Comments on: Go Media’s Rapid-Fire Illustration Technique

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:44:35 +0000

I'm surprised you guys don't use a Cintiq. It makes illustrating so much easier and it's such a huge time saver. To the one who said that he feels sorry for illustrators who only use a computer, that person has obviously never used a Cintiq. Drawing directly onto a Cintiq monitor feels incredibly similar to drawing on paper and you still get the “organic look”.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:40 +0000

Great stuff!

By: vp203

vp203 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:21:52 +0000

hey whacko thank you soo much for the helpful information, i was wondering if you have msn or icq or even skype? if its possible if we can chat, uhm i dont know how you could get my detials or if i could get your details. I am a professional motocross rider but also enjoy designing and so on and in the sport that i do there are always guys that are interested in that. i was wondering if you could maybe help me with some stuff or help me get better.

uhm if you have facebook you can add me my name is Victor Picoto. or you can send me an email on victor114mx@hotmail.com

By: whacko

whacko — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:17 +0000

It depends on what kind of artwork I live traced, and what my intended purpose for that artwork it. A lot of times I live trace photos of concrete or other rough natural textures which are then applies behind graphics elements (skulls and whatnot) to give a gritty or grunge feel. The reason I live trace instead of just using a photo is that I can apply gradients or gradient meshes, transparency effects etc to achieve a desired result.

In the case I am livetracing an illustration that I created, like a skull or graphic ornament, I will then usually apply basic shading in one or two colors (usually, sometimes more) in a manner similar to the method described above. I might also take the opportunity to “clean up” my illustration with Illustrator vectors which are far more steady and accurate than my own hands.

By: vp203

vp203 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:55:51 +0000

i wanted to ask you, what do you then do when you have live traced it in illustrator? please help me ! :)

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By: Codrin Sava

Codrin Sava — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:29:22 +0000

It's incredible how this articles explains … just about everything.

By: dcloud

dcloud — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:18:21 +0000

Bil, this was an awesome article to read. I love seeing how other illustrators do their work. I especially liked the part where you comped it on a t-shirt for the client to see. I do something similar myself – I put the client's design (logo, header illustration, etc.) onto a screenshot of their web page so they can see what it will look like.

By: mariotroise

mariotroise — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:33:46 +0000

I never really followed Go Media's work because I thought all you did was create vectors from old illustrations. This changes everything. You have my respect now!
These days designers work most of the time with free vectors and create almost nothing.
Thanks for sharing!

By: madmadman01

madmadman01 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:52:33 +0000

good tips bro