Need Input on Image

Screamfeeder · 10-10-2005, 04:00 AM

I just made this in Illustrator because I needed to make something to show off my sweet chrome making skills.

Please tell me what sucks about it and what I could do to make it look more "real".

It was made with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and is based off a googled image.

Screamfeeder · 10-10-2005, 04:02 AM

And here you go before someone else does it....

this was not made with Adobe Illustrator CS2....

woot! · 10-10-2005, 06:30 AM

Is it a crack pipe ? Maybe add some smoke or something. It is nicely done anyways.
Now it got me wondering, why do people allways refer to crak pipes as beeing made out of glass ? What is the purpose of it ?

Peacecraft · 10-10-2005, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by woot!

Is it a crack pipe ? Maybe add some smoke or something. It is nicely done anyways.
Now it got me wondering, why do people allways refer to crak pipes as beeing made out of glass ? What is the purpose of it ?

looks like a lightsaber to me...

Screamfeeder · 10-10-2005, 02:54 PM

yeah it's a lightsaber. I just needed something with a lot of chrome that was not a car or bike.

EDIT-threw a blade and made it bigger so you can actually tell what it is.....

Metranon · 10-10-2005, 04:16 PM

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why do people allways refer to crak pipes as beeing made out of glass ? What is the purpose of it ?

my guess would be because crack burns at a pretty high temperature, most metal pipes would heat up quite a lot and therefore taste pretty bad out of a metal pipe (because you're essentially smoking metal)

also maybe because glass is non-porous and therefore when the crackrock melts the glass won't absorb any of the life-giving crack fluids whereas metal might

not actually having ever tried it these are just my theories

Hateyou · 10-10-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by woot!

Is it a crack pipe ? Maybe add some smoke or something. It is nicely done anyways.
Now it got me wondering, why do people allways refer to crak pipes as beeing made out of glass ? What is the purpose of it ?

What is the purpose of what? A crack pipe? To smoke crack. People refer to crack pipes being made of glass because....they are made of glass, wtf.

Metranon · 10-10-2005, 04:19 PM

yeah but then how come people don't smoke tobacco out of glass pipes?

theres a reason they're made out of glass

Blaezenfury · 10-10-2005, 04:20 PM

fuck is that jessica biel?

looks like it~!

Kiksar · 10-10-2005, 04:32 PM

The silver chrome is well done, no real gripes there. The brass stuff is questionable, but still acceptable; i'd have to see the source image to really say. The black needs work. I'm sure the highlight is pure white, but the gradient from black to the white being the exact same size and same grey as it is on the silver chrome looks incorrect. Post the source image though, I may stand corrected if the light actually interacts with the black like that. And the actual saber needs to be redone if you're going to keep it as clarification of what the piece is, it's distracting as it is now. All in all good job though, brings back many illustrator memories.

edit: I think I found the source image you were using, and the lighting on their black looks odd as well (albeit different that yours). Also, is this a gradient only assignment/project/personal experiment? There are details that would be easily achieved with a few paths that would bring everything together much better I think (especially in the center area, including the brass piece there, the gradients make it seem like a series of bevels while the source has defined cuts in the metal). And as one last minor gripe, the buttons that appear to be light bronze on your image look darker, probably copper on the source.

Hateyou · 10-10-2005, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Metranon

yeah but then how come people don't smoke tobacco out of glass pipes?

theres a reason they're made out of glass

Because you don't need to keep a torch on tobacco to make it burn, tobacco stays lit, crack doesn't. Haven't you fuckers smoked crack lately!?

Hateyou · 10-10-2005, 05:09 PM

Ever see those rose in a tube things at the gas station? Yeah those are actually crack pipes.

Screamfeeder · 10-10-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiksar

Also, is this a gradient only assignment/project/personal experiment? There are details that would be easily achieved with a few paths that would bring everything together much better I think (especially in the center area, including the brass piece there, the gradients make it seem like a series of bevels while the source has defined cuts in the metal).

no we can use meshes or anything else for the project. We just had to make a mechanical object from a source picture is all.

