tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622528111672896038.post8895635589050510874..comments2024-03-11T00:35:52.175+00:00Comments on Squid Bits!: Vector vs. FreehandJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17110173360249604937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622528111672896038.post-69788466826665090262011-09-05T21:38:10.921+01:002011-09-05T21:38:10.921+01:00crap.. jsu saw what date this was originally publi...crap.. jsu saw what date this was originally published.. ooops.. it was a "recommended" read from your latest post.. feel free to ignore.Cj Howkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900104246844747087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622528111672896038.post-13116542367071951912011-09-05T21:37:16.556+01:002011-09-05T21:37:16.556+01:00i go throught this same argument at least once a m...i go throught this same argument at least once a month.. on the one hand if I vector my stuff it has a glossy/shiny finish which apparently looks more professional.. but i feel any character that my pencil sketch once had is lost in the digital translation..<br /><br />the majority of my folio is vectored artwork and i personally feel nothing for it anymore.. but it did all start with a pencil drawing.. i only vectored my stuff as I dont know what to do with it (colour-wise) without getting it onto the computer.. <br /><br />i personally think all vectored artwork has started to blend into one another now.. i can pick out 5 different images and they look like they were all made by the same person. Your work WOULD lend itself to vectors very well.. but i can almost guarantee you that it wouldnt have the same "feeling"..Cj Howkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900104246844747087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622528111672896038.post-63067859276092774042009-06-30T17:29:36.404+01:002009-06-30T17:29:36.404+01:00It's more the actual style of art with flat co...It's more the actual style of art with flat colours and shapes I meant; I'm not as disagreeing with the technical aspect!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110173360249604937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622528111672896038.post-39707115142066493862009-06-30T15:53:07.748+01:002009-06-30T15:53:07.748+01:00The main advantage aside from the stylistic/aesthe...The main advantage aside from the stylistic/aesthetic element of vector illustration work is the flexibility and scalability of the linework - so you could theoretically take a vector image and scale it to 1% or up to 1,000,000% and it would still look the same, whereas bitmap images, even with high scan resolutions, are still prone to compression arefacts due to the way they're arranged. I would say that a large proportion of professional graphic design/illustration work is now vector based for speed and ability to alter work without having to redraw as well - but I don't think it's a necessity. The majority of interviews in Computer Arts all say they start in pencil/ink and then trace over it with a vector path in Illustrator. I guess what I'm getting at is if you haven't felt the need to switch to that kind of style and you don't have the requirement within a brief to produce massively scalable artwork, I'd keep doing what you're doing dude!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173665771889331883noreply@blogger.com