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                <title>Daydream Nightmare Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://kerembilek.deviantart.com/art/Daydream-Nightmare-Vector-Portrait-291426803</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:08:04 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Daydream Nightmare Vector Portrait</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kerembilek</media:credit>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ vector portrait of Simone Kazemier<br />you can check her profile from here <a href="http://simonekazemier.deviantart.com">[link]</a><br /><br />all done in adobe illustrator cs5 ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/159/a/e/daydream_nightmare_vector_portrait_by_bukneverdidthis-d4tiacz.jpg" height="150" width="106"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2012/159/a/e/daydream_nightmare_vector_portrait_by_bukneverdidthis-d4tiacz.jpg" height="424" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/159/a/e/daydream_nightmare_vector_portrait_by_bukneverdidthis-d4tiacz.jpg" height="1063" width="752" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ vector portrait of Simone Kazemier<br />you can check her profile from here <a href="http://simonekazemier.deviantart.com">[link]</a><br /><br />all done in adobe illustrator cs5<br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2012/159/a/e/daydream_nightmare_vector_portrait_by_bukneverdidthis-d4tiacz.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Ford Mustang Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Ford-Mustang-Vector-Portrait-38592440</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:19:39 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Ford Mustang Vector Portrait</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Vehicles">digitalart/vector/vehicles</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bobby-Sandhu</media:credit>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <sub>Gripping the wheel his knuckles went white with desire.<br />The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45<br />True Death: 400 Horsepower of maximum performance piercing the night<br />This is Black Sunshine.<br /><br />Yeah! Move me in the silence baltic motorway<br />Hang me on the edge before I fall away<br />Apocalypse is dawnin' action on the mile<br />A 'can-do' revolution, earth to the river<br />Sweet'n the ride Black Sunshine<br />Sweet'n the ride, yeah!<br />Sweet'n the ride Black Sunshine<br />Sweet'n the ride, yeah!<br /><br /><i>----- from Black Sunshine by White Zombie </i></sub><br /><code><br /><b> <br /><a href="#">FORD MUSTANG PENCIL PORTRAIT</a><br /></b><br /><br />My other Muscle cars<br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/See-me-See-You-See-Her-96170847" title="See me See You See Her by *Bobby-Sandhu, Aug 27, 2008 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="718"><i></i><img width="150" height="105" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg" data-src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb hasprint" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/And-the-God-said-Let-there-be-Smoke-288462918" title="And the God said... Let there be Smoke... by *Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 4, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="755"><i></i><img width="150" height="111" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg" data-src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Look-Mama-There-s-No-Cloud-in-The-Sky-289759599" title="Look Mama, There's No Cloud in The Sky by *Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 11, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="624"><i></i><img width="150" height="91" src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg" data-src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/The-Road-is-My-Canvas-290812256" title="The Road is My Canvas by `Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 17, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="759"><i></i><img width="150" height="111" src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg" data-src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/And-the-Beast-arrived-as-a-Whisper-294652021" title="And the Beast arrived as a Whisper by *Bobby-Sandhu, Apr 7, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="752"><i></i><img width="150" height="110" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg" data-src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Monster-Sleeps-Tonight-300404374" title="Monster Sleeps Tonight by *Bobby-Sandhu, May 7, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="725"><i></i><img width="150" height="106" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg" data-src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span><br /><br />A perfect song, for a perfect car.. Thanks to ~<a class="u" href="http://line-of-birds.deviantart.com">Line-of-Birds</a> for suggesting it. Here she is.. the same beauty but drawn in vectors. I drew her in Macromedia Flash 8, and im yet to learn the way to blend the gradients. Somehow I managed to finish her with a descent look. This is my first full fledged digital work, which took quite sometime to finish. Wonder how you people will take me in this field. Nonetheless next is 3D.... and no.. i have no tablet or digital pen, just a crappy, lousy optical mouse.<br /><br /><b>I actually waited for this day when Ill dedicate this work to the artist whose works have actually inspired me draw cars in vectors. His art is flawless and he is the master of vectors and to master his abilities is next to impossible. Ive spent quite sometime in trying to understand the flow of his works, to understand how the gradients flow still im far from understanding how he comes out with such neat radial gradients. Perfect..!! Im talking about none other then <a target="_self" href="http://crwpitman.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/r/crwpitman.gif?1" alt=":iconcrwpitman:" title="CRWPitman" /></a> ~<a class="u" href="http://crwpitman.deviantart.com">CRWPitman</a> I simply take him as my teacher in vectors, just as I take ~<a class="u" href="http://tunaferit.deviantart.com">Tunaferit</a> in pencils. This one goes to you sire</b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: With ten thousand dollars, we can be millionaires<br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs44/150/i/2009/177/4/8/Ford_Mustang_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="59" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/i/2009/177/4/8/Ford_Mustang_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="118" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs44/PRE/i/2009/177/4/8/Ford_Mustang_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="560" width="1426" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <sub>Gripping the wheel his knuckles went white with desire.<br />The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45<br />True Death: 400 Horsepower of maximum performance piercing the night<br />This is Black Sunshine.<br /><br />Yeah! Move me in the silence baltic motorway<br />Hang me on the edge before I fall away<br />Apocalypse is dawnin' action on the mile<br />A 'can-do' revolution, earth to the river<br />Sweet'n the ride Black Sunshine<br />Sweet'n the ride, yeah!<br />Sweet'n the ride Black Sunshine<br />Sweet'n the ride, yeah!<br /><br /><i>----- from Black Sunshine by White Zombie </i></sub><br /><code><br /><b> <br /><a href="#">FORD MUSTANG PENCIL PORTRAIT</a><br /></b><br /><br />My other Muscle cars<br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/See-me-See-You-See-Her-96170847" title="See me See You See Her by *Bobby-Sandhu, Aug 27, 2008 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="718"><i></i><img width="150" height="105" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg" data-src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/e/7/e71e686993f7570669ec4456382c9e20-d1l99wf.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb hasprint" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/And-the-God-said-Let-there-be-Smoke-288462918" title="And the God said... Let there be Smoke... by *Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 4, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="755"><i></i><img width="150" height="111" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg" data-src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/0/c/0c56cd82ffea710ff4901a0aaa34a9bb-d4rqreu.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Look-Mama-There-s-No-Cloud-in-The-Sky-289759599" title="Look Mama, There's No Cloud in The Sky by *Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 11, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="624"><i></i><img width="150" height="91" src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg" data-src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/077/e/f/look_mama__there__s_no_cloud_in_the_sky_by_bobbyrock-d4sijxr.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/The-Road-is-My-Canvas-290812256" title="The Road is My Canvas by `Bobby-Sandhu, Mar 17, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="759"><i></i><img width="150" height="111" src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg" data-src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/077/7/d/the_road_is_my_canvas_by_bobbyrock-d4t5468.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/And-the-Beast-arrived-as-a-Whisper-294652021" title="And the Beast arrived as a Whisper by *Bobby-Sandhu, Apr 7, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="752"><i></i><img width="150" height="110" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg" data-src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/098/3/8/and_the_beast_arrived_as_a_whisper_by_bobbyrock-d4vfeyd.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow mild" ><a class="thumb" href="http://Bobby-Sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Monster-Sleeps-Tonight-300404374" title="Monster Sleeps Tonight by *Bobby-Sandhu, May 7, 2012 in Traditional Art &gt; Drawings &gt; Technical Drawings" super_img="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg" super_w="1024" super_h="725"><i></i><img width="150" height="106" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg" data-src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2012/128/8/3/monster_sleeps_tonight_by_bobbyrock-d4yuphy.jpg"></a></span><!-- ^TTT --><!-- TTT$ --></span><br /><br />A perfect song, for a perfect car.. Thanks to ~<a class="u" href="http://line-of-birds.deviantart.com">Line-of-Birds</a> for suggesting it. Here she is.. the same beauty but drawn in vectors. I drew her in Macromedia Flash 8, and im yet to learn the way to blend the gradients. Somehow I managed to finish her with a descent look. This is my first full fledged digital work, which took quite sometime to finish. Wonder how you people will take me in this field. Nonetheless next is 3D.... and no.. i have no tablet or digital pen, just a crappy, lousy optical mouse.<br /><br /><b>I actually waited for this day when Ill dedicate this work to the artist whose works have actually inspired me draw cars in vectors. His art is flawless and he is the master of vectors and to master his abilities is next to impossible. Ive spent quite sometime in trying to understand the flow of his works, to understand how the gradients flow still im far from understanding how he comes out with such neat radial gradients. Perfect..!! Im talking about none other then <a target="_self" href="http://crwpitman.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/r/crwpitman.gif?1" alt=":iconcrwpitman:" title="CRWPitman" /></a> ~<a class="u" href="http://crwpitman.deviantart.com">CRWPitman</a> I simply take him as my teacher in vectors, just as I take ~<a class="u" href="http://tunaferit.deviantart.com">Tunaferit</a> in pencils. This one goes to you sire</b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: With ten thousand dollars, we can be millionaires<br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code><br /><div><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/i/2009/177/4/8/Ford_Mustang_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Not-vector portrait</title>
                <link>http://pix3m.deviantart.com/art/Not-vector-portrait-343603945</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:11:33 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Not-vector portrait</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Non-Isometric">digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pix3M</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/i/pix3m.png?5</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://pix3m.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 *Pix3M</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Felt my sweetie belle soda thing wasn't going far enough to imitate vector art for teh luls. I want to make something more interesting but I don't seem to have much inspiration atm. I wind up pixelling something for my tumblr avatar... and I wind up going a direction of imitating vector art. The few times I've seen so-called 'pixel vector art' used aliased line art and huge sizes... if there is such thing as pixel vector, this is what it should look like.<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rofl.gif" width="29" height="27" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl"/><br /><br />Edit: smoothed it out to the best of my ability. At this point, if it can be smoother, I'm gonna need a visual example of what this can be.<br /><br />This will probably be my most controversial accident in part by having to work with a huge size but not having motivation to go for a very complex style. In the end, I learned something about the very technique needed to pull off silly stuff like this.<br /><br />Life goes on... ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/355/a/d/not_vector_portrait_by_pix3m-d5okmi1.png" height="128" width="128"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/355/a/d/not_vector_portrait_by_pix3m-d5okmi1.png" height="128" width="128"/>            <media:content url="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/355/a/d/not_vector_portrait_by_pix3m-d5okmi1.png" height="128" width="128" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Felt my sweetie belle soda thing wasn't going far enough to imitate vector art for teh luls. I want to make something more interesting but I don't seem to have much inspiration atm. I wind up pixelling something for my tumblr avatar... and I wind up going a direction of imitating vector art. The few times I've seen so-called 'pixel vector art' used aliased line art and huge sizes... if there is such thing as pixel vector, this is what it should look like.<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rofl.gif" width="29" height="27" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl"/><br /><br />Edit: smoothed it out to the best of my ability. At this point, if it can be smoother, I'm gonna need a visual example of what this can be.<br /><br />This will probably be my most controversial accident in part by having to work with a huge size but not having motivation to go for a very complex style. In the end, I learned something about the very technique needed to pull off silly stuff like this.<br /><br />Life goes on...<br /><div><img src="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/355/a/d/not_vector_portrait_by_pix3m-d5okmi1.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Headphones Vector</title>
                <link>http://twistedsynapses.deviantart.com/art/Headphones-Vector-202334473</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://twistedsynapses.deviantart.com/art/Headphones-Vector-202334473</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:33:19 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Headphones Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TwistedSynapses</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/w/twistedsynapses.png?7</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://twistedsynapses.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 *TwistedSynapses</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ A vector portrait created in AI CS5 exclusively with the pen tool. <br /><br />Thanks to <a target="_self" href="http://twiggxstock.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/w/twiggxstock.gif?2" alt=":icontwiggxstock:" title="TwiggXstock" /></a> for the beautiful stock image found here <a href="http://twiggxstock.deviantart.com/art/Headphones-3-103654560">[link]</a><br /><br />**Please do NOT use without permission from myself and from the model**<br /><a target="_self" href="http://donotuseplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/o/donotuseplz.gif?2" alt=":icondonotuseplz:" title="DoNotUsePlz" /></a><a target="_self" href="http://myartplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/myartplz.gif?2" alt=":iconmyartplz:" title="MyArtPlz" /></a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2012/335/6/0/headphones_vector_by_twistedsynapses-d3cgqa1.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/335/6/0/headphones_vector_by_twistedsynapses-d3cgqa1.jpg" height="300" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/335/6/0/headphones_vector_by_twistedsynapses-d3cgqa1.jpg" height="894" width="894" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ A vector portrait created in AI CS5 exclusively with the pen tool. <br /><br />Thanks to <a target="_self" href="http://twiggxstock.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/w/twiggxstock.gif?2" alt=":icontwiggxstock:" title="TwiggXstock" /></a> for the beautiful stock image found here <a href="http://twiggxstock.deviantart.com/art/Headphones-3-103654560">[link]</a><br /><br />**Please do NOT use without permission from myself and from the model**<br /><a target="_self" href="http://donotuseplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/o/donotuseplz.gif?2" alt=":icondonotuseplz:" title="DoNotUsePlz" /></a><a target="_self" href="http://myartplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/myartplz.gif?2" alt=":iconmyartplz:" title="MyArtPlz" /></a><br /><div><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/335/6/0/headphones_vector_by_twistedsynapses-d3cgqa1.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Lexus Minority Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Lexus-Minority-Vector-Portrait-49364120</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Lexus-Minority-Vector-Portrait-49364120</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:57:08 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Lexus Minority Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Vehicles">digitalart/vector/vehicles</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bobby-Sandhu</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/b/o/bobby-sandhu.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 `Bobby-Sandhu</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@bobby_sandhu</media:tags>
            </media:community>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <sub>I was five and he was six<br />We rode on horses made of sticks<br />He wore black and I wore white<br />He would always win the fight<br /><br />Seasons came and changed the time<br />When I grew up, I called him mine<br />He would always laugh and say<br />"Remember when we used to play?"<br /><br />Music played, and people sang<br />Just for me, the church bells rang.<br /><br />Now he&#039;s gone, I don&#039;t know why<br />And till this day, sometimes I cry<br />He didn&#039;t even say goodbye<br />He didn&#039;t take the time to lie.<br /><br />Bang bang, he shot me down<br />Bang bang, I hit the ground<br />Bang bang, that awful sound<br />Bang bang, my baby shot me down...<br /><br /><i>----- from "Bang Bang" by NANCY SINATRA</i><br /></sub><br /><br /><code><br /><b> <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50478480/">The Works in Progress of Volvo XC 90 VECTOR PORTRAIT are here</a><br /></b><br /><br />After completing Volvo i planned to submit my pencil portraits which are in the waiting for 4-6 months now. But i saw this beauty and couldnt stop myself from drawing it in Flash. I worked extra hours last night, so that i cold submit it today and here she is. Now im going back to my pencil portraits and later im planning to submit some works in Photoshop.<br /><br /><b>This work is totally dedicated to my new friend ~<a class="u" href="http://opheila.deviantart.com/">opheila</a> <a href="http://opheila.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/o/p/opheila.gif" alt=":iconopheila:" title="opheila"/></a>. She is one of very few talented girls i know, who are good in digital art. Her gallery displays some extreme works in digital art and im a huge fan of her skills. Besides, she is fun to talk to and though it hasnt been long that we have met, but we talk like insane people.  <br /></b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: bug<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs14/150/i/2009/158/1/2/Lexus_Minority_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="146" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2009/158/1/2/Lexus_Minority_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="293" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs14/PRE/i/2009/158/1/2/Lexus_Minority_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="883" width="905" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <sub>I was five and he was six<br />We rode on horses made of sticks<br />He wore black and I wore white<br />He would always win the fight<br /><br />Seasons came and changed the time<br />When I grew up, I called him mine<br />He would always laugh and say<br />"Remember when we used to play?"<br /><br />Music played, and people sang<br />Just for me, the church bells rang.<br /><br />Now he&#039;s gone, I don&#039;t know why<br />And till this day, sometimes I cry<br />He didn&#039;t even say goodbye<br />He didn&#039;t take the time to lie.<br /><br />Bang bang, he shot me down<br />Bang bang, I hit the ground<br />Bang bang, that awful sound<br />Bang bang, my baby shot me down...<br /><br /><i>----- from "Bang Bang" by NANCY SINATRA</i><br /></sub><br /><br /><code><br /><b> <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50478480/">The Works in Progress of Volvo XC 90 VECTOR PORTRAIT are here</a><br /></b><br /><br />After completing Volvo i planned to submit my pencil portraits which are in the waiting for 4-6 months now. But i saw this beauty and couldnt stop myself from drawing it in Flash. I worked extra hours last night, so that i cold submit it today and here she is. Now im going back to my pencil portraits and later im planning to submit some works in Photoshop.<br /><br /><b>This work is totally dedicated to my new friend ~<a class="u" href="http://opheila.deviantart.com/">opheila</a> <a href="http://opheila.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/o/p/opheila.gif" alt=":iconopheila:" title="opheila"/></a>. She is one of very few talented girls i know, who are good in digital art. Her gallery displays some extreme works in digital art and im a huge fan of her skills. Besides, she is fun to talk to and though it hasnt been long that we have met, but we talk like insane people.  <br /></b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: bug<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code><br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2009/158/1/2/Lexus_Minority_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Tutorial</title>
                <link>http://godric21ph.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Tutorial-60155458</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://godric21ph.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Tutorial-60155458</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:56:28 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Tutorial</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Illustrator">resources/tutorials/digiart/vectorart/illustrator</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">godric21ph</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godric21ph.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://godric21ph.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~godric21ph</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ view the tutorial : <a href="http://www.vectorportraits.com">http://www.vectorportraits.com</a><br />
<br />
This is a step-by-step guide on creating your own vector portraits using Photoshop. The method discussed is the one that I have been using, so if you like my vectors (they&#039;re not that bad <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> )  this is how I did them. Site also features a gallery so you can upload a vector that you finished after reading the tutorial.<br />
<br />
I really hope that this tutorial could help those who want to start with vectoring photos. My goal is to at least give you an idea on how to make one.<br />
<br />
This is my very first tutorial so if any suggestions on how I can improve it is greatly appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs16/150/f/2007/200/4/8/Vector_Tutorial_by_godric21ph.jpg" height="150" width="136"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs16/300W/f/2007/200/4/8/Vector_Tutorial_by_godric21ph.jpg" height="332" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs16/f/2007/200/4/8/Vector_Tutorial_by_godric21ph.jpg" height="500" width="452" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ view the tutorial : <a href="http://www.vectorportraits.com">http://www.vectorportraits.com</a><br />
<br />
This is a step-by-step guide on creating your own vector portraits using Photoshop. The method discussed is the one that I have been using, so if you like my vectors (they&#039;re not that bad <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> )  this is how I did them. Site also features a gallery so you can upload a vector that you finished after reading the tutorial.<br />
<br />
I really hope that this tutorial could help those who want to start with vectoring photos. My goal is to at least give you an idea on how to make one.<br />
<br />
This is my very first tutorial so if any suggestions on how I can improve it is greatly appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks<br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs16/300W/f/2007/200/4/8/Vector_Tutorial_by_godric21ph.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>vector selfportrait</title>
                <link>http://hedwyg23.deviantart.com/art/vector-selfportrait-329414682</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://hedwyg23.deviantart.com/art/vector-selfportrait-329414682</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:52:24 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">vector selfportrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hedwyg23</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/e/hedwyg23.jpg?5</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://hedwyg23.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 *hedwyg23</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ took 3+ hours <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/xd.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":XD:" title="XD"/> first vector portrait ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2012/271/8/3/vector_selfportrait_by_hedwyg23-d5g4hzu.jpg" height="150" width="65"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2012/271/8/3/vector_selfportrait_by_hedwyg23-d5g4hzu.jpg" height="692" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/271/8/3/vector_selfportrait_by_hedwyg23-d5g4hzu.jpg" height="923" width="400" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ took 3+ hours <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/xd.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":XD:" title="XD"/> first vector portrait<br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2012/271/8/3/vector_selfportrait_by_hedwyg23-d5g4hzu.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Volvo XC 90 Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Volvo-XC-90-Vector-Portrait-48262435</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Volvo-XC-90-Vector-Portrait-48262435</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:34:07 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Volvo XC 90 Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Vehicles">digitalart/vector/vehicles</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bobby-Sandhu</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/b/o/bobby-sandhu.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 `Bobby-Sandhu</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@bobby_sandhu</media:tags>
