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    Default The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    All Saints Day a.k.a The Day of the Dead is just over 3 weeks away (November 1st.)
    I used 2 fonts from P22 ~ Nudgewink for the text and P22 Posada Extras for the dingbat skull.
    Halftones made using Illustrator plugin Phantasm and Illustrator's Gradient Tool.
    I've possibly been a bit heavy-handed with the halftones, but who cares!?
    Bob.
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    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx.

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    iamtheblues,

    I think your artwork is beautiful. You're better at it than me (I don't draw well).

    Mark

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    Thanks for the compliments Mark. I'll let you into a secret, though. Most of the artwork is thanks to the Dingbat font.
    The Astute Graphics plugin to create the halftones (Phantasm) {Link} using Adobe Illustrator is easy to use with gradient fills - and Xara of course,
    to draw the simple shapes behind the Dingbat for the colour. If you have Illustrator, you can get a 14 day free trial of any of the Astute Graphics plugins.
    Watch this space for another piece on the Day of the Dead (Monday November 1st.)
    Bob.
    ** Detailed "Create A Spinning Logo Tutorial" is available in .pdf format for download at this link **
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx.

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    ...what I should have said was Tuesday November 1st.
    Anyway, here is something for the occasion, I used a sugar skull from
    Designious [link] - I liked the hairstyle!
    The font is Muertos which contains ornaments, which I used in the design.
    So not much of this is my own work, but I'll take the credit for the halftones.
    Bob.
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    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx.

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    Quote Originally Posted by rymunni View Post
    Its awesome Bob, your artworks are very inspiring.
    It's very kind of you to say so, thank you.
    Bob.
    ** Detailed "Create A Spinning Logo Tutorial" is available in .pdf format for download at this link **
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx.

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    talking of halftones...

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    done in xara, 2013
    i think i downloaded some vector halftones and did a cut and slice job
    If someone tried to make me dig my own grave I would say No.
    They're going to kill me anyway and I'd love to die the way I lived:
    Avoiding Manual Labour.

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    Default Re: The Day of the Dead is Coming...

    Quote Originally Posted by iamtheblues View Post
    So not much of this is my own work, but I'll take the credit for the halftones
    I love the composition, the choice of both typeface and colour
    great job, everything fits together beautifully
    If someone tried to make me dig my own grave I would say No.
    They're going to kill me anyway and I'd love to die the way I lived:
    Avoiding Manual Labour.

 

 

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