vexeling and vectoring, A different take on what it looks like. Options

[Ktru]

Hey everyone, there just something that's been bothering me about the forum's ethnic on vexeling and vectoring (which I will call Vextor).

So i'm browsing this forums and I'm looking at all the vextoring of people pictures and I'm thinking to myself gosh these people suck. Why is it that 99% of all the vextor images soo layery? Vexels and vectors are suppost to look flat aren't they?

Maybe you're new to vexeling or vectoring and so you're following the shapes that was created when you desaturate. But it seems like the popular notion of vectoring and vexeling is just to follow the shapes created by photoshop.

I think of graphic design as a form of art. Learning how to vexel and vector is hard because it takes time to learn what kind of shapes you need to make and what kind of opacity the shape should be. To make a good vextor you need to learn the basics ( how to desaturate. how to create shapes, how to blend the layers, etc) after you have that what you do with the vectoring should be up to you. Experiment with the color and shapes to create something different.

Here's a tutorial that I thought was great on vextoring. Can someone else provide their tutorial so I can see what they're doing?

http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-vector.html

let me know what your take on this is

[*[2]Nekked*]

Aww sweety. I'm not mad. I find you mildly entertaining. Been doing this since highschool? How about been doing this since middleschool, majored in it in college and now doing it for a living fulltime and making bank?

And, not just wikipedia, love. It originated from a text book. Many text books, in fact. Text books that we're forced to read in college, and that definition I cited is something commited to memory.

Is there a proper and improper way to design? It's art, silly. Think about all the people that told Picasso he was doing it all wrong. You're following right into the footsteps of people that are now ridiculed and frowned upon in vast collections of Art History text books.

I notice that you havent supplied a retort to the logical explanations of vector design i have so kindly provided you with. Either way you should calm down.

Kthx.

And once more, with feeling: I'm done with this thread. This is my last response. Your views were entertaining at first, but now you're just not being very nice.

[Ktru]

Aww sweety. I'm not mad. I find you mildly entertaining.

Aww really?! The feeling is soooo mutual right now

It's art, silly. Think about all the people that told Picasso he was doing it all wrong. You're following right into the footsteps of people that are now ridiculed and frowned upon in vast collections of Art History text books.

Ridiculed? Wow I wouldn't go that far and call it ridiculed, more like unmemorable because their art doesn't stand out.

I notice that you havent supplied a retort to the logical explanations of vector design i have so kindly provided you with. Either way you should calm down.

There is nothing to retort to, your views are yours and mine are mine. You call it tomatoe I call it ketchup. All in all it's the same thing. I'm very calm btw what made you think that I'm not?

And once more, with feeling: I'm done with this thread. This is my last response. Your views were entertaining at first, but now you're just not being very nice.

Hmm that's what I thought that's why I added something at the end of my post thought you'd come back and respond. Oh hey look you did Oh ya forgot to mention i'm not a very nice person. That's why we have mods to keep me in check, i prefer chaos it's more fun

no need to call anyone a "bitch"... isn't the whole point to this thread to tell us about vectors?

critizing people on their work when u supply none of your own gives u no right to bash on [2]Nekked

Oh but you see there was a need and it achieved it's purpose. Besides I don't see what your post contributed to this thread wouldn't that be spam? I've also responded to your comment on the post before yours, thanks for taking the time to read it

Ditto.

I don't see why art cannot "evolve". Although I'm not an expert on vector graphics, I've never heard of vectors being limited to flat, 2D shapes.

Best way to set yourself apart is by doing something different.

There's no question about that. Of course everyone should do things differently, it's art i agree completely. From what I hear this forums is for learning and after looking through it I'm constantly bombarded with the same style of vector left and right it gets really boring mostly because everyone appears to be following photoshop's rendered image instead of learning to create their own rendered image in there own head.

If you're learning it one way and not exposed to other methods then you'll always do your vextors that way. I'm just trying to shed light on more proper starting methods. You can do what you want after you have grasp knowledge of style. I just don't want everyone on the forum to think it's okay to always make vextors based off rendered photos in photoshop.

Oo nekked you're a funny bitch ill always remember

-signed ass

p.s. I hope you don't take offense to this if so let me know