1. Create a rectangle along the contour of the sheet. 2. Import the image, put it back behind the rectangle (Shift + Page Down).
3. Take the Bezier Curve tool and start tracing the main parts: face, neck, hair.
4. We begin to draw the details, since I love drawing eyes, I started with them. I outlined the eyelashes, filled the top ones with black, and the bottom ones a shade lighter.
5. Fill for proteins - gradient, from gray, yellowish and light blue shades. The pupil is black, the cornea is the same color as the eyes, with a small shadow on top.
6. Draw the contours of the spots on the cheeks, lips and shadows near the lips.
7. Now let’s move on to the nose, it is important to convey the shape correctly, draw spots of shadow and light.
8. Draw lips.
9. Add ears.
10. Draw the neck.
11. Select a tone of the face and lips that is close to natural. We send it to the back. You can place frequently used keys on the toolbar. To do this, go to the Tools / Manufacturing tab, find the necessary buttons and simply drag it onto the work area. Drag the next ones to the first one. Click OK. Place the panel where it is convenient for you.
12. Make the main color of the neck a little darker than the face.
13. Paint the eyelids.
14. If you are in doubt about choosing a tone, stand on the main face shape, make it almost completely transparent using Interactive Transparency, look at the details that interest you and, when you have found desired color for detail, make the face opaque again. To do this, select None from the Transparency pop-up list. 15. Add color to the cheeks and shadows around the mouth. Remember that the tone of all shadows and light should be based on the main one.
16. Let's start with the shape of the nose and the area around the eyes.
17. Making voluminous lips.
18. We paint the transitions on the neck.
19. If necessary, add highlights on the light side of the face and neck.
20. Draw light and dark strands of hair depending on the lighting.
21. Add shadows and details on clothes, decorations. In this case, I only drew the earrings. 22. When the drawing is ready, remove the image and group all objects except the rectangle. Fill the rectangle with the desired color.
23. In principle, you can finish here, but if you wish, you can add a frame with a pattern. To do this, select the Bezier Tool again and draw simple twigs and leaves.
24. Now, using Distortion (Twisting Distortion), we twist each object from the middle or edge. To do this, press and pull in the desired direction until you like it, then release.
25. We put together a branch from these pieces and fill it in the desired color.
26. Add the outer outline in one step.
27. We insert the girl into the rectangle container. To do this, look in Effects - PowerClip - Place inside and point the arrow at the rectangle.
28. Place the branch in the lower right corner of the picture, copy it and place it in the upper left, rotate it 180 degrees.
29. We insert it into the same container as the girl. It should look like this.
30. Draw a frame from a larger and smaller rectangle. Let's choose both. Click crop on the properties panel. Fill it with the color of the pattern.
It should turn out like this.
That's all! I hope you liked the lesson.
Tuts+ is honored to bring you a vector tutorial from a true legend, Wedha Abdul Rasyid.
Wedha, originally from Indonesia, created his work using traditional methods in the early 1990s and then switched to traditional methods in the early 2000s. computer graphics. Vector was the obvious choice for such a bold, geometric style.
Since then, it has gained a lot of popularity in Indonesia, with communities dedicated to creating and showcasing WPAP style portraits being created, with more than thousands of members! With the resurgence of the geometric trend, it is fair to say that WPAP has the potential to take Indonesia to the next level in several aspects of design.
Below is a lesson on creating a WPAP (Wedha's Pop Art Portrait) portrait in Adobe Illustrator by the WPAP master himself!
1. Introduction to the WPAP Process
The main goal of WPAP is to present familiar faces in a new, unusual style, but at the same time it should still be easily recognizable. Unusual in the sense that it is more unique, more dynamic, more striking and, of course, I hope, more visually appealing.
With this in mind, creative process WPAP is based on two parts; dividing the image into edges and the coloring process. I do these two processes simultaneously when creating a new portrait.
Splitting on Edges
Analyzing the image, I break the face into edges. Each face (plane) is formed based on various degrees dark and light areas of the original photo. Each edge is formed from straight lines instead of curved ones. The reason is that edges formed by straight lines appear more expressive than edges formed by curved ones.