            </media:community>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <sub> i am colorblind<br />coffee black and egg white<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready i am <br />taffy stuck and tongue tied<br />stutter shook and uptight<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready, i am fine<br />i am covered in skin<br />no one gets to come in<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am folded and unfolded and unfolding<br />i am colorblind<br />coffee black and egg white<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready<br />i am fine i am fine i am fine<br /><br /><i>----- from &#147;Colorblind&#148; by COUNTING CROWS</i></sub><br /><code><b><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/48966172/">Volvo XC 90 VECTOR PORTRAIT WIPs are here</a></b><br /></code><br /><br />===============================================<br /><b>EDIT: Thanks to `<a class="u" href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/">duhcoolies</a> <a href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/u/duhcoolies.png?7" alt=":iconduhcoolies:" title="duhcoolies"/></a> for suggesting this work and `<a class="u" href="http://einion.deviantart.com/">Einion</a> <a href="http://einion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/e/i/einion.gif" alt=":iconeinion:" title="einion"/></a> for featuring it. There are many great artists at DA and all of them deserve DDs more then me, thanks to `<a class="u" href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/">duhcoolies</a> for liking my work and giving me this honor.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone in advance for taking the pains to come  here. Im going to comment every single comment and fave as i always do, if i havent thanked you yet, just give me sometime. It takes a lil time to get upon all this load of comments and faves....  Chears</b><br />===============================================<br /><code><br />I thought this will be an easy vector work, but it ended up as the hardest to date. I have never worked in so much detail before and this is simply my best vector art so far. Mainly I did this one for the headlights and shades. Detailing headlights is always a hard job regardless of the medium you are working in, but in vectors.. seriously its one helluva hard job. Hope all the vector artists will enjoy this work.<br /></code><br /><b>While I was making this work, someone was waiting for it to finish more then me. While I drew this work, he constantly talked about it and If it wasnt for his pushing me and wanting to see the finished work, I wouldn&#146;t have finished it for months. So its natural that I dedicate this work to him, and by him I mean the insanely talented vector artist ^<a class="u" href="http://archann.deviantart.com/">archanN</a> <a href="http://archann.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/r/archann.gif" alt=":iconarchann:" title="archann"/></a> It was him who contacted me a month back when he saw my Mercedes SLR vector portrait and we have been in contact ever since. He usually calls up while going and coming from work and we talk about art, DA and artists here for hours. I really enjoy talking to a mind like mine and somebody who values art and humanity attached with it. This work is totally for you dude..!! You earned it&#133;.</b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: Boyakasha<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs14/150/i/2009/158/9/d/Volvo_XC_90_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="149" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2009/158/9/d/Volvo_XC_90_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="298" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs14/PRE/i/2009/158/9/d/Volvo_XC_90_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="891" width="897" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <sub> i am colorblind<br />coffee black and egg white<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready i am <br />taffy stuck and tongue tied<br />stutter shook and uptight<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready, i am fine<br />i am covered in skin<br />no one gets to come in<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am folded and unfolded and unfolding<br />i am colorblind<br />coffee black and egg white<br />pull me out from inside<br />i am ready i am ready i am ready<br />i am fine i am fine i am fine<br /><br /><i>----- from &#147;Colorblind&#148; by COUNTING CROWS</i></sub><br /><code><b><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/48966172/">Volvo XC 90 VECTOR PORTRAIT WIPs are here</a></b><br /></code><br /><br />===============================================<br /><b>EDIT: Thanks to `<a class="u" href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/">duhcoolies</a> <a href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/u/duhcoolies.png?7" alt=":iconduhcoolies:" title="duhcoolies"/></a> for suggesting this work and `<a class="u" href="http://einion.deviantart.com/">Einion</a> <a href="http://einion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/e/i/einion.gif" alt=":iconeinion:" title="einion"/></a> for featuring it. There are many great artists at DA and all of them deserve DDs more then me, thanks to `<a class="u" href="http://duhcoolies.deviantart.com/">duhcoolies</a> for liking my work and giving me this honor.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone in advance for taking the pains to come  here. Im going to comment every single comment and fave as i always do, if i havent thanked you yet, just give me sometime. It takes a lil time to get upon all this load of comments and faves....  Chears</b><br />===============================================<br /><code><br />I thought this will be an easy vector work, but it ended up as the hardest to date. I have never worked in so much detail before and this is simply my best vector art so far. Mainly I did this one for the headlights and shades. Detailing headlights is always a hard job regardless of the medium you are working in, but in vectors.. seriously its one helluva hard job. Hope all the vector artists will enjoy this work.<br /></code><br /><b>While I was making this work, someone was waiting for it to finish more then me. While I drew this work, he constantly talked about it and If it wasnt for his pushing me and wanting to see the finished work, I wouldn&#146;t have finished it for months. So its natural that I dedicate this work to him, and by him I mean the insanely talented vector artist ^<a class="u" href="http://archann.deviantart.com/">archanN</a> <a href="http://archann.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/r/archann.gif" alt=":iconarchann:" title="archann"/></a> It was him who contacted me a month back when he saw my Mercedes SLR vector portrait and we have been in contact ever since. He usually calls up while going and coming from work and we talk about art, DA and artists here for hours. I really enjoy talking to a mind like mine and somebody who values art and humanity attached with it. This work is totally for you dude..!! You earned it&#133;.</b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: Boyakasha<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a><br /><div><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2009/158/9/d/Volvo_XC_90_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-7264606</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-7264606</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2004 23:21:52 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mftalon</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/f/mftalon.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mftalon.deviantart.com">Copyright 2004-2013 ~mftalon</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Well I finally finished my mesh  portrait a few days ahead of schedule!  This was a challenge, I've seen some  really realistic faces from illustrator  and decided I would give it a shot. The  face, except for the eyes, is a single  mesh. the chest and shoulders are also  one mesh. The hair is a crazy mix of  subtle gradients and flat colors.<br />
<br />
I hope you all like it, let me know  what you think. I really appreciate the  feedback!<br />
<br />
100% illustrator, except I output a PS  file from Illustrator and shrunk it  down in PS then output for web, as I do  in all my illustrations. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/images3/150/i/2004/134/1/2/Vector_Portrait.jpg" height="150" width="99"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/images3/300W/i/2004/134/1/2/Vector_Portrait.jpg" height="455" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/images3/i/2004/134/1/2/Vector_Portrait.jpg" height="800" width="527" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Well I finally finished my mesh  portrait a few days ahead of schedule!  This was a challenge, I've seen some  really realistic faces from illustrator  and decided I would give it a shot. The  face, except for the eyes, is a single  mesh. the chest and shoulders are also  one mesh. The hair is a crazy mix of  subtle gradients and flat colors.<br />
<br />
I hope you all like it, let me know  what you think. I really appreciate the  feedback!<br />
<br />
100% illustrator, except I output a PS  file from Illustrator and shrunk it  down in PS then output for web, as I do  in all my illustrations.<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/images3/300W/i/2004/134/1/2/Vector_Portrait.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Contemporary Portrait 2</title>
                <link>http://imp3rium.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Contemporary-Portrait-2-89334111</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://imp3rium.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Contemporary-Portrait-2-89334111</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:36:06 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Contemporary Portrait 2</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Imp3RiuM</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/i/m/imp3rium.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://imp3rium.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~Imp3RiuM</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector Contemporary Portrait Betty ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs30/150/f/2008/173/5/e/Vector_Contemporary_Portrait_2_by_Imp3RiuM.jpg" height="150" width="140"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs30/300W/f/2008/173/5/e/Vector_Contemporary_Portrait_2_by_Imp3RiuM.jpg" height="322" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs30/PRE/f/2008/173/5/e/Vector_Contemporary_Portrait_2_by_Imp3RiuM.jpg" height="927" width="862" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector Contemporary Portrait Betty<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs30/300W/f/2008/173/5/e/Vector_Contemporary_Portrait_2_by_Imp3RiuM.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Quick Portrait -- Musical Vector</title>
                <link>http://amuzoreh.deviantart.com/art/Quick-Portrait-Musical-Vector-333681212</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://amuzoreh.deviantart.com/art/Quick-Portrait-Musical-Vector-333681212</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:50:07 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Quick Portrait -- Musical Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Other">fanart/digital/drawings/other</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amuzoreh</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/m/amuzoreh.jpg?3</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://amuzoreh.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 =Amuzoreh</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ I actually enjoyed this one VERY much XD<br /><br /><b>If you like this and want to use it as an icon, feel free, just remember if you do, credit me if you can....<br /><br />AND NO RE-SIZING AT ALL!!!</b><br /><br />Vector (C) Sega and Sonic Team<br />Art (C) <a target="_self" href="http://amuzoreh.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/m/amuzoreh.gif?15" alt=":iconamuzoreh:" title="Amuzoreh" /></a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2012/295/f/5/quick_portrait____musical_vector_by_amuzoreh-d5iny2k.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/295/f/5/quick_portrait____musical_vector_by_amuzoreh-d5iny2k.jpg" height="300" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/295/f/5/quick_portrait____musical_vector_by_amuzoreh-d5iny2k.jpg" height="600" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ I actually enjoyed this one VERY much XD<br /><br /><b>If you like this and want to use it as an icon, feel free, just remember if you do, credit me if you can....<br /><br />AND NO RE-SIZING AT ALL!!!</b><br /><br />Vector (C) Sega and Sonic Team<br />Art (C) <a target="_self" href="http://amuzoreh.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/m/amuzoreh.gif?15" alt=":iconamuzoreh:" title="Amuzoreh" /></a><br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/295/f/5/quick_portrait____musical_vector_by_amuzoreh-d5iny2k.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Portrait</title>
                <link>http://oddhouse.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-70809410</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://oddhouse.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-70809410</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:30:54 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">oddhouse</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/o/d/oddhouse.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://oddhouse.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~oddhouse</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ A portrait I've been asked to do<br /><br />view my personal site for more artworks<br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.odd-house.com/">LINK</a><br /><br />---<br />I give permission for *Club-Vector to display this deviation ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs24/150/f/2007/331/e/1/Portrait_by_oddhouse.jpg" height="150" width="108"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs24/300W/f/2007/331/e/1/Portrait_by_oddhouse.jpg" height="417" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs24/PRE/f/2007/331/e/1/Portrait_by_oddhouse.jpg" height="1054" width="758" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ A portrait I've been asked to do<br /><br />view my personal site for more artworks<br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.odd-house.com/">LINK</a><br /><br />---<br />I give permission for *Club-Vector to display this deviation<br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs24/300W/f/2007/331/e/1/Portrait_by_oddhouse.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Lemon's Vector Guide - Ver 3.0</title>
                <link>http://lemontea.deviantart.com/art/Lemon-s-Vector-Guide-Ver-3-0-5204066</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lemontea.deviantart.com/art/Lemon-s-Vector-Guide-Ver-3-0-5204066</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:06:40 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Lemon's Vector Guide - Ver 3.0</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Photoshop">resources/tutorials/appreference/photoshop</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">lemontea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/l/e/lemontea.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://lemontea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2004-2013 `lemontea</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@claychastain</media:tags>
            </media:community>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This is <b>Lemontea's Definitive Vector Guide Version 3.0.1</b>. That title was a wee bit large for the title on DeviantART. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
For all those who have never seen version 1 or 2, this the guide for Photoshop 7 - CS2. These are true vectors; they are not rasters. Deal with it if you don't like it, you purists, but Photoshop is a capable vector program. Props off to `<a href="http://voodoo-prophet.deviantart.com/">voodoo-prophet</a>, ^<a href="http://object2bdestroyd.deviantart.com/">object2bdestroyd</a>, *<a href="http://turp.deviantart.com/">turp</a>, ~<a href="http://fuzzynoise.deviantart.com/">fuzzynoise</a>, and others who have supported me and helped me with vectors so many times.<br />
<br />
I hope this allows everyone who wants to try their hand at this tutorial to get introduced to the wonderful world of vectors.<br />
<br />
Have fun! This weighs in at about 910KB so you might want to make a sandwich or something if you're on 56k. I promise that this tutorial works if you can sit down and try it, and I suggest you do. I've seen so many great results and people that are now better than me because of trying my tutorial when they were first getting started. I can pick out "lemontea-styled" vectors from thumbnails in the vector galleries, and it's somewhat humbling.<br />
<br />
<b>INSTRUCTIONS</b><br />
In order to use this tutorial, you must uncompress all of the files in the zip file to the same directory. WinZIP or the default WindowsXP compression agent will allow you to do this. To launch the actual tutorial, open the "index.html" file.<br />
<br />
If there is a problem, feel free to access this guide on-line at <a href="http://www.vectortea.com/vtut">[link]</a><br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 3.0.1:</b><br />
Fixed some HTML problems (added margins, for example)<br />
Added small notes for the following:<br />
- 300 DPI example of a portrait<br />
- Autoshapes and their relation to abstract vector art<br />
- Autoshapes and their impact on vectoring eyes<br />
- Included a readme.html file<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 3.0.0:</b><br />
Updated specifically for CS2<br />
Completely retooled the layout into multiple pages (because the content was lagging older computers).<br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- Using "Actions" to speed up common tasks (lossless zooming)<br />
- Notifications of new terminology and added CS2 disclaimers<br />
- Updated shadow and shading techniques with an example from *<a href="http://turp.deviantart.com/">turp</a><br />
- Making eye glasses or sunglasses<br />
- Vectoring in Photoshop 6<br />
- Credits given to the vector community<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5.7:</b><br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- Examples of "over curving" reducing fluidness of a vector<br />
- Added three short sections on using advanced pen tool techniques<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5.4:</b><br />
Fixed some layout issues.<br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- How to resume a vector shape after points are already placed.<br />
- How to convert a Photoshop vector to EPS (and have it completely, 100% editable).<br />
- Added a "Download" Link (although this was for the mirror of my site, I left it on there incase in some future time you wanted to download an updated version without opening DevianART or my website directly.)<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5:</b><br />
Reference to color selection on an active vector layer.<br />
Sets within sets for the Photoshop CS feature.<br />
A new introduction.<br />
Fixed 12 spelling and gramatical errors.<br />
Placed a "word from the author" note at the bottom.<br />
Fixed one anchor link.<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.0:</b><br />
Many tips and tricks<br />
How to Vector line art<br />
Lots of corrections and updates<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 1.0:</b><br />
How to vector a portrait.<br />
Basic information.<br />
<br />
Thanks everybody!<br />
<br />
And, if you have any complaints or comments, just tell me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> I'd love to improve the guide. Request to your hearts content for future additions. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs5/i/2005/129/0/5/Lemon_s_Vector_Guide___Ver_2_5_by_lemontea.jpg" height="240" width="320"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This is <b>Lemontea's Definitive Vector Guide Version 3.0.1</b>. That title was a wee bit large for the title on DeviantART. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
For all those who have never seen version 1 or 2, this the guide for Photoshop 7 - CS2. These are true vectors; they are not rasters. Deal with it if you don't like it, you purists, but Photoshop is a capable vector program. Props off to `<a href="http://voodoo-prophet.deviantart.com/">voodoo-prophet</a>, ^<a href="http://object2bdestroyd.deviantart.com/">object2bdestroyd</a>, *<a href="http://turp.deviantart.com/">turp</a>, ~<a href="http://fuzzynoise.deviantart.com/">fuzzynoise</a>, and others who have supported me and helped me with vectors so many times.<br />
<br />
I hope this allows everyone who wants to try their hand at this tutorial to get introduced to the wonderful world of vectors.<br />
<br />
Have fun! This weighs in at about 910KB so you might want to make a sandwich or something if you're on 56k. I promise that this tutorial works if you can sit down and try it, and I suggest you do. I've seen so many great results and people that are now better than me because of trying my tutorial when they were first getting started. I can pick out "lemontea-styled" vectors from thumbnails in the vector galleries, and it's somewhat humbling.<br />
<br />
<b>INSTRUCTIONS</b><br />
In order to use this tutorial, you must uncompress all of the files in the zip file to the same directory. WinZIP or the default WindowsXP compression agent will allow you to do this. To launch the actual tutorial, open the "index.html" file.<br />
<br />
If there is a problem, feel free to access this guide on-line at <a href="http://www.vectortea.com/vtut">[link]</a><br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 3.0.1:</b><br />
Fixed some HTML problems (added margins, for example)<br />
Added small notes for the following:<br />
- 300 DPI example of a portrait<br />
- Autoshapes and their relation to abstract vector art<br />
- Autoshapes and their impact on vectoring eyes<br />
- Included a readme.html file<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 3.0.0:</b><br />
Updated specifically for CS2<br />
Completely retooled the layout into multiple pages (because the content was lagging older computers).<br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- Using "Actions" to speed up common tasks (lossless zooming)<br />
- Notifications of new terminology and added CS2 disclaimers<br />
- Updated shadow and shading techniques with an example from *<a href="http://turp.deviantart.com/">turp</a><br />
- Making eye glasses or sunglasses<br />
- Vectoring in Photoshop 6<br />
- Credits given to the vector community<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5.7:</b><br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- Examples of "over curving" reducing fluidness of a vector<br />
- Added three short sections on using advanced pen tool techniques<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5.4:</b><br />
Fixed some layout issues.<br />
Added the following sections:<br />
- How to resume a vector shape after points are already placed.<br />
- How to convert a Photoshop vector to EPS (and have it completely, 100% editable).<br />
- Added a "Download" Link (although this was for the mirror of my site, I left it on there incase in some future time you wanted to download an updated version without opening DevianART or my website directly.)<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.5:</b><br />
Reference to color selection on an active vector layer.<br />
Sets within sets for the Photoshop CS feature.<br />
A new introduction.<br />
Fixed 12 spelling and gramatical errors.<br />
Placed a "word from the author" note at the bottom.<br />
Fixed one anchor link.<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 2.0:</b><br />
Many tips and tricks<br />
How to Vector line art<br />
Lots of corrections and updates<br />
<br />
<b>What's New in 1.0:</b><br />
How to vector a portrait.<br />
Basic information.<br />
<br />
Thanks everybody!<br />
<br />
And, if you have any complaints or comments, just tell me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> I'd love to improve the guide. Request to your hearts content for future additions.<br /><div><img src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs5/i/2005/129/0/5/Lemon_s_Vector_Guide___Ver_2_5_by_lemontea.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Bubble Girl Vector</title>
                <link>http://temabina.deviantart.com/art/Bubble-Girl-Vector-19346127</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://temabina.deviantart.com/art/Bubble-Girl-Vector-19346127</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:48:20 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Bubble Girl Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">temabina</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/temabina.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://temabina.deviantart.com">Copyright 2005-2013 ~temabina</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Buy a signed print! - <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24741393">[link]</a><br /><br /><br />Finally! I saw this in vectors since March bubble photosession <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16219071/">[link]</a> , and finally I made it! <br />I am pretty proud of this one, because I made it only with Illustrator, usually I get really bored working with Illustrator and finishing all my socalledvector works in PS and, of course, I allways add some textures in PS, thankfully I am not so smart in Illustrator <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br />hope you like it too...<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs7/150/i/2005/162/9/5/Bubble_Girl_Vector_by_temabina.jpg" height="150" width="106"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs7/300W/i/2005/162/9/5/Bubble_Girl_Vector_by_temabina.jpg" height="423" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/162/9/5/Bubble_Girl_Vector_by_temabina.jpg" height="946" width="671" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Buy a signed print! - <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24741393">[link]</a><br /><br /><br />Finally! I saw this in vectors since March bubble photosession <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16219071/">[link]</a> , and finally I made it! <br />I am pretty proud of this one, because I made it only with Illustrator, usually I get really bored working with Illustrator and finishing all my socalledvector works in PS and, of course, I allways add some textures in PS, thankfully I am not so smart in Illustrator <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br />hope you like it too...<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs7/300W/i/2005/162/9/5/Bubble_Girl_Vector_by_temabina.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Evil Cadence Vector</title>
