Quote (datdude377 @ Aug 13 2010 02:59pm)

http://avatar.pure34.com/users/datdude/paramorev5.png

so i kinda redid the hair agian. what i felt was lacking last time was space. when i stranded there was a lot of space to fill still. looked ackward.\

so to help stop that problem, ive added some understones. that will be placed under my strands on a low opacity.

just getting some feedback to see if im still headed in the right direction.

Quote (roy2000 @ Aug 13 2010 10:51am)

People are really hard to do in Illy at least hair and stuff, another reason I do vexels vs. vectors. Lookin good tho.

Yeah, the hair looks great with many colors as you can see here:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/roy291/Vectors/hayley_williams_by_Headlines.png


Damn Allie, why do you have to be like 1000000000 times better than me, I can never compete with this kinda perfection 

Quote (datdude377 @ Aug 13 2010 09:24pm)

ty fo comments 8-D

@sawyer your sig is welldone, it really compliments the eyes. OHHHHH har har har

Quote (UndeadDemonAngel @ Aug 13 2010 07:33pm)

if anything i'd leave the undertones at full opacity and play around with opacity with the strands themselves.  if you have enough strands then you won't be able to see the undertones, and they will just fill in the blank spaces of the strands.  i prefer 1-2px width strands though cuz i'm a freak obviously :D.




when illustrator wasn't exploding my computer, i found that vexeling/shading skin was slightly easier in illustrator, but doing the hair was insanely easier/more efficient in photoshop, but to each his own.  and oh lordy, why'd we have to bring that vexel out! it's anything but perfect. i can pick out like 10 things right now that make me cringe when i look at it.

Quote (roy2000 @ Aug 13 2010 07:35pm)

Hi M8, Just a few suggestions this being your first vexel or vector I think you are doing very well, I have been doing everything the hard and ugly way for 2 years so I dont want you to make my mistakes. The first mistake I make usually is using exact colors (When you color pick change the color to something brighter or just better imo), do a lot via freehand, once you see the flow of the hair for example, dont stress over every strand just be cool like you are and go with the flo! I know that you probably dont use PS for this but I know how hard hair is so I took your stock and cut her head off and did a few lines just to show you how I roll. All lines were just Point to point with a bend in the middle. As Duck taught me, Hot key your pentool commands so you can be more efficient anyhow dont be offended bro, just tryin to help. Oh and also I zoom in 800 x when I can I try to use a high quality stock. EDIT - I usually lower opacity on some things but i didnt screw with it.

or

Tl;Dr

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/roy291/Vectors/how-i-roll.jpg

Quote (datdude377 @ Aug 14 2010 01:46am)

har har har you!. ill keep that in mind as i fondle my artwork.

lol dud did you just make that for me? or you find it?
omg thanks sir. your so kind!

Quote (roy2000 @ Aug 13 2010 09:19pm)

I made it from the same stock you are using cause I am nice like that M8

Quote (roy2000 @ Aug 13 2010 10:11am)

Hi M8, I am gonna give you some of the tuts that I am currently using, this shit is easy you just have to have patience (I have little of this) be sure t zoom in like 600x or more. I strand hair, I usually start with the lightest coler then move to the darkest colors.

hair tut
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs39/i/2008/347/2/c/Vexel_Tutorial___Hair_by_VAngelLJ.jpg
lineart tut.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/067/1/8/keen_vexel_walkthrough_by_deftbeat.png

And yeah, you dont need to follow the colors that exist, actually changing them can look a lot better. I am still a noob and I have been doing this shit wrong and sloppy for years but I just started getting good advice.

keep going!

Quote (datdude377 @ Aug 14 2010 03:14am)

opps gana do some eye brows lmao!