Monday, April 11, 2011

Vector vs Hand

So after reviewing the basic vector traces of my icons and the positive comments I received on line weight, I was wondering how everyone felt about the "sketchiness" of the lines and if it is necessary to rework them to a smoother vector line. I worked on reworking the polar bear and wasn't as pleased with the results as I thought it would be. I think that the warbler (bird), the goldstreifiger (bug), and the polar bear need to be traced smoother and scanned in again, but I kinda liked the originals (minus the afore mentioned three) and the slight hand-drawn feel you get from them, accenting the apparent human hand. However, I didn't know if it looked too unprofessional to have a "sketchy," not-entirely-smooth, line.

Opinions/comments please?






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  1. Bethany ArmstrongApril 11, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I prefer the vector, but neither is really an issue—you're going to make stencils and that will take us back to the hand, right?

    …speaking of…

    I'm loading my cereal box into my bag right now…

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  2. Scott Carlson Esq.April 12, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    I think the sketchy looking ones give it more of a hand-made feel, whereas the smoother vectors look machine made. Since your goal is conservation by corporate, machine-made products, I would go with the less smooth ones and make alterations to the stencils themselves as you need.

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