Graphics Programs Reference
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HUBIG
Dan Hubig
In this Illustration for
California Magazine
, Dan Hubig first combined blends,
gradients, and transparency in Illustrator, and then enhanced his image in
Photoshop with Blurs, Brushes, and Adjustment layers. Hubig used Transparency to
render the cloak and torso only partially opaque, which kept his options open for
expressing invisibility in Photoshop. He created his “cloak of invisibility” in Illustrator
with a white Fill and Stroke and an opacity of only 19%, then duplicated it with a
Stroke and no Fill to a new layer on top. By planning ahead, he would be able to
reduce the cloak's visibility to zero, if he chose, but maintain that important outline.
For one version, Hubig also made the man's torso completely invisible, but for the
final version, he retained a hint of opacity. To learn more about how Hubig creates
his illustrations, see the “
Planning Ahead
”
lesson in the
Creatively Combining Apps
chapter.
