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[fasterthanlight™]

Havent posted anything in a while.... um, so I guess I'll show you some artwork i've made for a new project of mine... I hope you like it?

...and I know pink is 'out' but the client wants it so shut it :D

[SpL•ª´sH Pågé]
http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/index.jpg
[πA√îGå†îoN Pågé]
http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/tree.jpg
[®0ßoT]
http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/robotS.jpg

excuse the strange type... im feeling creative

[ben_is_sparky]

That's cool, I especially like the tree, it really seems to work. :D

[EZEkiel]

yeah man i dig it!! big fan of the glow you got on your work seems to set the mood, but that type face feels kinda strange to me but what ever the client wantsi guess!

keep up the cool work :thumb:

[:ninja:EZEkiel:ninja:]

[hybrid101]

Wow...i like it...what program did you use?

[andr.in]

Nice... interesting style.
although... The text kindof doesn't match totally with the rest of the first pic. But the art itself is very nice :thumb:

[.soulty]

like everyone has said.. its a shame about the font on the first one because graphically they are very nice, typography is out of sync, dosent work.

for that reason i like the second one, would make a nice wallpaper. :)

[fasterthanlight™]

Thanks guys for the awesome comments!
The site is going to be a street art site about my friend and his KRéW!!1 its basically going to be about promoting my art and his, so like theres going to be a lot of graffiti from his end. Which is whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy theres a simple hand style font. Maybe I should try another handstyle?
Or were you guys talking about changing it to a sans-serif type font or a bitmap font...? Anyways i guess thats all for now.

[ieatrulers]

i really want to find a tutorial on this sort of thing. anyone know of any?

[.soulty]

you could create a graffiti piece for the text instead of using that font, so in the end its original in all aspects. The font is like freehandpen with a urban smell to it, its related to what your going for but not for that particular design. If you create a graffiti text arrangment you can make it work with this particular design.

: something with a little depth that pins in at the ends would look nice i think, sorta like a arc look but with a fresh variation in depth you get in graffiti.

[mlk]

Aye, I agree about the typeface. Could you get an actual grafff from your friend and put it on instead of the 'the faceless few' typeface ?

[punkerton]

i think maybe the problem with the type is the color. it's a little muddled in that area and it makes the type hard to make out. i would try mixing some of the greys you have going on in the type and that would make it POP more and make it gentler on the eyes.

[fasterthanlight™]

Thanks for all the great ideas peeps, my friend was going to send me a basic handstyle title that he made but he hasnt gotten around to it... But i know what you're saying soulty, it would look sick. The problem with putting a piece on the main page like some ofyou have suggested is that i need the title to be easy to read, and something really complicated or chunky may not work. So it was for that reason i used the font as a place holder until dood has sent me something i can use. I'm also going to throw in a lot of crazy characters to spice everything up.

Oh and soulty what res are you using?

@hybrid: I do all of my vector shapes in flash, so all those tentacles and circles and what not were done in flash. I exported the shapes as a png and imported them into photoshop. Thats where I added the text, the tree (in the second one) and the glow as well as the flowers and butterfly (in the first one)
To make the glow I duplicated tentacles layer (as an example) gave it a gaussian blur of 3pixels and then set the blending mode to Hard Light. All of my artwork is pretty much open source so if anyone has any questions on how i did something or acheived a wierd effect just ask me.

[Zach-E2]

i just nearly wet my pants. that is amazing!

[Zach-E2]

i'm completely lost on how to create something like that or even how to do something like that

[Voetsjoeba]

Very nice, I'd like to see a wallpaper out of that :)

[fasterthanlight™]

The tree one has been my wallpaper for a few days... just tell me what dimensions and i'll see what i can do

[ieatrulers]

so do you guys know of any tutorials on this type of stuff? i've seen this sort of thing before, does this style have a name?

[.soulty]

@ fasterthanlight..

res varies, mostly use 1600X1200 at home. ;)

[Voetsjoeba]

I use 1280x1024, but you'd preferably give it out as 1600x1200 so people can resize them if necessary without quality loss.

[fasterthanlight™]

Problem is, all that vector artwork is as big as it can be... So i'm going to have to create seperate resolutions cause the vector stuff would be too small if you were to just resize the 1600x1200 one. anyways... you guys got any font suggestions?

[theflash]

good one man,.... it's simple but appealing... good work...

