Polygonal portrait | Gradient effect in Adobe Photoshop with Illustrator 

Polygonal portrait | Gradient effect in Adobe Photoshop with Illustrator. Get the project folder here FREE: garethdavidstudio.com/tutorials/polygonal-portrait-gradient-effect-in-adobe-photoshop-with-illustrator/

(For people who are about to follow this tutorial) Since you are going to be repeating a lot of things a lot of times in this process... Here are some tips I found useful as well while following this tutorial: In Illustrator: 1. Try being accurate from the begining in the tracing, there's a snap to point option that puts the pen right in the anchor point before actually placing it. I did it this way and avoided the whole correcting the trace thing. You will have to trace each triangle anyway, so I didn't found it much more time consuming being accurate from the beginning. 2. When you think you finished your tracing completely, select ALL of them and change the Fill/Stroke colours, so that the stroke is blank and the fill is white (or whichever color you were using for the tracing) to assure you didn't miss any polygon, because sometimes you finished the triangles around it, so it looks like it is there, but it is actually conformed by three different sides of three different triangles. Remember they have to overlap, all 3 sides of every triangle with another (except, obviously, the ones at the edges of the while figure). In Photoshop: 1. You can click INSIDE the triangle you want to work on, and it will select the area conformed by its edges. You don't necessarily have to click on the edges and try to guess which of them belong to the triangle you want to work on. 2. You don't always need the cmnd+D command to deselect, you can just do: Direct select (A) the next triangle you want to work con, (right click) Make Selection..., and if the box "New selection" is checked, click OK. That will select the new triangle you want to work on, and deselect the previous one automatically. (Though cmnd+D is very useful in some other occasions). Some things I discovered while doing this amazing tutorial, thank you for uploading! And it is long, but worth it... Complex and long technique with great results.

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Just followed this tutorial and wow, so much work! But it looks nice!

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I made a poster using this technique in the tutorial. Your instruction is very clear and on the point. I appreciate how you make quick key labels on the bottom for beginners to memorize. Glad that you also showed various ways to adjust the coloring and style in the last step. I was an art teacher myself and I admire your teaching style and your talent!

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Very unique art style, I'll definitely be using this! Thanks dude also great commitment to each tutorial!

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Thanks! this tuts led me to my first and very own low poly image.

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This is the best tutorial so far for this low poly portrait. Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for.

This tutorial is so great! Although I had difficulties line up all those triangles and always ended up with non-triangle shape. Very hard, frustrating and time-consuming process. I believe the finished work is pretty. Thank you for your video.

will get it. Just don't get burnt out. Whenever you need a break, take one.

love it thank you, I'm watching and doing over and over again. little patient kk

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Working on this now. A LOT of work but it's worth it! I can't wait to finish it!!

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