Swan Lake Anime Fanart Illustrator CS3 Lineart

This is a tutorial/demo of how I create linework in Adobe Illustrator CS3. I'm doing a fanart of Odette and Odile from the 1981 Swan Lake Anime by Toei. I'm kind of sexing up the cartoon version in a lesbionic way, so sue me ^_^

www.chrismickens.com // c-marie.deviantart.com

Font: Satisfaction
Music: "I Wonder If God Was Sleeping (Transcendence Edit)" by scottaltham // 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Swan Lake Anime
• Odette
• Odile
• Adobe
• Illustrator
• CS3
• Lineart Tutorial
• Digital
• Inking
• Anime
• Fanart

[passikg]

WOW that must have been a bunch of work :D

[chrisknowsthis]

@passikg Definitely, but it's pretty fun :)

[raddarfx]

Great tutorial. I'm just making the transition from 3D art to a more traditional 2d medium, digital of course, and this really helps a noob like me out. Getting used to Illustrator is a bit daunting, thanks for making it just a bit easier. Love the tips.

[chrisknowsthis]

@raddarfx Thanks! I've been wanting to dip a toe into 3D art which I find daunting, so that's funny :)

[Twillyane]

I love your drawings and I love your voice! Instant subscribe!

[chrisknowsthis]

@Twillyane Thank you dear! There will be more to come soon!

[SweetPrettyLyric96]

Can you make a video for me In drawing a pin up illustration i seriously dont know what im doing at all with the phototshop illustrator

[TheWolfsCall]

Hey love your drawing! Can you tell me where I can find this anime? Thanks :)

[Metgoe]

WTF

[j2cool2]

That was really nice. It will help me a great deal. I have tablet but I was using the pen tool followed by a created action to apply a brush stroke but it doesn't change the thickness of the curve throughout like this. Thanks. I will also check you out on Deviant. I have an account there as well: EsBest

[chrisknowsthis]

@nagendra1988 Wacom Bamboo then, but now I use a Cintiq 21UX

[chrisknowsthis]

@sithlary I bought the Adobe CS5 Master Collection which was about $2500, but Illustrator alone is a little under $600 - the student version is way cheaper if you're in school, though.

[chrisknowsthis]

@ToAsTy42o Yup! It's a good way to control the shape of the line, but creating a custom brush can work just as well.