How to draw... "It's a Great Time Out!" with Tony.psd

by Tony.psd on Nov 13, 2007 11:32 PM PST in Golden State of Design

If you don't know... now you know! I'm an Adobe Illustrator Junkie and yes, it's all done with the Pen Tool.

Where to begin and what can I say... I was in the mood to draw our wonderful friends at the Oracle Arena that make Warrior games an extra bit more entertaining. "It's a great time out!" at our Roaracle Arena and it's only right that I show some love back at the GTO entertainment crew- Franco Finn, (the Warriors Hype Man), Alexis from the Warrior Girls, and our man Thunder! Plus we got Baron in the cuts! Each game, these individuals bring an extra bit of excitement into each intermission whether it's a game show contest, a dance routine or just getting the crowd pumped. I took a time out from drawing our squad and decided to throw down a great time out of my own and make a sign for these wonderful people (check me out Wednesday!) that make every night at the Arena... A GREAT TIME OUT!"

From Left to right: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike... ooooppps that's New Edition!
We got Franco Finn, Thunder, Alexis and Boom Dizzle in the house!

Drawing the GTOe crew took a lot of thought for me. I had never drawn a Warrior Girl before and wanted to make sure I did it right. I actually found myself struggling to render Franco's microphone too. Thunder was actually the most interesting one to draw. I kept referring to the Preview mode (Apple + Y for Mac Users or Ctrl + Y for PC as seen up top) to make sure some of the lines overlapped. I wanted to make the outline strokes came off clean and consistent, especially on Alexis. I've always thought drawing women was good practice in getting your outlines and curves looking smooth when using the pen tool. Male figures are usually more bulky and blocky, but when you draw a female the curves are somewhat round from top to bottom. Shade tones were also an issue because I didn't want to give off too much shadow. Overall, the concept was well worth a sign design. Check me out on Wednesday vs. Detroit with the "It's a Great Timeout!" sign.

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You're not only talented,

you're prolific and seemingly tireless. Keep it up, Tony!

by Jeremy Belvins on Nov 14, 2007 12:11 AM PST reply actions

wow

very cool work. That preview mode is dope. I'll be lookin for you tomorrow night. GSOM Has Got Talent!!

by JimBarnett2KevinGarnett on Nov 14, 2007 12:38 AM PST reply actions

Thanks,

I'm still bringin' the Altered Beast and Half man sign to this game... lower level gives me an oppurtunity to post it and hopefully get it on TV inlike last week where I repped it heavy up top. They're fun signs and everytime BD and Azubuike go crazy I wanna get that sign up.

I wanted to take a Time out (lol) from drawin' the players and do up a little somethin for the other components of the entertainment- I've met all of them in some occasion (esp at events) and each are very outgoing peeps full of spirit. (That's there job) Hopefully Thunder comes through with a Pizza Box! (I will share!)

Shoot- 1 of these days I hope someone makes a sign of me! (lol, jk)

by Tony.psd on Nov 14, 2007 8:07 AM PST up reply actions

still goin'

strong! really, really cool stuff :)

"Hey, i'm a warrior fan so i'm naturally pessimistic." - Kenntoe

by Anomaly on Nov 14, 2007 6:12 AM PST reply actions

sick art!!

are you a graphic designer? My animation teacher was a graphic designer and he taught us how to use Illustrator. But I can't compare my work against yours because all I do is save images from the internet and then trace them in Illustrator.

by 408dub on Nov 14, 2007 3:21 PM PST reply actions