View Full Version : My New Avatar - Vector Fun!
dogbomb Jul 1, 2003, 13:00 My new avatar is a vector version of this photograph (http://www.dogbomb.co.uk/20030529-haircut/hair-step12.jpg), taken when I cut my hair, then shrunken and made into a gif.
Why did I use vectors? For a number of reasons... I wanted to test out my Illustrator skills. The vector was created using Adobe Illustrator.
There are a number of cool things you can do with vectors. For example... you can make it ANY SIZE you like, without any loss of quality. Unlike gifs and jpgs.
Here is a bigger version of the avatar.
dogbomb Jul 1, 2003, 13:02 Secondly... you can change aspects of the image without losing quality. I can change the width (fatness) of my face. Make my eyes non cross-eyed. Add sunglasses, ears, make-up... etc.
With a few simple color changes... I can become an evil Ronald McDonald.
dogbomb Jul 1, 2003, 13:04 Vectors are made up of lines, and are mathematically calculated to give the files a very small size in comparison with a finalized gif or jpg. This image is 211kb. It will stay roughly at 211kb, no matter how large I make it, no matter how many colour changes I make...
...and it won't lose quality!
Here are the lines used to make up the image. Transparent face fun!
Oh, and everyone else should have a go with a vector program! Post your results here.
Kormiic Jul 1, 2003, 14:07 Umm, thanks for the lesson... =/
Doggy, would it be possible for you to allow use to use little flash files for our avatars?
dogbomb Jul 1, 2003, 14:16 Kormiic spouted:
Umm, thanks for the lesson... =/
Doggy, would it be possible for you to allow use to use little flash files for our avatars?
No. The noise would be fucking atrocious... and anything else you should be able to make into a small gif.
Kormiic Jul 1, 2003, 14:18 Under the condition there where no sounds or anything like that? Obviously you'd have to vet them first.
dogbomb Jul 1, 2003, 14:25 No. I really can't see anything you could do in a 100x100px flash which could convince me to allow them.
Kormiic Jul 1, 2003, 15:00 I've have something similar to elmo dance...
Slackass Jul 25, 2003, 09:44 i did my picture using Picture it publishing. took 2 hours. not a program that is supposed to be used to draw stuff like that.
bassoon Jul 28, 2003, 23:31 I don't think anything was meant to draw stuff like that.
TEAM EDNA Aug 12, 2003, 12:04 Think its more Joker out of batman than evil ronald mcdonald
Doggy my dear fellow
orangepeel Aug 18, 2003, 04:37 I did the spock picture using Illustrator, then imported the frames into Image Ready to create the animation. Like it?
GuinnessMeister Aug 26, 2003, 08:16 um. Where?
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