Comments on: Illustration Project Phase 4 - Follow up http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kasey http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/#comment-173057 Kasey Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:04:42 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/?p=187#comment-173057 Thank you so much for these posts. I am a student ( a very nervous and green one too) at the Art Institute Online. My Illustrating class has a project where we pair up and take turns as the art director/illustrator and we had to give an example of what to do as an art director to ensure we get what we need out of the illustrator. Your post helped a lot with sorting out the process. I would love to speak with you sometime via email about how you got to where you are in the industry. I am a very nervous student and I often worry that I'm not cut out for this stuff. I would love to talk with someone who was once where I am and get some perspective. Thanks a lot. Thank you so much for these posts. I am a student ( a very nervous and green one too) at the Art Institute Online. My Illustrating class has a project where we pair up and take turns as the art director/illustrator and we had to give an example of what to do as an art director to ensure we get what we need out of the illustrator. Your post helped a lot with sorting out the process. I would love to speak with you sometime via email about how you got to where you are in the industry. I am a very nervous student and I often worry that I’m not cut out for this stuff. I would love to talk with someone who was once where I am and get some perspective. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: rama http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/#comment-2888 rama Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:31:25 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/?p=187#comment-2888 hey abigail (hey penelope), i also do touch ups in the computer. i used an all-in-one printer/scanner because it is pretty perfectly calibrated to print exactly how it scans. when the file is being printed on a different printer, there are two things i do to improve the print: (1) calibrate my monitor. some print places ~ like http://www.4by6.com ~ will give you tools and settings that you can maintain for future prints and will give you pretty good results from any printer. (2) do a few test prints before you send files to a client. there is always an element of chance when a file is printed but when i calibrate my monitor; do some test prints; and adjust the colors accordingly, i am usually very pleased. hey abigail (hey penelope),

i also do touch ups in the computer. i used an all-in-one printer/scanner because it is pretty perfectly calibrated to print exactly how it scans.

when the file is being printed on a different printer, there are two things i do to improve the print: (1) calibrate my monitor. some print places ~ like http://www.4by6.com ~ will give you tools and settings that you can maintain for future prints and will give you pretty good results from any printer. (2) do a few test prints before you send files to a client. there is always an element of chance when a file is printed but when i calibrate my monitor; do some test prints; and adjust the colors accordingly, i am usually very pleased.

]]> By: penelope http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/#comment-2710 penelope Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:22:39 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/?p=187#comment-2710 Hi Abigail, I use a Canon CanoScan 8400f. I have really liked it so far... scans very high res when I need it to and is fast and efficient. For illustration work, I always paint to the size of a scan bed (when will they come out with bigger scanners for cheap?!)... but for fine art, I paint bigger. I don't have any tips for color calibration. For prints, I get proofs made to see if they are spot on... And from experience, the tear sheets I have gotten back from jobs have been accurate, so i guess for me, it's just trial and error. Hi Abigail,
I use a Canon CanoScan 8400f. I have really liked it so far… scans very high res when I need it to and is fast and efficient.

For illustration work, I always paint to the size of a scan bed (when will they come out with bigger scanners for cheap?!)… but for fine art, I paint bigger.

I don’t have any tips for color calibration. For prints, I get proofs made to see if they are spot on… And from experience, the tear sheets I have gotten back from jobs have been accurate, so i guess for me, it’s just trial and error.

]]> By: Abigail http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/#comment-2625 Abigail Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/?p=187#comment-2625 Hi Penelope -- I also like to scan and tweak my own work. Was wondering what type of scanner you use (and do you always paint to fit the size of the bed)? Also, any recommendations you can share about color management/monitor calibration would be appreciated. Thanks! Abigail Hi Penelope –

I also like to scan and tweak my own work. Was wondering what type of scanner you use (and do you always paint to fit the size of the bed)? Also, any recommendations you can share about color management/monitor calibration would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Abigail

]]> By: Notes on Design » Blog Archive » Illustration Project Phase 3 - Final http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/illustration-project-phase-4-follow-up/#comment-2621 Notes on Design » Blog Archive » Illustration Project Phase 3 - Final Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/?p=187#comment-2621 [...] On to the last phase. Read Penelope’s previous post| Read Penelope’s next post [...] [...] On to the last phase. Read Penelope’s previous post| Read Penelope’s next post [...]

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