Addressing your strengths and weaknesses

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Been revising some designs in my portfolio recently and making the attempt to address the feedback that I have gotten with my portfolio.  One of those points is to do more stuff in illustrator.

For some odd reason, I’ve been forgoing rendering any work in illustrator because I’ve been so hellbent on trying to get better at photoshop.  It’s because I’m stubborn as all hell and have refused that my work looks better in photoshop.  I’ve been caught up in “keeping up with the Joneses” that I’m abandoning a crucial stength of mine. And as a result my portfolio has suffered because because my digital painitng looks amateurish at best.

As of now, using illustrator to render my designs will produce the best results.  It doesn’t mean that I’m abandoning digital painting in photoshop.   It just means that the stuff I do in photoshop isn’t making my portfolio the best it could possibly be  because my digital painting isn’t on par with my vector art.

So until my digital painting reaches a level to where it can compete with my vector art, expect to see more stuff done in illustrator.

categories concept art | Carl | datetime July 21, 2009 2:52 am

  • By emily, July 21, 2009 @ 8:49 am

    this is a wonderful design. good luck with your portfolio!

  • By jac, July 21, 2009 @ 9:20 am

    see, if everyone listened to me their life would be easier… ;P

    great work. keep it up! one more daaaaaaaaay…

  • By Jocelyn, July 21, 2009 @ 12:39 pm

    Hey Carl!!! I am proud of you for always pushing yourself! I am working on stuff too.
    One critique I would have, that I think would make your rendering look sharper, is if you would hold off on the gradients. I think it looks too fishy and ambiguous, as it does not say anything about the form really. I am no expert by any means, (lol) but I think it looks more professional if the shapes are fleshed out with confidant, sharp tones rather than a wash of gradient. Just an idea!
    Good luck with Illustrator! I love your work and it will look great in vector! Also, adorable drawing up above!! :) GOOD LUCK!!!!! ^_^

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