How does he do this?

[YUMMYGRL]

Can someone please give me a step by step tuttorial on how to create vector images like the ones Eugene Spearance makes.
http://site.xara.com/gallery/artist....tist=spearance

I have have some pictures that would look great this way.
I know as much as you trace the image,but then what? How do I get the colors in like that. I have been up all night trying to figure this out. Can somebody,anybody,help me, help me please

[HayTay]

Yummy,

Check out this thread started by Eugene. In a very gracious gesture he has provided a link in his first post where you can download the complete collection of his works in Xara Xtreme format so that you can pick them apart and see how he created them.

All of my Xara works by Spearance

And welcome to Xara and TG. Have fun and enjoy!

IHTH,
HayTay

[Soquili]

Eugene's images are not traced photographs.

They are original drawings created from his imagination and amazing skill.

If you are capable of drawing images similar to those using pencil and paper. Then you can learn to create drawings similar using the tools within Xara Xtreme.

[steve.ledger]

Step 1: Become Eugene Spearance
Step 2: Practice
Step 3: See step 1

Basically, like all art - you need to develop you own style and practices.
No-one is goiing to be able to give you a tutorial on how to draw like Eugene Spearance.
There are plenty of tutorials on how to use XtremePro and how to acheive certain effects or styles and so on but you will need to practice these lessons and adapt them to your own personal style.

[YUMMYGRL]

Is there a way I can achieve this effect from a traced image?

[Soquili]

None that I know about.

It takes dedication and practice.

[YUMMYGRL]

Thankyou I will give it a look,and mabe I can have some type of creation made before dawn- lol

[steve.ledger]

If you're looking or a fast 'plugin filter' method of creating a result - the answer is nope..

[YUMMYGRL]

I just wanted to created an effect like those to use on some pictures,all smooth,realistic and pretty.I read on one of his post(I forget what image though) he said that he did trace, so I thought mabe I could create something like this for me.

[steve.ledger]

Well there are auto tracers and tracing by hand. Which are you interested in?