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Imitating A Scanner Darkly | Illustrator Techniques

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on 2007-02-05 by bluecockatoo

A bit similar to the pop-art tutorial I followed, but using Illustrator. I can still use the concepts in Photoshop, though.

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Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of A Scanner Darkly. An animator from the film shows us how. Director Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly impressed audiences this summer with a stunning 2D animation style that mixes heavy blacks lines with shapes of solid color to represent a realistic image. After filming the movie live action, we used proprietary vector software to animate directly over live footage, preserving the likeness and performances of the actors - a process called "Interpolated Rotoscoping." This tutorial will show you how I was able to recreate a similar effect using tools in Adobe llustrator. Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of A Scanner

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Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of A Scanner Darkly

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Continue to manipulate the image until you are happy with the results.

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Go to File>Place to insert it into your Illustrator file.

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