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Published: 2008-09-13 18:18:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1538; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 31
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This is not an album cover, at least not intended to be... orzHappy Mid-Autumn Festival everybody!
No pants? I don't know!
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I really like this character. Does he have a name?
I might draw him, if you don't mind.^^
(of course, I'll give you credits if I do it)
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I never thought a name for him. Just call him "DJ Rabb".
Feel free to do it if you want to draw him. I love to see my characters drawn by other people.
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thats so professional looking! 
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Wow, your graphic design work is really amazing. I love the richness of the colors, and the background and character are both very elegant. So awesome.
I think it could really be an album cover. Your art has a very professional feel to it!
Oh, and mooncakes are so very delicious.
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Thank you! XD Actually this is the first time I spend more than 8 hours on one picture. (I don't have much time and I am impatient... orz) The detailed adjustments are kinda pain but finally, the result is great. More than my expectation. XD
Mooncakes are great but the problem is, there are so many! XD and a little too sweet for me.
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Over 8 hours, wow... O_o I agree that it's worth it, though - the end product is fantastic! Your vectoring and background work is truly amazing. 
Also, I wish I could have more mooncakes. There isn't enough Asian culture where I live.
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Yes, this is completely created with Flash. I find Flash is a extremely easy tool to create vector artwork, although lack of advanced editing tools.
For the lines. I draw the line's outlines first, adjust and smooth them, then fill it, and delete the outlines, then repeat...
And the circular bg, first I draw a circle, duplicate, resize them to different sizes. Then draw a horizon line, group it, align to center, duplicate and rotate. Then put the circles and lines together, break them all. The result looks like a spider web. Final step, use the bucket tool to click the web randomly... 
I hope I made it clear...
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Awesome. 
And the way you designed that circular BG is ingenious. It's so simple in concept yet so effective! Wow, why didn't I ever think of achieving that effect this way before?
I really appreciate that you took the time to explain those methods for me! Thanks much! I'd really like to learn more artistic techniques from you!
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Nope, I am not good at using it too. 
It is a sudden inspiration, just like those you got when composing music.
Sure I should share more experiences with others. So no problem.
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Ah, I see. So you use the pencil tool then?
And, yeah, I can imagine that.
And thanks for your generosity!
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Oh, yea, pencil. I didn't realize it was a pencil. I just call it "line pen". -_-;
And don't mention it, it's my pleasure.
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Hahaha, I see. I can't use the pencil tool because it's hard to draw that way with a mouse. I always use the pen tool instead, but I haven't figured out everything yet and it really screws up on me a lot. X)
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Maybe you can try the line tool (shortcut key: N). Draw some straight lines, then use cursor (V) drag them to curved lines you want. I think this is a more effective and easy way to draw lines using mouse in Flash.
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I thought about doing that, but isn't it hard to connect the lines then? Or maybe I just need to find a "snap-to" option for it...
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The snap-to option is annoyingly too sensitive. XD
So now is the time to use the pen tool, can be perfectly closed. Or draw some overlapped lines then delete the extra parts. I usually do that.
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That is true. X) Hmm, overlapped lines seems like a good idea, but too complicated for what seems to be a simple task.
Ah well, I'll try that in addition to using the pen as I already do. Thanks!
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