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I felt like trying to make a tutorial, so here you go. :<

Part 1

Useful links :

:bulletblue: MLP-VectorClub quality guide : [link]
:bulletblue: :iconmisteraibo:'s tutorials : [link]
:bulletblue: :iconzutheskunk:'s Unicorn glow tutorial : [link]

:bulletblue: Color guide : [link]

:bulletblue: Cutie marks' gallery : [link]
Yes I didn't mention it in the tutorial, but I prefer using the MLP-VectorClub's cutie marks (well execpt in this example 'cause the cutie mark was really well drawn) rather than tracing the sketch. It's both faster and more accurate.

:bulletblue: Thanks :icontheholytuna: for that tip on the eyelash part. :)

Last edit : 17/09/2012

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Gosh Vector art is so different than I'm used to -_-...so hard for me.
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~Lissy-Green Apr 1, 2013  New member
Now, I'm having trouble with this gradient of the eye.
When I attempt it, it gives me the chosen color of the gradient, not the gradient itself.
Am I doing something wrong?
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:iconmamandil:
*Mamandil Apr 2, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I'm not sure what your problem is, but someone else had a problem with the gradient so I made a quick tuto completement : [link]
Hopefuly this will help.
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~Lissy-Green Apr 2, 2013  New member
Thank you for the quick reply and help!
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:iconkrisgelle:
Hello,
thanks a lot for your tuto. I begin with inskape and you work will help me .
see you
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:iconderaza360:
~DeRaza360 Jan 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
With the overlapping issues, you can just use the convert to path method there as well, as long as you're happy with the stroke placement beforehand.

The sclera? Never heard of that before, I'll add it to my vocab. Thanks.
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*Mamandil Jan 25, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Absolutely not. Turning your stroke into a path is literally ruining the vector.
I was ok with this at first, since I had no other choice to taper the strokes, but now that I use ponyscape, it just sounds like the dumbest thing to do.

You should always keep as much strokes as possible, because you might want to reuse it or tweak things a little in the future.
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~DeRaza360 Jan 29, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
That's why I was against it too, for a while. It's just that the lines look so bland with the default thickest going throughout the whole thing. Also, some things are impossible (you try the hind leg nook?) with simply lines. However, I believe lines can still be used to speed up some things, like the lines in some of the ponies' hair.

Ponyscape has remedied this? I demand that you explain how. By the way, I actually completely agree with your points, but who the helm downloads our vectors to do crazy stuff with them? They only ever use the exported raster... *sigh*
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*Mamandil Jan 29, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Well ponyscape have powerstrokes, which is the equivalent of the width stroke tool in AI.
I don't make paths for the outlines anymore, it's all strokes.
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~DeRaza360 Feb 18, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
That sounds rather ingenious.

So, let me get this straight, you're doing what I do now?
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