[fasterthanlight™]

--------------------
1600 x 1200 (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/desktop/t1600.jpg)
1280 x 1024 (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/desktop/t1280.jpg)
1024 x 768 (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/faceless/desktop/t1024.jpg)
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[ieatrulers]

nice work on the last one, except its a tad blurry, and the rays of pink should be more saturated

[Dae]

The last ones very nice, but you'll notice the tree edges are a tiny bit edgy because they were done in flash, vs. what it would look like originally done in photoshop.

But I dont even understand how you made any of those shapes in flash. You use the pen tool to do all of them? because the selection tool in flash doesn't let you select air, and fill into that, because if it does I need to hit a tutorial on the selection tool. :D I've got to say thats gotta be hard.. because photoshop has the same vector capabilities, but to me seems much easier to work with (air selection).

[fasterthanlight™]

Nah, I created the tree in photoshop, used the cutout filter to isolate the tree from the background and then magic-wanded it out of there. If i created the tree in Flash, all the edges would be smooth. I don't know how to de-edgify it, anyone have any ideas?

[TheCanadian]

Very nice :thumb:.

[mlk]

You made the frontpage, congrats ! (heh this feels just like cgtalk =))

[BoonDock]

You def. have an eye for the fabulous vector art. Nice job.

[kdd]

thanks fester. :)
oh btw, that means i really liked it and i had to set it as the wallpaper. :)

[fasterthanlight™]

You guys make me feel all mushy inside

[theflash]

because you made such a great work .... Your images look sweet....

Bye the way cong on reaching header :)

[Nekoism]

Pretty cool, but yeah drop that ugly font. Hell I'll give you a handstyle if you want one (I want to see it finished... (-: ). Also it makes me wanna make one so I can print it on our plotter. hmmm 30x40.... :drool:



uhhh nevermind on that handstyle, I was tying it but I guess I'm too rusty.

[matriculated]

I'd love to see these as flash animations! It's totally possible with flash 8's filters.

[fasterthanlight™]

If only someone would buy me Flash 8

[kdd]

hey fasterthanlight, how did you do layering of those things? like some stuff is going from top while the same branch has some stuff is going from underneath.

[keysersoze145]

Bravo.....you've inspired me to do my own artwork :}

[T-O]

Dude, That's aewsome! how did you make the first one?

[eurosickwitit]

I like both, but first one got me more affected ;)

[fasterthanlight™]

Bravo.....you've inspired me to do my own artwork :}


Freaking awesome
Just don't get frustrated when something doesnt turn out the way you want it to.

[Jeff Wheeler]

Great, beautiful work :thumb:

[fasterthanlight™]

hey fasterthanlight, how did you do layering of those things? like some stuff is going from top while the same branch has some stuff is going from underneath.


Well when i was creating the original vectors in flash before i added the glow and overlay effects in photoshop, I just put the tree (for example) on its own layer with an empty layer below and the vector tentacles on a layer above the tree. Then i just selected portions of the tentacles that I wanted behind a branch of the tree and cut and pasted in place the section on the bottom layer so that just that one little section is behind the tree. Most of these sections are only like 50px by 50px crops... if you know what i mean.

And thanks nokrev!

[123hi]

if its open source can you post the fla so i can just check out how you did it i love it its awsome and by the way where did you learn that was it just expirementing?

[123hi]

and what fonts do you use i think there really nice looking

[eurosickwitit]

as i said on the other forum, first is really nice, and 3 too, all of them are actually

[fasterthanlight™]

I think 123hi has to prove himself first. Do a dance and then maybe I'll think about it.

[123hi]

lol how do i dance? but really how did you learn that stuff was it experimenting or a certain tut or wat?

(so can i have the .fla? please...)

[Dae]

Nah, I created the tree in photoshop, used the cutout filter to isolate the tree from the background and then magic-wanded it out of there. If i created the tree in Flash, all the edges would be smooth. I don't know how to de-edgify it, anyone have any ideas?

Ohh yeah.. it would be smooth in flash.. hmm. Bitmap trace should give smooth results.

[fasterthanlight™]

Aiiight i'm going to try that out now... post some results


**Edit**
Never really finished the test... got lazy, I added the source fla instead to my original post. As you can see its just the tentacles and the main vector artwork... everything else was done in photoshop.

[truth seeker]

Cool...imazing... :crazy:

[123hi]

JEEZ thanks for the fla AWSOME work it makes me wanna start making this kinda art so where did u learn this or was it just expirementing?

[123hi]

wait how did you make the tree agian? sam witht he robot thing howd you do that?

