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Computers and Software => Raster and Vector Manipulation Programs, and How to Do Stuff in Them. => Topic started by: Rocfrog on April 04, 2013, 02:01:33 PM

Title: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: Rocfrog on April 04, 2013, 02:01:33 PM
Ok this is probably a basic dumb question but my mind is absolutely fried and I for the life of me cant think of an easy way.....

In Illustrator (CS5) is there a way to quickly/easily recreate "hair"?? I need to recreate a drawing from a customer and its the "plume" on a Spartan/gladiator helmet and it's not drawn "standard" it looks more like a bristled broom than the standard plume.

Nick
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: JBLUE on April 04, 2013, 02:46:01 PM
Blend tool might work for what you need. Youtube it and see. Thats what comes to mind for me.
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: Rocfrog on April 04, 2013, 03:21:31 PM
Ya I did some quick googleing/youtubing and didn't come up with much other than how to make hair look real. But I did just a ton of "stokes" for now but it doesn't look right....

Nick
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: Sbrem on April 04, 2013, 04:04:17 PM
Do you have a drawing tablet? Or check online for assorted Illustrator brushes, there are a zillion freebies out there...

Steve
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: Rocfrog on April 04, 2013, 04:59:22 PM
Sadly I don't have a tablet....other wise it would be super simple.....  :-[

Nick
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: starchild on April 04, 2013, 06:58:02 PM
Image Trace in CS6 would be the perfect tool for this. I guess download.. the trial version or whatever and get it done. Do a screen grab of a similar spartan helmet and off you go..
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: 3Deep on April 04, 2013, 11:23:04 PM
Better yet take a pic of a broom and photoshop it, tiff file and use AI trace program and your done..

Darryl
Title: Re: Need ideas on how to create something...
Post by: Rocfrog on April 05, 2013, 12:18:34 PM
Image Trace in CS6 would be the perfect tool for this. I guess download.. the trial version or whatever and get it done. Do a screen grab of a similar spartan helmet and off you go..

What is "image trace" is that like "live trace" just with a new name for CS6?

Nick