                <link>http://proenix.deviantart.com/art/Evil-Cadence-Vector-297827022</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://proenix.deviantart.com/art/Evil-Cadence-Vector-297827022</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:47:09 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Evil Cadence Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Proenix</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/r/proenix.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://proenix.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 ~Proenix</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vectorised Cadence from S2 Final Episode.<br />Third vector today...<br />Why exporting svg into png when it contains blur takes so much time? ~5 minutes 5k height<br /><br /><b>Versions of this vector available:</b><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/07t5z6oz965">[link]</a> - portrait with shadows<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/0nnd5jhjr57">[link]</a> - portrait without shadows<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/04js3zqjngr">[link]</a> - with flames but without blur<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/01uu5e8ffo7t">[link]</a> - with flames and blur, but without black background<br /><br />If you see any bugs tell me and i'll fix them.<br /><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/01kjwfvppn4o">SVG Download</a><br /><a target="_self" href="http://youareplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/y/o/youareplz.png?4" alt=":iconyouareplz:" title="YouArePlz"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://allowedplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/l/allowedplz.png?3" alt=":iconallowedplz:" title="AllowedPlz"/></a><br /><br /><b>Another Ponies: </b><br /><a href="http://proenix.deviantart.com/gallery/35557135">[link]</a><br /><br /><i>MLP:FiM © Lauren Faust and Hasbro</i> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2012/113/a/7/evil_cadance_vector_by_proenix-d4xbgsu.png" height="110" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/113/a/7/evil_cadance_vector_by_proenix-d4xbgsu.png" height="221" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/113/a/7/evil_cadance_vector_by_proenix-d4xbgsu.png" height="766" width="1043" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vectorised Cadence from S2 Final Episode.<br />Third vector today...<br />Why exporting svg into png when it contains blur takes so much time? ~5 minutes 5k height<br /><br /><b>Versions of this vector available:</b><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/07t5z6oz965">[link]</a> - portrait with shadows<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/0nnd5jhjr57">[link]</a> - portrait without shadows<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/04js3zqjngr">[link]</a> - with flames but without blur<br /><a href="http://sta.sh/01uu5e8ffo7t">[link]</a> - with flames and blur, but without black background<br /><br />If you see any bugs tell me and i'll fix them.<br /><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/01kjwfvppn4o">SVG Download</a><br /><a target="_self" href="http://youareplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/y/o/youareplz.png?4" alt=":iconyouareplz:" title="YouArePlz"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://allowedplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/l/allowedplz.png?3" alt=":iconallowedplz:" title="AllowedPlz"/></a><br /><br /><b>Another Ponies: </b><br /><a href="http://proenix.deviantart.com/gallery/35557135">[link]</a><br /><br /><i>MLP:FiM © Lauren Faust and Hasbro</i><br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/113/a/7/evil_cadance_vector_by_proenix-d4xbgsu.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait - Emma Watson</title>
                <link>http://aryaink.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-Emma-Watson-172173151</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://aryaink.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-Emma-Watson-172173151</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:04:19 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait - Emma Watson</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AryaInk</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/r/aryaink.png?5</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://aryaink.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 *AryaInk</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector Portrait of Emma Watson(Lovely young Lady <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/> )<br /><br />So, It is pretty apparent what techniques I used, so no need to mention, I guess.<br /><br />Done in Illustrator, I didn't try to do it too detailed.<br /><br />Original : <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.celebritiesyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/emma-watson91.jpg">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/202/d/9/Vector_Portrait___Amma_Watson_by_AryaInk.png" height="110" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/202/d/9/Vector_Portrait___Amma_Watson_by_AryaInk.png" height="219" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/202/d/9/Vector_Portrait___Amma_Watson_by_AryaInk.png" height="658" width="900" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector Portrait of Emma Watson(Lovely young Lady <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/> )<br /><br />So, It is pretty apparent what techniques I used, so no need to mention, I guess.<br /><br />Done in Illustrator, I didn't try to do it too detailed.<br /><br />Original : <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.celebritiesyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/emma-watson91.jpg">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/202/d/9/Vector_Portrait___Amma_Watson_by_AryaInk.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Rarity HS Graduation Portrait Pose Vector</title>
                <link>http://dmn666.deviantart.com/art/Rarity-HS-Graduation-Portrait-Pose-Vector-283966889</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://dmn666.deviantart.com/art/Rarity-HS-Graduation-Portrait-Pose-Vector-283966889</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:35 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Rarity HS Graduation Portrait Pose Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DMN666</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/m/dmn666.gif?9</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://dmn666.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 ~DMN666</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ What does Rarity want to be when she graduates?<br /><br />A marshmellow<br /><br /><br />Yush i made my first own original vector! (Sue me)<br /><br />I call it a Graduation pose cause its the pose someone would make in there year book...i think...<br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://hixby.com/x/carlton-banks-thuglife.png">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2012/039/0/0/rarity_high_school_pose_vector_by_dmn666-d4p2e95.png" height="150" width="146"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/039/0/0/rarity_high_school_pose_vector_by_dmn666-d4p2e95.png" height="309" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/039/0/0/rarity_high_school_pose_vector_by_dmn666-d4p2e95.png" height="907" width="881" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ What does Rarity want to be when she graduates?<br /><br />A marshmellow<br /><br /><br />Yush i made my first own original vector! (Sue me)<br /><br />I call it a Graduation pose cause its the pose someone would make in there year book...i think...<br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://hixby.com/x/carlton-banks-thuglife.png">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/039/0/0/rarity_high_school_pose_vector_by_dmn666-d4p2e95.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portraits PK Style</title>
                <link>http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portraits-PK-Style-111636114</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portraits-PK-Style-111636114</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:15:17 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portraits PK Style</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Illustrator">resources/tutorials/digiart/vectorart/illustrator</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PheonixKarr</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/h/pheonixkarr.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~PheonixKarr</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Wooooooo I finished it! (huge file, by the way.  Beware)<br /><br /><br /><b>If you create anything using the method detailed in this tutorial, please send me a link!</b>  I would love to see what you create with this tutorial!  Also, <b>please credit me</b> if you use this specific style, as it is mine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>This tutorial takes you through:</b><br />Finding a photo<br />Preparing the photo<br />The Basics of how I create my vector portraits.<br /><br /><br /><b>If you are not familiar with the Pen Tool:</b><br />Check out these tutorials<br /><a href="http://school.tatoland.com/illustrator/aipentool.html">[link]</a><br /><a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/illustrator_pen_tool_exercises/">[link]</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DzpT8POAME">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Art Seen in this Tutorial</b><br /><br />Ava:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Ava-104119612">[link]</a><br />One Shade of Grey:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/One-Shade-of-Grey-98965173">[link]</a><br />Flutterbye:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Flutterbye-99545940">[link]</a><br />Hiding:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Hiding-109512402">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Stock Images Seen in this Tutorial</b><br /><br />Ava:  <a href="http://exbeauty.deviantart.com/art/bored-53994878">[link]</a><br />OSoG:  <a href="http://katanaz-stock.deviantart.com/art/Female-Stock-18-67382561">[link]</a><br />Hiding:  <a href="http://create-stock.deviantart.com/art/silk-stock-106516873">[link]</a><br />Tutorial Image:  <a href="http://eden-stock.deviantart.com/art/Enchantress-9079087">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Enjoy!!  If you have any questions, feel free to ask. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs41/150/f/2009/033/9/7/Vector_Portraits_PK_Style_by_PheonixKarr.jpg" height="150" width="17"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs41/300W/f/2009/033/9/7/Vector_Portraits_PK_Style_by_PheonixKarr.jpg" height="900" width="100"/>            <media:content url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs41/PRE/f/2009/033/9/7/Vector_Portraits_PK_Style_by_PheonixKarr.jpg" height="2683" width="298" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Wooooooo I finished it! (huge file, by the way.  Beware)<br /><br /><br /><b>If you create anything using the method detailed in this tutorial, please send me a link!</b>  I would love to see what you create with this tutorial!  Also, <b>please credit me</b> if you use this specific style, as it is mine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>This tutorial takes you through:</b><br />Finding a photo<br />Preparing the photo<br />The Basics of how I create my vector portraits.<br /><br /><br /><b>If you are not familiar with the Pen Tool:</b><br />Check out these tutorials<br /><a href="http://school.tatoland.com/illustrator/aipentool.html">[link]</a><br /><a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/illustrator_pen_tool_exercises/">[link]</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DzpT8POAME">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Art Seen in this Tutorial</b><br /><br />Ava:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Ava-104119612">[link]</a><br />One Shade of Grey:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/One-Shade-of-Grey-98965173">[link]</a><br />Flutterbye:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Flutterbye-99545940">[link]</a><br />Hiding:  <a href="http://pheonixkarr.deviantart.com/art/Hiding-109512402">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Stock Images Seen in this Tutorial</b><br /><br />Ava:  <a href="http://exbeauty.deviantart.com/art/bored-53994878">[link]</a><br />OSoG:  <a href="http://katanaz-stock.deviantart.com/art/Female-Stock-18-67382561">[link]</a><br />Hiding:  <a href="http://create-stock.deviantart.com/art/silk-stock-106516873">[link]</a><br />Tutorial Image:  <a href="http://eden-stock.deviantart.com/art/Enchantress-9079087">[link]</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Enjoy!!  If you have any questions, feel free to ask.<br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs41/300W/f/2009/033/9/7/Vector_Portraits_PK_Style_by_PheonixKarr.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>vector portrait</title>
                <link>http://wolfshield.deviantart.com/art/vector-portrait-171993370</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://wolfshield.deviantart.com/art/vector-portrait-171993370</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:34:05 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">vector portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wolfshield</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/w/o/wolfshield.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://wolfshield.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 ~wolfshield</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ ah..... just doing some vector art for my portfolio... ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/232/5/1/vector_portrait_by_wolfshield.jpg" height="150" width="98"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2010/232/5/1/vector_portrait_by_wolfshield.jpg" height="458" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/232/5/1/vector_portrait_by_wolfshield.jpg" height="816" width="535" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ ah..... just doing some vector art for my portfolio...<br /><div><img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2010/232/5/1/vector_portrait_by_wolfshield.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Vexel Portrait Theory 2</title>
                <link>http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:15:17 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Vexel Portrait Theory 2</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Other">resources/tutorials/digiart/other</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ChewedKandi</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/h/chewedkandi.gif?11</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 `ChewedKandi</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@chewedkandi</media:tags>
            </media:community>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <b><u>The Introduction</u></b><br /><br />The purpose of this set of tutorials is to help expand on any vector/vexel knowledge you may have on working from reference images. Most advice will come from working on portraits using a reference, which is why I have named it as such.<br /><br />These tutorials are going to be more to do with theory work behind using references, rather than showing you a step by step tutorial. In this way, I hope to teach you how to create your own work from reference in your own style.<br /><br />As it is not program based (unless specified), this theory work can be applied to either vectors or vexel, or even digital painting... and any program you use.<br /><br />This tutorial will feature stock from =<a class="u" href="http://mumbojumbo89.deviantart.com/">mumbojumbo89</a>&#039;s stock account and can be found <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">here</a>. Permission is granted from her to feature and talk about this image in the context of this tutorial.<br /><br />At this point I&#039;d like you to open <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Part-2-Example-121005078">this deviation example</a> into a new tab/window as I will be referring to this during the tutorial. At present I am unable to set a preview image for it, hence being loaded into another deviation.<br /><br />For the sake of saving my fingers from typing, vectoring/vexelling etc... will be referred to as rendering.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Method</u></b><br /><br />There are many methods of creating a vector from reference and there is no right or wrong way... regardless of my opinion in all of these tutorials, what I&#039;m teaching you is my preferred method. It is neither right nor wrong. So with this I will give you a little insight on my methods and then explain more as I go along.<br /><br />My personal method of choice is using 5 types of layer groups - in no particular order:<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> <b>A background group</b> - a set of shapes/paths which create a background effect - not always required.<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletyellow.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletyellow:" title="Bullet; Yellow" /> <b>Base layers</b> - shapes/paths of 100% opacity which are used to block out any shading/detail which may overlap a layer to be visible on top<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletgreen.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletgreen:" title="Bullet; Green" /> <b>Shading layers</b> - shapes/paths of less than 100% opacity - usually about 5-30% opacity, which are layered upon each other to give more depth <br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletblue.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletblue:" title="Bullet; Blue" /> <b>Detailing layers</b> - shapes/paths of varied opacity, including any line art shapes/paths, to add fine detail<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletpurple.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletpurple:" title="Bullet; Purple" /> <b>Finishing layers</b> - shapes/paths which could include vector textures, gradients, solid colour to modify the overall colour and/or look<br /><br />Now don&#039;t worry too much about remembering these and what they do as I will go into more detail as I go along. In more simplified terms you could see it as a collection of low opacity shapes built up on base layers to produce an overall impression of the reference image.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Colour Palette</u></b><br /><br />Now before we start talking about layers and the methods, let us look at colour selection and putting together your palette.<br /><br />One of the main reasons why you&#039;d modify an image before working on it, is because the colours that you use throughout the rendering process, will be readily available to you straight away. All you have to do, is learn how to select those colours.<br /><br />Looking at a regular stock image or say a photo of your favourite celebrity... is that it&#039;s not coloured like a render... it&#039;s made up of hundreds and thousands of colours. <br /><br />Now you don&#039;t need to pick ALL of your colours for your palette straight away. In fact, I personally just pick up on colours as I go along. The beauty of using a palette is that it&#039;s there for your reference... it is the colours you want to use now... it is the colours that you have used... don&#039;t try to rush into the future and pick colours you might not even use. This is because maybe the style and colours of the render will change as you go along or even it might confuse you slightly.<br /><br />Don&#039;t over complicate things. It does no one favours.<br /><br />Now remembering the <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">past tutorial</a> about preparing the image... one of the options was to adjust the curves or smooth edge preserve or even what was suggested with Gimp. This was in order to try to make the hundreds and thousands of colours into a smaller amount... to make it easier to recognise the colours... and of course, to select them.<br /><br />Where ever there is a colour in abundance in an area or throughout the reference image, this can be a colour you may want to keep in your palette to use.<br /><br />The eye dropper tool is your friend... and remember not necessarily picking up the first colour is the best one. Scan around the image for colours. Why not draw the colours in shapes and compare them to each other... see how they compliment or contrast with each other. <br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Base Layers</u></b><br /><br />Here is a little exercise before we jump into explaining base layers.<br /><br />Get 2 pieces of paper and layer them on top of each other but not entirely covering each other... <br /><br />The top piece of paper will hide anything underneath it. The bottom piece of paper will only be visible if it is not overlapped. This is the concept of base layers.<br /><br />Base layers are a collection of layers which are of 100% opacity. The colours of them are the most predominant colour or mid toned colour of an area or region of a reference image. They are a "base" for any shading you put on top of them and are used to make sure that no shading from the area directly underneath is shown.<br /><br />So let&#039;s look at your reference image... or if you don&#039;t have one, the <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">stock image</a> in the example. What areas is there a large portion of? <br /><br />Usually the key areas would be the hair, the face/neck area, any hair in the background, any visible clothing.<br /><br />Ahhh I hear you say the eyes and lips... now it&#039;s interesting you bring these up and I will go more into these in future tutorials. However consider the lips as skin for now (as they are) and eyes merely as "detailing". Either elements are vast areas of the portrait and only take up a small portion.<br /><br />So looking at the <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">stock image</a>, you need to look at it as if you&#039;re constructing it in pieces of paper. Which pieces of paper would be on top of the other:<br /><br />The hair and the jumper are overlapping and hiding some of the face.<br />The face is overlapping and hiding some of the background.<br /><br />So when you construct the base layers for the portrait, you&#039;d put the hair in one layer group and the jumper in another layer group. These would be on top of the face layer group. And then all 3 of these would be on top of the background.<br /><br />Let&#039;s try this with another stock example, just as practice - let&#039;s use <a href="http://neebow-stock.deviantart.com/art/Smirky-37779590">this popular stock image</a> by ~<a class="u" href="http://neebow-stock.deviantart.com/">neebow-stock</a> - open it in another window. Have a think about where you&#039;d put the pieces of paper.<br /><br />The hair is overlapping and hiding some of the face.<br />The face is overlapping and hiding some of the neck/shoulder area.<br />The neck/shoulder area is overlapping and hiding some of the background.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Base Layer Colours</u></b><br /><br />As previously mentioned, you colour the base layers in the mid toned or most predominant colour of an area. This is because the shapes/paths of colour you add on top of them are going to be either darker or lighter shading. <br /><br />Looking at the example in <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Part-2-Example-121005078">this deviation</a>, in the hair base layer... it&#039;s most predominant colour is not a mid tone. It&#039;s a dark colour with little lighter colours in it. So I&#039;m going to select this colour.<br /><br />For the skin, I&#039;m going to select a mid tone colour. This is because the skin has a lot of shadow as well as a lot of highlighted areas. I typically get this colour from near the eye, nose or cheek... however this can vary from reference to reference. So use your eyedropper tool to find this colour from your own image.<br /><br />And the jumper... now I&#039;m going to render this image without the white in it... so I want it to mainly be a dark colour. So I&#039;ve gone for a mid tone colour from the jumpers dark stripes.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Conclusion &amp; The Homework</u></b><br /><br />This is the end of this portion of the tutorial which focuses on colour selection and base layers. If you&#039;d like to follow along with me on this tutorial like ~<a class="u" href="http://nellies.deviantart.com/">nellies</a> and other, then your second task/homework is to pick out a stock image... tell me the order of the base layers you can visualise. Or if you&#039;re feeling extra courageous, use your modified and prepped stock image from the first tutorial... and draw your base layers ready with the colours you wish to use and link me.<br /><br />The next tutorial/theory work is going to be on shading. I hope you enjoyed this one and any feedback is appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Vector/Vexel Portrait Theory Tutorials:</u></b><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 1: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">Prepation</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 2: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">Colour &amp; Base Layers</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 3: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674">Shading &amp; Shapes</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/120/2/e/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_2_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/120/2/e/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_2_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:content url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/120/2/e/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_2_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <b><u>The Introduction</u></b><br /><br />The purpose of this set of tutorials is to help expand on any vector/vexel knowledge you may have on working from reference images. Most advice will come from working on portraits using a reference, which is why I have named it as such.<br /><br />These tutorials are going to be more to do with theory work behind using references, rather than showing you a step by step tutorial. In this way, I hope to teach you how to create your own work from reference in your own style.<br /><br />As it is not program based (unless specified), this theory work can be applied to either vectors or vexel, or even digital painting... and any program you use.<br /><br />This tutorial will feature stock from =<a class="u" href="http://mumbojumbo89.deviantart.com/">mumbojumbo89</a>&#039;s stock account and can be found <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">here</a>. Permission is granted from her to feature and talk about this image in the context of this tutorial.<br /><br />At this point I&#039;d like you to open <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Part-2-Example-121005078">this deviation example</a> into a new tab/window as I will be referring to this during the tutorial. At present I am unable to set a preview image for it, hence being loaded into another deviation.<br /><br />For the sake of saving my fingers from typing, vectoring/vexelling etc... will be referred to as rendering.