[123hi]

he he sry im asking so many questions but i was looking at the source for 30 minutes and i cant figure out how you made the twists i mean the lines can someone tell me

[fasterthanlight™]

I made the tentacles with the line tool... once you draw a line you can control its shape by clicking and dragging the center of the line to make arcs. As for how I did the tree and robot its pretty much the same techniques over and over again. If your looking at the source file double click the groups or graphic symbols to see how I did the layering

[123hi]

ok thanks alot you rock! YAY

[123hi]

sorry nother noob question but how is it thicker on one side and thinner on the other

[fasterthanlight™]

can you be more specific

[123hi]

i mean like how one side is wider and thicker in one side of everyline and then the line gets thinner you know what im saying?

[fasterthanlight™]

using the line tool i created a slight wave, i then copy and pasted in place (Ctrl-shift-v) and rotated the second one a bit so that the tentacle thins out. I then filled it and deleted the lines.

[123hi]

ooo gotcha i just thought at first u made only one thick line thanks no further questions lol:thumb:

[DrRobotnik]

...and I know pink is 'out' but the client wants it so shut it :D


What? Pink is the new black, everyone knows that :thumb2:

[fasterthanlight™]

ya but everyone is using it these days

[evljeenyiss]

Great job, it's the quintessence of what vector art should be.

[Joppe]

Fasterthanlight , could you provide an 1280 x 1024 version of the robots ?
I really really like them.
Ive been using the Tree one as an wallpaper since you provided an version of it.
I must say , Great Work :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

[fasterthanlight™]

Here ya go

Robot 1280x1024 (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/robot12801024.jpg)

[Joppe]

Yay! Thank you , and thank you for the quick reply :):D:party:

[fasterthanlight™]

Glad you like it

[patme]

Its a very nice Work. Im looking forward to see the web page. :thumb2:

[nddws]

Thanks guys for the awesome comments!
The site is going to be a street art site about my friend and his KRéW!!1 its basically going to be about promoting my art and his, so like theres going to be a lot of graffiti from his end. Which is whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy theres a simple hand style font. Maybe I should try another handstyle?
Or were you guys talking about changing it to a sans-serif type font or a bitmap font...? Anyways i guess thats all for now.

Here's an idea............since it is about graffiti and street art, maybe the font is appropriet, but it should stand out from the other art......as if it were spray-painted WITH graffiti by being an off color and have the edges softened a bit.
Perhaps this will show a contrast in the two types of art, and considering that graffiti is hard to read sometimes even without being blended into a background, it will make your title stand out more!

Great job!
s1phrX
NDDWS
"Just another FLASHing boob!"

[danielson]

Nice work, but it's nothing particularly original. The drips and bubbles and japanese elements are getting around everywhere at the moment. It would be nice to see something a bit different and more original since you clearly have the skills to do so.

This isn't intended as a dig or anything, your work IS excellent.

[Bird-E]

japanese elements? Anyway, nice work. The tree one kinda reminds me of a windows XP ad I saw on telly.

[danielson]

japanese elements?

The big robot and the "sunburst" effect behind it. The shapes and the colours remind me of japanese stuff is all.

[AgentFitz]

Thats where I added the text, the tree (in the second one) and the glow as well as the flowers and butterfly (in the first one)
To make the glow I duplicated tentacles layer (as an example) gave it a gaussian blur of 3pixels and then set the blending mode to Hard Light. All of my artwork is pretty much open source so if anyone has any questions on how i did something or acheived a wierd effect just ask me.

I like your style, dude. both the art and the attitude.

[e-sarbak]

they are really cool
Can you write a tutorial teaching how to do them?

[fasterthanlight™]

I might be able to do a tutorial... If I do it will just be on one of the images I made.. any particular one? they're all pretty much the same techniques

[alneo]

Very Creative :player:

[vizun]

i would actually like to see a tutorial on the robot. The tree and tentacles aren't too hard to create, but the robot impresses me quite a bit!

[fasterthanlight™]

Robot - 1650x1050 [Request] (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/robot16801050.jpg)

[Jasninder]

great work :D

[LoungeActx]

reall nice...great job! :p:

[e-sarbak]

If you think that they are done similarly I would suggest the robot one...:)

[colombianking]

awesome work :thumb2:

[WolfPeople]

I must be a moron because I downloaded the FLA and see no animation but a static graphic. Help:rambo:

[TheCanadian]

It is just a graphic, and a very nice one at that.

[fasterthanlight™]

I did all the initial line work and shapes in flash which is what you see there, no animation whatsoever

[InfectTheSystem]

Sick Sick Sick!!!

Coming from an old schooler graf artist here too. 92 - 96 baby!!!

