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# they're very lovely
but i'm bored of the style
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:27, archived)
# I think there are other boards out there for discussing the finer points of the technique.
 
such as vectormagic.com
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:30, archived)
# then why, oh why
do they post them here....

"yes its lovely but it looks like all the others"
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:32, archived)
# I think that's a bit of a hasty remark.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:35, archived)
# indeed it was
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:37, archived)
# but vectors
ain't tracings are they? i've never done either, but the vectorites always seem to get arsey about people just tracing
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:35, archived)
# Well really, they are.
But they require a lot more effort than simply drawing over the top of something as if it were tracing paper.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:41, archived)
# i was under the impression
that the true artistes had the source image in one window, and drew the new one from scratch in a separate window
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:50, archived)
# I've tried that, but I have major trouble with it.
I tend to use the source image below.
I'm getting into the habit of adding more detail now, so it's not just a quick "colours over the top" job, if you know what I mean.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:53, archived)
# in that case they need to stop whacking off on their computers and get out the pencils and brushes lol
 
OR CRAYONS, EVEN
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:43, archived)
# I can't draw, and I enjoy making vexels.
It's really that simple :]

I'm sure that's the same for many other people, too.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:47, archived)
# VEXEL IS NOT A WORD
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 22:54, archived)
# IT MUST BE
IT HAS A WIKIPEDIA ENTRY
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 23:04, archived)
# OED SAYS NO
(, Mon 7 Apr 2008, 23:09, archived)