Creating portraits with Xara

[gray]

This ones for Stygg. I drew a crude and quick freehand drawing in pencil, took all of two minutes, just to see how easy it would translate to this style. Scanned it and uploaded into Xara and then drew in vector, refining where I needed to. I'll call this one pretty lady 2. One could have a lot of fun with this style.

[Gamerprinter]

When I create portraiture in Xara, I shoot for it to resemble a painting and not vector, even though its entirely created in vector. I created this illustration of Tomoe Gozan, a famous female samurai from the 10th century. I created this about 2 years ago, as an illustration for my Way of the Samurai (PFRPG) product.

[stygg2003]

Excellent image Gamerprinter, you could think that was a photograph it's so well done.

Stygg

[angelize]

I took a stab at doing someone famous. I'm not sure how I did but I figure If she is recognizable I got some measure of success. so can you tell who it is?

[stygg2003]

I'll take a stab Francis, she looks like Lucille Ball? Excellent drawing even if I'm wrong.

Stygg

[Gare]

I took a stab at doing someone famous. I'm not sure how I did but I figure If she is recognizable I got some measure of success. so can you tell who it is?

I didn't even have to click the thumbnail to enlarge the file, Frances; it immediately reads as Lucille Ball.

You did absolutely everything right, polished, expertly, precisely, and so on!

This one should go in your gallery, for sure!

My Best,

Gary

[Manoj]

Thanks Gare and Gray, getting those tones is quite difficult for me and I keep trying out various ways to get a 'cutout' effect on the photo so I can use it to do the vector portrait.
Gare, do you have any tutorials to do the eyes well?

[Gare]

Thanks Gare and Gray, getting those tones is quite difficult for me and I keep trying out various ways to get a 'cutout' effect on the photo so I can use it to do the vector portrait.
Gare, do you have any tutorials to do the eyes well?

I do not have a specific tutorial, however, photorealistic eyes you just want to fall nito follow a certain foruula, if you will, not unlike creating glass, except of course there is no transparency. There are liquid-like reflections—let me see if I can do this in Xara...else-wise I'll physically draw it and scan it, okay?

Give me a while, okay?

My Best,

Gary

[Manoj]

Gamerprinter, that's awesome, just photorealistic!
Frances - very nicely done and easily recognizable!

[stygg2003]

Thats pretty good for a pencil drawing gray, it certainly translates to the style of your first one, I'll give it a go, although my freehand pencil drawing is 0. Thanks for posting.

Stygg