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  1. Question about blurring a photo

    you mean fade it out, like so? set your gradient tool to fade from white(or wich ever color your sign is) to transparent, and have at it.
  2. Fun with the pen tool

    I am now using a tablet. I bought the cintiq 12wx (only 999$) I broke into my daughters piggy bank.lol. I have never used a tablet before i got this, and it is awesome! say goodbye to pencils and paper. The recent pictures I did the linework in illustrator, then painted in photoshop cs3. Thanks...
  3. Fun with the pen tool

    That blue halftone is from go-media's arsenal http://gomedia.us/arsenal/ !!!! note sure if anybody will read this, since I pretty much dissapeared for a bit! but I have been a little busy. I have also been practicing a sh!t load drawing with a new pen tablet. the wacom cintiq...
  4. new artwork

    try this one.pretty good video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDi0PyvNtk
  5. new artwork

    Maybe you should get out to your local dirt track and see it for yourself. these cars, and others, carry so much speed down the straights, they have no choice but to back it in, slide through the turns and hammer down again. its quite a sight.
  6. new artwork

    Wheels look good I might have to put that down! I also have never tried the envelope tool either, Did I mention Im still new to illustrator....Also I was skeptical about selling designs for 800 bucks, so I just sold one today for 400$ Some money is better than none, but I will certainly never...
  7. new artwork

    This one actually took awhile to do. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 "business" days. I worked on it off and on this last week. I would really like to put down a decent background with my business name and print some t-shirts. Im not sure what others charge for something like this but I sure...
  8. new artwork

    This was all done in illustrator cs3 with live trace!!...nah just kidding. a mouse a keyboard and the handy pen tool. I still need to throw in a background, but I just thought I would share!:beer
  9. Fun with the pen tool

    Yes I frequently go to silver dollar speedway. This new image was done completely in illustrator cs3. I just use the pen tool wih a logitech mouse w/out one of those crappy balls. I just start at one end and work my way to the other. I spend alot of time with the wheels and tires, if those...
  10. Fun with the pen tool

    Just practice,practice,practice. It also helps to have a decent image as well. start with something easy and go from there. there are lots of tutorials but it comes down to your own preferences and techniques....this is a new project im doing right now wich is almost there.
  11. jagged lines??

    on screen, mostly longer straight lines at any angle.
  12. jagged lines??

    Im not sure if its me or illustrator cs3, but I keep getting these really bad jagged lines......anyway to fix this??
  13. Fun with the pen tool

    btw.....thank you all for the compliments. On to the next one!
  14. Fun with the pen tool

    I traced it all from a photo with the pen tool. it took about 8-10 hours! I was on a mission. :cool:
  15. Fun with the pen tool

    Using the pen tool takes Alot of time and patience! I never thought that drawing on my computer would take so much work! I completed this today, just thought I would share. Ive had illy cs3 for about3 months and practice everyday. So I finally forced myself to start and finish this in one day...
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