Vector Drawing

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                                                 Veector Illus. image

I chose a file format titled TIFF. to save to because it means better quality and for this vector drawing I want as much detail as possible.  Although it is a large file and is not best for digital cameras, I’m not using a camera or worried about space being taken up this is best for me.  I found all of my necessary info from THIS SITE.

  The very first thing I did was search for an image that best fit my requirement’s and what I thought would be the coolest turn out. 

            After I found the best fit of an image put it onto illustrator and started off by out lining the whole body besides the antlers with the pen tool with no fill (yet) and an outline of black.  After I realized I need a gradient of shade from the fur and lighting in the image I separated the body from the limbs and made the body and limbs all separate pieces.  For each separate limb I put a different but necessary gradient for the fur details on the elk.  

            I then worked on the smaller details, such as the ears, the eye, nose, mouth line, and then the antlers.  All I did was use no fill for the mouth, then black fill for the nose.  But I put a gradient brown to white on the eye to show a shimmer from the sun.  When I worked on the antlers, I had a hard time figuring out the shade I should use and if I should make it one whole piece or two separate layers, which I ended up doing.  After I figured to do them separately and found the shades and colours I put a gradient from dark brown/black to a peachy white with no outlines.

        This is my final and finished vector drawing.