Any suggestions on how to make it look more real would be appreciated (it does not have to look like the source picture, just "realistic".)

Spare Oom and War Drobe · 10-10-2005, 07:36 PM

My only problem is the simplicity of the object. Also the 2 buttons at the top end of the handle dont look very real. The one facing down needs to be darker as if it was covered in shadow.

Can you use photoshop at all? Maybe have a vague image reflecting on the chrome? I think that would add a lot of depth

if not try to give some harder edges. that would give it a little more pop too

Check out this site: http://www.lifeinvector.com/index2.html
thats some good shit

see how her coffee cup has more contrast where gradients meet?

Screamfeeder · 10-10-2005, 08:12 PM

No raster images (photoshop), it has to be totally vector.

I would have picked a harder object for the project, but I wanted to make a simple object look very real, rather than do a half assed job on a really complicated image.

Thanks for the input on the buttons. Not sure which edges you think need to be harder though.

The chrome reflections themselves?

10-10-2005, 04:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Screamfeeder I MAEK ART!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,793 +77 Internets	Need Input on Image I just made this in Illustrator because I needed to make something to show off my sweet chrome making skills. Please tell me what sucks about it and what I could do to make it look more "real". It was made with Adobe Illustrator CS2 and is based off a googled image. Attached Images Last edited by Screamfeeder : 10-10-2005 at 02:53 PM.

10-10-2005, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Screamfeeder I MAEK ART!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,793 +77 Internets	And here you go before someone else does it.... this was not made with Adobe Illustrator CS2.... Attached Images

10-10-2005, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blaezenfury Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,503 +9 Internets	fuck is that jessica biel? looks like it~! __________________ Blaezen Feanturi. 65th Halfling OverLord of the Vallon Zek Sever.

10-10-2005, 04:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kiksar X-D Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 828 +4 Internets	The silver chrome is well done, no real gripes there. The brass stuff is questionable, but still acceptable; i'd have to see the source image to really say. The black needs work. I'm sure the highlight is pure white, but the gradient from black to the white being the exact same size and same grey as it is on the silver chrome looks incorrect. Post the source image though, I may stand corrected if the light actually interacts with the black like that. And the actual saber needs to be redone if you're going to keep it as clarification of what the piece is, it's distracting as it is now. All in all good job though, brings back many illustrator memories. edit: I think I found the source image you were using, and the lighting on their black looks odd as well (albeit different that yours). Also, is this a gradient only assignment/project/personal experiment? There are details that would be easily achieved with a few paths that would bring everything together much better I think (especially in the center area, including the brass piece there, the gradients make it seem like a series of bevels while the source has defined cuts in the metal). And as one last minor gripe, the buttons that appear to be light bronze on your image look darker, probably copper on the source. __________________ Last edited by Kiksar : 10-10-2005 at 04:44 PM.

10-10-2005, 05:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hateyou Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,934	Ever see those rose in a tube things at the gas station? Yeah those are actually crack pipes. Attached Images

10-10-2005, 06:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
woot! Jesus with laser Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 541 +8 Internets	Is it a crack pipe ? Maybe add some smoke or something. It is nicely done anyways. Now it got me wondering, why do people allways refer to crak pipes as beeing made out of glass ? What is the purpose of it ?

10-10-2005, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Screamfeeder I MAEK ART!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,793 +77 Internets	yeah it's a lightsaber. I just needed something with a lot of chrome that was not a car or bike. EDIT-threw a blade and made it bigger so you can actually tell what it is.....

10-10-2005, 04:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Metranon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,599 +0 Internets	yeah but then how come people don't smoke tobacco out of glass pipes? theres a reason they're made out of glass

10-10-2005, 08:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
Screamfeeder I MAEK ART!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,793 +77 Internets	No raster images (photoshop), it has to be totally vector. I would have picked a harder object for the project, but I wanted to make a simple object look very real, rather than do a half assed job on a really complicated image. Thanks for the input on the buttons. Not sure which edges you think need to be harder though. The chrome reflections themselves?

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