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  • Excellent work. I tend to work more with gradient mesh but I'm going to have a go at this. Thanks for sharing.

  • How long time did this take in real time? Really impressive work :)

  • it's not drawing it's tracing <.<

  • c laid

  • wow

  • excellent videos will prob buy both Ai and Ps e now A++++++

  • That is pretty amazing my friend.

  • was wonderin wat tool are u using

  • hey, why you put my gf pic there??

  • @rudal90 najong lo GR amat lo hahaha

  • @filemusikasik mantan gw tuh. pd amat si bule mejenginnya

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  • can you make me a magav soldier drowing like that?

  • ...girl is hott!

    and the technique is pretty cool too. nice effect

  • Damn, could you possibly make a slower version of this with everything like choosing which tools, etc. It's damn amazing to say the least.

  • By just looking at it, you pretty much know what to do....If you dont have any training in illustrator.... Go to school....or find a tutorial from that betch Linda.

  • CAN YOU DO THIS FOR ME?

  • the best

  • fuckin' brilliant eh?

  • Awesome. A real work of art. I could imagine seeing this played during the title credits of a movie. Very cool.

  • What hapenned with thee other arm?

  • You're cool, man! Thank you!

  • Awesome work!!! Superb skill

  • wonder if i can do it with inkscape

  • @jamestrife This is not a tutorial, I want a real tutorial, not some show off video

  • Tutorial please!!!!

  • I wish i could do the same. You are really good =).

  • sir this is so beautiful.. will you make a toturial :( !! please

  • absolutely love it!!!!!!

  • me gustaría saber como se llama la cantante de esta música house gracias y el vídeo esta muy cool.

  • @DiegoArts25 La cantante se llama Andain. la cancion en si se llama "Beautiful Things Feat. Andain" por Tiesto.

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  • this dude definitely knows how to draw

  • You forgot the whole right arm! Otherwise it was pretty good.

  • good stuff i do it in photoshop and illustrator, either way its always cool to do

    vector is obviously superior you can print it out the size of the planet with no distortion :)

  • wow

  • awesome!

  • His long did it take u to do this

  • this is great, nice work.... by the way, were you using the pen tool for all the hair?

  • Awesome job! How long did it really take? Also did you first create the color palettes or is that something Illustrator came up with?

  • this song makes I keep thinkin' about Kaskade :D

    BTW, great work!

  • It IS technically tracing, but I remember when I traced everything way back when.. Eventually, you get the hang of throwing lines or building shapes to the point when you dont need to trace, and just look at a picture and do it. Then you can do it without the picture. Then you create something straight from your mind! A bit after that, you could even draw with your eyes closed and get something that, even if its not perfect, its obvious that its whatever it is you wanted to draw. Keep it up! :D

  • what is that song? And great art work!!! how long did it take you to get this good?

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  • @ramseyrangel44

    "Andian - Beautiful Things [Markus Schulz - Shadows Of Coldharbour Mix]"

    BUT (its a big but) what I found wasn't the exact same version and this version is better, in opinion, than what I found so far. If have any luck finding this version, please let me know in a private message!

  • @ramseyrangel44 OH yes, found it - forget Markus... Its a Tiesto version.

  • good thnx

  • Not a fan of drawing like that but cool stuff!

  • Hi..this video is really amazing..it makes me inspire to learn vector art..i wish someday i could also do like this piece..can you help me how to start it? please...

  • @TheYaneiell sure first find an image you REALLy like and trace it a lot of times until u like the result

  • @jamestrife thank you for your inspiring reply..i already start to try tracing and its so hard..but i will keep tracing and tracing and tracing and hoping i could have like your masterpiece..

  • A PEN TOOL PRO ;]

  • Awesome job.. Do you use live paint to color it in? This is what I finding to be the hardest to figure out. I wish I could just select the space in between lines, but it doesn't let you. Any advice?

  • very clecter to use a girl for more views xD

  • Your work is Awesome!!!!!!!!

    jamestrife can u plz tell who is the artist and song (of the bg score)

  • what program are you using?

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  • I think In photoshop is more easy

  • WOW it just amazing......

  • is that the pen tool ur using...

  • AND THE HAND??

  • mouse is for noobs- get a wacom- on the cheap: bambu, otherwise get a pro model if you can smaller is cheaper, some people are comfortable with different size tablets. have fun

  • Too much working on hair detail, but the end result is simply amazing...