Before we begin, we need to first see a person's face as a shape made up of numerous flat surfaces, like the sphere in the picture below. This is the best way to describe the cutting process.
Dyeing Process
When painting for expressiveness, I use only solid colors instead of gradients. Although the colors look like they blend into each other, you should try to make the image look three-dimensional.
Experts classify colors into groups. There are groups of hot, warm and cool colors. Think of color in terms of dark and light tones, ignoring their actual shade. Think about the colors of highlights, midtones, and shadows. The contrast of these groups helps us obtain a three-dimensional composition. If you have chosen a color from the correct group, then you will get the expected result. It is very important to experiment with color.
2. Preparation of your Document
Step 1
The cutting process is based on the outline of a photograph. The choice of photo is very important because a good quality photo with a sharp image, good lighting and resolution will help you create a great WPAP portrait.
Choose a photo with even lighting, without excess shadows or highlights. Also make sure the photo is in focus. For this tutorial I will be creating a portrait of my beloved granddaughter, Ola.
Step 2
Open Adobe Illustrator and create New document ( File > New). Set the size and other settings as shown in the image below.
Step 3
Go to menu File > Place and place your original photo in the program's working field. Secure layer with photo and then Create a New Layer over it. This is where we will make our edges.
3. Creation of the First Forms
Step 1
I usually start the process of outlining the areas with the most pronounced separation of dark and light tones. This will make it easier to outline. I start with small areas. In this case, it will be the eyes and the areas adjacent to them.
By using Rectangle Tool(M) I circle the blurry highlight in the photo in the iris of the eye. This shape will only be filled with color, without a stroke. All edges will be in this style.
Step 2
In the original photograph, the edges of the iris, pupil, and eyelid are dark color, and it is quite easy to determine the boundaries of this area. I'll outline this area, this time using Pen Tool (P).
Step 3
Of course, the highlight you painted earlier will now be hidden under the new layer. To make it visible while the iris and eyelid are selected, you will need to go to Object > Arrange > Send to Back. At this stage, the white of the eye has clear edges, so you can easily create the edge of the desired shape. It will be more difficult further.
4. Creating More Complex Shapes
Step 1
Now we will outline the closest areas next to the previous objects. Unfortunately, there are no clear boundaries between dark and light areas. This will make it difficult to create shapes for the portrait.
In this case, you will need to intuitively determine the boundaries for the form. Good knowledge of anatomy human face and a high-quality source image will become indispensable assistants here.
Create your shape with straight edges along the corner of the eyelid, overlapping the edge of the eye so that there are no gaps between them. In the same way as before, distribute the forms in places using Object > Arrange > Send to Back.
Step 2
We again faced the same problem; lack of clear boundaries. You will again have to create them yourself. Notice how I created a slightly less square shape this time and positioned it so that the eyelash shadow is more visible. You will find similar shapes using this same creation method throughout the tutorial.
Step 3
You will encounter this problem more and more often. This will be a boring and tedious process, but it is the only way to create a proper WPAP portrait. You might consider using Posterizing or Live Trace, but I don't use them as they don't give the desired effect.
Step 4
We will still find fuzzy and invisible boundaries for each shape. The best way Overcoming this problem is the numerous experience of creating portraits in this style.
The process is the same:
- Draw a plane using Pen Tool (P) using only straight lines.
- Fill it with a suitable color, taking into account the effect of light.
- Selecting a plane and reorganizing it Object > Arrange > Send to Back.
All portraits will use different shapes planes, so I'll only show the ones I used for the Ola portrait. I start by drawing the shapes around the eye.
Step 5
Then I work on the shapes for the second eye and nose. Then I connect these parts with edges and add white edges for especially lit areas.
Step 6
I use larger shapes for less detailed areas like the cheeks and neck.
Step 7
I start drawing hair from thin, almost parallel, planes located diagonally. Remember to avoid curved lines at any cost.
As you can see, I like to make edges with vertical and horizontal sides. This reinforces general composition and style. I prioritize portrait likeness, which is the most important element.
