Mengenal Adobe Illustrator

Once you know what is a vector design, and a bit about the basics of graphic design, then the next thing you must master is technical ability. What is meant by the technical ability here is the ability to use a graphic design program accordingly so that you can visualize ideas and creativity in a work.

Since we are talking about vector designs, the program / ​​software that must be mastered is a vector design software, or commonly called illustration software. The author deliberately picked one illustration software that suits your needs, namely Adobe Illustrator, among a variety of similar software on the market.

Why Adobe Illustrator?

• If you are wondering why the author chose as Adobe Illustrator illustration software that must be mastered, it is not separated from the facts about the program output Adobe.inc software giant itself. Some of the reasons are:

•      Adobe Illustrator has long been recognized as an illustration software world's No. 1 choice on the designer and professional design practitioners.

•      Adobe Illustrator has the capabilities, features and amenities that can be relied upon to realize your creative work.

•      Adobe Illustrator is compatible with a variety of software for various purposes other end, as the interests of printing, desktop publishing, web publishing, and others.

•      Adobe Illustrator is user friendly, which is very easy for the user to use and access a variety of features, especially with the grouping system facilities through the facilities of the menu, toolbox, palette and so on.

•      Adobe Illustrator is capable of handling a variety of designs from the simple to the very complex nature, and to be able to export the final results of a design into a variety of formats to suit your needs with quality dependable.

Especially for the work of this book, the authors use Adobe Illustrator CS (Creative Suite), or often called Adobe Illustrator 11. It now has available the latest release Illustrator, ie Adobe Illustrator CS2, but due consideration of the needs of computer resources that are too large, especially for novice users, the authors chose the previous release.

But do not worry, you can just use this latest release is possible if only because there are so many changes in the second release. Or even, if you are still using earlier versions of Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator 10 down was not so matter. Although there are some facilities that exist only in CS and CS2 versions.

Interface Adobe Illustrator CS

To be able to use this program, you must first look at the interface (UI) program. Interface is similar to Adobe Illustrator CS interface Adoeb other programs, the grouping facility and clearly structured. As well as the main focus on the work area in the middle.
Such interface type is expected to provide convenience to its users to focus on the work being done. Even for those who are beginners, Adobe Illustrator CS interface will be very helpful.

Note the Adobe Illustrator program interface as shown in Figure 2.1. below carefully.

Gambar 2.1. Interface Adobe Illustrator CS

Broadly speaking, the interface (interface) Illustrator CS is divided into four (4) major sections, namely:

Menu

Menu encapsulates everything Illustrator CS facility owned by a collection of commands in the drop-down menu that is located at the very top of the program window. Command menus are organized by similarity of function, such as the File menu contains a set of commands associated with the document settings, such as working document creation, storage, export and import files and so on.

Use this menu to access the facility diverse Illustrator CS major facility as shown in Figure 2.2.

Gambar 2.2. Fasilitas Menu Illustrator CS

If you notice, in some of the menu there is a submenu commands. This means that in the menu there are additional menus that you can access. Usually these menus marked with a black triangle on the right end.

In addition, there are other types of menus, the menu ends with 3 (three) marks the point, such as at the open on top. Signs point like this show that there is a choice on the menu is an additional parameter values ​​that you must specify that Illustrator CS can do a command correctly.

For instance, if you select File> Open, then an Open dialog box will appear, where through this dialog box you are asked to choose which files the document will be opened. See Figure 2.3.

Figure 2.3. Open dialog box to select the file to be opened

Toolbox

Toolbox by default (floating) on the left side of the program window Illustrator CS a collection of tools (tool) that you use to create or edit an object illustration. Illustrator CS equips you with a variety of tools with a variety of functions as well.

You can move through the toolbox is in any part of the program window Illustrator CS. This allows you to get a wider workspace while working. It is obvious from this toolbox is the new logo Illustrator CS in the form of an illustration pink flowers on the top of the toolbox.
The interesting thing is, if you press the keyboard "VENUS", then the image of interest into a new logo Illustrator CS will turn into a picture venus (female) who is a previous version of Illustrator logo.

Consider Figure 2.4. below.

