Things to do in Illustrator when you're bored...

[Jason Fraker]

Things were kinda slow yesterday, so I did a little doodling in Illustrator. Do you guys ever do this sort of thing?

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2459/proof19vu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[morea]

nifty! What sort of machine is it?

And oh yes, I sure do. My latest thing is celtic knots.

[Logo-Mechanix]

I doodle all the time when I am bored, sometimes you learn something new about a program when your just messing around and some cool things come out of it once in a while. My local hardware store carries a machine just like that.

[Jason Fraker]

It's obviously a fusion power generator. Or, maybe it's a cat litter evaporator. I think it could also be used to turn used diapers into champagne.

[morea]

wow, I'd buy that for a dollar! ;)

[Drorain]

Actually I'm starting out a little hobby illustration, I was inspired by Manga Sprai, I grabbed an image of a chick over at Domai (don't look right now that site is not work safe) for photo reference and I'm working on a little elvish archer. I dont know if I should do it as vector or make it more painterly

I'll post once I work out how I'm gonna do this...I should also do some progress shots so people can see it as a work in progress.

I love illy, so fun

[reuber1]

wow, I'd buy that for a dollar! ;)
http://durtierice.250free.com/buyfordollar.jpg

[morea]

here's one I did Jason... it's obviously not finished, but I'll get to it eventually.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4861/blot2rj.gif

[Navian]

Thats cool Morea. I enjoy making knotworks. I like building them in Autocad, I'll post later tonight the front and back cover of a catalog assignment I did.

[JaCkinbOx]

I have a love/hate relationship with Illustrator, so I don't do too much in it for my own amusement. lol. Freehand drawing in Photoshop tends to be my thing.

Pretty cool, though.

[Jason Fraker]

morea, I love stuff like that. In the Illustrator 8 WOW book I bought 100 years ago, there was a knot like that made entirely with type. It was beautiful! Maybe I'll scan it and put it up later today.

[Drawing a Blank]

There are some cool looking doodles/illustrations going on in here. Here is a set that has evolved over about 3 months, when I get a few minutes I work on them.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1299/handpage2small4ir.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1650/handpage3small3bt.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7557/handpage4small9pl.jpg

[Drawing a Blank]

and so on...

http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/5938/handpage4asmall5ch.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7070/handpage5small5ly.jpg

[morea]

very cool! Nice job on the hands. I always find them very tricky.

This one is a vector I was working at on and off for a while, just for fun. Some of you have probably seen it before.

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/461/revisedshield5hk.gif



EDIT: come on, LM - post yours, too! ;)

[Navian]

Here is that knotwork project I created, Morea. It's for a small 8 page catalog, the image is the front and back cover (hence the line in the middle).

There where really no constraints for the project.

Okay, I know a few of you are waiting to rip on a piece of mine, so.... knock yourself out.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8163/weaponrycatalog1jn.jpg

*EDIT* Damn those sites! Eventualy! I'll have a place of my own :(

*EDIT2*There we go.

[Satchel]

That's sweet Nav... "Remote linking of images not allowed" how long did that take you?

[Navian]

That's sweet Nav... "Remote linking of images not allowed" how long did that take you?


10 min in Autocad, 3 min in Illustrator for vector conversion, then about 30 min in Photoshop to add the line and background tweaks.

[Logo-Mechanix]

I know I posted this before. When I have spare time I like to create implements of destruction.

[Satchel]

10 min in Autocad, 3 min in Illustrator for vector conversion, then about 30 min in Photoshop to add the line and background tweaks.

When I first viewed it the picture didn't show up - but I like the picture now that I can see it! nice work - I haven't messed around in any of these programs in quite a while, it's about time I started though.

[Logo-Mechanix]

Thats pretty cool Navian, I love Celtic art.

[Navian]

Thats sword is awsome Logo. It looks almost like the one I put in the catalog I made: (site is not the catalog) Heavy Metal 25th Anniversary Movie Sword Replica (http://www.excaliburbrothers.com/members/697427/uploaded/20-HM1LTDL.jpg)

Satch.. I didnt know thats what showed up. :(

EDIT* LOL, this is funny, after all the times of looking at that image, I thought everything on it was fine/good to go, except after looking at it again, I spotted an oopsy, It has to do with the pattern lines, nothing else..

Here is a quiz: Can you spot the line that isn't supposed to be there?

[Logo-Mechanix]

Thanks Navian, I will have to check out that link tonight when I get home (damn web surfing rules here at work). I was always a fan of the Heavy Metal art, those magazines had some awesome illustration in them.

[Navian]

Yeah they did. Think I still have one, that was given to me a while back, its in storage. :( I'll be getting it out soon. 2 weeks till the purchase for our first home (loan process).

[morea]

excellent. Isn't it funny that we all have sort of similar interests, as far as the celtic / medieval / weaponry type stuff?

[Navian]

LOL yeah. I was watching PBS's Nova on Sunday, and they where showing these a bunch of people trying to make/replicate a trebuchet (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/) (a siege weapon) off of some historic drawings. They used a 300 lb stone they cut to a round ball. Took them a few tries to get the distance/arc down, but they had a simulated castle wall, and the 300 lb rock pierced it like a bullet. Very interesting to watch.

[Logo-Mechanix]

Wow Navian your first home you must be really excited, my wife and I purchased our first home about 7 years ago. It is kind of funny, so many of us having a common interest, which I have had since I can remember.

[Navian]

Wow Navian your first home you must be really excited, my wife and I purchased our first home about 7 years ago. It is kind of funny, so many of us having a common interest, which I have had since I can remember.

Only excited to move out of the In-laws place. A year is tooooo much.

[morea]

I saw that episode of Nova. And I want to build a trebuchet. :D

[Logo-Mechanix]

I have wanted to build a trebuchet since the third grade. Hey Navian, something else we have in common, 2 years at the in laws for me.

[morea]

I had a year at mine before I bought my house. But it FELT like two... :D

[Navian]

I have wanted to build a trebuchet since the third grade. Hey Navian, something else we have in common, 2 years at the in laws for me.

So, your sane now, how long did it take to recover? I'm thinking it will be about half that for me.

[Logo-Mechanix]

Damn, mideival weaponry, celtic art, living at the inlaws we all must be related in a previous life or something.

[Navian]

too funny.

[Logo-Mechanix]

I have never been completely sane I don't beleive any artist is or we would be plumbers. It really wasn't that bad, I get along with my inlaws really well, my father inlaw and I are very close, my mother inlaw can be a pain sometimes but if it wasn't for them it would have taken me alot longer to buy the house.

[2kxtreme]

I did this one night while the girlfriend was at work
http://s-seriesforum.com/albums/2kxtreme/bomb_matches.sized.jpg

[rockem]

I have been doing alot of patterns latley, to have on hand when I might need em

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3021/pattern4ms.jpg

[rockem]

and another
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8594/pattern23ow.jpg

[Neuro]

2kxtreme...they look like trouble. LOL! I like them. Pretty sweet.

[morea]

nifty. I heart Illy. :D