Ethereal

I had the image under my work and traced directly off of it. I'll try Live Trace when I get the chance, but I'm slightly afraid of what I'll find. It's kind of disheartening to spend 30 hours on a project and have someone walk up and say "is that just a PhotoShop filter?" (that particular phrase was actually used in reference to a PhotoShop painting, rather than a vector). But if they can develop a tool that makes vector art that looks as good as the hand-drawn stuff, then I say - through gritted teeth - "why not use it?" Renagade, I like that second picture. The yellowcast makes the text

Thanks. No, it was vectored by hand in Adobe Illustrator. I don't know anything about live tracing, so I'm afraid I can't help you there.

Absolutely beautiful work on that Glock, Renegade. Here's a digital piece I worked on for a month or more. The gun and hand are entirely vector art (created with a photograph of my Classic Army SCAR as a reference), and the background is an altered photograph. It'll eventually be printed on a 40" by 36" canvas. The image is actually a ridiculously high resolution, so there's a lot more detail than can be seen here.

It looks like a giraffe. Strangely enough, I like it.