Gambar 2.4. Toolbox Illustrator CS

Due to the variety of existing tools, while efficiency is not possible to show all the tools at once, then Illustrator CS hide some tools that have a similarity function under another tool. If you look at some tools there is a black triangle in the bottom right corner. It shows that under the tool are other tools that are hidden (hidden tool).

To create the tool is hidden, you just hold your mouse on the tool corresponding pressure for a while, then the tools hidden underneath will appear, as shown in the picture above.

In some tools, there is also a facility settings that you can use to create an object or editing as you wish. To make arrangements on a tool, you can simply double click (double click) tool is a dialog box will appear. For instance, double-click the Pencil tool, and you will find a Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box appears as shown in Figure 2.5.

Figure 2.5. Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box

Definition 3D Max

3D Studio Max or 3ds Max or just MAX software is a 3-dimensional vector graphics and animation, written by Autodesk Media & Entertainment (formerly known as Discreet and Kinetix). The software was developed from its predecessor 3D Studio for DOS, but for the Win32 platform. Kinetix later joined the recent acquisition of Autodesk, Discreet Logic. The latest version can be found in 3Ds Max usa.autodesk.com.
glance

3ds Max is one of the software packages are most widely used today, because of several reasons such as the use of the Microsoft Windows platform, the versatile editing capabilities, and a plugin architecture that much.


Modelling methods

There are 5 basic modeling methods:
• Modeling with primitives
• NURMS (subdivision surfaces)
• Surface tool
• NURBS
• polygon modeling
Modeling with primitive

This is a basic method, in which one shape model using lots of boxes, balls, "cone", cylinders, and other objects that have been provided. A person can also apply boolean operations, including reduction, cutting, and merging. For example, one can make two balls can work as a Blob to be fused. It is called "balloon modeling".
mental Ray

Mental Ray is a rendering engine (engine to render the image or video) contained in the program 3D Studio Max, in addition to the standard max render the "Default Scanline". Mental Ray with integrated 3D Studio Max so no need to install it separately. Mental ray has several advantages that can calculate the effect of Global Illumination and Indirect Illumination, but it can also use the image on the surface shader or light. Render engine other than Mental Ray is the V-Ray, Brazil R / S, Maxwell Render, Final Render, and so on. All the rendering engine has the advantages of each.

Source: Wikipedia

 

3D MAX

3D Studio Max or commonly known as 3D Max is a software (freeware) to create a 3-dimensional vector graphics and animations. written by Autodesk Media & Entertainment, formerly known as Discreet and Kinetix. 3D Studio Max developed from its predecessor 3D Studio for DOS, but for the Win32 platform.

Kinetix later joined the recent acquisition of Autodesk, Discreet Logic. That was until now the author of this article makes is the latest version of 3D Studio Max 9. The many uses of graphic design software used to create an animated film, the architecture of the house, or make a company logo.

Manipulasi Dari Foto Menjadi Teks

1. Run the program Photoshop, open an image file that would dijadiin object. (Press CTRL + O)
Examples of image files would I object


2. Klik menu Edit -> Define Pattern. . .


3. It would appear Pattern Name dialog box, name it according to your taste, Klik OK


4. Create a new file with the same size image rich object created earlier loe (Press CTRL + N, adjust size, click OK)



5. Klik  Horizontal Type Tool (T)


6. Write up your text on a canvas full of origin, only suggestion I better wear Font Arial Black, Keep the Line Spacingnya not too tenuous, how: Click the icon Toogle the Character and Pallets


Then set according to the following picture

Close the window, then the result is more or less like this

7. Click on Add a layer style icon that is on the Layers tab select Pattern Overlay


8. Layer Style window will appear, click the inverted triangle in the image on the right paper Pattern, select the image of the object that you'd make a pattern, if  Ague title "cool.jpg", then click ok.




