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EDW_74

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Hi,

I'm completely new to this forum, so I'm not sure if I've posted this in the correct place. Please feel free to re-direct me...

I've noticed a growing number of motorsport related caricature illustrations on places like Instragram and X, and I'd like to have a go at something like this myself. Could anybody advise me as to how something like the below is created, from a photograph into a caricature, the possible techniques and software used?

I appreciate this is quite vague, but I'd like to give it a go, any assistance would be much appreciated. Thankyou!

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It's not a charactiture

It's a vector art.

Some software can automatically convert a photo to vector and it has improved in the last 20 years but still not perfect.

Typically vector artists can take a photo and redraw it in Vector.

Using tools like Adobe Illustrator, Affintiy, Inkscape or any other vector based application.
 
Thanks for your reply!

Forgive my ignorance here, I'm very much new to this.

How does the artist create the exaggerated tyres and helmet whilst still maintaining the sponsor logos etc? Do you think a process like this would be relatively straightforward to learn? I have a decent amount of experience with photoshop.
 
Every different element is reproduced separately in the chosen application. I'm guessing the logos are probably added afterwards in Photoshop or similar. If you are new to illustration
I would advise starting on something simpler than this! There is no quick fix for something this detailed, if you tried to vectorise that photo it would look a lot different.

It does have some characteristics of a caricature, with the enlarged head and wheels etc, which also add to the cartoony effect.
 
And watch out for copyright issues - I'd be interested to know if he had permission from the photographer to reproduce that!
 
EDW_74 said:
Thanks for your reply!

Forgive my ignorance here, I'm very much new to this.

How does the artist create the exaggerated tyres and helmet whilst still maintaining the sponsor logos etc? Do you think a process like this would be relatively straightforward to learn? I have a decent amount of experience with photoshop.
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I don't really see anything exaggerated ...
Anyway - if you pick up a Vector application like I mentioned earlier and start practicing.

It's quite straightforward once you learn how to use the vector software.
How fast you learn and what application you use are up to you.

You could download logos/stickers that are on the driver/bike - I suppose and apply them - there's different methods for this.

I don't have a 1 stop shop of tutorials.

If you've never done it before then you'll have to pick it from scratch and learn the basics - then figure out how to do the rest.


I could probably do it in a couple of hours, based on what's posted here.
 
Hello, i'm really interested in this. I was recently sent a pretty 'straight forward' JPG image of a logo which i needed in an SVG format so as i could manipulate it in Inkscape to allow me to do things with it on a Glowforge. The different 'trace' processes in Inkscape, AI etc were not good enough to reproduce it. I sent the JPG to a very kind lady who sent it back to me in a SVG format. The two images, the JPG and the SVG were identical to the eye and i was obviously able to then use the SVG in Inkscape. How could she have done this? Would she just be a very clever and talented artist to reproduce the image?
 
I think you'd have to show us a full-size, before and after image to be able to see what was done.
 
and this is the SVG that got sent back to me from the most kindest of persons...
 

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Yes, that's been re-drawn in some kind of vector app. It's not a big job at all but if she did that for free you're very lucky.
 
So she's a very talented artist! I've just needed to understand that it's not a 'converted' file and that it's been re-drawn from scratch... that's just amazing. And thank you for your help Wardy.
 
I assume therefore that Inkscape is fairly limited in what it can do. You just need to get the right tools for the job. :)
 
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