Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Blob to Live Paint
From Sketch to Blob Brush and Live Paint
Overview:
Place sketch as a template; trace sketch with the Blob Brush tool; color
with the Live Paint Bucket tool.
Ryan Putnam has a stock illustration portfolio full of hand-drawn
illustrations. Putnam found that using the new Blob Brush tool and his
Wacom pen tablet, he could now easily create a hand-drawn look using
Illustrator. Moreover, by using Live Paint, he could quickly fill his illustration
with color.
1 Creating a sketch and placing it as a template.
Putnam first created a tattoo
sketch in Photoshop and placed it into Illustrator as a template. Create your
own sketch, scan it, or sketch directly into a painting program (such as
Painter or Photoshop). Save your sketch as PSD, JPEG, or TIF format. Next,
create a new Illustrator document and choose File> Place. Locate your
sketch, then enable the Template option and click Place (see the chapter
Your
Creative Workspace
for more on templates).
The original tattoo sketch
