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Vector Confusion

Journal Entry: Tue Apr 29, 2008, 5:25 AM
Vector art is a technique, not a style.

That's the only thing I'm clear about - the rest of my investigations are mired in confusion. 'This is true vector art, that isn't' - there is much discussion of which applications count and which do not. I suspect the further things progress in the world of applications and techniques, the less it will seem relevant.

Meanwhile I'm uncertain which categories to put my various wallpapers in. The Prowling Spring wallpaper, for instance, uses brushes based on vector art created by another Deviant Artist in Illustrator... which is one of the approved applications for vector art.

But when something is turned into a Photoshop brush, does it stop being vector art? When you employ layer styles and put the shapes on separate layers, does it stop being vector art?

It strikes me that people need a good understanding of the various techniques, styles, applications etc before they can correctly define which of these categories is right. Because I don't have that understanding yet, I'm thinking of putting all similar pieces in Wallpaper>Abstract. Any thoughts?

I'm still learning... many decades to go. ;-)

  • Mood: Confused
  • Reading: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
  • Playing: Watching the PC doing Apop renders
  • Drinking: Coffee - but it went cold

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  • Current Age: Old enough to know better. :-)
  • Current Residence: UK
  • Favourite movie: The Ice Age
  • Favourite style or digital art: Abstracts and computer graphics
  • Operating System: Mac OS X
  • Favourite cartoon character: The Angry Beavers

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~Shimmertree:iconShimmertree: 1 day 5 hours ago Mood: Lmao
He sounds like my mother. :-) But the avatar sounds fun.

When I show her things she doesn't seem to like them that much, but... the other day she said she was going to make something with a watercolour design, so I asked her if she had any watercolours or needed a new set, and she said "there are some in the loft -- why, do you want them?" I said "I thought you wanted them," and she said "oh, no, I was going to do it on the computer."

I had to laugh -- digital art has got to her as well. If she enjoys doing that, maybe I should get her a Deviant Art account...
=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 1 day 8 hours ago
I have a few plans too but I have to think about how to go about it. I want to make an avatar for a friend but he is old and picky! LOL So it has to be perfect ... :D

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~Shimmertree:iconShimmertree: 1 day 12 hours ago
That's true, and sometimes you get an idea for a picture just looking around.
I've got all sorts of plans lined up, now. :-)
=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 1 day 14 hours ago
Sometimes it's more fun because it's challenging to get all those different things to work together ... :D

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~Shimmertree:iconShimmertree: 1 day 15 hours ago
LOL -- there are so many resources here, it's easy to do, especially when several are used in one picture. Maybe I should go back to just making everything myself...
=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 1 day 16 hours ago
I saw that and wondered! LOL
I hate when I submit a fractal and credit the wrong person for the script! :slamhead:

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~Shimmertree:iconShimmertree: 1 day 20 hours ago
LOL - you should see the errors I've been making in my comments lately... like saying "I used these brushes" instead of "stock pictures".
=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 2 days 11 hours ago
Oh crap! I mean the watch! :crazy:

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~mahansie:iconmahansie: May 8, 2008, 2:09:21 PM
yeah, its really funny how people really make totally different dresses out of it, some make it more like a salsa dress and some more a gothic dress. And some... well some are just different ^^

but then ill have to see ur second one too ;) im gonna check

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~Shimmertree:iconShimmertree: May 7, 2008, 4:11:58 PM
Thanks! I did two -- I wasn't fond of the pink and red combo so changed the colour of the dress (with some other tweaks). It was a lot of fun looking to see what others had done with the same picture - no two alike. :-)
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~mahansie:iconmahansie: May 6, 2008, 3:33:55 AM
thank you for the fav on take me out, mon ami :D i see that u have colored it also :D nice work

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