It depends upon what you set out to do and what method you are using.First off are you actually making vector images? Are you using a vector package, creating vector shapes with bezier curves and handles that you then assign colour to or are you just using a pixel paint program to select areas adn fill tem with pisel colour?
If you use the second method then either drop it and use the first method for actual vector images. If you want to stay with the paint method then drop all pretence of vectoring and learn all you can from google about cell shading and learn to do that better. ( I suggest the videos at www.digitalarttutorials.com )
If you do want to use illustrator and make vector images then google all you can about gradient mesh vectors and learn how to do that.
The most convincing work is done with that technique as can be seen here.
www.khulsey.com/masters_yukio_miyamoto.html
(If you use the second method then either drop it and use the first method for actual vector images. If you want to stay with the paint method then drop all pretence of vectoring and learn all you can from google about cell shading and learn to do that better. ( I suggest the videos at www.digitalarttutorials.com )
If you do want to use illustrator and make vector images then google all you can about gradient mesh vectors and learn how to do that.
The most convincing work is done with that technique as can be seen here.
www.khulsey.com/masters_yukio_miyamoto.html
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