EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 So stupid me... I didn't research the fact that there's no lineart for the graphic that I want for the fifth shirt, and I'm not really satisfied with any other Frontier art for the series I'm doing. So I'm going to try something that may be something I can do quick.... or could end up in disaster... but I already announced that the 5th shirt would be the VF-25... Here's the graphic I want... And now we attempt to rebuild it as something that would go with that series... here's the other designs BTW... Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here's what I got so far Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 marathon session... I think I'm done with the cockpit... This is what I'm working off... gonna try to finish off tonight if I can... Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 blocked it off with paths.... dunno why... don't even think it's productive... just wanted to see it I guess... Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 For any Photoshop beginners that want to learn how to use paths to create outlines, it's pretty easy (but you can take it to a more complicated stage if you choose) First you choose the pen tool And you lay down a point on the drawing, you choose a destination point that can be where a straight line ends or a midpoint to a curve. If you're making a curve, pull on the second point and you can control the amount of the curve. Go to the path menu... it's usually grouped with the layers and channels window, but since I'm using it a lot in this case I isolated it closer within reach. Choose Stroke Path which I gave it the keyboard shortcut CTRL E and now you have an outline that follows the path you made. You can adjust the curve again and more precisely with the 2 points that branch out of the vertices you placed on the drawing. Paths disappear once you make a new one. If you choose you can save any paths that you think you may need further down the line. It may seem complicated but its a way to get curves that is smooth and it's quite quick when you get the hang of it Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 marathon session... I think I'm done with the cockpit... This is what I'm working off... gonna try to finish off tonight if I can... Cool! The cockpit looks great. Look forward to seeing your progress. Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 Thanks! So again here's a set of vertices and paths that goes along the original Here's a different shortcut to the Stoke option. Make sure you're pen is set to the thickness and line that you want. In this case I need a thicker line for the outline of each major part. And bam, there's your outline Deselect the path to see it properly. I'm not trying to replicate the lineart style of the reference books but get enough information to the image so that the 2 color screenprinting process can pick it up for the shirt. Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2010 Author Posted July 18, 2010 Another way to do the line really fast if you're not doing any cuves is just use the brush tool and make a starting point Then hold down the shift button and click along the corners. The Shift will drag a straightline in between the points Quote
EXO Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 Here's the main body blocked detailed and then shaded... Quote
Graham Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 T-shirts? Whos doing these? How do I get the VF-17 one? Graham Quote
EXO Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 Here's the finished art... though I think I'm going to add the reaction missilles to the wing tips T-shirts? Whos doing these? How do I get the VF-17 one? Graham Here's the thread for the VF-17 shirt http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=33467 Quote
mickyg Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 EXO that looks incredible! Thanks for sharing your method for tracing it too - very helpful stuff and something I'll actually use for some projects on the go. Quote
EXO Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 Shirt Design Uploaded with ImageShack.us EXO that looks incredible! Thanks for sharing your method for tracing it too - very helpful stuff and something I'll actually use for some projects on the go. Thanks! No prob... I didn't get into detail, but it's all there. Just got to play around with it. PM me if you have any questions. Quote
boyarque Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 looking good...no, I mean...Looking AWESOME!!! Quote
KiriK Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 dayam, great job re-creating that line art Exo, you da man Quote
Zinjo Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 Shirt Design Uploaded with ImageShack.us Thanks! No prob... I didn't get into detail, but it's all there. Just got to play around with it. PM me if you have any questions. You are a wizard dude! What you did there is magic to me. I can barely get illustrator to do basic shapes, never mind trace a VF-25!!! Quote
