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Title: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on February 04, 2010, 15:26:15: Last weekend we had Tricornejock visiting
He gave me some basic lessons to draw in Illustrator

Here some results

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/tricorneJock%202.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/olifant%20bis.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/gazelle.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/flamingo.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/fee%2001kopie.jpg)

Some more pictures (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pictures%20to%20colour.htm)
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Post by: Gepetto on February 05, 2010, 00:21:44: Those are very nice, thank you macgayver! :wave:
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Post by: Tiermann on February 05, 2010, 00:29:54: Those look great!
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Post by: Richard on February 05, 2010, 03:36:19: WONDERFUL !!! ... :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Post by: Rasputin on February 05, 2010, 16:42:06: Hi Mac Gayver

Those are really good looking drawings. Did you draw them free hand on the computer or do you scan some other image from a coloring book or something? I really like these and will use them for the kids. If you get or make more please if it is not too much trouble share them with all of us here.

Thank you for the art
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on February 05, 2010, 19:18:19: Thank you

The main principal is , I take a picture from a figure and import that picture in Illustrator

Then everything is drawn by hand using the foto as example

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/Hugo%20von%20Bieber.jpg)

This biker for example took me approx 4 hours to draw him
I'm learning by doing

The general idea behind all these drawings is to make our own T-shirts
JPEG format gives bad quality , Illustrator makes a vectorgraphic
This means you can enlarge your picture as big as you want

Last year TricorneJock made our avatars
Past weekend he learned me how to handle Illustrator

I'm practicing eversince ;)

Yes , I can make some more drawings, what do you like me to draw for the boys
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Post by: Richard on February 05, 2010, 19:22:19: Your drawings are fantastic, Michael! ... :wow: :wow: :wow:

Are you taking requests? ... ;D

If so, how about a "Mountie" from set 3827? ... :yippee: ...

All the best,
Richard
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Post by: Rasputin on February 05, 2010, 20:28:32: Hi Mac Gayver :wave:

Well they turn out great and now that you explained how you do it I can see from all the details drawn in how it must take 4 hours to do one. I really like these and see a lot of uses for them. I would love to see drawings of all our avatars but that I think is asking way too much. The boys will gladly color anything you make and I will see about getting the colored pictures put on T-shirts (great idea again ) They got for Christmas the Ghost Pirates, Underwater subs & Egyptians themes this year but I was thinking of priming them for the 2010 year presents. I figure the Dragon Land, African & Construction themes will be good ones :wow:

Great work on the graphics

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Post by: playmofire on February 05, 2010, 20:33:42: Great work, Michael, very impressive! :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Post by: Gepetto on February 06, 2010, 00:58:27: Something like these would look great on a coffee cup or mug! They have carts in the malls that can put these images on plates, clocks, whatever. Thank you Michael! :wave:

Gepetto
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Post by: macgayver on February 06, 2010, 10:28:44: Couldn't sleep last night , so.............

For Richard

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/mountieME.jpg)

For Walter's boys

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pupsi.jpg)

Enjoy and have fun
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Post by: Richard on February 06, 2010, 14:17:53: Quote from: macgayver on February 06, 2010, 10:28:44

Couldn't sleep last night , so.............

I'm sorry that you didn't get a good night's sleep, Michael!

Your creations are magnificent !!!

I also love the names that you've chosen for your drawings:

mountieME ... :love:
and
"Pupsi" for the Dragon ... ;D

Thank you so very much and I hope that you sleep better tonight,
Richard
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on February 06, 2010, 15:33:48: you're welcome :)
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Post by: Richard on February 06, 2010, 15:42:31: Quote from: macgayver on February 06, 2010, 15:33:48

you're welcome :)

I hope that you're going to get to take a nap today ... :zz:
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Post by: Rasputin on February 06, 2010, 17:21:43: Hi Mac Gayver

Thank you so much for the great drawings. You certainly spend your time well not sleeping. They turned out perfect :wow:

Thanks again and I will print them out, all of them for the kids
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Post by: Richard on February 06, 2010, 17:44:58: Quote from: Rasputin on February 06, 2010, 17:21:43

... and I will print them out, all of them for the kids.