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Method</u></b><br /><br />There are many methods of creating a vector from reference and there is no right or wrong way... regardless of my opinion in all of these tutorials, what I&#039;m teaching you is my preferred method. It is neither right nor wrong. So with this I will give you a little insight on my methods and then explain more as I go along.<br /><br />My personal method of choice is using 5 types of layer groups - in no particular order:<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> <b>A background group</b> - a set of shapes/paths which create a background effect - not always required.<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletyellow.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletyellow:" title="Bullet; Yellow" /> <b>Base layers</b> - shapes/paths of 100% opacity which are used to block out any shading/detail which may overlap a layer to be visible on top<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletgreen.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletgreen:" title="Bullet; Green" /> <b>Shading layers</b> - shapes/paths of less than 100% opacity - usually about 5-30% opacity, which are layered upon each other to give more depth <br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletblue.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletblue:" title="Bullet; Blue" /> <b>Detailing layers</b> - shapes/paths of varied opacity, including any line art shapes/paths, to add fine detail<br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletpurple.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletpurple:" title="Bullet; Purple" /> <b>Finishing layers</b> - shapes/paths which could include vector textures, gradients, solid colour to modify the overall colour and/or look<br /><br />Now don&#039;t worry too much about remembering these and what they do as I will go into more detail as I go along. In more simplified terms you could see it as a collection of low opacity shapes built up on base layers to produce an overall impression of the reference image.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Colour Palette</u></b><br /><br />Now before we start talking about layers and the methods, let us look at colour selection and putting together your palette.<br /><br />One of the main reasons why you&#039;d modify an image before working on it, is because the colours that you use throughout the rendering process, will be readily available to you straight away. All you have to do, is learn how to select those colours.<br /><br />Looking at a regular stock image or say a photo of your favourite celebrity... is that it&#039;s not coloured like a render... it&#039;s made up of hundreds and thousands of colours. <br /><br />Now you don&#039;t need to pick ALL of your colours for your palette straight away. In fact, I personally just pick up on colours as I go along. The beauty of using a palette is that it&#039;s there for your reference... it is the colours you want to use now... it is the colours that you have used... don&#039;t try to rush into the future and pick colours you might not even use. This is because maybe the style and colours of the render will change as you go along or even it might confuse you slightly.<br /><br />Don&#039;t over complicate things. It does no one favours.<br /><br />Now remembering the <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">past tutorial</a> about preparing the image... one of the options was to adjust the curves or smooth edge preserve or even what was suggested with Gimp. This was in order to try to make the hundreds and thousands of colours into a smaller amount... to make it easier to recognise the colours... and of course, to select them.<br /><br />Where ever there is a colour in abundance in an area or throughout the reference image, this can be a colour you may want to keep in your palette to use.<br /><br />The eye dropper tool is your friend... and remember not necessarily picking up the first colour is the best one. Scan around the image for colours. Why not draw the colours in shapes and compare them to each other... see how they compliment or contrast with each other. <br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Base Layers</u></b><br /><br />Here is a little exercise before we jump into explaining base layers.<br /><br />Get 2 pieces of paper and layer them on top of each other but not entirely covering each other... <br /><br />The top piece of paper will hide anything underneath it. The bottom piece of paper will only be visible if it is not overlapped. This is the concept of base layers.<br /><br />Base layers are a collection of layers which are of 100% opacity. The colours of them are the most predominant colour or mid toned colour of an area or region of a reference image. They are a "base" for any shading you put on top of them and are used to make sure that no shading from the area directly underneath is shown.<br /><br />So let&#039;s look at your reference image... or if you don&#039;t have one, the <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">stock image</a> in the example. What areas is there a large portion of? <br /><br />Usually the key areas would be the hair, the face/neck area, any hair in the background, any visible clothing.<br /><br />Ahhh I hear you say the eyes and lips... now it&#039;s interesting you bring these up and I will go more into these in future tutorials. However consider the lips as skin for now (as they are) and eyes merely as "detailing". Either elements are vast areas of the portrait and only take up a small portion.<br /><br />So looking at the <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">stock image</a>, you need to look at it as if you&#039;re constructing it in pieces of paper. Which pieces of paper would be on top of the other:<br /><br />The hair and the jumper are overlapping and hiding some of the face.<br />The face is overlapping and hiding some of the background.<br /><br />So when you construct the base layers for the portrait, you&#039;d put the hair in one layer group and the jumper in another layer group. These would be on top of the face layer group. And then all 3 of these would be on top of the background.<br /><br />Let&#039;s try this with another stock example, just as practice - let&#039;s use <a href="http://neebow-stock.deviantart.com/art/Smirky-37779590">this popular stock image</a> by ~<a class="u" href="http://neebow-stock.deviantart.com/">neebow-stock</a> - open it in another window. Have a think about where you&#039;d put the pieces of paper.<br /><br />The hair is overlapping and hiding some of the face.<br />The face is overlapping and hiding some of the neck/shoulder area.<br />The neck/shoulder area is overlapping and hiding some of the background.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Base Layer Colours</u></b><br /><br />As previously mentioned, you colour the base layers in the mid toned or most predominant colour of an area. This is because the shapes/paths of colour you add on top of them are going to be either darker or lighter shading. <br /><br />Looking at the example in <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Part-2-Example-121005078">this deviation</a>, in the hair base layer... it&#039;s most predominant colour is not a mid tone. It&#039;s a dark colour with little lighter colours in it. So I&#039;m going to select this colour.<br /><br />For the skin, I&#039;m going to select a mid tone colour. This is because the skin has a lot of shadow as well as a lot of highlighted areas. I typically get this colour from near the eye, nose or cheek... however this can vary from reference to reference. So use your eyedropper tool to find this colour from your own image.<br /><br />And the jumper... now I&#039;m going to render this image without the white in it... so I want it to mainly be a dark colour. So I&#039;ve gone for a mid tone colour from the jumpers dark stripes.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Conclusion &amp; The Homework</u></b><br /><br />This is the end of this portion of the tutorial which focuses on colour selection and base layers. If you&#039;d like to follow along with me on this tutorial like ~<a class="u" href="http://nellies.deviantart.com/">nellies</a> and other, then your second task/homework is to pick out a stock image... tell me the order of the base layers you can visualise. Or if you&#039;re feeling extra courageous, use your modified and prepped stock image from the first tutorial... and draw your base layers ready with the colours you wish to use and link me.<br /><br />The next tutorial/theory work is going to be on shading. I hope you enjoyed this one and any feedback is appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Vector/Vexel Portrait Theory Tutorials:</u></b><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 1: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">Prepation</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 2: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">Colour &amp; Base Layers</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 3: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674">Shading &amp; Shapes</a><br /><div><img src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/120/2/e/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_2_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait of Nazarita</title>
                <link>http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-of-Nazarita-8850088</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-of-Nazarita-8850088</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:34:31 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait of Nazarita</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mftalon</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/f/mftalon.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mftalon.deviantart.com">Copyright 2004-2013 ~mftalon</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Here is a vector portrait of a lovely  girl that goes by the name of Nazarita.  Thanks go out to Knightmare-at-9 <a href="http://knightmare-at-9.deviantart.com/">[link]</a>  for providing the photograph to work  from.<br />
<br />
For those that are interested, I did  this portrait without using the mesh  tool and while it's not a strictly  realistic approach I tried to keep it  stylish while adding in some realism to  keep it interesting.<br />
<br />
Done in Adobe Illustrator CS with  mostly flat colors, shape blends, and  normal gradients.<br />
<br />
As always feedback is welcome!  Let-er-rip!<br />
<br />
EDIT: Thanks for the reminder from  drclay, <a href="http://drclay.deviantart.com/,">[link]</a> I output this directly  from illustrator for a cleaner JPG  file. Also, thinned out the line around  the lips as some have suggested. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs4/150/i/2004/200/8/c/Vector_Portrait_of_Nazarita.jpg" height="105" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs4/300W/i/2004/200/8/c/Vector_Portrait_of_Nazarita.jpg" height="209" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs4/i/2004/200/8/c/Vector_Portrait_of_Nazarita.jpg" height="589" width="844" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Here is a vector portrait of a lovely  girl that goes by the name of Nazarita.  Thanks go out to Knightmare-at-9 <a href="http://knightmare-at-9.deviantart.com/">[link]</a>  for providing the photograph to work  from.<br />
<br />
For those that are interested, I did  this portrait without using the mesh  tool and while it's not a strictly  realistic approach I tried to keep it  stylish while adding in some realism to  keep it interesting.<br />
<br />
Done in Adobe Illustrator CS with  mostly flat colors, shape blends, and  normal gradients.<br />
<br />
As always feedback is welcome!  Let-er-rip!<br />
<br />
EDIT: Thanks for the reminder from  drclay, <a href="http://drclay.deviantart.com/,">[link]</a> I output this directly  from illustrator for a cleaner JPG  file. Also, thinned out the line around  the lips as some have suggested.<br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs4/300W/i/2004/200/8/c/Vector_Portrait_of_Nazarita.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Just like the Bee's vector</title>
                <link>http://stelz.deviantart.com/art/Just-like-the-Bee-s-vector-87350900</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://stelz.deviantart.com/art/Just-like-the-Bee-s-vector-87350900</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:21:27 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Just like the Bee's vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stelz</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/t/stelz.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://stelz.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~stelz</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector of mumbojumbo89&#039;s "just like the bee&#039;s" photo I did for my graphics class.<br /><br />&amp; to mumbojumbo89 THANK YOU <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br /><br /><br />took about i dunno 1o hours maybe?<br />used adobe illustrator cs3 ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs28/150/f/2008/153/a/5/Just_like_the_Bee__s_vector_by_stelz.jpg" height="150" width="125"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs28/300W/f/2008/153/a/5/Just_like_the_Bee__s_vector_by_stelz.jpg" height="361" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs28/f/2008/153/a/5/Just_like_the_Bee__s_vector_by_stelz.jpg" height="719" width="597" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector of mumbojumbo89&#039;s "just like the bee&#039;s" photo I did for my graphics class.<br /><br />&amp; to mumbojumbo89 THANK YOU <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br /><br /><br />took about i dunno 1o hours maybe?<br />used adobe illustrator cs3<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs28/300W/f/2008/153/a/5/Just_like_the_Bee__s_vector_by_stelz.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Self Portrait April 09'</title>
                <link>http://j3concepts.deviantart.com/art/Self-Portrait-April-09-117753384</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://j3concepts.deviantart.com/art/Self-Portrait-April-09-117753384</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:59:19 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Self Portrait April 09'</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">j3concepts</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/j/3/j3concepts.jpg?12</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://j3concepts.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 `j3concepts</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@j3concepts</media:tags>
            </media:community>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ My first self portrait in years. This originally started out as a small profile pic for an interview, but then turned into 6 detailed variations. Full set of 6 here <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Self-Portrait-April-09/204638">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/303/e/c/ec2849055f6348f3891049f45f06a8f0.png" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/303/e/c/ec2849055f6348f3891049f45f06a8f0.png" height="300" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/303/e/c/ec2849055f6348f3891049f45f06a8f0.png" height="600" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ My first self portrait in years. This originally started out as a small profile pic for an interview, but then turned into 6 detailed variations. Full set of 6 here <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Self-Portrait-April-09/204638">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/303/e/c/ec2849055f6348f3891049f45f06a8f0.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Gloria vector portrait</title>
                <link>http://kastemel.deviantart.com/art/Gloria-vector-portrait-47059423</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://kastemel.deviantart.com/art/Gloria-vector-portrait-47059423</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:42:29 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Gloria vector portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kastemel</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/a/kastemel.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://kastemel.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~kastemel</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Gloria here looks either pleasantly surprised or like she's trying to pat her head and rub her tummy at the same time.  Does Gloria translate to vectors well?  You guys be the judge.  Mmmm... tummy rubs... ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs15/150/i/2007/020/d/5/Gloria_vector_portrait_by_kastemel.jpg" height="150" width="97"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs15/300W/i/2007/020/d/5/Gloria_vector_portrait_by_kastemel.jpg" height="464" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs15/i/2007/020/d/5/Gloria_vector_portrait_by_kastemel.jpg" height="927" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Gloria here looks either pleasantly surprised or like she's trying to pat her head and rub her tummy at the same time.  Does Gloria translate to vectors well?  You guys be the judge.  Mmmm... tummy rubs...<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs15/300W/i/2007/020/d/5/Gloria_vector_portrait_by_kastemel.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait of Rachel</title>
                <link>http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-of-Rachel-39411465</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mftalon.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-of-Rachel-39411465</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:45:25 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait of Rachel</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mftalon</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/f/mftalon.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mftalon.deviantart.com">Copyright 2006-2013 ~mftalon</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ A portrait of my daughter Rachel done entirely with Adobe Illustrator with primarily the gradient mesh tool. <br />
<br />
This illustration was for a tutorial I wrote for the new Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter. If you subscribe, you even get to download my original illustrator file so you can check it out first hand!<br />
<br />
Head on over to <a href="http://www.illustratortechniques.com">[link]</a> to see the site, checkout the newsletter, gallery, forums, and online tutorials. <br />
<br />
This illustration is posted here with permission from Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter.<br />
<br />
<b>Update:</b> Here is some illustrator info for those that are interested:<br />
<br />
Document:<br />
<br />
Name: Realistic Illustrator Portrait.ai<br />
<br />
Color Mode: RGB color<br />
Color Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1<br />
Ruler Units: pixels<br />
Artboard Dimensions: 288 px x 432 px<br />
Show Images in Outline Mode: OFF<br />
Highlight Substituted Fonts: OFF<br />
Highlight Substituted Glyphs: OFF<br />
Preserve Text Editability<br />
Simulate Colored Paper: OFF<br />
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Objects:<br />
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Paths: 299 (0 open, 299 closed, 1356 points, length = 89502.711 px)<br />
Compound Paths: 1<br />
Gradient Meshes: 29<br />
Blends: 6<br />
Transparent Groups: 17<br />
Transparent Objects: 265<br />
RGB Objects: 42<br />
<br />
Gradient Objects:<br />
Unnamed gradient 1 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 10 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 11 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 8 (linear) (RGB)<br />
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<br />
If I calculated this correctly that means if this illustration were one long path, it would be 103.5 feet long! hehe <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" title=":-) (Smile)" /> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs11/150/i/2006/250/7/f/Portrait_of_Rachel_by_mftalon.jpg" height="150" width="102"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs11/300W/i/2006/250/7/f/Portrait_of_Rachel_by_mftalon.jpg" height="440" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/250/7/f/Portrait_of_Rachel_by_mftalon.jpg" height="794" width="541" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ A portrait of my daughter Rachel done entirely with Adobe Illustrator with primarily the gradient mesh tool. <br />
<br />
This illustration was for a tutorial I wrote for the new Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter. If you subscribe, you even get to download my original illustrator file so you can check it out first hand!<br />
<br />
Head on over to <a href="http://www.illustratortechniques.com">[link]</a> to see the site, checkout the newsletter, gallery, forums, and online tutorials. <br />
<br />
This illustration is posted here with permission from Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter.<br />
<br />
<b>Update:</b> Here is some illustrator info for those that are interested:<br />
<br />
Document:<br />
<br />
Name: Realistic Illustrator Portrait.ai<br />
<br />
Color Mode: RGB color<br />
Color Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1<br />
Ruler Units: pixels<br />
Artboard Dimensions: 288 px x 432 px<br />
Show Images in Outline Mode: OFF<br />
Highlight Substituted Fonts: OFF<br />
Highlight Substituted Glyphs: OFF<br />
Preserve Text Editability<br />
Simulate Colored Paper: OFF<br />
<br />
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Objects:<br />
<br />
Paths: 299 (0 open, 299 closed, 1356 points, length = 89502.711 px)<br />
Compound Paths: 1<br />
Gradient Meshes: 29<br />
Blends: 6<br />
Transparent Groups: 17<br />
Transparent Objects: 265<br />
RGB Objects: 42<br />
<br />
Gradient Objects:<br />
Unnamed gradient 1 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 10 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 11 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 8 (linear) (RGB)<br />
Unnamed gradient 9 (linear) (RGB)<br />
<br />
If I calculated this correctly that means if this illustration were one long path, it would be 103.5 feet long! hehe <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" title=":-) (Smile)" /><br /><div><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs11/300W/i/2006/250/7/f/Portrait_of_Rachel_by_mftalon.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Self-Portrait</title>
                <link>http://mz-bitch.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Self-Portrait-268984471</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mz-bitch.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Self-Portrait-268984471</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:31:07 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Self-Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mz-bitch</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/z/mz-bitch.jpg?2</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mz-bitch.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 ~Mz-bitch</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <small><b>My entry for <a target="_self" href="http://aus-art.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/u/aus-art.jpg?2" alt=":iconaus-art:" title="Aus-Art"/></a>'s "Self Portrait" Competition.<br /><br />Vector illustration.<br />I don't see myself as anything special. Freckle faced, big eyes, brown hair. A typical girl. Though I would say that my big eyes help me with being a creative person. They allow me to see things that would usually be overlooked; I'm observant. <br />So nothing too interesting in the form as a 'meaning' behind this piece. Just a typical, this is me.<br /><br />So, Hi. I'm Thalia, it's a pleasure to meet you.</b><br /><br />Yea.<br />I haven't done alot lately, had quite alot of personal crap get in the way which has really killed my 'mojo' for being all creative.<br /><br />What better way to get back into things than doing a vector based self-portrait out of boredom?!<br /><br />So yea. Here we go. I'm still alive and kicking. I'm pretty proud of this. I spent a while putting in small details (mainly focusing on the eyes).<br /><br />ORIGINAL IMAGE: <a href="http://Mz-bitch.deviantart.com/art/June-July-214611352">[link]</a><br /><br /><b>DISCLAIMER:<br/><a target="_self" href="http://donotuseplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/o/donotuseplz.gif?2" alt=":icondonotuseplz:" title="DoNotUsePlz"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://myartplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/myartplz.gif?2" alt=":iconmyartplz:" title="MyArtPlz"/></a><br /><br/><br />(c) <a href="http://mz-bitch.deviantart.com/">[link]</a> Thalia M Photography/Art 2010<br/><br />This photo/image is not be reproduced, altered or copied. &amp; Definitely not used to make a profit.<br/><br />The photo/image is not to be used as stock or to be uploaded on any image hosting site.</b></small> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/318/1/2/vector_self_portrait_by_mz_bitch-d4g59qv.png" height="113" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/318/1/2/vector_self_portrait_by_mz_bitch-d4g59qv.png" height="226" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/318/1/2/vector_self_portrait_by_mz_bitch-d4g59qv.png" height="678" width="900" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <small><b>My entry for <a target="_self" href="http://aus-art.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/u/aus-art.jpg?2" alt=":iconaus-art:" title="Aus-Art"/></a>'s "Self Portrait" Competition.<br /><br />Vector illustration.<br />I don't see myself as anything special. Freckle faced, big eyes, brown hair. A typical girl. Though I would say that my big eyes help me with being a creative person. They allow me to see things that would usually be overlooked; I'm observant. <br />So nothing too interesting in the form as a 'meaning' behind this piece. Just a typical, this is me.<br /><br />So, Hi. I'm Thalia, it's a pleasure to meet you.</b><br /><br />Yea.<br />I haven't done alot lately, had quite alot of personal crap get in the way which has really killed my 'mojo' for being all creative.<br /><br />What better way to get back into things than doing a vector based self-portrait out of boredom?!<br /><br />So yea. Here we go. I'm still alive and kicking. I'm pretty proud of this. I spent a while putting in small details (mainly focusing on the eyes).<br /><br />ORIGINAL IMAGE: <a href="http://Mz-bitch.deviantart.com/art/June-July-214611352">[link]</a><br /><br /><b>DISCLAIMER:<br/><a target="_self" href="http://donotuseplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/o/donotuseplz.gif?2" alt=":icondonotuseplz:" title="DoNotUsePlz"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://myartplz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/myartplz.gif?2" alt=":iconmyartplz:" title="MyArtPlz"/></a><br /><br/><br />(c) <a href="http://mz-bitch.deviantart.com/">[link]</a> Thalia M Photography/Art 2010<br/><br />This photo/image is not be reproduced, altered or copied. &amp; Definitely not used to make a profit.<br/><br />The photo/image is not to be used as stock or to be uploaded on any image hosting site.</b></small><br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/318/1/2/vector_self_portrait_by_mz_bitch-d4g59qv.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Portrait in dark tones</title>
