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[challenge entry] Smashing crockery!



More adventures of little Timmy Tosspot.

I'm learnin' Illustrator.

From the Bad Books for Kids challenge. See all 457 entries (closed)

(charliek .: idly prodding the mediocrity envelope :., Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:03, archived)
# Hahahaha
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:08, archived)
# I would buy this series
*clicks*
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:08, archived)
# I may be of no little assistance
give us a gaz if you get stuck

Gradient mesh is a bitch!



(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:09, archived)
# i dont know if i mentioned before
but this pic brings back memories of Little Big Adventure for me... did anyone play that/have any luck playing it?
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:10, archived)
# Huzzah!
I was just playing LBA2 yesterday. It still infuriates me how the voice-artists say "water" in that.
(I helped save b3ta! Dimrill HMS Average Nostril, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:13, archived)
# woohoo!
I didn't even know there was a second one.

Plus LBA doesn't seem to work on my laptop, I think the cd is knacked. I could never get very far on it anyway.
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:15, archived)
# I was just thinking that!!
I used to love that game... I completed it after many frustrated hours of gameplay.

It was fantastic!

As is this pic. woo!
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:17, archived)
# I was tempted to convert the ps1 version for the psp
I really can't be arsed with it though lol, aint got much hair left to pull out as it is :D
(I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:19, archived)
# yes the pic is lovely.
LBA was a bit more polygony if my memory serves me correctly. I now feel the need to complete it since I made embarrassingly little progress with it back in the day.

Edit: Ooh eck, look at that! what do i win? www.b3ta.com/challenge/muppets/
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:19, archived)
# This! *surprise huggles*
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:28, archived)
# a big bag of cocks
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:29, archived)
# \o/
(I helped save b3ta! Debbilgrrrrl is kinda back, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:32, archived)
# yeah
I remember it being one of the only 640x480 games my PC could run half decently at the time
(486 DX2 66 /w 8 meg RAM if I recall!)
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:32, archived)
# ^^this...
and Theme Park :D
(I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:37, archived)
# haha fuck yeah!
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:37, archived)
# I got onto the popular page with one
Didn't make the "Best Of Comp" page though, shows how many good posts there were last week, well done lads :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:33, archived)
# LBA and LBA2 were ace to the power of tits.
throw the ball!
Change stance!
Hide!

RUN RUN RUN RUN!

and then, right at the end, you get a light sabre.... MWAA HA HA HA HA revenge!
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:40, archived)
# :D
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 11:02, archived)
# so this 'gradient mesh' thing
is it different to a 'gradient fill'?
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:10, archived)
# obviously, i COULD google it
but i'm at work
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:14, archived)
# so you can't have qiuck look at google at work,
but you CAN spend all day on b3ta?
=)
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:16, archived)
# yup
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:17, archived)
# m'kay.
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:17, archived)
# yes, it's different
it's differentThe gradient fill is either linear (although you can rotate the axis in any direction) or radial (which irritatingly always has the centre in the centre . . . i.e. you can more the gradient to the edge of a shape . . . or at least I can't)

Gradient mesh is a way of adding gradients in different shapes but if you create a shape and apply gradient mesh it ALWAYS adds it in a bizarre way that bears no resemblance to what you want so it's best to apply the gradient mesh to a rectangle and then alter the corners and paths to make the shape you want

EDIT: You can add colours to the points that intersect lines the lines or the gaps between the lines. It has frustrations such as you can't see the lines when you add the colours so you have to guess where you're dropping it with usually disastrous results


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:24, archived)
# ooh ok
in freehand you (or at least i) can move the centre of radial gradient anywhere, even 'outside' the shape
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:27, archived)
# how?
(and what do you mean by 'freehand'?)


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:28, archived)
# macromedia freehand is like illustrator but different
and it's all i've got

when you apply a gradient full, you get a little bar to adjust the length of the 'fade' (and with radial fills, the radius) these bars are draggable anywhere, which effects how the gradient is applied within the object

the only irritation is that you can't make one end of the grad transparent - it has to be two colours
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:34, archived)
# is that not an option with the 'alpha' slider.
(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:35, archived)
# Freehand is a bit like Illustrator (I think)
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:35, archived)
# I see, I thought freehand was some kinda tool on illfrustrator
I thought freehand was some kinda tool on illfrustratoras you were


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:40, archived)
# it's vectored gradients essentially
if you imagine your normal gradient looks like this

light                    dark
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the principle is you can skew and distort how your gradient spreads as thus

light                    dark
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
   | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:29, archived)
# COR!
Who needs illfrustrator! That's ace! Woo! C];0)


(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:30, archived)
# thanks

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g|             /
r|            /
a|           /
n|          /
d|         /
m|        /
a|       /
t|      /
i|     /
m|    .
e|..-^___________
    awesomeness
(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:33, archived)
# still a splendid picture.

time well spent, i need to do more illustrator stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:13, archived)
# ^this^
tis very woo!
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:14, archived)
# Manwife's using it at the moment
putting the text boxes on the first issue of his comic (which is....mind blowing. And I'm not saying that because I love him, it's trippy as fuck and all philosophical)
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:15, archived)
# Wotcher Cap'n!
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:17, archived)
# Ningles love!
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:20, archived)
# yo mon capitan!!
is this comic being published?
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:18, archived)
# That's not being dealt with until completion
but there's been the offer of a limited run being financed by our local comic supremo, and of course it'll be web published.

(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:21, archived)
# yay!
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:25, archived)
# i started doing a pic of thorette jr
but i've yet to finish it.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:21, archived)
# Ahhhhhhh bless
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:29, archived)
# ning capn
you started your new position as dominator of the world yet?
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:25, archived)
# Not yet
was meant to on the 30th of this month, but (I was off yesterday) I heard a rumour I'm starting next week...
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:29, archived)
# Cor!
I can see you've done this kind of thing before... :)

Currently I'm on "Chapter 2: Straight Lines".

Once I'm stuck somewhere suitably non-n00b, I may well take you up on that - if only to extract payback for your hijacking my thread with vastly superior artwork! :p
(charliek .: idly prodding the mediocrity envelope :., Thu 19 Jul 2007, 11:59, archived)
# arf!
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Thu 19 Jul 2007, 10:13, archived)