But ya that font type like everyone else has said is weak X 10. I never liked that font, i've had it forever and never used it.

But check it...

You said its a graf art site right? Well then its gonna mainly be people who are into graf art, and most of us can read 99% of graf. So i dont really think its too much of an issue for pople to be able to read that text.

Here is what i would say, get a real piece of graph like other ppl have said. And then if u still feel the need to have text in there, use a simple arial black font. i think it would add (if even possible) more class to that artwork.

Anyone ever heard of Spectre? He's a world famous Los Angeles graf artist. He's gone on to do more upper class art, and desiging clothes for big time musicians. But your style is very similar to some of his.

[fasterthanlight™]

Well it is going to be about everything graffiti, but looking at the content i have and everything its mainly going to be focused on customers wanting them to do a mural or design something for them so i have to keep it raelly user friendly too.

[fasterthanlight™]

Another wallpaper request

Robot - 1600 x 1200 (http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/robot16001200.jpg)

[thesparky007]

hey faster, is there any way u can send me those old fish wallpapers,i love them but lost them somewhere, email them to me at thesparky007atgmail.com

[fasterthanlight™]

Whats your res?

[topsoul73]

nices.....
http://www.geocities.com/topsoul73/tubig.gif

[topsoul73]

nices...
http://www.geocities.com/topsoul73/tubig.gif

[fasterthanlight™]

Um... would a mod please do something about those two posts^^^ ?
I dont want to sound like a full out jerk but if your posting that link to showcase your work there is a forum devoted to it and you dont have to steal my thread :lol:

[khaleel]

Simply lovely and fantastic work

[thesparky007]

Whats your res?800 x 600 :diss:

[fasterthanlight™]

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/fishFinal800600.jpg

[e-sarbak]

That is really nice.
Can you show us how to do that fish thing...:)

[prozacn]

Your work is all quality - the graff stuff in the other thread also.

Wondered if you have the fla or whatever for the robot picture as the robot itself is brilliantly done.
thanks

[fasterthanlight™]

Oh wow, over 6000 views!!!

to celebrate, here's a nifty tutorial!

http://fadedpixel.com/tutorials.php?tut=110

[Snypa|2]

wow awesome man, thanks for putting in the time to do that, I know a lot of ppl viewing this thread will appreatiate that, excellent designs ! and keep on pimpin ur work !

[fasterthanlight™]

Thanks bro!

[e-sarbak]

Thanks for the tutorial...:)

[von_dragon]

oh man yes. Thank you for doing that tutorial :thumb: time to take a stab at it.

[skyler]

The way you did glow was way too complicated for the average user. So I created this little tutorial for just this occasion! :be:
1: Take your drawing, whatever it is (unless its a full window picture), and double click on the empty space by the title of your layer.

(same thing as Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options
http://www.xvipunk.com/ttl/kirupa/tutlayclick.jpg

2: if you make all your settings like this, you should be in the close vacinity of what you are looking for. As you know, or should know, the settings can vary, depending on the effect you want. But where mine are is a good place to start.

http://www.xvipunk.com/ttl/kirupa/layerstyle.jpg

And there you have it. Glow! No disrespect to "fasterthanlight" his way does work just fine. Its all a matter of preferance.



@hybrid: I do all of my vector shapes in flash, so all those tentacles and circles and what not were done in flash. I exported the shapes as a png and imported them into photoshop. Thats where I added the text, the tree (in the second one) and the glow as well as the flowers and butterfly (in the first one)
To make the glow I duplicated tentacles layer (as an example) gave it a gaussian blur of 3pixels and then set the blending mode to Hard Light.

[skyler]

OH, And by the way, the tutorial you did! WHOA DAMN!!!! Helped me with alot!

[ztev]

thx!!!

great tut..

[topsoul73]

look i appreciated your work thanks for the giving time.

[joe_pajj]

Sush a beautiful pop art graphic design!!!

[fasterthanlight™]

Your way works too skyler, but that will give an overall white glow for everything, if you look closely, the glow changes colours depending on what colour the shape is that is being glowed

[prozacn]

Thanks for the extra info skyler but just adding an extra layer under the others to achieve a simple glow is all i need for my 'newb' mind :)And yeh thanks for the tut faster - hope you like my first attempt in another thread :)

[skyler]

you can also change the color of the way I did it by simply double clicking the single white color, and using your eyedropper tool. Two different apples, one very similiar orange, i guess. :) Thanks for your vector tutorial.

Your way works too skyler, but that will give an overall white glow for everything, if you look closely, the glow changes colours depending on what colour the shape is that is being glowed