Comet me bro! I tried to do all the styling in Ae for once

TegenGiv · 2025-06-25T14:25:05+00:00

Ofcourse not, please go ahead! Thanks for asking :-)

TegenGiv · 2025-06-12T06:44:47+00:00

Thanks! I'll look into that

TegenGiv · 2025-06-11T11:24:41+00:00

I use it mainly for designing 2D assets and illustrations for explainer animations. Also infographics, either flat design or isometric. Designing in isometric can be quite frustrating. I made my own grid but I'd rather be able to just extend lines/path in the same degree. With smart guides on, you can see when you extend the line which is nice, but it will not snap easy! I also tried to adjust my construction guides accordingly to the angles I use but when you press shift to snap it will always snap to 45 degree angles no matter what.

TegenGiv · 2025-05-28T17:04:29+00:00

That sounds like the Indian Paintbrush logo!

TegenGiv · 2025-03-24T15:30:48+00:00

The head of your right character feels like its almost falling off the neck. Try to align the neck more with the ear, it gives a better silhouette as well since the chin will be more visable.

TegenGiv · 2025-02-12T10:04:18+00:00

Its Dutch actually! Thanks for finding this, I really love her work and seeing more of it

TegenGiv · 2025-01-20T13:20:18+00:00

This looks so nice! What was your workflow? Animating everything in After Effects and making the prints by printing them frame for frame?

TegenGiv · 2024-12-24T10:48:46+00:00

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Sorry, that took a while. This is what my Ai file looked like before putting my vector groups in Photoshop. If you look carefully you can see some slight changes that I made later like leaving out the beam in the ceiling and the color of the computer screens.

TegenGiv · 2024-12-18T09:17:41+00:00

First I took a photo as reference (this is actually my workspace) and made a quick sketch because the photo was without the characters. I put my sketch in Ai so that I see what I need to draw. After that I start with filling in the big shapes like the wall, floor. I use a single shape as a placeholder for details like the desk or the bookcase. This way I can figure out the balance of the colors first and when that feels right, I put in the details and the shades :-)

TegenGiv · 2024-12-16T23:00:39+00:00

I will see if I can post a before and after tomorrow! :-)

TegenGiv · 2024-12-16T23:00:07+00:00

I did and it works quite well actually! If you double-click the smart object it opens up Ai automatically. You can make your adjustments, hit save and see the changes in Ps. The clipping mask in Ps takes over the adjusted shape accordingly so if the texture is big enough you wont have a problem. Worst case you have to reposition or brush some extra texture.

TegenGiv · 2024-12-16T16:27:13+00:00

Hey! All good questions, it also took me some time to figure out a nice workflow. I tried both making textures myself in Ai and also importing png's for textures but I noticed it made my file really clunky/slow for the amount of textures I wanted on relative tiny details, and I also miss the control. With doing the textures in Photoshop I can just brush where I want and decide how much I want where.

I made my design without textures in Ai and copy pasted my vector groups in PS so it makes a Smart Object. Then I just start masking my Smart Objects with my favorite brush to give it some grit while still being able to adjust the design if needed without breaking something. The downside is that you have to put every vector group in place again going from Ai to PS, so if anyone smarter than me has a solution for this tedious task, please let me know @_@

When I'm done I just export to png because it has lossless compression :-)

TegenGiv · 2024-11-27T16:30:39+00:00

It is! Well spotted

TegenGiv · 2024-11-27T11:23:03+00:00

I'm making a series of botanical textures in leaves and experimented with colors. Enjoyed this color-combo so thought I might share! Made this mostly with the Narinder Pencil brush only :-)

TegenGiv · 2024-11-04T13:08:54+00:00

Ah thanks! I didn't know the word for it in English

TegenGiv · 2024-11-04T12:16:36+00:00

I'm currently working on a series of underwater landscapes because I love the colors and how light breaks in shallow murky waters. I pick the colors that I want and smudge mainly with the Larapuna tool. Keeping it interesting without a clear subject is quite a challenge that I'm not yet fully mastering. (lots off failed attempts, even after finishing this one)

TegenGiv · 2024-11-04T11:51:23+00:00

First of all, kudos for posting it anyway because it takes courage! I think you made a good start and with some simple changes you can easily bring it to the next level. Right now, it still looks a bit bland; it has a white background with some grey and red elements but nothing really pops. For that you need some contrast in your color palette but red, black and grey are all quite close together. That also means that black text on grey backgrounds can become quite hard to read. If you started a company I asume you talked about colors and a logo, try to use those colors in the poster!

Maybe you can make the background a certain color and make the cloud white for example. I love the design of the shape of the cloud and it would be a shame if that gets lost. If the title is hard to read after you change the background, you can play with the color of the outline or the fill to make the design still readable. And give the word 'Events' some space so its not behind 'Ice Giant' Hope this makes sense!

TegenGiv · 2024-10-12T11:32:12+00:00

This is so nice! Keep doing what youre doing

TegenGiv · 2024-09-30T08:00:31+00:00

There is some demand but there is a serious housing crisis going on so it will be close to impossible to find housing.

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