Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Me in the style of Julian Opie, created on Adobe Illustrator.



"Whether you like Julian Opie's style of portraits or not, there's no doubt that his work is easy to master no matter what skill set. But there's a difference between recreating and copying his style, and it's all down to weight of line and simplicity. Getting the weight of line right will make the difference between making something that looks like an Opie and one that practically is. All you need to know is that 4pt thickness for your line or more will get you a good replica. Anything below is just a cartoon style. Another detail is not to over complicate the image, if you are drawing over an already existing image, try to use one that doesn't consist of lots of detail across the chest area and try to focus on the face. One last tip: if you want to make your own pictures as Julian Opie like as possible, get a photo where the subject is facing forward; you'll see this a lot in his work."



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