Another version of Mister Jones
I tweaked my sketch of Mister Jones. Again, the fact that the natural-looking strokes are actually vector-based objects allowed me to just drag around bits of the drawing without re-drawing anything. I pushed and prodded some lines, changed the proportions of his body and got rid of the croquet mallet. It's a cleaner rendering of the character. A larger version can be seen here.
I know. It's not much of an update. But I had to post something! Which version do you prefer?
3 Comments:
I found your blog! (Your URL showed up as a referring link in my web stats.)
Nice work with Expression (which I'm downloading at the moment). I had some illustrations to do for work yesterday, but I still have to work by hand. I've never been able to draw on screen and feel happy with the results, even when I used to use a tablet. I'm impressed by what you've been able to do here.
Another free program I've found that's fun to play with, though not useful for people whose natural drawing style relies of the kind of line quality ours does, is called "ArtRage". Its ability to reproduce paint strokes -- with texture, even -- is quite amazing. It's fun to play with, though I don't know how I'll ever find a use for it:
http://www.ambientdesign.com
Hope all's well...
- Hamish MacDonald
Hi, Hamish!
I'm glad you found my blog. Thanks for the link to Artrage. It looks like an interesting program but, unfortunately, I am still a Mac nut and Artrage is a Windows program. Maybe I'll download it and install it on my PC at work to see how it works. I can always use an interesting tool to spice up my Powerpoint slides!
All is well. I've seen your blog and enjoyed some of the photos there. If I ever go to Edinburgh, I'll have to hit Hollyrood park for sure!
Thanks,
Brian
Hi Brian,
Mr. Jones needs to do something with that other hand, which is currently either winding it's way back before planting a fist in my face, or scratching his armpit. I think that a good pint of Keith's would probably fit the bill.
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