EXO Posted July 21, 2010 Author Posted July 21, 2010 Thanks Zinjo. I failed to say that this was all Photoshop. I could have done it in Illustrator but believe it or not the clean up of the vertices would have been too complicated for the process and you don't want to send screen printers anything but the simplest outlines of what you need. So every line I make is rasterized as soon as I go to the next set of lines. I do carry the whole image over to Illustrator to get them a final EPS file or each color that is going to be printed. I'll do a tutorial on how to do that also. For the Launch Arm shirt I actually had to retrace the whole picture and I chose good ol' pen and ink. I thought... oh I really want this graphic on a shirt. I'll put it up and then go thru my books and find a better lineart to scan. To my nightmare, there wasn't any. Crap! I have to make this thing printable! So I got out by ink and sat down and traced the whole thing from a print out and cleaned it up on photoshop afterwards. I couldn't simply scan it and clean it, like I did with the Plus and VF2SS shirts, which I was hoping to do with all the graphics for the shirt because the VF-1 graphic was so small and it was a photo of the lineart... not a scan. So when it was printed in the Gold Book it had the old processed halftone look. (black and white newsprint like dots.) And you blow it up and it looks like crap... Here it is in the cleaned up scan I was hoping to use on the left and the traced over version on the right. Now it's at a workable stage that we can grab JUST the white filled areas for the shirt... Quote
Mr March Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 Nice job. I've encountered the "poorly printed source image" problem many a time while building presentable line art for my site. While sometimes filters and adjustments can mitigate the problems of poor print quality, often times the only way to get around the issue is to fix it by hand. As powerful as Photoshop is, sometimes one just has to do things the hard way. Well done on your graphics. The hard work shows. Quote
EXO Posted July 21, 2010 Author Posted July 21, 2010 Ah... god bless you and your site March. That's where I got the graphic on this page. Believe it or not the scan I made from Chronicles wasn't as good. As for all the work, I wouldn't attempt it all unless I was getting paid or if we weren't getting shirts out of it. I just couldn't believe there's no lineart of that picture sine it's used all the time in the reference books and they always do the isometric view. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Hot damn, that looks awesome, dude. All of that. That is WELL beyond my capacity. Now, I must ask, can I steal your awesome lineart for to make custom colorscheme? Normally, I jack March's stuff for that, but the VF-25 CG just doesn't look good when I try to shoop it. (And this is just as awesome more awesome, than his stuff, anyway) Quote
chillyche Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 That was a sweet tracing job, man. Sweet. Bringing 3D back into 2D is a task, and you rocked it. Quote
mrnobudy Posted July 23, 2010 Posted July 23, 2010 have any extras of the Launch Arm tshirt? that is my fav design and i missed out on it... Quote
EXO Posted July 23, 2010 Author Posted July 23, 2010 Sorry. Each shirt was made to order and the shirts were shipped from the printers today. Quote
EXO Posted July 23, 2010 Author Posted July 23, 2010 Hot damn, that looks awesome, dude. All of that. That is WELL beyond my capacity. Now, I must ask, can I steal your awesome lineart for to make custom colorscheme? Normally, I jack March's stuff for that, but the VF-25 CG just doesn't look good when I try to shoop it. (And this is just as awesome more awesome, than his stuff, anyway) Be my guest. Quote
Thom Posted July 25, 2010 Posted July 25, 2010 Really dang sweet! Did you say the first 2 weeks of August? I'll be sending another payment, I guess... And any word on delivery of the VF-2? I can't wait to get that one! I'll wear it to the next model show! Quote
EXO Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 the second and third shirts were submitted to the printers. The second one should be coming soon. Quote
hirohawa Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 It looks great! Now all you need to do is color it in. Quote
Maiden Japan Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 This is my favorite design out of all five shirts that you did. I may have to order two of this one Quote
EXO Posted August 2, 2010 Author Posted August 2, 2010 Thanks Daisuke! Looks like everyone is happy with this one. I've had good responses already. This is my favorite one too! These shirts are available now. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=33581 Quote
Ganbare Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 That's great design, Exo! I must thank to you to share how to line art on PS. Quote
EXO Posted August 5, 2010 Author Posted August 5, 2010 Thanks. I run the designs thru Bigkid so if you don't like it... blame him! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted August 5, 2010 Posted August 5, 2010 Thanks. I run the designs thru Bigkid so if you don't like it... blame him! Great job, both of you. Can't wait to get this one. ALWAYS, BLAME EXO. Quote
EXO Posted October 14, 2010 Author Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks to everyone that bought shirts! It's kinda awesome having all these Macross World shirts. Even I missed out on one of the shirts (the VF-2SS). Maybe in a couple of months we'll do the battroid versions!!! Quote
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