So how did we achieve this? Good old fashioned tracing in Adobe Illustrator. The illustrations had to be clear and easy to follow - if someone has to deploy a rescue sling in a hurry, they don't want to spend five minutes trying to decipher garbled instructions! We were charged with the task of designing and illustrating a series of manuals and labels for marine safety equipment. The project shown on this page is just such a case. So when a project I'm working on involves illustration and the budget doesn't extend to commissioning artwork from an illustrator, I get nervous - but I always find a way through. ![]() Now I know I'm a better graphic design than an illustrator. When I got into graphic design I didn't feel that I had given up painting - just that I'd changed medium. In my youth I did a lot of painting and drawing because I enjoyed it - but I was never really any good. Usually it's because of my limitations as an illustrator. Many's the time that I've come up against a project that's made me want to throw in the towel. Illustration How to Create Competent Line Art Using Adobe Illustrator Illustration How to Create Competent Artwork - Adobe Illustrator Tips
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