It's been a while since I have posted any art that I have created in Adobe Illustrator.
I confess that I have a love hate relationship with the program, not it's fault by any means, more that skills I acquire in the use of it decay faster than I can use them and well .... Photoshop is just "easier".
Once I do wrap my head around Illustrator though, I enjoy the clean lines and the scalability of the work. There is definitely something to be said for vector vs raster based images.
(And if you want it in layman's language, one is about math and the other is about dots!)
The biggest difference for me between the two programs is that in Illustrator I have to create the start, middle and end all by myself.
In Photoshop there is always a jump off point from which you create an image, be it a stock photo, a texture or background.
The fact that I admire so many Vector Style artists always serves as good inspiration and ultimately keeps me plugging away! And that is a good thing!
Your digital art is wonderful! I purchased the "lost Geisha" print, and it's beautiful. Dots seem MUCH nicer than math to me, but I only have photoshop. Can't learn any more tech right now, though; my brain is full and things keep falling out!
Posted by: Sharmon Davidson | April 12, 2011 at 09:07 AM
One day I hope to
get my mind around illustrator..
clean lines are my favourite.
Posted by: grrlandog | April 11, 2011 at 04:10 AM
Marie, this is so cool! I love this. I love the colors, too.
I don't understand anything you've said.
This makes me think of my dog Scout. I talk to her and she hears: blah blahblah, treat? blah blah blah dinner?
When you said all this, I heard, blah blah blah, I'm sending this to Chris for no reason.
HA!
Have a lovely weekend!
Posted by: Chris | April 08, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Beautiful piece. Every once in a while, I dip my toe in Illustrator, and then get intimidated and run away.
Posted by: joanne thieme huffman | April 08, 2011 at 08:56 AM
LOVE this piece - especially the typography/calligraphic element!
I hear ya about Illustrator!I have the complete semester's lecture notes, tutes etc for Illustrator, as the unit was offered as an intensive at uni over the holidays, and I couldn't attend.
I STILL haven't got round to sitting down and doing the unit 2.5 yrs later!
Love your beach walk in the post below. We still have some of Montauk with us (My son collected pebbles from beneath the lighthouse and then drew it on them.
Looking forward to seeing more of your Illustrator adventures!
Cheers,
Cindy
Posted by: Cindy Lane | April 07, 2011 at 07:01 PM
What a powerful image! My daughter, Olivia had taken two years of Graphic Arts so I get what you mean about Illustrator, she used it all the time but I never could keep it all in my head enough to fully get it.
I hope we see more, love the strength of this piece.
Posted by: Bren | April 07, 2011 at 10:19 AM