"The mischievous Francesca has done it again! She switched Shirley's bikini with Yoshika's swimsuit! After putting it on, Shirley looks at herself with a puzzling look. It seems that the swimsuit is too tight!"
This comical vector of Charlotte "Shirley" Yeager from the Strike Witches franchise was a challenge. It started as a stroke-based vector design that was rejected twice and earned me a painful -100 Papers. After a few tutorials, I went back to the original file and traced the line art with fill paths. It was a big difference and improvement from the old version with better quality that allowed me to use this method for other vector design projects.
UPDATE: I have edited the line art for sharpness and straightness. Additionally, there are blurs that were used for the blush on the face and shining areas on the swimsuit.
This vector is a compilation from a larger scan that will be used for a wallpaper design.
Completed 5/8/2012
Edited 6/3/2012
(Comments are welcomed)
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1 year, 1 week ago
Good vector. Well-chosen source. Details are good, coloring is good.
1 year, 1 week ago
it is a beautiful vector ^^ thanks
1 year, 1 week ago
Love the vector! She was my fav. char of the series, love her personality. Thanks for all the effort you put into this! If at you first don't succeed try and try again :p as painful as it is sometimes lol
1 year, 18 hours ago
Many thanks to those who have commented on this vector. It is just the first step to vector design through Illustrator. A revision will come shortly with improved features!
11 months, 1 week ago
Wonderful vector, dem tits o.O
Wish it was the full body, it would be a sweet paper! =D
11 months, 1 week ago
I agree with you on that! I wished the original image was larger!
Thanks for the comment, though.
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Better yet. You wish will be granted. Just need to sketch the body outside the original image. Then you will get it. XD