Looking for a graphic designer/illustrator

[cleo]

I'm looking for someone to do at least one and possibly three simple pieces of vector artwork for me to use on my personal (not commercially-oriented) business cards and possibly website. I'd like to send you a photo and have you do a vector-style semi-realistic illustration based on the photo. The definite one that I need done is of my dog's face, and then maybe one or two more of my face. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please drop me a PM with a link to your portfolio and a general idea of your fee, or just post in this thread.

I know that there are tons of creative people here on MR, so hopefully one of you can help me out. Thanks!

[Doctor Q]

Hi, Cleo. Nice to run into you in the forums again.

There's a service that will take a photo of you and produce an icon version as a caricature. I heard about it here in the forums, but it was a year (maybe two years?) ago. If I can find that company's web site, might that match what you want to do? They probably create raster graphics, not vector graphics, but for business cards or a web site maybe either would work for you.

By the way, if you ever need it, I know a company that takes photos of dogs, scans them, color-matches them with thread, and makes needlepoint masterpieces out of them. At least that's what I remember. Again, I'll look it up if you are interested.

[benwa02]

original picture (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX%20hatch.jpg)
vector image (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX-hatch.jpg)
first vector i did (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/gp_180sx.gif)

[maya]

original picture (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX%20hatch.jpg)
vector image (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX-hatch.jpg)
first vector i did (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/gp_180sx.gif)

I sampled your image. :)

[benwa02]

haha. Thanks Maya I was just trying to be real swift to be the first one to post.

Sent you a PM Cleo.

[neut]

flash has a nice trace feature ... try downloading the trial and do a 'Trace Bitmap'. :)


peace.

[mcadam]

It's nice enough with maya's sample and neut's trace - but there's no doubt that benwa02's "handmade" version is the nicer picture of those three :)

A

[makisushi]

Back in the day, Adobe had a product called streamline, that did just that.

I have been out of the design world for a while now, so i don't know if it is still around.

[neut]

original picture (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX%20hatch.jpg)
vector image (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/WRX-hatch.jpg)
first vector i did (http://softweb.jwu.edu/web/ejb853/projects/gp_180sx.gif)

nice vectors. :)


Back in the day, Adobe had a product called streamline, that did just that.

I have been out of the design world for a while now, so i don't know if it is still around.

Adobe Streamline (http://www.adobe.com/products/streamline/main.html)


peace.

[maya]

It's nice enough with maya's sample and neut's trace - but there's no doubt that benwa02's "handmade" version is the nicer picture of those three :)

A

Hey that took me less than 2 minutes. ;) :)

[benwa02]

nice vectors. :)

thanks.