Avatar Goodness...Reader & Writer

Marisa, my latest client wanted two custom avatars for use on her blog, business cards, you name it. She specified custom designs (not stock) with an Asian look, one as a writer, one as a reader. The reader was to be more alternative looking.

Being custom designs they were sketched out beforehand and then brought into Illustrator to be traced as a vector. After their bones were laid in Illustrator the images were brought into Photoshop to be shaded and some real photography added.

The Process:

The Paper Sketch

The sketch was placed in Illustrator and "drawn" over to be made into a vector.

The backgrounds are real images.

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Larissa Got Some New Chicks...

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Avatar Design!

Commissioned to create avatars for the bloggy authors of Teens Read and Write.  Alyssa's avatar rolls out first.

My go-by: Match the chick on the cover of the UK Graceling. Blond, pink streaks, holding a purple book with a skull and crossbones. Blue eyes.

Final:

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Avatar Winner Design!

As a follow up thought you guys might want to see the finalized avatar from the Win an Avatar Contest.

Here were my go-bys: Female, human teen.  Lounging on a chaise, writing on a scroll with a feather pen.  Black hair with brown highlights. Long and lustrous. Dark brown eyes. Vanessa Hudgens skin coloring. Dressed in steampunky, victorian fashion with a side of action (kick ass boots).

Here is the final design:

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Custom Avatars

With the avatar contest coming to a close there has been a lot of avatar madness going on.  Here are a few avatars I have in my collection that can be modified any way you want them.  *hint these are cheaper because they are already illustrated.

Head Shot Chick

The Parajunkee Girl

Red Headed Happy Chick

Bookwormy Broad...

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