                <link>http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-in-dark-tones-169306073</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-in-dark-tones-169306073</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:24:31 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Portrait in dark tones</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexxxx1</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/l/alexxxx1.gif?2</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 ~Alexxxx1</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ CorelDRAW,Vector ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/179/a/d/Portrait_in_dark_tones_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="150" width="109"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/179/a/d/Portrait_in_dark_tones_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="414" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2010/179/a/d/Portrait_in_dark_tones_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="1050" width="761" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ CorelDRAW,Vector<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/179/a/d/Portrait_in_dark_tones_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Emilie Autumn Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://binaryfaerie.deviantart.com/art/Emilie-Autumn-Vector-Portrait-71910017</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://binaryfaerie.deviantart.com/art/Emilie-Autumn-Vector-Portrait-71910017</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:56:37 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Emilie Autumn Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">binaryfaerie</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/b/i/binaryfaerie.jpg?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://binaryfaerie.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~binaryfaerie</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ I&#039;ve been working on this vector of Emilie Autumn off and on since May. I finally finished it today, just in time to put in my portfolio for university (in the new media program, we have to pass a portfolio review in order to continue after the first year.)<br />
<br />
I put a good 50 or 60 hours into this piece. I&#039;m so relieved that it&#039;s finally done. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs22/150/f/2007/345/5/c/Emilie_Autumn_Vector_Portrait_by_binaryfaerie.jpg" height="109" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs22/300W/f/2007/345/5/c/Emilie_Autumn_Vector_Portrait_by_binaryfaerie.jpg" height="218" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs22/f/2007/345/5/c/Emilie_Autumn_Vector_Portrait_by_binaryfaerie.jpg" height="650" width="893" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ I&#039;ve been working on this vector of Emilie Autumn off and on since May. I finally finished it today, just in time to put in my portfolio for university (in the new media program, we have to pass a portfolio review in order to continue after the first year.)<br />
<br />
I put a good 50 or 60 hours into this piece. I&#039;m so relieved that it&#039;s finally done. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><div><img src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs22/300W/f/2007/345/5/c/Emilie_Autumn_Vector_Portrait_by_binaryfaerie.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Self Portrait Vector</title>
                <link>http://myuuhailurusu.deviantart.com/art/Self-Portrait-Vector-192665909</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://myuuhailurusu.deviantart.com/art/Self-Portrait-Vector-192665909</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:07:33 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Self Portrait Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">myuuhailurusu</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/myuuhailurusu.jpg?7</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://myuuhailurusu.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 ~myuuhailurusu</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ So here is the final version of this, which is a college work I had to do in the Christmas holidays.<br /><br />Anyway, the work was to do a self portrait in vector in Adobe Illustrator (and we had to do something 'silly' in the photo).<br /><br />The tools I used was mainly the Pen Tool. I used the pen tool to do everything. Yes, I used the pen tool to do the hair, I didn't use any brush for this. I used gradients in some part and gaussian blur too.<br /><br />What I wanted to do in here, was it to look mine, a vector work not just like others vector work. And the way I was able to do it was to make the face (the skin) look like it was done in photoshop, with a brush, just like I love to do <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> I did random shapes and random shapes on the face, reduced the opacity to around 5%-8% and basically duplicated a lot of times. In some parts it looks soft, and in others sharp, that was what I wanted, that's what I do <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br />Then, the hair, it took me a lot of time, you have no idea. And when I finished it, I decided not to make it like the skin, I decided for it to look like that. The same with the fluffy leopard ears and the clothing. I also loved doing the glasses. I love my glasses, and I loved to make the reflections and the curves.<br /><br />Hope you like it! Comments are much appreciated ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2011/008/c/b/self_portrait_vector_by_myuuhailurusu-d36phyt.jpg" height="150" width="105"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2011/008/c/b/self_portrait_vector_by_myuuhailurusu-d36phyt.jpg" height="428" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/008/c/b/self_portrait_vector_by_myuuhailurusu-d36phyt.jpg" height="1068" width="748" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ So here is the final version of this, which is a college work I had to do in the Christmas holidays.<br /><br />Anyway, the work was to do a self portrait in vector in Adobe Illustrator (and we had to do something 'silly' in the photo).<br /><br />The tools I used was mainly the Pen Tool. I used the pen tool to do everything. Yes, I used the pen tool to do the hair, I didn't use any brush for this. I used gradients in some part and gaussian blur too.<br /><br />What I wanted to do in here, was it to look mine, a vector work not just like others vector work. And the way I was able to do it was to make the face (the skin) look like it was done in photoshop, with a brush, just like I love to do <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> I did random shapes and random shapes on the face, reduced the opacity to around 5%-8% and basically duplicated a lot of times. In some parts it looks soft, and in others sharp, that was what I wanted, that's what I do <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br />Then, the hair, it took me a lot of time, you have no idea. And when I finished it, I decided not to make it like the skin, I decided for it to look like that. The same with the fluffy leopard ears and the clothing. I also loved doing the glasses. I love my glasses, and I loved to make the reflections and the curves.<br /><br />Hope you like it! Comments are much appreciated<br /><div><img src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2011/008/c/b/self_portrait_vector_by_myuuhailurusu-d36phyt.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Loki (vector)</title>
                <link>http://trzecipromien.deviantart.com/art/Loki-vector-352111486</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://trzecipromien.deviantart.com/art/Loki-vector-352111486</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:21:27 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Loki (vector)</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">trzecipromien</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/r/trzecipromien.jpg?3</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://trzecipromien.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 ~trzecipromien</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Another Loki portrait, this time purely vector, without any photoshoping, gradients etc.<br />I would also like to thank Rancidrainbow.com for uploading lots of hi quality Loki screencaps from both movies! ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2013/033/3/4/loki__vector__by_trzecipromien-d5tmyym.jpg" height="150" width="107"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2013/033/3/4/loki__vector__by_trzecipromien-d5tmyym.jpg" height="419" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/033/3/4/loki__vector__by_trzecipromien-d5tmyym.jpg" height="1056" width="757" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Another Loki portrait, this time purely vector, without any photoshoping, gradients etc.<br />I would also like to thank Rancidrainbow.com for uploading lots of hi quality Loki screencaps from both movies!<br /><div><img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2013/033/3/4/loki__vector__by_trzecipromien-d5tmyym.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Apple Bloom on Big Mac's Shoulders Vector</title>
                <link>http://mandydax.deviantart.com/art/Apple-Bloom-on-Big-Mac-s-Shoulders-Vector-309511818</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mandydax.deviantart.com/art/Apple-Bloom-on-Big-Mac-s-Shoulders-Vector-309511818</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:46:00 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Apple Bloom on Big Mac's Shoulders Vector</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mandydax</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/a/mandydax.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mandydax.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 =mandydax</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector of Apple Bloom on Big Mac's shoulders for the Apple Family Project, a collaboration with <br /><a target="_self" href="http://daringdashie.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/daringdashie.png?6" alt=":icondaringdashie:" title="DaringDashie"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://anbolanos91.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/n/anbolanos91.png?5" alt=":iconanbolanos91:" title="anbolanos91"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://mylittlepinkiedash.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mylittlepinkiedash.gif?2" alt=":iconmylittlepinkiedash:" title="MyLittlePinkieDash"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://rainbowplasma.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/r/a/rainbowplasma.jpg?3" alt=":iconrainbowplasma:" title="RainbowPlasma"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://90sigma.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/9/0/90sigma.png?6" alt=":icon90sigma:" title="90Sigma"/></a><br /><br />Big Mac vectored by <a target="_self" href="http://anbolanos91.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/n/anbolanos91.png?5" alt=":iconanbolanos91:" title="anbolanos91"/></a><br />Apple Bloom Added by me.<br /><br />See the completed family portraits at<br /><a target="_self" href="http://applefamily.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/p/applefamily.png?2" alt=":iconapplefamily:" title="AppleFamily"/></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/02baowui6fnw">SVG Download</a><br /><br />MLP:FIM © Hasbro ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2012/201/d/7/apple_bloom_on_big_mac_s_shoulders_vector_by_mandydax-d549wui.png" height="150" width="78"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/201/d/7/apple_bloom_on_big_mac_s_shoulders_vector_by_mandydax-d549wui.png" height="579" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/201/d/7/apple_bloom_on_big_mac_s_shoulders_vector_by_mandydax-d549wui.png" height="1243" width="643" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector of Apple Bloom on Big Mac's shoulders for the Apple Family Project, a collaboration with <br /><a target="_self" href="http://daringdashie.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/daringdashie.png?6" alt=":icondaringdashie:" title="DaringDashie"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://anbolanos91.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/n/anbolanos91.png?5" alt=":iconanbolanos91:" title="anbolanos91"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://mylittlepinkiedash.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mylittlepinkiedash.gif?2" alt=":iconmylittlepinkiedash:" title="MyLittlePinkieDash"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://rainbowplasma.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/r/a/rainbowplasma.jpg?3" alt=":iconrainbowplasma:" title="RainbowPlasma"/></a> <a target="_self" href="http://90sigma.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/9/0/90sigma.png?6" alt=":icon90sigma:" title="90Sigma"/></a><br /><br />Big Mac vectored by <a target="_self" href="http://anbolanos91.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/n/anbolanos91.png?5" alt=":iconanbolanos91:" title="anbolanos91"/></a><br />Apple Bloom Added by me.<br /><br />See the completed family portraits at<br /><a target="_self" href="http://applefamily.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/p/applefamily.png?2" alt=":iconapplefamily:" title="AppleFamily"/></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://sta.sh/02baowui6fnw">SVG Download</a><br /><br />MLP:FIM © Hasbro<br /><div><img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2012/201/d/7/apple_bloom_on_big_mac_s_shoulders_vector_by_mandydax-d549wui.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>HD Vector: Glamour Smoking</title>
                <link>http://roger-that007.deviantart.com/art/HD-Vector-Glamour-Smoking-115331156</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://roger-that007.deviantart.com/art/HD-Vector-Glamour-Smoking-115331156</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:07:40 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">HD Vector: Glamour Smoking</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">roger-that007</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/r/o/roger-that007.png?8</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://roger-that007.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~roger-that007</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <sup><strong>First HD Vector..!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/p/popcorn2.gif" width="27" height="34" alt=":popcorn:" title="Popcorn"/></strong><br /><br />My special thanks to <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> for letting me use one of their beautiful pictures to make this little "art" ... I hope she likes it, so I can "steal" another of her excellent portraits to do something else later ... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br /><strong>       ---Details---<br /><br />- Original Photography by <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> <a href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/art/Corky-1-109097863">[link]</a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/hug.gif" width="38" height="15" alt=":hug:" title="Hug"/> <br />- Beauty in the Picture: <a target="_self" href="http://corkybordeaux.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif" alt=":iconcorkybordeaux:" title="CorkyBordeaux"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rose.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":rose:" title="Rose"/><br />- 20 or 22 hours of work <br />- Done entirely in Photoshop CS3<br />- Just "PEN TOOL" <br />- 800/900 Total Layers..!!!<br /><br />Is not big deal, but I have included in the <u>download</u> "a progression" of the "art work" .. is not a tutorial, but can serve for something... or you can download it just for curiosity... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /></strong><br /><br />----------------------<br /><br />Agradezco especialmente a <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> por permitirme usar una de sus hermosas fotografías para hacer este pequeño "art"... espero que le agrade, y así poder robar otra de sus excelentes pics para hacer alguna otra cosa mas adelante... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br /><strong>      ---Detalles---<br /><br />- Fotografía Original <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> <a href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/art/Corky-1-109097863:hug:">[link]</a><br />- Belleza en la Foto: <a target="_self" href="http://corkybordeaux.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif" alt=":iconcorkybordeaux:" title="CorkyBordeaux"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rose.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":rose:" title="Rose"/><br />- Entre 20 y 22 horas de trabajo<br />- Hecho totalmente en Photoshop CS3<br />- Hecho TOTAL Y UNICAMENTE CON "PEN TOOL" <br />- 800/900 Capas en total...!!!<br /><br />No es gran cosa, pero he incluído en la <u>descarga</u> una progresión del "art work".. no es un tutorial, pero puede servirles para algo... o pueden bajarlo por simple curiosidad... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br /><br /><strong><img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red"/> Comments are always truly appreciated...!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w00t.gif" width="23" height="23" alt=":w00t:" title="w00t!"/></strong><br /><br />--------------------------<br />®oger/&#9827; ® Ø G E r ©<br />--------------------------</strong></sup> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/067/7/2/HD_Vector__Glamour_Smoking_by_roger_that007.jpg" height="950" width="1030"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <sup><strong>First HD Vector..!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/p/popcorn2.gif" width="27" height="34" alt=":popcorn:" title="Popcorn"/></strong><br /><br />My special thanks to <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> for letting me use one of their beautiful pictures to make this little "art" ... I hope she likes it, so I can "steal" another of her excellent portraits to do something else later ... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br /><strong>       ---Details---<br /><br />- Original Photography by <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> <a href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/art/Corky-1-109097863">[link]</a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/hug.gif" width="38" height="15" alt=":hug:" title="Hug"/> <br />- Beauty in the Picture: <a target="_self" href="http://corkybordeaux.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif" alt=":iconcorkybordeaux:" title="CorkyBordeaux"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rose.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":rose:" title="Rose"/><br />- 20 or 22 hours of work <br />- Done entirely in Photoshop CS3<br />- Just "PEN TOOL" <br />- 800/900 Total Layers..!!!<br /><br />Is not big deal, but I have included in the <u>download</u> "a progression" of the "art work" .. is not a tutorial, but can serve for something... or you can download it just for curiosity... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /></strong><br /><br />----------------------<br /><br />Agradezco especialmente a <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> por permitirme usar una de sus hermosas fotografías para hacer este pequeño "art"... espero que le agrade, y así poder robar otra de sus excelentes pics para hacer alguna otra cosa mas adelante... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br /><strong>      ---Detalles---<br /><br />- Fotografía Original <a target="_self" href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/i/directionsforpest.gif" alt=":icondirectionsforpest:" title="directionsforpest"/></a> <a href="http://directionsforpest.deviantart.com/art/Corky-1-109097863:hug:">[link]</a><br />- Belleza en la Foto: <a target="_self" href="http://corkybordeaux.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif" alt=":iconcorkybordeaux:" title="CorkyBordeaux"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/rose.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":rose:" title="Rose"/><br />- Entre 20 y 22 horas de trabajo<br />- Hecho totalmente en Photoshop CS3<br />- Hecho TOTAL Y UNICAMENTE CON "PEN TOOL" <br />- 800/900 Capas en total...!!!<br /><br />No es gran cosa, pero he incluído en la <u>descarga</u> una progresión del "art work".. no es un tutorial, pero puede servirles para algo... o pueden bajarlo por simple curiosidad... <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br /><br /><strong><img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red"/> Comments are always truly appreciated...!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w00t.gif" width="23" height="23" alt=":w00t:" title="w00t!"/></strong><br /><br />--------------------------<br />®oger/&#9827; ® Ø G E r ©<br />--------------------------</strong></sup><br /><div><img src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/067/7/2/HD_Vector__Glamour_Smoking_by_roger_that007.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Mercedes SLR Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Mercedes-SLR-Vector-Portrait-46366488</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com/art/Mercedes-SLR-Vector-Portrait-46366488</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:04:12 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Mercedes SLR Vector Portrait</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Vehicles">digitalart/vector/vehicles</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bobby-Sandhu</media:credit>
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        <media:copyright url="http://bobby-sandhu.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 `Bobby-Sandhu</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@bobby_sandhu</media:tags>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <sub>Shadows in the moonlight<br />dancing on your porch, white<br />Willows, they bent in deep night<br />that summer when I met you.<br /><br />Work was our common ground<br />Your words first brought me around<br />You were strong and sleek<br />I was strong and round<br />that summer when I met you.<br /><br />The days come and go<br />The road&#039;s so long I know<br />but the journey is so inviting.<br /><br />Who knew what we&#039;d go through?<br />Years later, I&#039;m still in love with you<br />You&#039;re changing, I&#039;m changing too<br />The one I want is you.<br /><br />Shadows in the moonlight<br />dancing on your porch, white<br />Willows, they bent in deep night<br />that summer when I met you,<br />the summer I met you<br />who knew?<br /><br /><i>----- from &#147;Shadows&#148; by Laura Wetzler</i></sub><br /><br /><code><br /><b> <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47235842/">Mercedes SLR VECTOR PORTRAIT WIPs are here</a><br /></b><br /><br />First things first. I was gonna run out of subscription in March, but my dear friend @<a class="u" href="http://karyaazure.deviantart.com/">karyaazure</a> <a href="http://karyaazure.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/a/karyaazure.gif" alt=":iconkaryaazure:" title="karyaazure"/></a> who has recently received a well deserved @ in front of her id, gifted me another 3 months subscription&#133; thanks a lot Kary, not for the subscription, but for being there.<br /><br />This work came without any plans. I just thought of practicing my skills at Vectors and randomly picked a car which I thought will be easy to finish. Two days of labor on Adobe Macromedia Flash and a lil harder then an easy job and here is the result. Frankly speaking I never imagined that she will come out so good. Funny thing is that I didn&#146;t even notice which car it was&#133; now I guess it is Merc SLR. Whatever, im loving vectors. <br /><br /><b>This work is dedicated to ~<a class="u" href="http://sanpaiya.deviantart.com/">sanpaiya</a> <a href="http://sanpaiya.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/a/sanpaiya.png" alt=":iconsanpaiya:" title="sanpaiya"/></a> We are not really the best buddies, but have been in acquaintance for a number of months now. The reason of this dedication is my appreciation of his art. Im a huge fan of his art, especially of his digital works which look like traditional paintings. The thematic values, the touch up and every nook and cranny of his deviations are top notch. My style is completely different from his, yet I adore his skills and style.<br /></b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: Me and my borrowed quotes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs15/150/i/2009/158/7/f/Mercedes_SLR_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="150" width="137"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs15/300W/i/2009/158/7/f/Mercedes_SLR_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="329" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs15/PRE/i/2009/158/7/f/Mercedes_SLR_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" height="936" width="854" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <sub>Shadows in the moonlight<br />dancing on your porch, white<br />Willows, they bent in deep night<br />that summer when I met you.<br /><br />Work was our common ground<br />Your words first brought me around<br />You were strong and sleek<br />I was strong and round<br />that summer when I met you.<br /><br />The days come and go<br />The road&#039;s so long I know<br />but the journey is so inviting.<br /><br />Who knew what we&#039;d go through?<br />Years later, I&#039;m still in love with you<br />You&#039;re changing, I&#039;m changing too<br />The one I want is you.<br /><br />Shadows in the moonlight<br />dancing on your porch, white<br />Willows, they bent in deep night<br />that summer when I met you,<br />the summer I met you<br />who knew?<br /><br /><i>----- from &#147;Shadows&#148; by Laura Wetzler</i></sub><br /><br /><code><br /><b> <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/47235842/">Mercedes SLR VECTOR PORTRAIT WIPs are here</a><br /></b><br /><br />First things first. I was gonna run out of subscription in March, but my dear friend @<a class="u" href="http://karyaazure.deviantart.com/">karyaazure</a> <a href="http://karyaazure.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/a/karyaazure.gif" alt=":iconkaryaazure:" title="karyaazure"/></a> who has recently received a well deserved @ in front of her id, gifted me another 3 months subscription&#133; thanks a lot Kary, not for the subscription, but for being there.<br /><br />This work came without any plans. I just thought of practicing my skills at Vectors and randomly picked a car which I thought will be easy to finish. Two days of labor on Adobe Macromedia Flash and a lil harder then an easy job and here is the result. Frankly speaking I never imagined that she will come out so good. Funny thing is that I didn&#146;t even notice which car it was&#133; now I guess it is Merc SLR. Whatever, im loving vectors. <br /><br /><b>This work is dedicated to ~<a class="u" href="http://sanpaiya.deviantart.com/">sanpaiya</a> <a href="http://sanpaiya.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/a/sanpaiya.png" alt=":iconsanpaiya:" title="sanpaiya"/></a> We are not really the best buddies, but have been in acquaintance for a number of months now. The reason of this dedication is my appreciation of his art. Im a huge fan of his art, especially of his digital works which look like traditional paintings. The thematic values, the touch up and every nook and cranny of his deviations are top notch. My style is completely different from his, yet I adore his skills and style.<br /></b><br /><br />AFTERTHOUGHT: Me and my borrowed quotes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://bobbysandhulive.com">www.bobbysandhulive.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.punjabiportal.com">www.punjabiportal.com</a></code><br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs15/300W/i/2009/158/7/f/Mercedes_SLR_Vector_Portrait_by_bobbyrock.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://tusami.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-60094876</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://tusami.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-60094876</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:02:21 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tusami</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/u/tusami.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://tusami.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~Tusami</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ About time I get this up! A project for Commercial Art class: to create a vector portrait of yourself. I think my turned out pretty dang good... vectors are fun but evil and time consuming too. We were supposed to mimic the style done on the movie Scanner Darkly. But this one was entered into the Smokebrush art show and I got 2nd place in advanced computer graphics and the scholarship to go to the Art Institute of Colorado&#039;s Summer Studio Workshop Animation program! Yey!!! I&#039;m very proud of it.<br /><br />Update: I also won over $20,000 for this picture in Scholastic Art Awards from the Art Institute of Colorado!<br /><br />Oh, and here&#039;s Kama&#039;s vector portrait: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53845001/">[link]</a><br />Ani and Grant did one too, if they put them up, I&#039;ll link to them.<br /><br />Art (c) <a href="http://tusami.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/u/tusami.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontusami:" title="tusami"/></a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs17/150/f/2007/199/0/5/Vector_Protrait_by_Tusami.jpg" height="150" width="116"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs17/300W/f/2007/199/0/5/Vector_Protrait_by_Tusami.jpg" height="388" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/199/0/5/Vector_Protrait_by_Tusami.jpg" height="792" width="612" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ About time I get this up! A project for Commercial Art class: to create a vector portrait of yourself. I think my turned out pretty dang good... vectors are fun but evil and time consuming too. We were supposed to mimic the style done on the movie Scanner Darkly. But this one was entered into the Smokebrush art show and I got 2nd place in advanced computer graphics and the scholarship to go to the Art Institute of Colorado&#039;s Summer Studio Workshop Animation program! Yey!!! I&#039;m very proud of it.<br /><br />Update: I also won over $20,000 for this picture in Scholastic Art Awards from the Art Institute of Colorado!<br /><br />Oh, and here&#039;s Kama&#039;s vector portrait: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53845001/">[link]</a><br />Ani and Grant did one too, if they put them up, I&#039;ll link to them.<br /><br />Art (c) <a href="http://tusami.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/u/tusami.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontusami:" title="tusami"/></a><br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs17/300W/f/2007/199/0/5/Vector_Protrait_by_Tusami.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector self-portrait</title>
