Vectoring Tips Options

[ChasingLife87]

So I have Photoshop (finally) and I've decided to try my hand at vectoring (well, vexeling, but you catch my drift...). And I know a lot of you have some really NICE vector images, so I'd like some tips.

(Yes, I've been through the big book of resources, please don't send me back there!)

Is it easier to click points with the pen tool, one after the other, or try and match the curves by dragging?

Skin/eyes/hair/other features first?

How do you get really good skin tones? Mine end up looking either too bright or too tacky or whatnot.

AND how long does a vector usually take you? I need to learn patience, methinks!!

Thanks so much, you guys Hopefully I'll have one to post in the Pictures forum within this lifetime.

[OH. And please don't beat me up if I posted this in the wrong forum]

[avalon*]

The pen tool is really easy to use. Click to start, then click and drag to make a curve that follows the picture, then Alt-click on the point you just finished, and then click somewhere else and drag, etc. Alt-click helps your curves to follow each other.

I always do eyes first, then eyebrows, then face/skin, then hair/clothes.

To choose skin colors takes practice, just sample colors and see what you get. If the person's skin looks more pinkish, then choose a pinkish-peach, and if the person's skin looks more orangey yellow, then choose that type of color.

If I sat through and completed an entire vector in one sitting (which I never do cause I get lazy), then it would be like 3ish hours, depending on the picture. The most I've spent on a vector is like..24 hours on and off?

Good luck with your vectors =)