5. Playing with Color
This is what my final work looks like after a few revisions. Most the hard part WPAP process is right choice colors. If this is your first time working with this style, then this may be a big problem for you.
Step 1
Start coloring in shades of gray, this will make it easier to see which areas are dark and which are light. You can then add colors as you go, but if you don't use the full color spectrum, the portrait won't be as expressive.
Step 2
We can try playing with color to create contrast. Use Illustrator's Recolor Artwork to experiment with different color combinations.
Great Job, Wedha!
We would like to thank Wedha for his wonderful lesson and story about his unique style creating portraits. It is a great example of a traditional art movement being brought to vector format and having a major impact on our vector communities. We are extremely inspired!
Have you created a portrait in this style? If yes, then share your creation with us!
The purpose of the lesson
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a vector print in the Pop Art style. We will try to reproduce the style of one of the best representatives of this movement, Roy Lichtenstein. To create a raster effect and fine-tune it, we use a plugin for Adobe Illustrator - Phantasm CS. You can use any photo for this tutorial, so why not make your own Pop Art portrait?
Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 - September 29, 1997) - one of the most famous American artists, working in the style of Pop Art. We will reproduce his style.
Step 1
We will use a photograph as a reference. I took a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. I enjoy working on a portrait beautiful woman. You can, of course, take your photo and create a self-portrait.
Place the photo in the document workspace (File > Place...), then click on the Embed button on the top toolbar
Let's lock the layer with the photo in the layers palette so as not to move it while working.
Step 2
Create a new layer above the first layer. This is the layer we will be working on. Now take the Pen Tool (P) and create the contour of the face.
While doing these steps, you should convey the general proportions of the face, you should not convey all the minor anatomical details of the image. Don't forget, we are creating a stylized portrait, not a copy of a photograph.
Step 3
Using the Pen Tool (P) we create the outline of the neck and hair.
Let's replace the stroke of the created objects with a fill and evaluate the harmony of the created forms. I always perform this action after manually tracing a sketch or photograph.
Continuing manual tracing, I again change the fill and stroke in places or turn off the visibility of the created objects in the layers palette.
Step 4
Let's start creating the eyes. Take the Pen Tool (P) and create a path that conveys the outline of the eye and the shape of the shadow around it (I filled this shape with red just for clarity)
Creating eyes is the most important job because human eyes we see every day, and any disproportion will be immediately noticeable. I would advise you to rely more on your feelings in this work than on photography. Take the Ellipse Tool (L) and create a circle with a blue fill and a black stroke.
This circle will be the iris of the eye. Take the Scissors Tool (C) and cut the circle at points A and B, then delete the upper part of the circle.
Now let's connect points A and B using the Pen Tool (P) as shown in the figure below.
Step 5
Using the same technique, let's create the pupil.
Take the Ellipse Tool (L) and create a highlight of light on the surface of the eye.
To create eyelashes, use the Pen Tool (P), applying a triangular profile from the Stroke palette to the created curves.
In the same way we create the second eye.
Step 6
Based on the photo, we create the elements of the mouth. The teeth are filled with solid white color, this is the style of the works of Roy Lichtenstein. As in all work, simplify the outline, conveying only the main proportions.
I created a highlight on the lower lip using the Pen Tool (P) and applied a suitable profile from the Stroke palette to the line.
Step 7
Using the Pen Tool (P) I created eyebrows, nostrils, and using the Ellipse Tool (L) a mole on the cheek.
Now let's create folds of skin near the eyes and nose using the Pen Tool (P) and profiles from the Stroke palette.
Create shadows on the neck.
We have all the elements of the face ready.
Step 8
Let's start creating stylized hair. This is not an easy task, since Marilyn has a rather complex hairstyle. In this work, the main thing is to separate (differentiate) hair curls and understand their direction. I printed out some portraits of Marilyn and tried to create some sketches in pencil.
You, of course, don't have to do this if you don't have such a complicated hairstyle. After such exercises, I confidently took the Pen Tool (P) and created curved lines that convey the direction of the hair.