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

And, a couple for yourself, Ras? ... ;)

Ras, please post the kid's colored pictures (and yours), so that we can all enjoy them ... :klickygrin:

Thanks,
Richard
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on February 06, 2010, 18:52:43: Quote from: Richard on February 06, 2010, 17:44:58

And, a couple for yourself, Ras? ... ;)

Ras, please post the kid's colored pictures (and yours), so that we can all enjoy them ... :klickygrin:

Thanks,
Richard

yes , I'd like that very much
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: SubaruWolf on February 06, 2010, 23:15:21: Aww, your Playmo linearts are so cool, macgayver! Playmobil should hire you to create a collection of linearts and then they can release a coloring book.

Though I think crayon drawings in coloring books are becoming a lost art. :( Most kids these days have little handheld videogames for long car rides or take-a-long DVD players. I'm glad my childhood happened before the big digital boom took over most of children's activities. :-\
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 03:03:15: Quote from: SubaruWolf on February 06, 2010, 23:15:21

Aww, your Playmo linearts are so cool, macgayver! Playmobil should hire you to create a collection of linearts and then they can release a coloring book.

Though I think crayon drawings in coloring books are becoming a lost art. :(

Maybe we should all break out our Crayola crayons and start coloring ... ;D

Perhaps we could have a non-competitive "contest" ... :klickygrin:

I think that Macgayver would really love to see how we color his drawings.
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: SubaruWolf on February 07, 2010, 03:57:00: Quote from: Richard on February 07, 2010, 03:03:15

Maybe we should all break out our Crayola crayons and start coloring ... ;D

Perhaps we could have a non-competitive "contest" ... :klickygrin:

I think that Macgayver would really love to see how we color his drawings.

That would be an awesome idea. I'll have to print a couple of these out and try my hand at crayon coloring again. ;D
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on March 27, 2010, 10:28:44: and another picture to colour
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Post by: Richard on April 05, 2010, 02:31:45: Quote from: macgayver on March 27, 2010, 10:28:44

and another picture to colour

Wonderful, Michael !!! ... :wow: ... :wow: ... :wow: ... :wow: ... :wow:
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on April 09, 2010, 18:10:45: WOW your pictures are really cool!
I especially love the knight... ;)
Thanks for posting them!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on April 09, 2010, 19:10:00: Happy happy hours with these pictures to colour!!!! Can an adult not be tempted to colour them???? Fantastic Michael!!!!
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Post by: bennain on April 12, 2010, 08:43:15: Great Pics.
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Post by: kaethe on April 16, 2010, 15:09:00: what a wonderful resource. thank you both for your time and for sharing.
kaethe
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Post by: Lindama on April 22, 2010, 11:05:22: I too will be printing them out for the kids to colour in, they will love them!
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Post by: Tricornejock on May 01, 2010, 07:27:30: :D Hi Michael !

it´s really a pleasure to explain you something when I see a result. Your drowings are very beautifull, thanks to share them. You know how and where you can find me again if you need ;)

Have a good day and greetings to Lidya too.

Friendly to everybody here,
TJ
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: macgayver on August 12, 2010, 08:02:09: some more pictures to colour

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/ghostrider1.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/wichtel%20elf%20blau.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/fee%20aus%20EI.jpg)(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/fee%20aus%20EIcolour.jpg)

more pictures to colour (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pictures%20to%20colour.htm)
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: Wolf Knight on August 12, 2010, 08:27:47: Great death-knight ad fairies Michael, thank you!!
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Post by: cheng on August 13, 2010, 00:47:52: hey macgayver, thats a lot of dedicated :love: work youre sharing....very good! I of course look forward to those uniformed klickies like the mounty you did on page 1 :love: if I had a printer for PVC sticky sheets, I'd ask you for a colored version for my toy room walls! ...maybe my wife will be wondering if I'm hinting to have kids again :lol:
thank you for sharing!
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Post by: macgayver on September 28, 2010, 15:41:07: With Nicolaus coming soon

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/Engel.jpg)(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/Engel%20colour.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/nicolaus%20to%20colour.jpg)
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/nicolaus%20colour.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/nicolaus%20&%20paard%20en%20piet%20to%20colour.jpg)
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/nicolaus%20&%20paard%20en%20piet%20colour.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/piet%20to%20colour.jpg)
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pietcolour.jpg)

