Illustrator head-scratcher…

[Serge Hamad]

Hi,

[tim huggins] “I know Illustrator quite well. Is there a problem with ProAnimator and gradients?”

Yep! You can’t use gradients for Invigorator or ProAnimator.

Use texture or reflection maps to recreate the look.

In case you are simply giving some depth to your entire logo you could transform your artwork to a Jpeg or Tga file and map it to the front face of your object.

Just make sure you crop your artwork properly like in this example:
https://www.nyc-visual.com/CBL_2.jpg

Salut,
Serge

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[Nguyencat Le]

Hi,

I believe gradients won’t work, I had to work with a logo similar to this in complexity before. And the one you got is high up there in head scratching category as far as breaking it down in layers so ProAnimator will see it properly…

For the gradient part, pick 1 color for the shape and then let the lighting system do its magic, or create a gradient texture that will you have to apply to the shape.

The ribbon of fantasy football… well I don’t know how to do that… I’d be interested to know how you will solve it.

Good luck,
NguyenCat Le

[Tim Huggins]

wow! How nice to have 2 very speedy responses!

I will remove the gradients and continue onward. Thanks so much for the feedback. (yeah… the “banner” is going to be tricky. I’ll prolly make that a completely different element using Trapcode 3D Stroke’s “bend” feature).

I’m looking forward to when I know enough to tackle some questions in this forum 🙂

cheers,
tim

[Serge Hamad]

Hi NguyenCat Le,

Here is how you could create the ribbon:

-Trace the ribbon using the pentool.
-Select the path then go to Object>Path>Outline Stroke.
-You should have now a closed path with fill and no stroke.
-knowing that Invigorator/ProAnimator starts mapping objects at the bottom left you would need to rotate your artwork so the mapping starts at the left or right tip of your ribbon. (See provided artwork)
https://www.nyc-visual.com/CBL_Logo.zip

Now all you need to do is open the ai file in Invigorator, alter the depth of your object to taste and chose a wide angle camera to increase the deformation of your ribbon. The right lighting would also accentuate the look.

Salut,
Serge

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[Tim Huggins]

Hey Serge,

Thanks for creating the banner? How much is your hourly? 😉

That was a great way to get me up and running (it’s so helpful to be able to reverse-engineer stuff).

I’m off and running now. I got everything else pretty much happening except for the helmets… Tricky little guys.

The rest of it is going swimmingly. It’s going to be a lot of fun to animate: https://www.timhuggins.com/zax/progress.jpg

thanks again for your help!
tim

[Nguyencat Le]

Merci Serge!

[Tim Huggins]

hey, thanks again, you guys.

I really appreciate the help you gave me.

Here’s the first rev:

https://www.timhuggins.com/zax/CBL_compressed.mov (2.1 meg).

tim