                <link>http://argan-gwengar.deviantart.com/art/Vector-self-portrait-74540577</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://argan-gwengar.deviantart.com/art/Vector-self-portrait-74540577</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:30:54 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector self-portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Argan-Gwengar</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/r/argan-gwengar.jpg</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://argan-gwengar.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~Argan-Gwengar</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Je m&#039;&#233;tais jur&#233; de ne plus jamais faire d&#039;autoportrait... et voil&#224; que c&#039;est le sujet impos&#233; pour l&#039;examen de mon cours de vectoriel...<br />
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J&#039;ai choisi de le r&#233;aliser presque uniquement en aplats. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs24/150/f/2008/013/9/6/Vector_self_portrait_by_Argan_Gwengar.jpg" height="150" width="109"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs24/300W/f/2008/013/9/6/Vector_self_portrait_by_Argan_Gwengar.jpg" height="414" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs24/f/2008/013/9/6/Vector_self_portrait_by_Argan_Gwengar.jpg" height="800" width="580" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Je m&#039;&#233;tais jur&#233; de ne plus jamais faire d&#039;autoportrait... et voil&#224; que c&#039;est le sujet impos&#233; pour l&#039;examen de mon cours de vectoriel...<br />
<br />
J&#039;ai choisi de le r&#233;aliser presque uniquement en aplats.<br /><div><img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs24/300W/f/2008/013/9/6/Vector_self_portrait_by_Argan_Gwengar.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Vexel Portrait Theory 3</title>
                <link>http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:45:20 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Vexel Portrait Theory 3</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Other">resources/tutorials/digiart/other</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ChewedKandi</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/h/chewedkandi.gif?11</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 `ChewedKandi</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@chewedkandi</media:tags>
            </media:community>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <b><u>The Introduction</u></b><br /><br />The purpose of this set of tutorials is to help expand on any vector/vexel knowledge you may have on working from reference images. Most advice will come from working on portraits using a reference, which is why I have named it as such.<br /><br />These tutorials are going to be more to do with theory work behind using references, rather than showing you a step by step tutorial. In this way, I hope to teach you how to create your own work from reference in your own style.<br /><br />As it is not program based (unless specified), this theory work can be applied to either vectors or vexel, or even digital painting... and any program you use.<br /><br />This tutorial will feature stock from =<a class="u" href="http://mumbojumbo89.deviantart.com/">mumbojumbo89</a>&#039;s stock account and can be found <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">here</a>. Permission is granted from her to feature and talk about this image in the context of this tutorial.<br /><br />At this point I&#039;d like you to open <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Example-3-123389495">this deviation example</a> into a new tab/window as I will be referring to this during the tutorial. At present I am unable to set a preview image for it, hence being loaded into another deviation.<br /><br />For the sake of saving my fingers from typing, vectoring/vexelling etc... will be referred to as rendering.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Shading</u></b><br /><br />In this tutorial, we&#039;ll look at shading. There are several methods you can use for shading... vector blending, gradient meshing, solid layers of varying opacities and so on... I bet you could come up with more. However since I&#039;m explaining how I do things I&#039;m going to talk about using solid colours (non gradients) with varied opacities.<br /><br />What this means is I will create a shape and then lower the transparency of the shape to maybe about 5-20% then use the same colour to build up on other areas of shadow or highlighting. <br /><br />I will then go on to use a different colour - a shade darker or lighter - do do the same. With this method you still get to see some of the edges of the shapes, but it&#039;s also faded into the render you&#039;d have to pay real close attention.<br /><br />To be able to do this, you really need to be able to see where the blocks of colour are on a reference image and the whole point of these tutorials is to get away from posterizing. This is probably the most important "skill" you&#039;ll need to get away from posterizing.<br /><br />After you&#039;ve prepped your reference you may be able to tell straight away where the darkest areas are and where the lightest areas are. But it&#039;s trying to work out the areas inbetween that to give you a smooth transistion between which is where you need to work.<br /><br />What I find a very good way to start doing a piece is starting from the biggest areas first in shadow then working onto middle ground sort of detail... as in going to some detail, but not a great amount - as in the detail required for say the highlighting on lips or the eyelashes on the eye.<br /><br />The more detailed I get, I like to change the shade I&#039;m working with. So if I&#039;m working in the shadows/darker areas, I like to change the shade I&#039;m using to make that area look darker. They are details because they stand out more... and this may be because they are either darker or lighter or even a different colour to each other.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Skill</u></b><br /><br />Enough talking... lets take that first leap into seeing your first shapes.<br /><br />Looking at a new image can be overwhelming, so calm down and just study the image you have. <br />Imagine the image was in black and white... not graytone... but just 2 colours... black and white. What areas would be black and what areas would be white.<br /><br />This is the first example... I&#039;ve imagined what I would have as the white showing through. I&#039;ve ignored the eyes for now and just the facial area.<br /><br />The second example... imagine I&#039;ve included ALL areas with even a little bit shadow darker than the mid tone of skin. See how big the black area is now?<br /><br />The third example...  imagine I&#039;ve decided to only include the very very dark of the shadow into the black area. More of the white appears.<br /><br />Looking at all 3 side by side, you can only see little details showing... around the nose... the left side of the face. But it&#039;s not until you put them on top of each other than you can tell the difference. This is the fourth example... I&#039;m just showing you the outlines of the shapes I&#039;ve done.<br /><br />This is effectively how you think about doing the shapes... especially in the darker areas. Imagine it as two tones and draw the shapes accordingly.<br /><br />So what we&#039;ll do now for the fifth example, we&#039;ll just lower the opacity of the shapes to say 25%... now you can see what the layers look like on top of each other with a reduced opacity.<br /><br />Effectively what you&#039;re doing is recognising the shapes of shadow, the darker areas, certain colours... and it&#039;s this method you need to apply to creating the shapes for vectoring from a reference... and depending how detailed you want it and how smooth... would determine how many shapes you use and how much you lower the opacity by.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Colour Selection</u></b><br /><br />In the style I do my renders, I select colours from the reference directly using the eye dropper tool. In the same way I select colours for the bases... I go for colours which cover a large area for the shade, darker shade, base, highlight and an even brighter highlight... I use these to create the different areas.<br /><br />For more details on colour selection, read back on the <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">past tutorial</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Detailing Tips</u></b><br /><br />There are a few tips I want to give here to do with detailing which might be worth taking in consideration:<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> The lips are an area of skin, be it a slight different colour depending on make-up - but they are part of the skin. When you are shading the skin/face, shade the lips as well as you&#039;re going along. Include them into the shapes you&#039;re using. This will help them look as if they are part of the face and not an element which is just floating on the face.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletyellow.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletyellow:" title="Bullet; Yellow" /> Skin is not just one colour/shade... around your eyes you can find grey tones, cheeks might be weather beaten or have blusher on, around the nose might be a little rosey... a good way to blend a colour into these areas and is also good for makeup around the eyes is using <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Blending-114569327">vector blending</a> or even radial gradients. Try some colours and play with opacities and colour modes.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletgreen.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletgreen:" title="Bullet; Green" /> Don&#039;t be afraid of shadow... if an area requires bold shadow or bold highlights, try to illustrate this by using much darker colours. If it doesn&#039;t look right then maybe consider using gradients to bring the harsh edge off it.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletblue.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletblue:" title="Bullet; Blue" /> Talking about shadows... if your reference shows the inner nostril... it&#039;s dark in there... show it. <br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Conclusion &amp; The Homework</u></b><br /><br />This is the end of this portion of the tutorial which focuses on shading and shapes. To test yourself and some homework, try picking on the shades and shapes of <a href="http://katanaz-stock.deviantart.com/art/Male-Stock-36-99676835">this stock image</a>. It&#039;s a simple image, so just focus on the face and neck area. Upload it and link me it and lets see how you&#039;re going.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this one and any feedback is appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Vector/Vexel Portrait Theory Tutorials:</u></b><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 1: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">Prepation</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 2: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">Colour &amp; Base Layers</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 3: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674">Shading &amp; Shapes</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs42/f/2009/142/f/6/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_3_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs42/f/2009/142/f/6/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_3_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:content url="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs42/f/2009/142/f/6/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_3_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" height="150" width="150" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <b><u>The Introduction</u></b><br /><br />The purpose of this set of tutorials is to help expand on any vector/vexel knowledge you may have on working from reference images. Most advice will come from working on portraits using a reference, which is why I have named it as such.<br /><br />These tutorials are going to be more to do with theory work behind using references, rather than showing you a step by step tutorial. In this way, I hope to teach you how to create your own work from reference in your own style.<br /><br />As it is not program based (unless specified), this theory work can be applied to either vectors or vexel, or even digital painting... and any program you use.<br /><br />This tutorial will feature stock from =<a class="u" href="http://mumbojumbo89.deviantart.com/">mumbojumbo89</a>&#039;s stock account and can be found <a href="http://mumbo-stock.deviantart.com/art/99-32194992">here</a>. Permission is granted from her to feature and talk about this image in the context of this tutorial.<br /><br />At this point I&#039;d like you to open <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Theory-Example-3-123389495">this deviation example</a> into a new tab/window as I will be referring to this during the tutorial. At present I am unable to set a preview image for it, hence being loaded into another deviation.<br /><br />For the sake of saving my fingers from typing, vectoring/vexelling etc... will be referred to as rendering.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Shading</u></b><br /><br />In this tutorial, we&#039;ll look at shading. There are several methods you can use for shading... vector blending, gradient meshing, solid layers of varying opacities and so on... I bet you could come up with more. However since I&#039;m explaining how I do things I&#039;m going to talk about using solid colours (non gradients) with varied opacities.<br /><br />What this means is I will create a shape and then lower the transparency of the shape to maybe about 5-20% then use the same colour to build up on other areas of shadow or highlighting. <br /><br />I will then go on to use a different colour - a shade darker or lighter - do do the same. With this method you still get to see some of the edges of the shapes, but it&#039;s also faded into the render you&#039;d have to pay real close attention.<br /><br />To be able to do this, you really need to be able to see where the blocks of colour are on a reference image and the whole point of these tutorials is to get away from posterizing. This is probably the most important "skill" you&#039;ll need to get away from posterizing.<br /><br />After you&#039;ve prepped your reference you may be able to tell straight away where the darkest areas are and where the lightest areas are. But it&#039;s trying to work out the areas inbetween that to give you a smooth transistion between which is where you need to work.<br /><br />What I find a very good way to start doing a piece is starting from the biggest areas first in shadow then working onto middle ground sort of detail... as in going to some detail, but not a great amount - as in the detail required for say the highlighting on lips or the eyelashes on the eye.<br /><br />The more detailed I get, I like to change the shade I&#039;m working with. So if I&#039;m working in the shadows/darker areas, I like to change the shade I&#039;m using to make that area look darker. They are details because they stand out more... and this may be because they are either darker or lighter or even a different colour to each other.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Skill</u></b><br /><br />Enough talking... lets take that first leap into seeing your first shapes.<br /><br />Looking at a new image can be overwhelming, so calm down and just study the image you have. <br />Imagine the image was in black and white... not graytone... but just 2 colours... black and white. What areas would be black and what areas would be white.<br /><br />This is the first example... I&#039;ve imagined what I would have as the white showing through. I&#039;ve ignored the eyes for now and just the facial area.<br /><br />The second example... imagine I&#039;ve included ALL areas with even a little bit shadow darker than the mid tone of skin. See how big the black area is now?<br /><br />The third example...  imagine I&#039;ve decided to only include the very very dark of the shadow into the black area. More of the white appears.<br /><br />Looking at all 3 side by side, you can only see little details showing... around the nose... the left side of the face. But it&#039;s not until you put them on top of each other than you can tell the difference. This is the fourth example... I&#039;m just showing you the outlines of the shapes I&#039;ve done.<br /><br />This is effectively how you think about doing the shapes... especially in the darker areas. Imagine it as two tones and draw the shapes accordingly.<br /><br />So what we&#039;ll do now for the fifth example, we&#039;ll just lower the opacity of the shapes to say 25%... now you can see what the layers look like on top of each other with a reduced opacity.<br /><br />Effectively what you&#039;re doing is recognising the shapes of shadow, the darker areas, certain colours... and it&#039;s this method you need to apply to creating the shapes for vectoring from a reference... and depending how detailed you want it and how smooth... would determine how many shapes you use and how much you lower the opacity by.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Colour Selection</u></b><br /><br />In the style I do my renders, I select colours from the reference directly using the eye dropper tool. In the same way I select colours for the bases... I go for colours which cover a large area for the shade, darker shade, base, highlight and an even brighter highlight... I use these to create the different areas.<br /><br />For more details on colour selection, read back on the <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">past tutorial</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Detailing Tips</u></b><br /><br />There are a few tips I want to give here to do with detailing which might be worth taking in consideration:<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> The lips are an area of skin, be it a slight different colour depending on make-up - but they are part of the skin. When you are shading the skin/face, shade the lips as well as you&#039;re going along. Include them into the shapes you&#039;re using. This will help them look as if they are part of the face and not an element which is just floating on the face.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletyellow.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletyellow:" title="Bullet; Yellow" /> Skin is not just one colour/shade... around your eyes you can find grey tones, cheeks might be weather beaten or have blusher on, around the nose might be a little rosey... a good way to blend a colour into these areas and is also good for makeup around the eyes is using <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Blending-114569327">vector blending</a> or even radial gradients. Try some colours and play with opacities and colour modes.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletgreen.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletgreen:" title="Bullet; Green" /> Don&#039;t be afraid of shadow... if an area requires bold shadow or bold highlights, try to illustrate this by using much darker colours. If it doesn&#039;t look right then maybe consider using gradients to bring the harsh edge off it.<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletblue.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletblue:" title="Bullet; Blue" /> Talking about shadows... if your reference shows the inner nostril... it&#039;s dark in there... show it. <br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Conclusion &amp; The Homework</u></b><br /><br />This is the end of this portion of the tutorial which focuses on shading and shapes. To test yourself and some homework, try picking on the shades and shapes of <a href="http://katanaz-stock.deviantart.com/art/Male-Stock-36-99676835">this stock image</a>. It&#039;s a simple image, so just focus on the face and neck area. Upload it and link me it and lets see how you&#039;re going.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this one and any feedback is appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Vector/Vexel Portrait Theory Tutorials:</u></b><br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 1: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-1-120872951">Prepation</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 2: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-2-121005359">Colour &amp; Base Layers</a><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Lesson 3: <a href="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Vexel-Portrait-Theory-3-123389674">Shading &amp; Shapes</a><br /><div><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs42/f/2009/142/f/6/Vector_Vexel_Portrait_Theory_3_by_ChewedKandi.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>vector renikx  DD 2008-12-20</title>
                <link>http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/vector-renikx-DD-2008-12-20-106212199</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/vector-renikx-DD-2008-12-20-106212199</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:12:26 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">vector renikx  DD 2008-12-20</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hellron</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/e/hellron.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://hellron.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~hellron</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ thanks to <a href="http://nikxstock.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/n/i/nikxstock.png" alt=":iconnikxstock:" title="NikxStock"/></a> for the reference pic <a href="http://nikxstock.deviantart.com/art/Roses-43409965">[link]</a><br /><br />you'll notice that this pic is similar to my "girl" <a href="http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/girl-70827224">[link]</a><br />cool because i made that illustration before seeing nikx's pic!<br /><br />this work took me about a week on illustrator, but i'm very proud of it<br /><br />as for the details my only regret is about the hair.. too many details! so i decided one week could be enough <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />outline mode ---&gt; <a href="http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/renikx-outline-106865463">[link]</a><br /><br />thank you<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...and thanks to <a href="http://lemontea.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/l/e/lemontea.gif" alt=":iconlemontea:" title="lemontea"/></a> for the DD <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />-What is a Daily Deviation?<br />...a small assortment of submissions are chosen each day by a select group of staff/volunteer members who wish to showcase an image which they found impressive or otherwise interesting enough to deserve being brought to the attention of the community-at-large... ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs39/150/i/2008/348/e/f/renikx_by_hellron.jpg" height="113" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs39/300W/i/2008/348/e/f/renikx_by_hellron.jpg" height="225" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs39/PRE/i/2008/348/e/f/renikx_by_hellron.jpg" height="774" width="1032" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ thanks to <a href="http://nikxstock.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/n/i/nikxstock.png" alt=":iconnikxstock:" title="NikxStock"/></a> for the reference pic <a href="http://nikxstock.deviantart.com/art/Roses-43409965">[link]</a><br /><br />you'll notice that this pic is similar to my "girl" <a href="http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/girl-70827224">[link]</a><br />cool because i made that illustration before seeing nikx's pic!<br /><br />this work took me about a week on illustrator, but i'm very proud of it<br /><br />as for the details my only regret is about the hair.. too many details! so i decided one week could be enough <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />outline mode ---&gt; <a href="http://hellron.deviantart.com/art/renikx-outline-106865463">[link]</a><br /><br />thank you<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...and thanks to <a href="http://lemontea.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/l/e/lemontea.gif" alt=":iconlemontea:" title="lemontea"/></a> for the DD <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />-What is a Daily Deviation?<br />...a small assortment of submissions are chosen each day by a select group of staff/volunteer members who wish to showcase an image which they found impressive or otherwise interesting enough to deserve being brought to the attention of the community-at-large...<br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs39/300W/i/2008/348/e/f/renikx_by_hellron.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Vector Lacey Portrait</title>