Enjoy

With special thanks to Erik for providing the pictures
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Post by: Gis on September 28, 2010, 15:52:48: Great work Michael, I'll show you pictures if/when they are coloured by the kids :-)
/me bows!
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on September 28, 2010, 15:59:19: WOW!
Great new holiday photos! ;D
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Post by: Wolf Knight on September 28, 2010, 17:45:12: Great work Michael!! I really looking forward to christmas!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: flatcat on September 28, 2010, 17:47:37: Amazing work, Macgayver! :o

Damo :)
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Post by: Erik on September 28, 2010, 20:12:10: Great job you did,Michael! :)
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Post by: skypurr on September 29, 2010, 11:44:23: Great pictures, thank you Michael.
Your colouring pictures were a great hit at the Kirkbean Exhibition.
Here's one:

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/kIRKBEAN%20PLAYMOBIL%20EXHIBITION/Village%20Hall%20pics/ADVERTISING-1.jpg)

So thank you again!

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Post by: macgayver on September 29, 2010, 12:13:42: Quote from: skypurr on September 29, 2010, 11:44:23
Great pictures, thank you Michael.
Your colouring pictures were a great hit at the Kirkbean Exhibition.
Here's one:

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/kIRKBEAN%20PLAYMOBIL%20EXHIBITION/Village%20Hall%20pics/ADVERTISING-1.jpg)

So thank you again!

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Cool

Thank you for that
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Post by: macgayver on October 05, 2010, 09:44:27: Quote from: cheng on August 13, 2010, 00:47:52
hey macgayver, thats a lot of dedicated :love: work youre sharing....very good! I of course look forward to those uniformed klickies like the mounty you did on page 1 :love: if I had a printer for PVC sticky sheets, I'd ask you for a colored version for my toy room walls! ...maybe my wife will be wondering if I'm hinting to have kids again :lol:
thank you for sharing!

thank you

I promised Richard a Coloured one a while ago ;)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pictures%20to%20colour/mountie.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures to colour Drawn with Illustrator
Post by: playmofirth on November 08, 2010, 23:40:24: Hi McGayver

Would be happy with me using your colouring in pictures at a community Playmobil exhibition I am organising? (See "Knaresborough Playmobil Exhibition" in the Community Events section.

Mark (Playmofirth)
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Post by: cheng on November 09, 2010, 05:49:36: Quote from: macgayver on October 05, 2010, 09:44:27
I promised Richard a Coloured one a while ago ;)
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/pictures%20to%20colour/mountie.jpg)

nice!! nice!!! :)
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Post by: macgayver on November 09, 2010, 09:31:09: Quote from: playmofirth on November 08, 2010, 23:40:24
Hi McGayver

Would be happy with me using your colouring in pictures at a community Playmobil exhibition I am organising? (See "Knaresborough Playmobil Exhibition" in the Community Events section.

Mark (Playmofirth)

Shure

They are ment for that
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Post by: Richard on November 23, 2010, 02:42:24: Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, Michael !!!

Thank you !!!
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Post by: macgayver on December 06, 2010, 16:26:03: one of my favourite figures
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Post by: Richard on December 06, 2010, 16:29:25: WONDERFUL !!!

Michael, your drawings in Illustrator are absolutely beautiful!

Thank you for sharing them.

All the best my friend,
Richard
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Post by: bonniebeth on December 06, 2010, 16:45:17: Oh that's great! I've been printing some of your pictures to color with pencils myself. :-[ (Hey if I buy and play with toys, why not color, too?) I'll have to do this one too.

I would love to get my hands on one of those wrist guards. I wonder if playmobil could be talked into re-releasing that.
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Post by: macgayver on January 12, 2011, 16:29:51: another one

One of my favorite figures

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/Seite%20010%20Araber%2004.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202010/Seite%20010%20Araber%2004%20to%20colour.jpg)
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Post by: bonniebeth on January 12, 2011, 16:42:05: :omg: AWESOME!!! :omg: I love this klicky also! :love:
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Post by: Wolf Knight on January 12, 2011, 17:59:15: Awesome indeed!!! Thanks Michael!!!