I'll be sending my buddy Mike the 300 dpi version of this. First the original, blown up way past thumbnail size; next, the improved version—somewhat more abstract, but smoother-looking thanks to the initial pass with Illustrator. A vector version is coming. I promise.
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| original: was only about 150 pixels wide, 72 dpi; hand-drawn, colored in Photoshop |
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I ran the first image through Illustrator, then converted it to a raster Photoshop file at 300 dpi for Mike's image; everything else was done via Photoshop Elements 2022. I totally redid the neckwear ("chain of office"), and in looking at the image now, I see some lines that need to be thickened for the sake of evenness. I'll make those changes before sending a file to Mike. |
Expect the 300-dpi version in an email, Mike.
Here we go, with thicker lines in certain places:
...or should I thicken up the lines of the hat?
ADDENDUM: Andrew Rother writes in to say he thinks the hat's lines need to be thickened up as well. Your wish is my command:
I won't be thickening the neckline.
A thicker neckline may be more accurate. As would more grey hair.
ReplyDeleteAre we talking about the same thing when we say "neckline"? I'm talking about the curved border between the face's skin and the green "shirt," currently defined by a thin, black line. I don't want to thicken that one. I can add gray highlights to the hair and 'stache if you want. Lemme know!
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