  • CAN U DO THE SAME FOR ME ...... IF SO GIVE ME AN EMAIL AND HERES MINE FOR U TO REPLY AND SEND THE PICTURE BACK: lilboss43@ymail.com

  • Un-fucking-believable, I’m learning how to use illustrator and I’m tracing a 69 charger (one hell of a job) but what you did is far more impressive, I want to trace like that.

  • Amazing

  • this is awesome, great job!

  • Jesus is coming soon! repent and prepare for the lord

  • Amazing! Considering on doing tuts? I've just started and I have quite a bit experience with Photoshop and need help with Illustrator.

  • You are very good man!

  • dude ur good

  • bonito video,,,

  • The song is "Beautiful Things (Markus Schulz Shadows of Coldharbour Mix)

  • Holy Shit, BTW what's the name of the song

  • this is just ... absolutly stunning nice job man ! =D

  • @Lamboragon ur a troll! this looks like it took him alot of time to do....nice job dude

  • @MrRicanPapi21 word this guys a dick here u have this guys doing something kool and this guy can't do something better with his time

  • your mother's a tracer!!!!

  • song id?  please?

  • good work. but its usual i think. it seem like ff video.

  • Great job dude, doing vector pictures like this is hard, lots of shapes to manage. thumbs up.

  • hey could u paint a painting of me like a manga plzzz men is a gift for my gf 5 year aniversary and she loves mangas

  • @elsalbaje3051000 hey sorry 4 the very late answer but yeh u could send me a PM and we can discuss it

  • @jamestrife Especially with the hair and eyes... How the hell are you doing that?

  • @jamestrife The strokes your doing are almost like your doing it by hand, perfect curves meeting at the points, following the edges and lines. How are you doing this? Are you using some sort of interactive drawing pad? And if not, How can I learn to do this? This is incredible to me

  • @chasecamtx this was done with mouse the answer should be..practice an experimentation with the curve points

  • @Lamboragon

    This obviously takes skill...you need to know what colors to use, how to blend..color placement..understanding of where light is...etc.

  • very awesome job. did u use the mesh at all?.. how many layers did you end up with?

  • @Lamboragon its not just bout tracing but to know where the color ends and how to make synthesis

  • @jamestrife don't worry about what these idiots are saying about tracing. People who say this are the ones that usually doesn't know where the light is coming from

  • @shiam35 dnt worry bro i'm not taking those comments

  • Hi excellent illustration. As it is called the name of the song you put on your video background. Greetings from Mexico City

  • Wow... Would be cool if you upload the normal speed version = D

  • how do you paint the hair?

  • good song ;)

  • @derWolfemann

    Andain-Beautiful Things :D

  • Nice work!

  • Great work!

    Di you used transperansy?

  • Great stuff man, I'm about to start on Illustrator after working on Photoshop, we'll see how it goes

  • Good stuff! thanks 4 posting. (Sweet track too, the best of Nyana)

  • how did you get all those colors in your

    color swatches??

  • @datnigga23 with "color guide" window

  • One of your first works?

    Screw you!!!

    haha

  • what a chick

  • Dope work!!

  • @cynnedcynner yeah it could be, but really all he would have to do is take the points that make up the boobs and pull them out a little bit

  • this is why I love Illustrator, vector stylizations are always amazing! and you nailed it!

  • Make some motheefukiin noise for Tiëstoooo!!:D

  • the girl had bigger boobs than ur vector!

  • @CynnedCynner this with vector art is it's really hard to re-represent the subject if you're simply vectorizing it, as he did here, if he used a gradient mesh, there would have been no problem for him to make them look more like the real thing, but with vectorization, it's all shapes and solid lines, some gradients but mostly solid fills

  • @ItsMataX I know I understand. It's just that he did so well with the hair - which is a hassle, but the boobies (the best part) is kinda deflated :) that's all. Maybe he's tired from all the hair...haha

  • good one!

    only you need a bit know how/creativity and patience that's all

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  • Amazing

  • Amazing...I only hope I can be this good :)

  • im lazy i want your color swatch lol

  • brother i have see this video many time and i m proud on you......i want this project file..coz i want to trace this photo like you..can u do it for me?

  • @chohdhryji  sure just give ur email

  • how come you didn't do her other arm?

