Illustrator Help

[SupaStar]

I am trying to design my website with some cool graffite type designs, like the image below. I know theres a software that you can use to draw cartoony images like it, so if anyone knows can pass on some knowledge, like the name of the software and sites with some basic instructions on how to use that software,
Thanks In Advance
Krzy

 

[Shonsteez]

Well, even tho i dont like it that much i have to admit that Painter 7 is a really good program for that...you should check it out.

 

[vitaminman]

Hey,

Deuce has it right, Painter will do EXACTLY what you need. However, it doesn't supply the talent, so you'll need to learn how to draw/paint if you want to get good results.

And it will be a HUGE benefit to have something like a graphics tablet, like the ones by Wacom.

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel/Products/productInfo&id=1047021764853

www.wacom.com

Take care,

Nick

 

[DjDelay]

check out http://www.computerarts.co.uk

They've always got quality tutorials

 

[Freakwncy]

ya. that pic was done in Painter....

 

[SupaStar]

Thanks everyone for all the advices, I am looking into this as a hobby, and i tried the demo, that painter is real good, but ya gotta have some skills - i'll have to invest in one those tablet cuz the mouse thing aint working.

 

[Freakwncy]

indeed the pad is the way to go... i'll have to post my stuff soon... so yall can comment on it...

 

[vitaminman]

Hey,

If you're a student, you can get Painter for $80 from an academic software reseller, sometimes they will throw in a graphics tablet for a reduced price as well.

With Wacom tablets, there are two different kinds which you will want to look at: the Graphire and the Intuos. In a nutshell, here are the differences:

Graphire has 512 levels of pressure sensitivity.
Intuos has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and supports 'pen tilt'.

Pressure sensitivity is what will make your lines darker/thicker or lighter/thinner, depending on how you set up the brush.

Pen Tilt is a neat feature which will make your strokes do different things depending on how you hold/tilt your pen...sort of like a calligraphy brush.

I like the 'feeling' of the Intous pad, it is a little bit softer and feels more like real paper than the hard plastic of the Graphire pad, plus it has little function buttons on the top which allow you to assign shortcuts to them.

And what's great about these things is that they work with Photoshop and Illustrator as well, it is SO fast using one of these to do detailed masking and painting work rather than using a mouse, and you get better results because we've spent our whole lives using pens and pencils on paper...

Good luck,

Nick