Text Illustration...

[PDG]

I've been dying to do something like this for some time. It could be illustration or Photoshop or a combination.

PixelAddiction will provide a famous text and the participant must create an image to accompany it.

I lean towards this popular poem (http://www.everypoet.com/archive/poetry/Edgar_Allen_Poe/edgar_allen_poe_the_raven.htm)...

[quote=Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"]

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door--
Only this and nothing more.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow--sorrow for the lost Lenore--
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore--
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me--filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door--
Some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door;
This it is and nothing more."

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"--here I opened wide the door--
Darkness there and nothing more.

See link for more! :D
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[Silky]

This would make a great contest...probably advanced area because of difficulty. Nice ideas, P!

[PDG]

I had to redeem myself for the Monty idea :D Glad you like 'em. I think the Edgar Allen Poe goes nicely with halloween. I always loved his poems 'n stories.

Come to think of it. I miss reading :.

[burndog]

Edgar Allan Poe was always one of my favorites growing up, my favs were the tell-tale heart, and the cask of Amontiladdo (spelling?)
Anyway this would be a good contest especially close to haloween.

[Scott]

Themepost!!!!!!

[Silky]

Great themepost, Honey!

[claven]

f'n awesome jolt. that's really cool. It's funny that i just grabbed a line from the raven for my sig and then i read this

[Scott]

It was canned. I created that a couple months ago.. it just fits in here :)

[burndog]

Come on Jolt, you are supposed to say you just whipped it up for this post...great stuff as per usual Jolt...out of curiosity, how many hours did it take you to do something like that? Also is something ike that done mainly with the a free form type brush tool?

[PDG]

Jolt is suuuuch a ham. Just had to show it of didntcha?

but damn it's nice

[Scott]

All my vector pieces are done within about 4 hours tops. In reality a sketch to start with can, at times, take longer than the actual vector work. They are generally a mixture of the pencil tool and the pen tool. I've never liked the brush in illustrator at all.

[PDG]

[QUOTE=Jolt]All my vector pieces are done within about 4 hours tops. In reality a sketch to start with can, at times, take longer than the actual vector work. They are generally a mixture of the pencil tool and the pen tool. I've never liked the brush in illustrator at all.[/QUOTE]

The brush in Freehand, however, leaves me drooooooling :D I find myself sketching in Freehand, saving to EPS and doing the rest in Illustrator.

[burndog]

[QUOTE=Jolt]All my vector pieces are done within about 4 hours tops. In reality a sketch to start with can, at times, take longer than the actual vector work. They are generally a mixture of the pencil tool and the pen tool. I've never liked the brush in illustrator at all.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for sharing Jolt, one of these days I hope to find time to learn Illustrator.