Now we group all the lines and lock the group in the layers palette. We will use this group as a template. Take the Pen Tool (P) and create new lines using the template and apply different profiles to them, setting their width in the Stroke palette.
The template can now be deleted.
Step 9
A characteristic feature of Roy Lichtenstein's works is an exaggerated imitation of a raster. Having Phantasm CS at our disposal, we can easily repeat this effect and even experiment a little. Copy the shape of the face and neck and paste them in front (Cmd/Ctrl + C; Cmd/Ctrl + F), fill them burgundy color and combine them into one form by clicking on the Unite button from the Pathfinder palette.
Move the burgundy shape in the layers palette so that it is in the correct position, as shown in the image below.
Step 10
Without removing the selection from this object, go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Halftone…. The dialog box contains many options that allow you to fine-tune the effect.
To imitate Roy Lichtenstein's style, I set the Grid Angle to 45 degrees and the point shape to circle. The DPI parameter affects the detail of the image; Scale, as you might guess, affects the size of the pixels. You can watch the effect change by changing the parameters in the dialog box, this is very convenient.
You probably noticed that the dots protrude beyond the outline of the neck, let's hide this effect. Copy the burgundy shape and paste it in front (Cmd/Ctrl + C; Cmd/Ctrl + F), remove the Halftone effect from the Appearance palette.
Now select both burgundy shapes and press the key combination Cmd/Ctrl + 7, creating a Clipping Mask.
Portrait in Pop Art style is ready.
Step 11
Phantasm CS allows you to create a more complex Halftone effect. Let's play with it a little more. Let's turn off the visibility of the Halftone effect obtained in the previous step, skin folds and shadows on Marilyn's neck.
Let's move the photo in the layers palette so that it occupies the position shown in the figure below.
With Phantasm CS you can adjust the levels of a raster image directly in Adobe Illustrator without pre-processing in Photoshop. In addition to being convenient, there is another advantage, which will be discussed a little later. Select the photo and go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Levels..., leave the effect parameters unchanged for now and click on the OK button in the dialog box.
Step 12
12. Now go to Effect > Phantasm CS > Halftone... and set the effect parameters in the dialog box.
Of course, you don't have to stick to my parameters, because you can create your own unique effect. For example, instead of round dots, you can use squares, lines, Characters, and even Symbols if you previously saved them in the Symbols palette.
After setting the parameters for the May effect, the work looks like this.
Step 13
Now we can adjust the levels of the bitmap. Let's open the Appearance palette (Window> Appearance). We see that our object has two Phantasm CS effects applied to it, which we can customize. Open the Phantasm CS Levels dialog box by clicking on its name in the Appearance palette, control the layer sliders, observing the changes that occur. We got a good result, click on the OK button
Step 14
Let's hide the points that extend beyond the outline of the head using the Clipping Mask technique described in step 10.
Step 15
In my opinion, we need to correct some places in our portrait. In the figure below, arrows indicate problem areas.
Select the object with effects and go to Object > Expand Appearance
As a result of these actions, the raster image turned into a group of vector circles that we can edit (reduce or enlarge) in the usual ways. After editing, the portrait looks like the image below.
Step 16
All we have to do is create the background. We will use a paper raster texture as the background. You can download such textures here (link). Insert the texture into the document field (File > Place...) and set it to Multiply Blending Mode in the Transparency palette.
Works for you!
Today we're going to create a custom "vector" portrait in Photoshop that you can easily use as a personal avatar on Facebook, Skype, or even on your own website.
While we'll be using a free image to make the portrait, you can do the same with yours. own photo, just make sure it's an image in high resolution and quite big size, so you can see details, shadows and distinguish color changes. Now that you've learned a little important information, launch Photoshop and let's get started.
There are thousands of reasons why Photoshop is one of the most preferred graphics programs for graphic designers. The program is powerful, allowing you to create and manipulate images the way you see fit, not to mention the various effects and filters available. Photoshop can be used for many purposes, which includes creating your portraits. Vector and pixel portraits are so popular that there are even apps that quickly do all the work for you. However, you can do the same thing in Photoshop and even create a cool color combination to give your portrait its own unique look.
