Advanced vector graphics tutorials?

JKMakowka

Just wondering if anyone knows a great tutorial on creating vector-graphics?

In theory I know what to do and what vectors are etc, and all tutorials a quick Google search turned up where those that dealed with very general stuff.

But what I am looking for is maybe a step by step tutorial on creating a real image, preferably some kind of animation (anime or not) style picture.

Thanks for your help.

hawken

just pick up illustrator and work through the help files. thats what I did.

or buy one of those magazines that litter the shelves of your local news agent, "how to draw on computers" etc.

JKMakowka

Well I wasn't planning to buying Illustrator

Actually I was planning to play with this Synfig program:
http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=79412&an=0&page=0#79412

Or otherwise with Inkscape.

But thanks for your suggestion.

thnom

I'm doing Digital Imaging at college and it forced me to learn Illustrator. I didn't bother with tutorials and just got down to it. The interface helped (coming from photoshop>illustrator), so I knew the general thang. I'm still learning new stuff - but its how my brain works and gets taught - just doing. You may be different however

hawken

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Well I wasn't planning to buying Illustrator

Actually I was planning to play with this Synfig program:
http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=79412&an=0&page=0#79412

Or otherwise with Inkscape.

But thanks for your suggestion.

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better to get to grips with one that has help files. then you have a base and can move on.

Gmanx

Do you have Flash? Pretty good vector graphics package, with all the animation tools in place.

JKMakowka

Well maybe I didn't make my question clear enough. I am looking for not application specific advanced tutorials, that show just a few examples on how to build up and layer a complex vector art picture. And I am not planning to buy any expensive software for some hobby project

Anyways, I found some ok'ish stuff on deviantart.

Downsizer

http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/guest/vector/vector.html

http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/illustrator/

http://www.vectorkid.com/

http://www.pslover.com/search/vector/1

I have a few more.. I'll post more later.

JKMakowka

Thanks