                <link>http://meganima.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Lacey-Portrait-59642887</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://meganima.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Lacey-Portrait-59642887</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:35:10 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Lacey Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">meganima</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/e/meganima.gif?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://meganima.deviantart.com">Copyright 2007-2013 ~meganima</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Un retrato vectorizado para <a href="http://pinklace.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/i/pinklace.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpinklace:" title="pinklace"/></a><br />
Foto de referencia: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55985388/">[link]</a><br />
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A vector portrait for <a href="http://pinklace.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/i/pinklace.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpinklace:" title="pinklace"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /> <br />
Photo reference: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55985388/">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs18/150/f/2007/193/2/1/Vector_Lacey_Portrait_by_meganima.jpg" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs18/300W/f/2007/193/2/1/Vector_Lacey_Portrait_by_meganima.jpg" height="300" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs18/PRE/f/2007/193/2/1/Vector_Lacey_Portrait_by_meganima.jpg" height="894" width="894" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Un retrato vectorizado para <a href="http://pinklace.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/i/pinklace.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpinklace:" title="pinklace"/></a><br />
Foto de referencia: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55985388/">[link]</a><br />
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A vector portrait for <a href="http://pinklace.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/i/pinklace.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpinklace:" title="pinklace"/></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /> <br />
Photo reference: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55985388/">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs18/300W/f/2007/193/2/1/Vector_Lacey_Portrait_by_meganima.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Blaze-Portrait</title>
                <link>http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Blaze-Portrait-118712894</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Blaze-Portrait-118712894</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:15:46 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Blaze-Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Games">fanart/traditional/drawings/games</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ss2sonic</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/s/ss2sonic.png?9</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 *ss2sonic</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ ok i&#039;m making a poster for mario and sonic at the olympic winter games. im going to use these portrait in my poster<br /><br />characters portraits i need to make:<br /><br />Tails <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Tails-Portrait-118714287">[link]</a><br />Knuckles <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Knuckles-Portrait-118785788">[link]</a><br />Amy <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Amy-Portrait-118661529">[link]</a><br />Shadow <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-Portrait-118661869">[link]</a><br />Blaze<br />Vector<br />Eggman<br /><br />Luigi<br />Yoshi<br />Peach <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Peach-Portrait-118785475">[link]</a><br />Dasiy <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Daisy-Portrait-119199957">[link]</a><br />Bowser<br />Wario<br />Waluigi<br /><br />i&#039;m saving sonic and mario for last ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs44/150/f/2009/099/d/8/Blaze_Portrait_by_ss2sonic.jpg" height="150" width="102"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/f/2009/099/d/8/Blaze_Portrait_by_ss2sonic.jpg" height="441" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs44/PRE/f/2009/099/d/8/Blaze_Portrait_by_ss2sonic.jpg" height="1083" width="738" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ ok i&#039;m making a poster for mario and sonic at the olympic winter games. im going to use these portrait in my poster<br /><br />characters portraits i need to make:<br /><br />Tails <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Tails-Portrait-118714287">[link]</a><br />Knuckles <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Knuckles-Portrait-118785788">[link]</a><br />Amy <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Amy-Portrait-118661529">[link]</a><br />Shadow <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-Portrait-118661869">[link]</a><br />Blaze<br />Vector<br />Eggman<br /><br />Luigi<br />Yoshi<br />Peach <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Peach-Portrait-118785475">[link]</a><br />Dasiy <a href="http://ss2sonic.deviantart.com/art/Daisy-Portrait-119199957">[link]</a><br />Bowser<br />Wario<br />Waluigi<br /><br />i&#039;m saving sonic and mario for last<br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/f/2009/099/d/8/Blaze_Portrait_by_ss2sonic.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Rei Ayanami Vector</title>
                <link>http://megadud20.deviantart.com/art/Rei-Ayanami-Vector-214547575</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://megadud20.deviantart.com/art/Rei-Ayanami-Vector-214547575</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:05:04 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Rei Ayanami Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">megadud20</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/e/megadud20.gif?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://megadud20.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 ~megadud20</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Why make one?<br /><br />Because there can never be too many vector images of Rei...<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~<br /><br />I apologize sincerely that there is no download to the source file because ever since that time where I removed a whole lot of my submissions from my page, I kept only a backup of the .png files of all of my final vector artworks but not the .ai or .pdf. Not much later after this, my crappy 2.5 laptop hdd broke down where I kept all of my source files to my artworks. The only ones I have now are the source files for those I DIDN'T remove like the C.C. vector and the Kyoya one (since it was still posted at that time). <br /><br />If anyone took the opportunity to download the editable source file for this image, I would appreciate if you could email me the source file so that I can provide it here so that others can benefit from it.<br /><br />~~~~~~<br /><br />Total time spent: ~5hrs<br />Made 90% with Illustrator CS4; 10% using Photoshop CS4<br /><br />I omitted a background in order to focus more on the illustration but mostly because I was ever good with backgrounds to begin with in the first place. This one is actually the first artwork that covered more than a portrait shot of a character in all the history of my vector artwork. Had it been only a upper body portrait shot, it would've taken me somewhere between 2-3 hrs. <br />This artwork actually marked a milestone where I had actually improved a great deal after learning several advanced techniques from a very talented and kind vector artist I befriended not on DA, but on IRC!!<br /><br />Since this is one of my better drawings, I'm actually thinking of redoing the file from scratch again so that I can provide a new, updated, and improved version of the .ai source file. Just don't expect it anytime soon. I rarely deliver quickly unless the time is just right, which is what I'm currently working on at the moment; getting the timing right in my life, which by the looks of it, seems like I still have many a ways to go <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)"/><br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />Also, I know this just needs a youtube video of how I made it to go along with it just like with my other artworks. Sorry, but I don't think I'm going to go as far as to make a video for this one since I mostly want to move forward with my newer projects since I'll be doing better content from now on. Things often turn out for the best, I believe... But this is not 100% for sure yet, it's just the way I feel ATM. Thats not to say that I wouldn't make a youtube video if enough people complain and yada yada... ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2011/174/2/a/rei_ayanami_vector_by_megadud20-d3jqhyv.png" height="150" width="84"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2011/174/2/a/rei_ayanami_vector_by_megadud20-d3jqhyv.png" height="533" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/174/2/a/rei_ayanami_vector_by_megadud20-d3jqhyv.png" height="1192" width="670" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Why make one?<br /><br />Because there can never be too many vector images of Rei...<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~<br /><br />I apologize sincerely that there is no download to the source file because ever since that time where I removed a whole lot of my submissions from my page, I kept only a backup of the .png files of all of my final vector artworks but not the .ai or .pdf. Not much later after this, my crappy 2.5 laptop hdd broke down where I kept all of my source files to my artworks. The only ones I have now are the source files for those I DIDN'T remove like the C.C. vector and the Kyoya one (since it was still posted at that time). <br /><br />If anyone took the opportunity to download the editable source file for this image, I would appreciate if you could email me the source file so that I can provide it here so that others can benefit from it.<br /><br />~~~~~~<br /><br />Total time spent: ~5hrs<br />Made 90% with Illustrator CS4; 10% using Photoshop CS4<br /><br />I omitted a background in order to focus more on the illustration but mostly because I was ever good with backgrounds to begin with in the first place. This one is actually the first artwork that covered more than a portrait shot of a character in all the history of my vector artwork. Had it been only a upper body portrait shot, it would've taken me somewhere between 2-3 hrs. <br />This artwork actually marked a milestone where I had actually improved a great deal after learning several advanced techniques from a very talented and kind vector artist I befriended not on DA, but on IRC!!<br /><br />Since this is one of my better drawings, I'm actually thinking of redoing the file from scratch again so that I can provide a new, updated, and improved version of the .ai source file. Just don't expect it anytime soon. I rarely deliver quickly unless the time is just right, which is what I'm currently working on at the moment; getting the timing right in my life, which by the looks of it, seems like I still have many a ways to go <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)"/><br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><br />Also, I know this just needs a youtube video of how I made it to go along with it just like with my other artworks. Sorry, but I don't think I'm going to go as far as to make a video for this one since I mostly want to move forward with my newer projects since I'll be doing better content from now on. Things often turn out for the best, I believe... But this is not 100% for sure yet, it's just the way I feel ATM. Thats not to say that I wouldn't make a youtube video if enough people complain and yada yada...<br /><div><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2011/174/2/a/rei_ayanami_vector_by_megadud20-d3jqhyv.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Oriental Portrait V</title>
                <link>http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-V-108281742</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-V-108281742</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:20:51 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Oriental Portrait V</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cerbercus</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cerbercus.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~Cerbercus</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ <i>The fifth of the <b>Oriental Portrait</b> series</i><br /><br /><b><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-I-32061700">Oriental Portrait I</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-II-45806215">Oriental Portrait II</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Felix-and-Leo723-Tribute-51830632">Oriental Portrait III</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-IV-59213889">Oriental Portrait IV</a></b><br /><br />Ayumi Hamasaki - Sparkle<br /><br />My first attempt at vector imaging... This took a while, but I think it was worth it. I learned a lot from doing this, not only about vector illustration, but also about Photoshop and Illustrator too.<br /><br />The base image was a magazine shot of Ayumi Hamasaki. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs39/150/f/2009/003/b/6/Sparkle_by_Cerbercus.jpg" height="150" width="113"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs39/300W/f/2009/003/b/6/Sparkle_by_Cerbercus.jpg" height="396" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs39/f/2009/003/b/6/Sparkle_by_Cerbercus.jpg" height="604" width="457" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ <i>The fifth of the <b>Oriental Portrait</b> series</i><br /><br /><b><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-I-32061700">Oriental Portrait I</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-II-45806215">Oriental Portrait II</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Felix-and-Leo723-Tribute-51830632">Oriental Portrait III</a><br /><a href="http://cerbercus.deviantart.com/art/Oriental-Portrait-IV-59213889">Oriental Portrait IV</a></b><br /><br />Ayumi Hamasaki - Sparkle<br /><br />My first attempt at vector imaging... This took a while, but I think it was worth it. I learned a lot from doing this, not only about vector illustration, but also about Photoshop and Illustrator too.<br /><br />The base image was a magazine shot of Ayumi Hamasaki.<br /><div><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs39/300W/f/2009/003/b/6/Sparkle_by_Cerbercus.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Bill</title>
                <link>http://allegator.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Bill-130379599</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://allegator.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Bill-130379599</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:57:57 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Bill</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">allegator</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/l/allegator.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://allegator.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~allegator</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Bill Kaulitz)) Perfect boy ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs47/150/f/2009/202/3/5/Vector_Bill_by_allegator.jpg" height="150" width="145"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs47/300W/f/2009/202/3/5/Vector_Bill_by_allegator.jpg" height="310" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs47/f/2009/202/3/5/Vector_Bill_by_allegator.jpg" height="886" width="858" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Bill Kaulitz)) Perfect boy<br /><div><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs47/300W/f/2009/202/3/5/Vector_Bill_by_allegator.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://j-ro-20.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-26548197</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://j-ro-20.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-26548197</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 04:35:10 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">J-Ro-20</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/j/_/j-ro-20.jpg?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://j-ro-20.deviantart.com">Copyright 2005-2013 ~J-Ro-20</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This is my first ever Vector portrait so im now not a vector virgin!<br />
I created this for a contest in <i>Utopia</i>. I got pretty sick of looking at it so I thought I might aswell submit it and perhaps come back to it at a later date.<br />
<br />
<br />
contest : <a href="http://www.utopiagraphics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=991">www.utopiagraphics.com</a><br />
stock : <a href="http://berlinelliott.deviantart.com/">BerlinElliott</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs8/150/i/2005/352/2/9/Vector_Portrait_by_J_Ro_20.jpg" height="116" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs8/300W/i/2005/352/2/9/Vector_Portrait_by_J_Ro_20.jpg" height="231" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs8/PRE/i/2005/352/2/9/Vector_Portrait_by_J_Ro_20.jpg" height="785" width="1018" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This is my first ever Vector portrait so im now not a vector virgin!<br />
I created this for a contest in <i>Utopia</i>. I got pretty sick of looking at it so I thought I might aswell submit it and perhaps come back to it at a later date.<br />
<br />
<br />
contest : <a href="http://www.utopiagraphics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=991">www.utopiagraphics.com</a><br />
stock : <a href="http://berlinelliott.deviantart.com/">BerlinElliott</a><br /><div><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs8/300W/i/2005/352/2/9/Vector_Portrait_by_J_Ro_20.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Rainbow Dash Vector</title>
                <link>http://flawlesstea.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-Dash-Vector-356026942</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://flawlesstea.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-Dash-Vector-356026942</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:59:57 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Rainbow Dash Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FlawlessTea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/l/flawlesstea.gif?3</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://flawlesstea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 ~FlawlessTea</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Another simple vector from the finale!<br />Enjoy~<br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />You may use this in any way as long as it is for non-commercial uses and you provide a link to my dA<br />Also, if you do, send the link in the comments so I can look at it too! :3<br /><br />SVG: <a href="http://sta.sh/02enlslwpv23">[link]</a><br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />"My Little Pony" and "Rainbow Dash" are both trademarks and intellectual property of Hasbro and its associates. I do not actively seek claim for these trademarks nor do I intend to in the future. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2013/054/4/0/rainbow_dash_vector_by_flawlesstea-d5vyw5a.png" height="139" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2013/054/4/0/rainbow_dash_vector_by_flawlesstea-d5vyw5a.png" height="278" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2013/054/4/0/rainbow_dash_vector_by_flawlesstea-d5vyw5a.png" height="861" width="928" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Another simple vector from the finale!<br />Enjoy~<br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />You may use this in any way as long as it is for non-commercial uses and you provide a link to my dA<br />Also, if you do, send the link in the comments so I can look at it too! :3<br /><br />SVG: <a href="http://sta.sh/02enlslwpv23">[link]</a><br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />"My Little Pony" and "Rainbow Dash" are both trademarks and intellectual property of Hasbro and its associates. I do not actively seek claim for these trademarks nor do I intend to in the future.<br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2013/054/4/0/rainbow_dash_vector_by_flawlesstea-d5vyw5a.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector 5</title>
                <link>http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-5-30829514</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com/art/Vector-5-30829514</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:27:12 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector 5</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ChewedKandi</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/h/chewedkandi.gif?11</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://chewedkandi.deviantart.com">Copyright 2006-2013 `ChewedKandi</media:copyright>
            <media:community>
                <media:tags>@chewedkandi</media:tags>
            </media:community>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ aka "Hanging with my comedy buddies"<br />
<br />
..... Please full view it, over 40 hours work has went into this one!!!<br />
<br />
I don't know if anyone has been watching me on deskcam do this or anything... but this is my vector portrait of the ever so funny Robert Maschio aka The Todd in Scrubs.<br />
<br />
I am a HUGE Scrubs fan... it's my favourite show and it's good to see season 5 on TV. Isn't it about time The Todd confessed he is gay?<br />
<br />
Anyway, the story goes, when I started vexelling I did a vexel of Zach Braff who plays JD in Scrubs... and I wanted to continue with my theme of people from Scrubs... so I wandered onto Robert's website &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.robertmaschio.com/">[link]</a> and I saw this image of him... it was tiny though <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> - so I thought I would try and push my luck and e-mail the site and explain what I wanted to do and that I wanted to draw/vexel him. To my surprise, _he_ responded (at least I hope it's him) and he was more than happy to give me an HQ image of himself - the image I wanted.<br />
<br />
So excited, I wanted to start straight away... but no... I was too nervous. How could I do a vexel of him when he knows I am doing it - this is a year ago remember. <br />
<br />
One year later, I am now doing vector art and I am learning new things, developing new styles for myself etc... and I came across the e-mails in my old account from Robert. I thought it was finally time to vector him <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
I am EXTREMELY proud of this... I really am. Not just cos it's The Todd... and not because I am getting the hang of gradient meshes... but also cos I have finally vectored a suit!!! I have been avoiding them like the plague I tell you.<br />
<br />
So here we go... it's The Todd... *vector 5* *finger snap*<br />
<br />
Edit: sorry to resubmit... for some reason when I uploaded it, it wouldn't let me see any comments you guys left <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
<br />
Edit: I am stunned guys... not only did he reply and say he loves the graphic, but he registered here on dA ~<a class="u" href="http://thetodd1.deviantart.com/">thetodd1</a> and is going to put this on his site <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> - I am so gushing!!! ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs10/150/i/2006/083/a/9/Vector_5_by_ChewedKandi.png" height="150" width="145"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs10/300W/i/2006/083/a/9/Vector_5_by_ChewedKandi.png" height="310" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs10/PRE/i/2006/083/a/9/Vector_5_by_ChewedKandi.png" height="909" width="879" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ aka "Hanging with my comedy buddies"<br />
<br />
..... Please full view it, over 40 hours work has went into this one!!!<br />
<br />
I don't know if anyone has been watching me on deskcam do this or anything... but this is my vector portrait of the ever so funny Robert Maschio aka The Todd in Scrubs.<br />
<br />
I am a HUGE Scrubs fan... it's my favourite show and it's good to see season 5 on TV. Isn't it about time The Todd confessed he is gay?<br />
<br />
Anyway, the story goes, when I started vexelling I did a vexel of Zach Braff who plays JD in Scrubs... and I wanted to continue with my theme of people from Scrubs... so I wandered onto Robert's website &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.robertmaschio.com/">[link]</a> and I saw this image of him... it was tiny though <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> - so I thought I would try and push my luck and e-mail the site and explain what I wanted to do and that I wanted to draw/vexel him. To my surprise, _he_ responded (at least I hope it's him) and he was more than happy to give me an HQ image of himself - the image I wanted.<br />
<br />
So excited, I wanted to start straight away... but no... I was too nervous. How could I do a vexel of him when he knows I am doing it - this is a year ago remember. <br />
<br />
One year later, I am now doing vector art and I am learning new things, developing new styles for myself etc... and I came across the e-mails in my old account from Robert. I thought it was finally time to vector him <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
I am EXTREMELY proud of this... I really am. Not just cos it's The Todd... and not because I am getting the hang of gradient meshes... but also cos I have finally vectored a suit!!! I have been avoiding them like the plague I tell you.<br />
<br />
So here we go... it's The Todd... *vector 5* *finger snap*<br />
<br />
Edit: sorry to resubmit... for some reason when I uploaded it, it wouldn't let me see any comments you guys left <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
<br />
Edit: I am stunned guys... not only did he reply and say he loves the graphic, but he registered here on dA ~<a class="u" href="http://thetodd1.deviantart.com/">thetodd1</a> and is going to put this on his site <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /> - I am so gushing!!!<br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs10/300W/i/2006/083/a/9/Vector_5_by_ChewedKandi.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Classic Lolita Portrait</title>
