Archive for June, 2011

Advertise here A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Nancy Zonneveld was first published on February 26th 2010. Make a unique character design of a European Goldfinch with paint splatters and textures. The techniques used will be Live Trace, Pathfinder, Transparency, Distort, Warp and Clipping Masks. We’ll give this character a unique look and fun personality. Final Image Preview Below is the final image we will be working towards. Want access to the full Vector Source files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one? Join Vector Plus for just 9$ a month. Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Difficulty: Beginner Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours Step 1 First I searched for different photos of the Goldfinch and made some realistic sketches. This way I get to know the subject and can experiment with different poses. Use simple shapes to form your character. We will add details later, first make sure the basics look right. Try different kinds of shapes and pick the one that fits your character best. If you go for cute, then you probably need some kind of round shape. I chose to use two rectangles on top of each other, with round corners to keep …

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Create Textured European Goldfinch Characters