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As an animation, Bakemonogatari has a simple, clean art style. But the guest illustrations for the series are anything but simple! So, it's great to see that °Tens took on a more complex illustration and made it his own with vector gradients so fine at points it more resembles painting that vectoring. Do have a look at this beautiful wallpaper!
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Vote here for VectaDesu Contest #3
1 day 16 hours ago
"4 votes? Kinda crazy but ok:18
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My vote for #2 is against my principals since I hate standard stroked lines, but the vector just 'works'. It's nice and basic, making it very suitable for basing a wallpaper on. In other words, it's a great addition to the AP gallery. And that counts fir me.
Well done participants!"
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AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
1 week 1 day ago
"Don't forget to update the list of entries in your first post, Aki :)"View
AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
1 week 3 days ago
"Please don't use Tinypic for uploading your images. The max. image size there is 1600px and it will automatically rescale your image to match that limit.Imageshack.us makes a good alternative.
SamB, that's a very nice first vector. Sure there are some irregularities and rude edges here and there, but you did a good job nonetheless.
I wanted to skip this Vectadesu, but found an old Canaan WIP vector that I might be able to finish in time. It's going to be a pain in the ass to get the lighting and shadowing right >_<"
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do girls like quiet guys
2 weeks 4 days ago
"That's called a woman
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AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
3 weeks 5 days ago
"Haha Kakashi, I was wondering the same. It's also the reason why I haven't decided on a scan yet, because I'm pretty sure someone else is thinking about doing a Canaan vector as well :3"View
AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
3 weeks 6 days ago
"@ Albel-Ryuuji: of course! That's basically the reason why I vector in the first place, lol. And I'm sure many people here would agree that own input is more appreciated than a 1-on-1 copy of the scan. When done well, that is ^^. "View
AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
3 weeks 6 days ago
"I said "for inspiration", not that the was a stict guideline :PAnyway, correct me if I'm wrong, but you are allowed to use a scan that was scanned before 2009, while the series weren't released before '09, right?
For instance Kiddy Girl-and (Kiddy Grade 2) has some old scans from 2007, but the series started airing this year. "
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AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #3
4 weeks 10 hours ago
"For inspiration, here's the Wiki list of 2009 anime series.@SamB: vectoring a b&w scan is definitely allowed, but it's known to be pretty difficult. So if you're new to vectoring, I strongly suggest trying an easier scan first, with enough outline, color and shadow information."
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Vote here for VectaDesu Contest #2
4 weeks 1 day ago
"If it wasn't obvious already, I prefer B over A, mostly because I think it has a bigger success-rate."View
Why do guys prefer long hair on girls or is this an incorrect generalization?
4 weeks 1 day ago
"In my opinion, the question is not whether a guy prefers long hair over short (or any other hairstyle), but what kind of woman a guy prefers. Hair, together with clothing and general attitude/behaviour, is of course a very important way of expressing who you are. Short hair makes you look tough and independant, whereas long hair can make you look more reserved (unless worn in a ponytail).Surely an equally important question is whether a hairstyle fits a girl, but again, I think men are more likely to fall for the overall look and attitude rather than the hair itself.
If you'd ask me, I just prefer girls that look like they can take care of themselves. Short hair is usually a good sign, but I like ponytails as well (Tomb Raider syndrom, probably). Depending on the rest of the body though, even with long hair you can pull off the right look.
On a side note, I'm a guy with long hair. Now, I know there's some girls that get put off if a guy has longer hair than themselves (which sounds idiotic to me). Same goes the other way around though, I know some guys that would never consider talking up to a girl with shorter hair than themselves.
How is your opinion on that?"
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Vote here for VectaDesu Contest #2
1 month 2 days ago
"Hehe, you guys want to kill the Vectadesu contests? Come on, first one had 13 entries, this one 8 and I assure you the next will have even less if you pick the monochrome theme.Keep it simple."
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Vote here for VectaDesu Contest #2
1 month 2 days ago
"Voting for 2 & 6"View
AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #2
1 month 3 days ago
"Woot, deadline today. 8 entries is pretty nice and they're all good as well. Dunno if there'll be more last minute entries, but with 8 now, I suggest people can vote for 2 instead of the 3 we did last time. "View
AnimePaper's VectaDesu Contest #2
1 month 1 week ago
"GoldenApe's Submission!
Original Scan:
Needless to say, Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop (original series aired from 1998 to 1999). I especially wanted a handdrawn-style scan, because that marks basically all pre-2000 series, for obvious reasons. I tried to maintain the rough outlining in my vector, while at the same time giving it a very clean touch-up.
Because of the short deadline and me being quite busy lately, I skipped all the gradient effects and ended up making a pretty basic vector. It sure gives the image a clean look, but admittedly, it all feels a bit too... empty, I guess. Ah well, take it as a style-choice and I hope you guys will appreciate it :)"
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