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Jay-Z, on to the next one by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #illustration

Jay-Z, on to the next one by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #illustration
Jay-Z, on to the next one by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #illustration
Jay-Z, on to the next one by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #illustration
Jay-Z, on to the next one by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #illustration

I decided that enough people are telling me that they are digging the gradient based bitmap to vector translations that I want to work more often on them. Plus, my most popular posts so far (by far) are those of famous people, icons, or objects. In this sketch, I used Inkscape to take an image of Jay Z and convert it to vector, apply gradients to it, and to a rectangle based background. I then took three rectangles, converted to paths, and brought the opacity down. I’ve seen this kind of triple overlay imagery in several images related to his new album, The Blueprint 3, which I’m enjoying quite a bit. I especially like On To The Next One (feat. Swizz Beatz). I decided to twist the rectangles in space using the node tool to add some depth. If you’re interested in Jay Z and his latest album, you might be interested in seeing another direction it could have gone with the help of a producer named Alex Goose who developed .

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42 of 365 is a cat sleeping on a tabletop #inkscape

Cat sleeping on table - LeMasney Consulting
Cat sleeping on table - LeMasney Consulting
Cat sleeping on table - LeMasney Consulting
Cat sleeping on table – LeMasney Consulting

So this is my cat Jimmy, sleeping not on a table, actually, but a media switch. I just used the calligraphy tool to sketch his outline kind of quickly, then duplicated it and blurred the dupe just a little. Then I duplicated it again, flipped it so as to create a mirror image, and used the gradient tool to have it fade out for a mirrored effect. Under it all is a rectangle with a gradient applied to create a planar difference between the background and the table surface.

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41 of 365 is how to make a text based portrait in #inkscape

Text based portrait of a little girl - LeMasney Consulting
Text based portrait of a little girl - LeMasney Consulting
Text based portrait of a little girl - LeMasney Consulting
Text based portrait of a little girl – LeMasney Consulting

Here is a close up image of a little girl. More than anything I was looking to create a screencast to explain how I do these text based portraits in Inkscape. It’s a fun technique with some easy key steps that you’ll see in the video below. Enjoy!

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40 of 365 is an all seeing eye #inkscape

All-seeing eye - LeMasney Consulting
All-seeing eye - LeMasney Consulting
All-seeing eye - LeMasney Consulting
All-seeing eye – LeMasney Consulting

One of my best and longest standing friends has tqaken to critiquing my blog. I welcome this. Especially because he has started giving me ideas for the blog. He said that he really wanted to see an eye that could see in all directions. I decided to interpret his request figuratively, and just render a human eye, as I believe with knowledge, insight, and experience that we can foretell a lot of what is going to happen. Though I’m surprised constantly. In inkscape, I created the iris with a circle and some overlapping blue and green stars using the shape tool, with a large white circle in back of it for the eyeball. I added a black ellipse for the pupil. I used two rectangles-to-paths to shape the upper and lower face by using the node tool. For the space between the eyeball and the upper and lower face, I added a pink rectangle behind the eyeball. I added simple pencil lines with shape: ellipse for the upper and lower lids and lash line, and switched to pencil with shape: triangle out for the lashes.Thanks for the suggestion, Roch, I hope you like it, and I hope you suggest more ideas.

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39 of 365 is a tree of knowledge showing its roots #inkscape

Tree of knowledge - LeMasney Consulting
Tree of knowledge - LeMasney Consulting
Tree of knowledge - LeMasney Consulting
Tree of knowledge – LeMasney Consulting

In honor of my official transcript showing that I graduated from Rider University in December of 2009 with a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership, I wanted to make a tree, a common symbol of knowledge and education. It also is one of the key elements of Rider’s brand. I used the pencil tool mostly, set to 50% smoothing, and shape: Triangle in to create the roots and trunk. I then used the ellipse tool in order to create many overlapping green circles, and path: unioned them for the foliage. To amplify the beauty of the branches, I set the foliage transparency down a bit. I made a background plane with a gradient with about 5 stops to create a natural, but muted, background.

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38 of 365 is an isometric toaster, serving it up hot. #Inkscape

Isometric toaster - LeMasney Consulting
Isometric toaster - LeMasney Consulting
Isometric toaster - LeMasney Consulting
Isometric toaster – LeMasney Consulting

This post was about playing with Inkscape‘s configurable Axonometric (isometric in this case) Grid tool. I set the grid to be shown, and then started to build out a toaster on a counter. After creating the top, side, and front, I added the handle and slots. I then created some toast, introducing some curvature to the design. Then, I added some wisps of steam and a face. I enjoyed the layering so much, I decided to take the opacity down a bit to show the innards of the device. I duplicated the top wall of the device, made it dark grey, applied a blur, and placed it below the toaster to make a shadow, Finally, I placed a few shapes in the background to create a counter surface.