especially when they are animated.Put a comment below, and let me know what you think. I hope they’ll have an Art of Despicable Me book coming too.

Is it me, or does the mom from the trailer look a lot like the mom from Family Dog… Both films are from Universal. Is it a coincidence, or a tip of the hat to have her in there? Let me know what you think.

Photografy Black and white es un bellísimo feature preparado por Consuelo Parra Senderosolvidados en [link]

Sacado de NoticiasDA

Wacom tablets allow graphic designers to extend their abilities. If you’re like me and you’re interested in learning more about working with Wacom tablets, there are plenty of tutorials available. This post features more than 40 such tutorials, including a number of video tutorials. Some deal with the basics of Wacom tablets and getting them setup correctly, while others demonstrate more advanced usage. Additionally, some of the tutorials could be completed without a tablet, but the author uses one for at least portions of the tutorial.

Video Series by Richard Bazley:

Richard Bazley has done an excellent five-part series of video tutorials for working with a wacom tablet. The series includes information on absolute positioning, developing your own style, input devices, pressure sensitivity, and tool configurations. All of the videos are short, less than 3 minutes, so you can easily go through the full series consecutively.

• Wacom Tutorial 1
• Wacom Tutorial 2
• Wacom Tutorial 3
• Wacom Tutorial 4
• Wacom Tutorial 5

Tutorials from Roberto Campus:

Roberto Campus provides a number of useful articles and tutorials for Wacom users.

Choosing the Right Wacom Tablet

If you’re considering purchasing a Wacom, this is a great article to read. Roberto covers a variety of things that you should consider and shares from his extensive experience.

Creating the “Mad Scientist” Trading Card Illustration

Painting a Digital Portrait

Wonder Woman Pin Up Digital Painting

Tutorials from Go Media:

Go Media provides a few helpful video tutorials for working with a Wacom tablet.

Draw an Old-World Style Tattered Scroll from Scratch (video)

Thia is a time lapse video for drawing a old-world scroll. The scroll is drawn in Photoshop and then imported into Illustrator.

Draw a Skull with a Wacom Tablet (video)

This is another time lapse video. Jeff Finley creates a skull in Photoshop by tracing over a photo with his Wacom.

Tutorial from Kevin Hulsey:

Wacom Drawing Tablet Tutorial – Kevin Hulsey

Kevin Hulsey has written a thorough tutorial that is especially useful for those who are new to Wacom tablets. In this article he covers the topics of the tablet-to-screen ratio, tip pressure, pen angle, and macro pen button settings, with lots of screen shots to help you along the way.

Tutorials from EyesOnTutorials:

EyesOnTutorials provides a number of tutorials that involve the use of a Wacom tablet. In most cases these could also be done without the tablet, but the author is using one to create the end result and your work will most likely be easier if you’re also using one.

Character Concept Art Illustration

Drawing and Graphic Art

Photo Retouching

Fast Hair

How to Draw a Cartoon Character

An Alien Monster

Photoshop Painting and Shape Techniques

Video Tutorials:

There are a variety of video tutorials available for working with Wacom tablets. Video tutorials can be espically helpful if you’re just starting to learn to work with the tablet, since you can get a better sense of how the author is actually using the tablet. Here are some recommended videos.

Photoshop/Wacom Tutorial

Working With A Wacom Tablet To Create A Collage In Photoshop CS3

From Sketch to Linear Art

Inking in Illustrator and Painting in Photoshop – Parts 1 and 2

How to Draw Realistic Eyes

How to Draw a Realistic Mouth

Extract and Hair Tutorial

Tablet and Pen Pressure

Comic Making in Digital

The Basics of Working with Wacom Tablets:

These are great resources for all the basics of using tablets and getting set up properly.

Setting Up a Wacom Tablet

How to Set Up Your Wacom for Awesome Results

How to Use a Wacom Tablet (for Illustrator – pressure sensitivity)

Setting Up a Wacom Tablet for Use with Photoshop CS3 and Painter X

Photoshop Wacom Tips (multiple tutorials)

Wacom Settings in Illustrator

Wacom Pen Tablets and Photoshop CS4

Painting with a Wacom Tablet in Illustrator

Other Tutorials:

Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Tutorial with a Wacom Tablet

Mascot Design in Real Time Order – The SOSFactory Way

Digital Painting Tutorial

How to Make a Digital Painting

Realism Tutorial

Photoshop Lineart Colouring Tutorial

Digital Coloring Tutorial (See also: part two and part three)

Hair Painting Tutorial

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www.illuminated.com ~ Illuminated is a new animated film/series being created by the people behind GNN (Guerrilla News Network), Phong.com (Eminem’s “Mosh”), Pod Collective, Broken Saints, and ConceptArt.org.

The story takes place in a not-too-distant future, where planet Earth is being ravaged by rampant environmental change and collapsing economies, and widespread social movements triggered by online interaction are reshaping the face of world politics.

Saturated by media, people have lost their ability to dream, and plug into a sophisticated communication system every night called the DreamField, which gives them access to a virtual dream-state that is networked with the rest of the world.

Online, dreams have become just another kind of media, and a group of dream-stars have emerged as the culture’s new celebrities.

Aya is one such dream-star, and millions tune into her dreams every night to see where she will take them…

The film/series charts Aya’s coming of age, as she travels with her dreadlocked guru, Shen, on a transformational journey to visit the most spiritually charged places on Earth and reconnect with the ancient wisdom of the planet…

Check out the teaser and visit the website to get your limited edition Illuminated Crystal USB key, that comes pre-loaded with Chapter 1 of the series, in addition to trippy ringtones, wallpaper and tracks from DJ Bluetech.