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MAKING THE POLYGONS

CREATE THE POLYGONS AND GET COLOURING

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BALANCE THE POLYGONS

Start with the small parts, finish them and than move on to the

big parts. This way you can connect the parts together and keep a

variety of sizes. There should be a contrast in sizes, from extra-small

polygons like in the eyes to big polygons in the cheeks, forehead and

clothing. This makes the artwork far more interesting and diverse.

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CONVERT TO LIVE PAINT

Congratulations! You finished the grid! The hard part is behind you. Now select the

entire grid (watch that you are not selecting the background too) and go to Object>Live

Paint>Make. Now you can colour the grid with the Live Paint Bucket. In Photoshop, you can

create a Smart Object.

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START THE COLOURING PROCESS

Zoom into the eye, sample the colour from the photo with the Eyedropper tool (I) and then colour the polygon with the Live Paint Bucket tool (K). In Photoshop,

simply use the Paint Bucket.. You should be jumping back and forth between the (I) key and the (K) key, sampling and colouring, one polygon at a time. DO NOT click

the Bucket when the cursor is on the stroke – it will colour the whole illustration. This happens sometimes, and if it does, just Cmd/Ctrl+Z and move on. Use the

Spacebar to move around. Once you let go, it will go back to the previous tool. You can toggle the background layer to see the progress that you’ve made.

DIGITAL PAINTING