Guitar Vector ~shiv~

[Takken]

You can create vectors, in photohop, with just the pen tool, you do not HAVE to use the shape tool. As long as you have it save the vector mask.

Yes, joining DA is a good idea to get help, but it is still hard to get people who will truly give you helpful pointers, I have been there for a while, and have decent views, but I do not get a whole lot of people trying to help me, and even then it's them trying to get me to make my style something it isn't.

PS: just because someone on DA slaps on some patterns on a vector and calls it a vexel, doesn't make it so. If you look, there is a lot of crap on there, and a lot of stuff in the wrong categories anyways.

ANd the shape tool utilizes the vector mask, which is why i said it must be the shape tool but I guess we all meant the same thing but just in a different kind of way.

That is true, however its who you go to and should try and value every little opinion you receive, as long as its constructive in some aspect so don't expect blown out critiques everyday. Just try and work off from there. And Pet, I don't think no one tries make your style into something else, I think what we want you to do is to expand by doing more 'fulfilling' works. Like your
work here:
http://rinspet.deviantart.com/art/Li...F2865942&qo=19
http://rinspet.deviantart.com/art/Tr...F27155716&qo=2
You definitely know your way around Illustrator but you don't show that knowledge (not that you have to show but you can do more than you do - you keep holding back IMO) in your pieces because they seem to lack something so perhaps except the logos and simple but cool drawings you usually do, you could try something different, within your style, but something different and yet like the two scene pieces I linked there (like more scenery vectors :3) But thats just me, though I'm sure others who have known your works for a good while now would agree with me. I know for sure I don't want you to stop your style so keep it!

However, the term vexel wasn't some official statement Adobe made last I checked (correct me if I'm wrong) , it was something that a community came up with because it uses pixels instead of vector so the same can be said in your case. And truth is, the rules and the idea of vexel are constantly pushed and on DA, using a texture to compliment the pentooled image would still keep it vexel. I do agree with you on the wrong submissions in the wrong folders part though. I saw a traditional painting in the vector category once, I was like "wait, wut...?" So yeah def, lol.