Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Ninja Robot Monkey!

Adobe Illustrator CS2

    I had an old illustration I decided to expand on.  I wanted to add a blurred background to make the sharp vector character pop forward, and I wanted to add a logo.
    I made a purple triangle and placed it behind everything.  I rasterized the triangle and added film grain texture.  I added zoom blur to get the speed effect.
    The title text is LCD.  I wanted the text to look like LCD numbers on an alarm clock.  I copied and pasted two versions of the text behind the original.  I moved one set slightly to the right and the other to the left.  I lowered the transparencies, then changed the colors to add depth.  I created a row of thin lines in front of the text.  I played with the transparency and colors to achieve the T.V. lines effect.

9 comments:

Charuka | Katriona said...

Hi Andy!

I like how the shadow makes him really jump off the screen! ;)

Hope you're having a super Sunday!!

Andrew W. Moir said...

Heh, you might remember the original one of this I posted on MyPuke.

Thanks for stopping by Nemo! Your comments are always appreciated. :)

tanaudel said...

The world needs more of them,

Andrew W. Moir said...

Hey Tanaudel, I agree! I've thought about creating my own little animated thing with it, like an opening sequence to a cartoon. Maybe someday. :)

Eric Barclay said...

This would make a great animated character. Love the hard edges-- really fun!

Valaine said...

Ooooh! Sweet :)

Andrew W. Moir said...

I appreciate you dropping over and letting me know what you think Eric! I can't say enough about your work. :)

Valaine, you have a truck-load of great and inspiring work on your site! Thanks for stopping over and commenting. :)

theartofpuro said...

it's great,saw your blog ,you have a great talent

Andrew W. Moir said...

Thanks Monica! You have lots of wonderful work on your site, and I really like your title image. :)