Join Von Glitschka for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding motion with Gaussian Blur, part of Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail.
…Another great use for the Gaussian blur effect…is to use it to create motion. Any object…that moves fast is going to blur. If…you've ever took a photograph of somebody running, more…than likely their arms or legs, which are…moving really fast, are going to blur. So this…is what we're going to try to replicate in the form of a vector illustration. Now if…I'm gonna create illustrations to demonstrate stuff, I'm…gonna have fun with them. So this is…one of them. This is just a funky…bug creature, and he's flapping his wings and I…somewhat replicated motion by using transparency and the…inner glow effect. Which we covered in a previous…movie. But now, I'm going to integrate some…Gaussian border effects to these wings, and I think…you're gonna agree, it's a really cool way…to add motion to an illustration like that.…
So we're gonna do that right now. And it's very simple. We're just gonna select our…shapes and the first shape, we're gonna select…the smaller shapes on the side here. And…with both of those selected, now we're gonna…
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12/6/2013- Choosing a style
- Establishing primary and secondary light sources
- How lighting affects color
- Working with the color wheel
- Building a global color wheel
- Creating emotion through color
- Using gradient blends
- Spit detailing
- Using custom brushes
- Rounding detail with the VectorScribe plugin
- Adding depth
- Finding inspiration
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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Exercise files57s
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1. The Process
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Attention to details2m 20s
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Choosing a style2m 13s
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2. Lighting
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Understanding light1m 8s
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Drawing your light source3m 14s
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How lighting affects color7m 43s
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Artistic "lightcense"1m 44s
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3. Colors
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Coloring 1012m 39s
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The digital color wheel7m 36s
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The analog color wheel2m 18s
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Color dimension one: Hue5m 56s
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Color dimension two: Value9m 41s
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Base colors4m 5s
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Shadow colors6m 43s
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Highlight colors6m 47s
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4. Detailing Methods
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The method to the madness1m 30s
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Hot spots and deep shadows6m 39s
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Using custom brushes10m 41s
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5. Color Resource
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Color harvesting1m 12s
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6. Inspiration
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Inspiring illustrators2m 2s
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Conclusion
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Closing thoughts53s
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