Adobe Illustrator Mesh Reshape

Adobe Illustrator Mesh Reshaping to fit in complex shapes

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Howto & Style

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• Illustrator
• Mesh

[acidsyringe69]

Thanks! I think I've pretty much learned everything to do with the pen tool, so I'm working with the mesh tool.

Question- can you pen out the shape of the arm with the pen tool instead of starting with the box? Will it end out the same as far as having the mesh right?

[deadking10]

@acidsyringe69 the issue is when you add the mesh to a freehand or pen tooled shape the mesh becomes hard if not impossible to shape accurately. The square forces the mesh to stay clean.

Try both and see what you like better.

Thanks

[rocketmunkey1]

Ive been wrestling with the mesh tool on complex shapes for the last 2 months moderately complex shapes fine but complex shapes the mesh lines go where ever they feel like, Im making a game so Ive got a lot of art work to do and Im too much of a perfectionist for my own good, I thought Id never get it done, this rectangle trick has saved my sanity thank you so much :)))))))

[deadking10]

@rocketmunkey1 Same happened to me. Unfortunately I did loose my mind. lol

[TheRealAndroid]

Todd, For the bust area, did you create the colors flat and then "shape" them using a mesh for shading? I can't get over how precise the polka dots are. Could you share where you got the reference image?

[deadking10]

@TheRealAndroid

The dots are hand drawn and colored to give the illusion they are wrapping around.

Thanks, Todd

[ComSubPac2009]

The name of his file is MILF....nice.

[MazZTyN]

Insted of using the reshaping tool, why don't you just press Alt with the Direct Selection Tool selected ? It will save you a lot of time :)

[GrthJhnsn]

You almost have an accent like elmer fudd.

[xxpupexx]

i did it!!! not sure wheather i just make it hard for myself or not m afraid that ppl gonnasay that " hey, u can use photoshop to get this result in no time" = = oh well,

thanks for a great vid better than what they teach in class lolz

thanks for a great vid better than what they teach in class lolz

[xxpupexx]

i saw the comment abouve .appearantly there are ppl who having the same problem here TT_TT

guess the answer is start with the rectangle trick lol

[xxpupexx]

m so lost here i already have the the body shape and having difficulties on the skin apart and here i am just finishing the vid

and then i tried but didnt work , the mesh went totally wrong

dont know why

or do i have to start with the basic box shape?

by the way i can not find the centerpoint of the body shape i traced

TT_TT

ps. dont tell me to start with basic and take it slow coz this is for my grade

i am kinda familiar with AI and PS, just dont get the mesh part

thxs

[lokken10]

finally i understood how those photorealism vectors are made.

[ricktx61]

Thanks for sharing this with all of us. NIce, really nice and useful.

[ovali1955]

wow...thanks. That was an Illustrator enlightenment

[acidsyringe69]

@deadking10 Okay I'm trying it right now, thanks. And thanks for replying so fast. :)