Viceroy
& the Tiger Lily
This began as a photograph of a tiger lily from my back
yard. I used the photo crosshatching filter in Illustrator 9 to create
a vector drawn texture for the values in the image. I then combined
the vector crosshatching with a diagonal gradient blend in multiply mode.
I then used the resulting black & white vector illustration (along with some
more mask elements for faded edges) as a transparency mask for the original
photograph. I then drew the butterfly and frame on separate layers.
I targeted the butterfly group and applied a drop shadow to it, then
repeated for the frame. |

Lamp Post
This image uses the photo crosshatching plug-in
filter that was introduced in Adobe Illustrator 8. I then was able to
combine the vector cross hatching with the original raster image using
Illustrator 9's transparency masks.
This image is also displayed in the Illustrator
8 & 9 WOW books. |
Crossing
the Water
This image also uses the Illustrator photo crosshatching plug-in
filter. I then exported the Illustrator layers to Photoshop and
combined the cross-hatching results with the original photo using blending
modes. The artwork was featured in the March 2004 issue of
SBS Digital
Design magazine.
|
 Starry
Starry Night
This is my vector illustration version of that painting that
inspired Don McLean's "Vincent" song. This was done in Adobe Illustrator
7. |
 Space
X3
This is one of my cool designs that I made while studying
color. The little ribbons there are supposed to look like they're going through the
rings. |
© Adam Z Lein, 1999 All artwork property of Adam Lein, unless
otherwise noted.