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

[clarity]

Guys cool it down.

Anyways, I've never really expirience vectoring and vexeling because in own opinion its too complicated for me but for how it looks, does style really matter? Everyone has a unique style, and in my own opinion there is no "wrong" or "right" way to do anything.

[*Uronacid*]

Guys cool it down.

Anyways, I've never really experience vectoring and vexeling because in own opinion its too complicated for me but for how it looks, does style really matter? Everyone has a unique style, and in my own opinion there is no "wrong" or "right" way to do anything.

It's not that complicated. Anyone can do it... it's about as difficult as using tracing paper. You just have to know how to use the pent tool.... *sigh*

These guys are just making it sound more complicated than it really is. All it takes is time...

http://home.nycap.rr.com/jkeal/airship.gif - here's a quic vector that I spent about 1 hour on... more time = looks better... I don't know... I always thought vector overlays were a big waste of time. They take forever, and in the end they ultimately look just like the original. I would rather create something that I made up in my own head. What's the point...