Trying to create a graphic...

BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
edited November -1 in Art, Graphics, Music and Sound
Hey guys,

So I am getting pretty good at Adobe Illustrator. But I wanted to ask a question.

How could I make a cartoony looking snowball? I have been looking around the internet and cannot find a good way to start. I know how to do it but I need help making it look cartoony. Any suggestions?

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  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    I would start by making a bunch of different sized circles, overlap them, then use the shape builder tool on it and that will give you the snowball shape. Then you could put a radial gradient that goes white to light light blue or grey or if you dont want a gradient use the pathfinder to cut out a shape out of the original to cell shade with.
  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    Thanks john, I'll try that tomorrow and report back here with the results.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    How much did you pay for illustrator
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  • SpriteAttackSpriteAttack Member Posts: 524
    I just did a quick test while waiting for a render... I tried out 4 different approaches... They should be pretty easy to recreate [even in illustrator - I am using CorelDraw [out of habit, speed and due to some features missing in illustrator that are essential for the way I work]]

    http://www.spriteattack.com/_misc/Snowball_test.jpg
  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    Hey spriteattack, I tried to model one of your versions, but it doesn't look exactly right

    snowball

    What am I missing?
  • SpriteAttackSpriteAttack Member Posts: 524
    It's hard to say Blackbird but it's two things the outline being too thin and causing antialiasing problems - might be solved easily by increasing it and exporting in 2x the game size and scaling down in photoshop - and the gradient... It looks more linear than radial - if it's radial move the center - the white - further down to give the ball more depth...
  • AsymptoteellAsymptoteell Member Posts: 1,362
    Maybe try adding some little black specks?

    Kind of like this, only vector:
    fineartamerica.com/images-medium/snowball-fight-joy-dinardo-bradley-----dinardo-designs-----------.jpg
  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    SpriteAttack said:
    It's hard to say Blackbird but it's two things the outline being too thin and causing antialiasing problems - might be solved easily by increasing it and exporting in 2x the game size and scaling down in photoshop - and the gradient... It looks more linear than radial - if it's radial move the center - the white - further down to give the ball more depth...

    So, the white need to be more or less in the center? And how much darker should the surrounding area be?
  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    Ok, so I think I figured out what you were saying. How about this?

    snowballrevised

    Does that look any better?
  • hman360hman360 Member Posts: 590
    How's this:
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    If you like it I'd be happy to send you the file.
  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    hman360 said:
    How's this:
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    If you like it I'd be happy to send you the file.

    I'd appreciate that:

    blackbirdstudiosgd(at)yahoo(dot)com

    I won't copy, it but I might use it as a guide to help.

    Thanks!

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  • BlackbirdStudiosBlackbirdStudios Member Posts: 493
    Hey, can you send me that file hman360?
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