Monday, July 4, 2011

Inkscape Vector Art Illustration Time Lapse Face Portrait Speed Drawing: Akichuu



Finally it's here! My new time lapse vector speed drawing/art published for the Interwebs! This features a Youtuber by the screen name of Akichuu. This is a link to their channel: www.youtube.com/akichuu.

I believe I discovered her while searching for videos of Japan filmed using the Canon 7D. And from there, I randomly looked up Asian related videos and started clicking on related videos to the side of the video page. Long story short, I eventually found Akichuu's channel. I watched her videos and thought they were nice.

So, one day, I felt like making some vector art. I thought Akichuu would be an interesting subject for a vector portrait. I had originally tried vectoring a low resolution 360P screen capture from one of her videos. Yes, I know..you should only vector high resolution images. :x

I still took up the challenge. Obviously, at 360P video resolution, the details aren't as sharp. Also, she was some distance from the camera which didn't help at all. So it was difficult to get a good resemblance. However, I'm not going to give up on it. I'll complete that art piece just for my own satisfaction at some other time.

I had to choose another screen cap. I decided to vector a more recent clip she had done in 720P resolution. While there was poor lighting in the video making the overall image quality kinda "flat", it wasn't an obstacle. So, this is the final result. I'm pleased at how it came out. Tell me what ya think!

8 comments:

  1. I think you did a great job! I found Inkscape not too long ago and am having so much fun with it.

    Take care :]

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  2. wow i love it!! im a fan of vector drawing my self but not a as good as you, btw i wanna say thx, i found ur Technic is very interesting i can't wait to try it!

    love from malaysia

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  3. Nice!! do you do private jobs? I have a picture that I would love to vectorize like this..
    Andi

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  4. did you ever end up doing a tutorial for this?

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  5. Any chance of seeing the original 7 hour video? I think just the video in itself will be a tutorial

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    1. I didn't record this at a normal speed. I used screen capture software programmed to record 1 image every second or so. All the images put together as a clip were set to play back at 30 frames/sec. As a result, there is no 7-hour long video to watch.

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  6. I struggle a lot with the decision making on shades and highlights. I try to blur it but still looks like some type of skin disease. Would like to know how you decide the shaded and highlights areas on the skin without looking too odd.

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    1. For me, managing shadows/highlights and color in general involves some color theory and a bit of intuition. Don't depend solely on the dropper/color picker. If you zoom in on a photo, you'll see that even a small section can sometimes have several pixels of varying colors even though the overall perceived color of the subject matter is solid.

      When you use the dropper on a zoomed out image (normal view), you can't see what pixel you are really choosing. The result is odd colors (especially when dealing with skin).

      I end up studying the actual photo briefly. For example, if I come to the conclusion that a shadow is a dark tan, I know where to go on the color wheel (that where color theory would come in) and fine tune if necessary . Don't start with the extreme ends of the color spectrum. Once you get a good color palette, save/memorize it. As you progress in making many portraits, you'll come across people with similar complexions and remembering those palettes can save you time. Hope this helps.

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