Comments on: Video of Charlene Chua creating an illustration using Adobe Illustrator http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Shrdlu http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387865 Shrdlu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387865 I paused it and pulled the cue point with my cursor slowly. She's not showing more than 1/10th of the work involved. I paused it and pulled the cue point with my cursor slowly. She’s not showing more than 1/10th of the work involved.

]]> By: GermanCityGirl http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387426 GermanCityGirl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387426 She's one of the artists I watch on <a href="http://sygnin.deviantart.com/" rel="nofollow">dA</a> and her illustrations for <a href="http://julieblackbelt.charlenechua.com/" rel="nofollow">Julie Black Belt</a> are fantastic. Cheers for that cool video! She’s one of the artists I watch on dA and her illustrations for Julie Black Belt are fantastic.

Cheers for that cool video!

]]> By: Shrdlu http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387427 Shrdlu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387427 The video takes way too long to load, but let me just say I'm glad she's not using bloody Photoshop. The video takes way too long to load, but let me just say I’m glad she’s not using bloody Photoshop.

]]> By: Shrdlu http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387439 Shrdlu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387439 It loaded, finally. However, I think that took much more than 60 minutes. I want to watch it in real time. It loaded, finally. However, I think that took much more than 60 minutes. I want to watch it in real time.

]]> By: thekinginyellow http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-388978 thekinginyellow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-388978 i too would like to see a real time video or at least a break down in html format with screenshots and descriptions. is she using a clipping mask or pathfinder when making the shadows and highlights? i can't tell. i would assume a clipping mask as you can do that with keyboard shortcuts and i don't see the pathfinder window open. seems pretty straightforward, though. this is how i would probably do it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/monolithcreative/2970800058/ although i used photoshop and my wacom to color it, i used illustrator to do the base line art. i love the pathfinder tool. i too would like to see a real time video or at least a break down in html format with screenshots and descriptions.

is she using a clipping mask or pathfinder when making the shadows and highlights? i can’t tell. i would assume a clipping mask as you can do that with keyboard shortcuts and i don’t see the pathfinder window open.

seems pretty straightforward, though. this is how i would probably do it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monolithcreative/2970800058/

although i used photoshop and my wacom to color it, i used illustrator to do the base line art. i love the pathfinder tool.

]]> By: dimmer http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387445 dimmer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387445 Awesome. I'd love to see a real time version as well, with a voice track of what is being done and why. PITA that it won't play till the whole thing is downloaded, but you know, that's really just a niggle. Awesome. I’d love to see a real time version as well, with a voice track of what is being done and why.

PITA that it won’t play till the whole thing is downloaded, but you know, that’s really just a niggle.

]]> By: grimatongueworm http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387456 grimatongueworm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387456 when she was working on the foobies, I felt kinda dirty.. when she was working on the foobies, I felt kinda dirty..

]]> By: bassemb http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-392332 bassemb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-392332 I wonder what made her flip the artwork, readjust the facial features, then flip everything back. I've been following Charlene on dA for a few years now - not only is she a very talented illustrator, she's also a cool person. I wonder what made her flip the artwork, readjust the facial features, then flip everything back.

I’ve been following Charlene on dA for a few years now – not only is she a very talented illustrator, she’s also a cool person.

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387993 Egypt Urnash Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387993 Shrdlu, I use Illustrator as my primary medium and I can assure you that she's showing the whole process from start to finish - but highly time-lapsed. As the title card notes, the actual piece took a little over an hour, while the video is a bit over four minutes. Once you know Illustrator well, a lot of this comes naturally. I have done pieces of a similar level of complexity in about the same timeframe. Shrdlu, I use Illustrator as my primary medium and I can assure you that she’s showing the whole process from start to finish – but highly time-lapsed. As the title card notes, the actual piece took a little over an hour, while the video is a bit over four minutes.

Once you know Illustrator well, a lot of this comes naturally. I have done pieces of a similar level of complexity in about the same timeframe.

]]> By: StudioRobot http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-387773 StudioRobot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-387773 it only waits to play if you leave it at 0:00. if you click ahead a second or 2, you're golden! it only waits to play if you leave it at 0:00.

if you click ahead a second or 2, you’re golden!

]]> By: irsean http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/video-of-charlene-ch.html#comment-388551 irsean Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-388551 Anyone notice the OS? Anyone notice the OS?

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