  • Only 2 hours to do that?! Daang, that'd have taken me like a few days, hope I can get that good :)

  • hey what makes you confortble to work for it ilustrator or adobe photoshope,.?

  • Where the fuck can i learn to do this

  • why does everyone think that it takes skill to trace from a photo, this person is just displaying a basic knowledge of tools. Its my opinion but it takes more skill to use photos as a reference not as a thing o trace.

  • the vector one more hotter!

  • damn that girl is hot (L)_(L)

  • Such a fantastic use of photoshop!!! Unbelievable !!!

  • @avinashn4u  haha you made my day thank you!

  • THATS PRO!

  • Very nice work, amazing really.. however the explanation looks more than a presentation of your skills applying for a job. Way to fast to help people who doesn´t know how to start... just an opinion don´t take it personal.

  • Song is by Andain. Title is "Beautiful Things" (as mentioned by others in previous posts). You can buy the track on ITunes or Beatport ;)

  • i taking a college class computer art illustrator it is fun i love it

  • It's as if you gave up after the hair; not knockin you, just sayin...

  • you made her boobs smaller

  • please please make a tutorial of this. you're sooo gooood! I'm learning illustrator, please help. thanks! :)

  • amazing!!!

  • Very very nice!

  • Wow that's really good.

  • great music selection... & artwork, but we can't really learn anything from speed drawing

  • just amazing... you should make a tutorial :D

  • DJ Tiesto - beautiful things. (album: nyana disc 1)... epic win.

  • awesome

  • Amazing..this guy is good

  • @jamestrife Whats the song? Its good :) Fits the art really well.

  • I can whip that same drawing out in 30 minutes or less, and I'd even draw the hand. But then again, I've been doing this for years professionally. You said this is your first one, and for being your first, I must say you did a really good job.

  • Absolutely AMAZING!, perfect for me

  • niceee

  • song name??

  • @robby655 its Beautiful things (the song name)

  • Awesome dude

  • nice but she's missing an arm.....

  • Fucking Sick!

  • This may be quite a dumb question, but how do you see all of the pen outlines while still using the pen tool?

  • @Beefinacan you might be thinking of how the pentool works in photoshop...but in illustrator you can make numerous paths and they'll still be selectable..if the video showed it...you can see the layers pallet would have every single path that was made, and you can always go back and recolor or adjust certain spots (hairs, body, arms, and everything inbetween), this is another reason why illustrator is best for making vector graphics..

  • that pen tool pisses me off...

  • How long did it take you to do this?

  • dude this is great, i'll be learning from this video.

  • What's the name of this song? I have to know. thanx in advance.

  • @iuliusCamillus I believe it is Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Mix) by Andain

  • @fathomX9

    Thanx!

  • Bro, I am a designer myself, but lack the time to devote so much time to just one application. In my opinion you have a very high skillset, and you do what you do very well and obviously have appropiate taste in music that helps set the mood. How I envy yet admire your work. Keep it up.

  • Illustrator is not my thing, but photoshop I can do some real damage.

    Check out my video that I did using photoshop and flash pro 8

    Widdle Biddies WebiShow and comment Thanks.

  • Is that a famous model? I could swear that I have ever seen her anywhere. If anyone know her or know who i am mixing her up with, may please contact me.

  • what's the song?

    u did an amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing job!

  • How are we supposed to consider this finished when he forgot one of her hands? In the photo she's touching her face, in the vector she has a stump for an arm!

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  • Like brunomarchesi said below, how many hours you did this in real time? man I suck at illustrator thou I can do this in photoshop in 6 hours min...lol

  • @rafkristoff prob like... 2 hrs it was quick cause i was tracing the figure and copying the colors.

    For do a vector illustration its better illustrator

  • @jamestrife do you have an account in deviantart? (coz I do have)...If you do can I see your gallery?

  • @jamestrife

    2 hrs ?!

    WOW -- nice work

  • @rafkristoff photoshop is only fr image editing no good fr vectors

  • @MurtazaKing1 I have deviantart page, all my works there are rendered in photoshop coz I'm having trouble with illustrator. Visit my page if you have time and leave a comment if you like. dacks006(dot)deviantart(dot)co­m .....( raplace the "(dot)" with ".")

  • vector is too much work with all those anchors and stuff lol. this is really nice! good job!