9. Click OK, (Do not forget to set the picture scalenya'll fit), if you've more or less fit the results would be like this

Efek Foto ke Teks

Thank you,
Hopefully Helpful

Efek Foto Sketsa Artistik

tutorial:
1. Open your Photoshop program, and insert images (CTRL + O and then select the image file) that will be the effect of Artistic Skect
Here I used a photo named Nina Dobrev foreign artists that can be found on google or save as image below for training

Nina Dobrev
(how to save as image: right-click the image, select save picture)

2. Duplicate the layer so we have 2 layers (background and layer 1)
to duplicate the layer press CTRL + J


3. Add Skect effect on layer 1
How: on the main menu go to Filter> Artistic> Colored Pencil, to use these parameters:


Layer 1 to change the mode mode: Soft Light. If you step correctly it will produce an image like this:



4. Click the Selection Tool, change feathernya be 20px
for beginners just use the polygonal lasso tool and create a selection box like this

if the first and last point of the meeting will result in the selection indicated by the dashed lines
To learn more about this article please go to selection: Selection - Select - Deselect - Inverse in Photoshop

After successfully selecting then press the [del] key on the keyboard, and the result is something like this ... :)

Sketch Artistic
Thank you, I'll see you again on the other Photo Effects
May be useful

Efek Dance Ray

1. The first stage is the selection of a photo you use. Just use your own photo or picture may also use the "Dance" below. If so, save a picture


2. Then open the photo before you save into Photoshop via the menu command File> Open. Once the picture is in Photoshop, double-click the background layer to convert the background layer to normal layer. You can also just rename the layer as layer "Dance"


3. Now you remove the background of the photo. You can do this by selecting the Eraser Tool (E) on the toolbox and menyapukannya the background photo area.


4. Create a new layer by clicking on the icon Create a new layer and position the new layer below the layer "Dance". Name the layer "Black Background".

combination of Shift + F5 on your keyboard to display the Fill dialog box. When the Fill dialog box appears, select Black on the Use. And click OK.


So the background is now a black picture.


5. Now switch to the layer "Dance". Select Menu Layer> Layer Style> Outer Glow.
In the Layer Style dialog box Outer Glow section, adjust opacity and sizenya as illustrated below.


Try to see the results! Hmm but is not yet complete, there are many more that we need to adopt Again.

Press the "D" and then press also the "X" on the keyboard to give the white color on the Foreground Color.

6. Then select the ellipse tool (U) and make a circle. Position the layer "Shape 1" layer between "Dance" and layer "Black Background". And reduce the opacity value to 50%.


Duplicate the layer "Shape 1" 3 times by pressing the key combination of Ctrl + J on your keyboard. And set the location of the four objects circle as follows.


7. Create a new layer by clicking on the icon Create a new layer and position the layer just below the layer "Dance". Name the layer "Grunge".


8. Select the Brush Tool (B) in the toolbox, and here I would use this type of brush "Flow and Grunge". Please download first brushnya here


9. And brush brushnya in layer "Grunge" that we have created earlier.


10. Create another new layer by clicking on the icon Create a new layer and position it above the layer in the layer "Dance". Name the layer "Line".


11. Select the Brush Tool (B) in the toolbox. Use the type of Brush a round. And give 6px value for Size and 100% for treats brackish feed.


12. Select the Pen Tool (P) in the toolbox. And make the line path like this.

13. Right click on Canvas Image and select Stroke Path.


In the Stroke Path dialog box, select the Brush Tool section. And click OK.

14. Then press enter to remove the line paths. And see the results.


15. Make sure the layer "Line" is still active.
Now select the menu Layer> Layer Style> Outer Glow.
In the Layer Style dialog box Outer Glow section, adjust opacity and sizenya as illustrated below.


Try a result, the line you created earlier to be as if glowing. Cool huh? Eits, but it is not finished. Let's move on.


16. Select the Eraser Tool (E) and erase some of the lines indicated by the arrows in the figure below that line is shown wrapped around the body of the dancer.


For the latter, create another new layer by clicking on the icon Create a new layer and position it above the layer in the layer "Line".
Name the layer "Light"..

17. Choose Brus Tool (B) or soft-edged Brush which treats brackish feed value of 0%. Create some sort of ball of light blue and orange.


18. Select Menu Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur


And give it a value of 25px Radius. Do not forget to click OK.


Tadaa! The end result is like this. Oh yeah, you can also add other objects to make it more interesting.
Be creative designers and good luck!

Dance Ray dengan Grunge Effect