Vyoma
Jan 1 2007, 01:24 PM
| | Well, here is another one of vector art that I created. It took roughly 2 hours from concept to final stage in Inkscape.
My friend who is in the team of authors for my blog has written an extensive write-up on a nature related topic that dealt with parasatic blue butterflies (their larvae), ants and wasps. I was pretty impressed by the write up and thought I should make a image to accompany with it. So, I started doodling with stuff and got the concept. Then I fired up the Inkscape and this is what I have:
I attempted an caricature-cartoon like feel and also wanted it to look like someone had interrupted the ant in whatever it was doing.
Comment and critique please. Though I would not be changing anything in this image, comments and feedback would help me improve my skills.
Total Effort: 2 hrs
Software: Inkscape |
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pyost
Jan 1 2007, 01:43 PM
Cute  I really can't think of anything bad on this picture, because it is really well done. I like the colours, especially the shade of green used for the background. Heh, I also like the larva's eyes, they are quite interesting. Actually, the only thing that is a bit weird is the "hand" holding the larva - the angle somehow doesn't seem right - but it's just me
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Vyoma
Jan 1 2007, 01:50 PM
QUOTE Actually, the only thing that is a bit weird is the "hand" holding the larva - the angle somehow doesn't seem right - but it's just me Yes, I did have a bit of trouble with it. May be I should have studied a bit more of reference pictures. :makes note to self to study more reference pictures: Actually, I was in a bit of hurry. The blog post is scheduled to get published in two more days. I was a bit tentative that the following days I would be busy with my day job - so I did it a bit hurriedly. Thanks for the comments pyost. PS: pyost - not seen you around in DA for quite a while. By the way, I have put up a bit larger version there.
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joe.k
Jan 2 2007, 12:11 AM
lovely one ... i liked it so much even though it's kinda BOBOLW and i cant too think of any thing bad or see anything that is not in place .... the pic looks simple and nice ... and i encourage you to do something like this more often to inspire the audence  .. and should\would ASTAhost make a Designing competetion in the future to give the chance to every1 to bring up thier skills ...anyway it's just an idea  
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Vyoma
Jan 2 2007, 03:45 AM
Well, thanks joe.k. Thanks for the encouraging words. And as for the Designing competition is concerned, I think it is something the admins would decide.
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leafbunk
Jan 3 2007, 06:53 AM
Nice, simple shading. Quirky picture....they seem to be quite concerned that someone interrupted their...alone time. Or...whatever they might've been in the middle of! I think that a bit of implied texture would've been a nice addition to this piece. It's good in it's simplicity and shading, but I think a bit of texture would've really added some more character.
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Vyoma
Jan 3 2007, 03:41 PM
Thanks leafbunk for your comments. And thanks to your suggestions too. I did try a bit of texturing in the beginning but then it lost all focus and became to distractive. I do not know if texturing it was a bad idea or I do not have enough skills to get it right. In the end, I decided on having a clean picture than a distractive one at the expense of some experimentation experience I would have gained. So, this is how it ended up. And about the 'interruption' - well, now that it has been published along with the article, you can all see it at the blog post article.
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