Result Preview
Lesson details
Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5 (versions starting from CS3 are also suitable)
Estimated completion time: 90 minutes
Difficulty level: Average
Sources
Step 1
Before we start turning our photo into a "vector" style portrait, we must first open it in Photoshop. You can use the image you like best, but for this tutorial we will use the photo from the link above.
Step 2
Create a new layer to start working on the skin. Use the color dropper to select the desired skin tone. In this case, we used the color #ffe0c7. Now that the desired color is selected, use the tool Pen Tool to outline the face and neck as shown here.
Once we have the skin outlined, we can fill it with color.
Continue doing this until all the skin is outlined and filled in with color as shown below.
Step 3
Create a new layer for the hair and use the color dropper again to select the dominant shade of the hair in your image. If you want to add highlights, you can do that later. For hair we use color #401e12. Just like before, we outline the hair, and then fill in this shape.
Step 4
Once again, create a new layer on which we will apply the main color of the clothes. Consider only dominant colors. For example, the top will be filled with color #3c6844
Step 5
Reduce the opacity of the skin layer so that you can see the facial features of the original image. Create a new layer for the eyes and change the Foreground color to #000000. We begin to trace the upper eyelashes. Remember that you don't need to be very detailed.
Fill our path with the foreground color.
We outline the other eye, and now both eyes are finished.
Step 6
On the same layer you need to fill the whites of the eyes with color. We simply do this by setting our Foreground color to #ffffff and then use the tool Paint Bucket to fill inside the outline of the eyes.
Step 7
Create a new layer for the pupil and iris. Temporarily hide the eye layer and use the tool Elliptical Marquee Tool to obtain the correct iris shape.
Fill the iris with color #7b7648.
Now fill the pupil with color #000000 and the highlights with color #ffffff.
Step 8
We need to highlight parts such as the eyelids and nose. To do this, we simply use the colors on the face to create the shapes, in other words, take the same shades that are on the facial features. Create a new layer and change the foreground color #fec2a6. We begin to outline the nose.
Fill it in and continue until we have the shape of the nose.
Step 9
Use the same color as on the hair to fill in the eyebrows after we outline them.
Step 10
Set the Foreground color to #e6756d and create a new layer. We outline only the outline of the upper lip.
Fill the upper lip with the desired color.
Finish with the lips using color #f47f78 for the bottom lip.
Step 11
To give the face a more finished look, we need to add more shadows around the cheeks and jaw.
Fill individual shadows with #dd8561, then reduce the opacity to 20%.
Step 12
Continue using #dd8561 to add shadows around the neck and arms as shown below.
Step 13
We want the face to be more defined and less flat, so we're going to add more shadows using the color #f9c19c. Let's start by adding shadow under the lower lip.
We continue to add more shadows, for example around the eyes and nose.
Reduce the opacity to 50%.
Step 14
To make the top look like it's 3D, we need to use #334f38 and add a big shadow to the top of the top.
Reduce the opacity to 50% and change the layer mode to Soft Light.
Step 15
We outline the edges of the hair where you see the need more shadows
Create a new layer and fill these areas with #4b1b11 color. Change the layer opacity to 16% and the layer mode to Multiply.
Step 16
Change the foreground color to #ffad95 to add some blush to the cheeks. Outline the blush area and create a new layer.
Fill the shapes and set the layer opacity to 24%.
Step 17
Outline the shadows on the eyelids and create a new layer.
Fill the shape with #ea98c8 color and reduce the opacity to 35%.
Step 18
We add highlights to the skin by circling those areas in our photo where the skin is the lightest.
Fill them with #ffffff color and reduce the opacity to 20%.
Result
We finish our design by adding more shadows, details and background as we did. You can finish when all the parts you need have been added.
As you can see, we left our vector portrait quite basic and close to the original photographic image. However, you can add more detail to your image. Addition small parts such as sparkling rhinestones, hair buns and highlights will make your image fashionable. You can also create your vector portrait in grayscale, varying shades between black and white, or simply go for a limited color selection where one color dominates the rest.
We hope you found this tutorial not only useful, but also inspiring, and as always, happy designing to everyone.
