Springfield Armory XD - Vector - Adobe Illustrator

by: John Burnett

This is a vector image done entirely by hand using gradient mesh in Adobe Illustrator.

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Camillo Miller says:

by hand !?!??!?!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

John A Burnett says:

Yes. It took me approximately 30 hours.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

peteherb says:

smeg the bed!
thats pretty good illustrator skills. nicely done.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Photo-John says:

Sick. I would implode after about 5 hours.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

scottpargettphotography says:

I'd like to see a higher res version.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Leo Blanchette says:

I'm confused on the texture. How did you do the texture with mesh?
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Leo - The grip texture is the only part of the illustration that was not created with the mesh tool. I had started to do the grip texture using gradient mesh, but in the end it seemed like that was not the most efficient way to create the effect. I apologize if my description was misleading.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Leo Blanchette says:

I was just curious. Is it like speckled vectors everywhere? That is one EXCEPTIONAL piece of work.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

John A Burnett says:

Leo - The texture for the grip, and the texture for the other plastic parts was done using Photoshop. I imported the shape into Photoshop and played around with texturizing filters until it looked about right, then i vectorized the shape in illustrator. I then adjusted the opacity of the layer to get the right effect.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

besart gerguri says:

perfect
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Sean Hodge says:

This is really awsome.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

b.crockett says:

Very nice! Any chance you'll be making the eps available?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

John A Burnett says:

b.crockett: hadn't really thought about it. I suppose I'd take offers...
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

sprigggggganHUBERT says:

this is absolutely amazing. how did you learn this?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

John A Burnett says:

sprigggganHUBERT: I learned from various how-to articles about gradient mesh and a determination to get it right. It was a lot of fun to do and I'm thinking about what to do next. I'd like to do something that looks realistic but isn't a real thing at all. I thought it might be funny to do a blending of the Toyota Prius with a Hummer. Something like that...

-john
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

mind art says:

ill
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Good Spins says:

BAD ASS! I like it. I saw a Sony video cam done like this once. Awesome work man! I tip my hat to you Sir.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mikefett says:

Good God .... that's incredible. Funny thing is, I was contemplating doing the EXACT same subject for a vector drawing, but I chose to undertake drawing an A10 Thunderbolt jet instead. This XD is well done - you should be proud!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

atleastimtrying says:

amazing, i genuinely thought this was a photo, i would love to see a realistic interpretation of some physically impossible creations, perhaps something escher esque! fantastic work, well done!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Sherwin Law says:

you've got to be kiddin' !
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

vectorvault says:

Patience is a virtue.

This must have been quite challenging.
Excellent technique.

Thanks for joing my group.

I want to see more.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

John A Burnett says:

I probably won't do another for awhile unless I can figure out how to get paid to do it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Brent Nelson says:

Good idea.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Sergio-Daniel Garcia Leza says:

Perfect!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Tanaka13 - Créations du Net says:

great attention to details, well done!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Tony Webster says:

This is damn good.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

BlackMax Photography says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Dirty Ol' Menz Lair, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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