                <link>http://angelsagony.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Classic-Lolita-Portrait-368389549</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://angelsagony.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Classic-Lolita-Portrait-368389549</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:15:50 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Classic Lolita Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Fashion Design">designs/fashion/fashionill</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AngelsAgony</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/n/angelsagony.jpg?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://angelsagony.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 ~AngelsAgony</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector Classic Lolita Portrait<br /><br />made with adobe illustrator CS3 ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2013/118/f/f/vector_classic_lolita_portrait_by_angelsagony-d63bv71.jpg" height="150" width="116"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2013/118/f/f/vector_classic_lolita_portrait_by_angelsagony-d63bv71.jpg" height="388" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/118/f/f/vector_classic_lolita_portrait_by_angelsagony-d63bv71.jpg" height="775" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector Classic Lolita Portrait<br /><br />made with adobe illustrator CS3<br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2013/118/f/f/vector_classic_lolita_portrait_by_angelsagony-d63bv71.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector</title>
                <link>http://casa-nova.deviantart.com/art/Vector-98347559</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://casa-nova.deviantart.com/art/Vector-98347559</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:17:33 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Casa-nova</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/a/casa-nova.jpg</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://casa-nova.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~Casa-nova</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Self-portrait<br /><br />First attempt at a vector.<br /><br />Kinda got lazy at the end and didn&#039;t do a good job of the hair. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs37/150/i/2008/262/e/f/Vector_by_Casa_nova.png" height="150" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs37/300W/i/2008/262/e/f/Vector_by_Casa_nova.png" height="300" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs37/i/2008/262/e/f/Vector_by_Casa_nova.png" height="600" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Self-portrait<br /><br />First attempt at a vector.<br /><br />Kinda got lazy at the end and didn&#039;t do a good job of the hair.<br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs37/300W/i/2008/262/e/f/Vector_by_Casa_nova.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Sterek Vector Portraits</title>
                <link>http://tinu.deviantart.com/art/Sterek-Vector-Portraits-340828586</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://tinu.deviantart.com/art/Sterek-Vector-Portraits-340828586</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:37:36 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Sterek Vector Portraits</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tinu</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/i/tinu.png?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://tinu.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 ~Tinu</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Portrait of Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale from Teen Wolf. Illustrator vector image.<br />No one is surprised <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/> <br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://kjerstin-art.tumblr.com/post/36994759653/i-was-going-to-eat-marshmallow-fluff-and-work-on">Tumblr link</a><br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://society6.com/kjerstinasak/Sterek-in-Profile_Print">Society 6</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/337/b/e/sterek_vector_portraits_by_tinu-d5mx50q.jpg" height="150" width="113"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2012/337/b/e/sterek_vector_portraits_by_tinu-d5mx50q.jpg" height="400" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/337/b/e/sterek_vector_portraits_by_tinu-d5mx50q.jpg" height="1024" width="768" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Portrait of Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale from Teen Wolf. Illustrator vector image.<br />No one is surprised <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/> <br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://kjerstin-art.tumblr.com/post/36994759653/i-was-going-to-eat-marshmallow-fluff-and-work-on">Tumblr link</a><br /><br /><a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://society6.com/kjerstinasak/Sterek-in-Profile_Print">Society 6</a><br /><div><img src="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2012/337/b/e/sterek_vector_portraits_by_tinu-d5mx50q.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Priya Rai Vector</title>
                <link>http://roberlan.deviantart.com/art/Priya-Rai-Vector-176182276</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://roberlan.deviantart.com/art/Priya-Rai-Vector-176182276</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:13:50 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Priya Rai Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">roberlan</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/r/o/roberlan.jpg?8</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://roberlan.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 ~roberlan</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Priya Anjali Rai vector portrait<br />(Illustrator) ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2010/232/0/2/Priya_Rai_Vector_by_roberlan.jpg" height="150" width="97"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2010/232/0/2/Priya_Rai_Vector_by_roberlan.jpg" height="465" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/232/0/2/Priya_Rai_Vector_by_roberlan.jpg" height="1113" width="718" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Priya Anjali Rai vector portrait<br />(Illustrator)<br /><div><img src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2010/232/0/2/Priya_Rai_Vector_by_roberlan.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Assassins Creed Altair Vector</title>
                <link>http://jpollack.deviantart.com/art/Assassins-Creed-Altair-Vector-208496374</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://jpollack.deviantart.com/art/Assassins-Creed-Altair-Vector-208496374</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:14:46 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Assassins Creed Altair Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JPollack</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://jpollack.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 ~JPollack</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector done in AI CS4 ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/132/9/3/assassins_creed_altair_vector_by_jpollack-d3g4sty.jpg" height="150" width="106"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/132/9/3/assassins_creed_altair_vector_by_jpollack-d3g4sty.jpg" height="423" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/132/9/3/assassins_creed_altair_vector_by_jpollack-d3g4sty.jpg" height="1061" width="753" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector done in AI CS4<br /><div><img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/132/9/3/assassins_creed_altair_vector_by_jpollack-d3g4sty.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Portrait of a Moose Dog</title>
                <link>http://green-tk.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-of-a-Moose-Dog-174102578</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://green-tk.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-of-a-Moose-Dog-174102578</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:13:17 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Portrait of a Moose Dog</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Animals">digitalart/vector/animals</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">green-tk</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/green-tk.png?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://green-tk.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 ~green-tk</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ A vector of my dog Moose. He is a mix of 3 small dogs: shi'tzu, malteese, bishon frise. He is twice the size of his brother and a good 1.5 times bigger than his other siblings, which is why we call him Moose.<br /><br />I've been meaning to make one for awhile, and since summer is coming to a close, I felt some pressure to get it done before I lose my chance. <br /><br />He's the best!<br /><br />Tools: Illustrator CS4<br /><br />EDIT: Wow, a DD?! Thanks so much everyone! ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/217/d/1/d16b351599a553b53c538bd5b5daff0b.png" height="150" width="112"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/217/d/1/d16b351599a553b53c538bd5b5daff0b.png" height="400" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/217/d/1/d16b351599a553b53c538bd5b5daff0b.png" height="880" width="660" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ A vector of my dog Moose. He is a mix of 3 small dogs: shi'tzu, malteese, bishon frise. He is twice the size of his brother and a good 1.5 times bigger than his other siblings, which is why we call him Moose.<br /><br />I've been meaning to make one for awhile, and since summer is coming to a close, I felt some pressure to get it done before I lose my chance. <br /><br />He's the best!<br /><br />Tools: Illustrator CS4<br /><br />EDIT: Wow, a DD?! Thanks so much everyone!<br /><div><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2010/217/d/1/d16b351599a553b53c538bd5b5daff0b.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Art: Justin Taylor</title>
                <link>http://mallikinney.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Art-Justin-Taylor-86554564</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://mallikinney.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Art-Justin-Taylor-86554564</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 02:53:14 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Art: Justin Taylor</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Movies &amp; TV">fanart/digital/vector/movies</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mallikinney</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/a/mallikinney.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://mallikinney.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~mallikinney</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Randy Harrison aka QaF's "Justin Taylor" Vector Portrait.<br /><br />Time 5h ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs26/150/f/2008/145/2/7/2707c8c0b54f840643144f2740c2d51d.jpg" height="106" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs26/300W/f/2008/145/2/7/2707c8c0b54f840643144f2740c2d51d.jpg" height="211" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs26/f/2008/145/2/7/2707c8c0b54f840643144f2740c2d51d.jpg" height="493" width="700" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Randy Harrison aka QaF's "Justin Taylor" Vector Portrait.<br /><br />Time 5h<br /><div><img src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs26/300W/f/2008/145/2/7/2707c8c0b54f840643144f2740c2d51d.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Matt Hughes - Vector Portrait</title>
                <link>http://nmrosario.deviantart.com/art/Matt-Hughes-Vector-Portrait-140277632</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://nmrosario.deviantart.com/art/Matt-Hughes-Vector-Portrait-140277632</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:02:23 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Matt Hughes - Vector Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/drawings/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NMRosario</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/n/m/nmrosario.jpg?2</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://nmrosario.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~NMRosario</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This is a vector drawing of Matt Hughes created in Adobe Illustrator using a photograph as a template.  It was originally intended to be a start for a new t-shirt design, but never really materialized.  Partly because of contract restrictions from Matt&#039;s sponsors, and partly because our store manager didn&#039;t believe that a shirt featuring Matt&#039;s picture would sell well to the male fans. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/287/8/d/Matt_Hughes___Vector_Portrait_by_NMRosario.jpg" height="113" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/287/8/d/Matt_Hughes___Vector_Portrait_by_NMRosario.jpg" height="226" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs50/PRE/f/2009/287/8/d/Matt_Hughes___Vector_Portrait_by_NMRosario.jpg" height="776" width="1030" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This is a vector drawing of Matt Hughes created in Adobe Illustrator using a photograph as a template.  It was originally intended to be a start for a new t-shirt design, but never really materialized.  Partly because of contract restrictions from Matt&#039;s sponsors, and partly because our store manager didn&#039;t believe that a shirt featuring Matt&#039;s picture would sell well to the male fans.<br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/287/8/d/Matt_Hughes___Vector_Portrait_by_NMRosario.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Portrait - Maine Ng</title>
                <link>http://maltheo2005.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-Maine-Ng-244842752</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://maltheo2005.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Portrait-Maine-Ng-244842752</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:44:28 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Portrait - Maine Ng</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maltheo2005</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/a/maltheo2005.jpg?2</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://maltheo2005.deviantart.com">Copyright 2011-2013 ~Maltheo2005</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Portrait: Maine Ng<br />Date of Creation: (7.23.11)<br />Time spent: 2 days ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/207/5/7/vector_portrait___maine_ng_by_maltheo2005-d41rtvk.jpg" height="148" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/207/5/7/vector_portrait___maine_ng_by_maltheo2005-d41rtvk.jpg" height="296" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/207/5/7/vector_portrait___maine_ng_by_maltheo2005-d41rtvk.jpg" height="592" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Portrait: Maine Ng<br />Date of Creation: (7.23.11)<br />Time spent: 2 days<br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2011/207/5/7/vector_portrait___maine_ng_by_maltheo2005-d41rtvk.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>DeviantNep Vector</title>
                <link>http://cj-productions.deviantart.com/art/DeviantNep-Vector-148437144</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://cj-productions.deviantart.com/art/DeviantNep-Vector-148437144</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:08:23 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">DeviantNep Vector</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">cj-productions</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/j/cj-productions.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://cj-productions.deviantart.com">Copyright 2009-2013 ~cj-productions</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This is something I&#039;d promised <a href="http://deviantnep.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deviantnep.gif" alt=":icondeviantnep:" title="deviantnep"/></a> over a year ago and now I&#039;ve finally done it. <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br /><br />An Illustrator CS3 vector of the lovely woman herself! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/xd.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":XD:" title="XD" /> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2009/363/8/5/DeviantNep_Vector_by_cj_productions.jpg" height="150" width="106"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2009/363/8/5/DeviantNep_Vector_by_cj_productions.jpg" height="425" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/363/8/5/DeviantNep_Vector_by_cj_productions.jpg" height="842" width="595" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This is something I&#039;d promised <a href="http://deviantnep.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deviantnep.gif" alt=":icondeviantnep:" title="deviantnep"/></a> over a year ago and now I&#039;ve finally done it. <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br /><br />An Illustrator CS3 vector of the lovely woman herself! <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/xd.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":XD:" title="XD" /><br /><div><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2009/363/8/5/DeviantNep_Vector_by_cj_productions.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector Self-Portrait</title>
                <link>http://meh-anne.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Self-Portrait-168580713</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://meh-anne.deviantart.com/art/Vector-Self-Portrait-168580713</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:06:30 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector Self-Portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">meh-anne</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/e/meh-anne.jpg?5</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://meh-anne.deviantart.com">Copyright 2010-2013 ~meh-anne</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ 2010.06.22<br /><br />The 2nd vector illustration I&#146;ve ever been able to finish. I&#146;m satisfied with it despite using a webcam-resolution reference photo (pretty pathetic quality, unfortunately). Oh well. At least it got me off my tired/sleeping streak that I&#146;ve had for the past 3 weeks. 176 layers, 9 hours in Adobe Illustrator.<br /><br />[EDIT] Forgot, I do have a video showing how everything was layered: <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFMlCEXXGM">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2010/173/0/5/Vector_Self_Portrait_by_meh_anne.png" height="150" width="97"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2010/173/0/5/Vector_Self_Portrait_by_meh_anne.png" height="464" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/173/0/5/Vector_Self_Portrait_by_meh_anne.png" height="618" width="400" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ 2010.06.22<br /><br />The 2nd vector illustration I&#146;ve ever been able to finish. I&#146;m satisfied with it despite using a webcam-resolution reference photo (pretty pathetic quality, unfortunately). Oh well. At least it got me off my tired/sleeping streak that I&#146;ve had for the past 3 weeks. 176 layers, 9 hours in Adobe Illustrator.<br /><br />[EDIT] Forgot, I do have a video showing how everything was layered: <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFMlCEXXGM">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/i/2010/173/0/5/Vector_Self_Portrait_by_meh_anne.png" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Vector self portrait</title>
                <link>http://ashwings.deviantart.com/art/Vector-self-portrait-32258961</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashwings.deviantart.com/art/Vector-self-portrait-32258961</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:52:48 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Vector self portrait</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="VBU: Project 9">contests/2006/vbucreative</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ashwings</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/s/ashwings.gif</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://ashwings.deviantart.com">Copyright 2006-2013 `Ashwings</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Full view if you can :3<br />
<br />
Messing around with Illustrator! Decided to do a vector image--of...myself? BAH. Not really familliar with this program, at all, we have to use it a lot for class tho XD used to loathe it, not I somewhat like it. May do more in the near future.<br />
<br />
This is like--me--at school, without coffee! Hehehe. ZOMBIE JENNEH.<br />
<br />
If you dunno what vector is...google it or something. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt="=D" title="=D (Big Grin)" /><br />
And this gave me an assload of trouble uploading, kept on telling me I needed a preview image for a jpeg...ehich you don't and WTH, so this is a screenshot.<br />
<br />
MUST FINISH HOMEWORK THEN I CAN PLAY. DX ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs10/150/i/2006/113/b/7/Vector_self_portrait_by_Ashwings.jpg" height="150" width="140"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs10/300W/i/2006/113/b/7/Vector_self_portrait_by_Ashwings.jpg" height="322" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs10/i/2006/113/b/7/Vector_self_portrait_by_Ashwings.jpg" height="861" width="801" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Full view if you can :3<br />
<br />
Messing around with Illustrator! Decided to do a vector image--of...myself? BAH. Not really familliar with this program, at all, we have to use it a lot for class tho XD used to loathe it, not I somewhat like it. May do more in the near future.<br />
<br />
This is like--me--at school, without coffee! Hehehe. ZOMBIE JENNEH.<br />
<br />
If you dunno what vector is...google it or something. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt="=D" title="=D (Big Grin)" /><br />
And this gave me an assload of trouble uploading, kept on telling me I needed a preview image for a jpeg...ehich you don't and WTH, so this is a screenshot.<br />
<br />
MUST FINISH HOMEWORK THEN I CAN PLAY. DX<br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs10/300W/i/2006/113/b/7/Vector_self_portrait_by_Ashwings.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Portrait with a rose</title>
                <link>http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-with-a-rose-102002141</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-with-a-rose-102002141</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:53:43 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Portrait with a rose</media:title>
        <media:keywords></media:keywords>
                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="People">digitalart/vector/people</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexxxx1</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/a/l/alexxxx1.gif?2</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://alexxxx1.deviantart.com">Copyright 2008-2013 ~Alexxxx1</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ CorelDRAW X3 ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th09.deviantart.net/fs35/150/i/2008/302/9/5/Portrait_with_a_rose_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="150" width="108"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs35/300W/i/2008/302/9/5/Portrait_with_a_rose_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="417" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs35/i/2008/302/9/5/Portrait_with_a_rose_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" height="833" width="600" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ CorelDRAW X3<br /><div><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs35/300W/i/2008/302/9/5/Portrait_with_a_rose_by_Alexxxx1.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
            <item>
                <title>Joker - 100% Vector</title>
                <link>http://nikalim.deviantart.com/art/Joker-100-Vector-330783664</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:40:44 PDT</pubDate>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
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        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NikaLim</media:credit>
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        <media:copyright url="http://nikalim.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 *NikaLim</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ After I draw Joker with oil, I decided to try to draw him in Illustrator, as I work in ILL only half year, it's was most exciting work for me.<br />Take me 12 working days, 42 hours in total at period between 13.08 - 04.10.2012. And I understand that: I'm sick on mesh tool<img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />Tools Used: Gradient mesh tool, pen tool, vector brushes, 100% vector, no mesh tormentor was used.<br /><br />Outline: <a href="http://fav.me/d5gxv5h">[link]</a><br /><br />Buy print or canvas u can here: <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://fineartamerica.com/featured/joker-veronika-limonov.html">[link]</a> ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2013/036/8/9/joker___100__vector_by_niko4ka2484-d5gxub4.jpg" height="93" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2013/036/8/9/joker___100__vector_by_niko4ka2484-d5gxub4.jpg" height="186" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2013/036/8/9/joker___100__vector_by_niko4ka2484-d5gxub4.jpg" height="704" width="1134" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ After I draw Joker with oil, I decided to try to draw him in Illustrator, as I work in ILL only half year, it's was most exciting work for me.<br />Take me 12 working days, 42 hours in total at period between 13.08 - 04.10.2012. And I understand that: I'm sick on mesh tool<img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/><br /><br />Tools Used: Gradient mesh tool, pen tool, vector brushes, 100% vector, no mesh tormentor was used.<br /><br />Outline: <a href="http://fav.me/d5gxv5h">[link]</a><br /><br />Buy print or canvas u can here: <a class="external" href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://fineartamerica.com/featured/joker-veronika-limonov.html">[link]</a><br /><div><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/i/2013/036/8/9/joker___100__vector_by_niko4ka2484-d5gxub4.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Donata's world</title>
                <link>http://granadavector.deviantart.com/art/Donata-s-world-314016455</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:40:46 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Donata's world</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Portraits">digitalart/vector/portraits</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GranadaVector</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/r/granadavector.jpg?1</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://granadavector.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 ~GranadaVector</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Vector Ilustration Donata's World.<br />Ilustración Donata's World Vector. ]]></media:description>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/193/6/a/donata__s_world_by_granadavector-d56ygnb.jpg" height="99" width="150"/>            <media:thumbnail url="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2012/193/6/a/donata__s_world_by_granadavector-d56ygnb.jpg" height="199" width="300"/>            <media:content url="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/193/6/a/donata__s_world_by_granadavector-d56ygnb.jpg" height="728" width="1098" medium="image"/>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Vector Ilustration Donata's World.<br />Ilustración Donata's World Vector.<br /><div><img src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2012/193/6/a/donata__s_world_by_granadavector-d56ygnb.jpg" alt="thumbnail" /></div> ]]></description>            </item>
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