In my previous article, we saw some of the most awesome Illustrator tutorials ever made on the web. If you noticed, there were some really vector portraits as well. These vector portraits are nothing but the vector illustration of a reference photograph created using Illustrator, Inkscape or similar vector graphics tools. What makes them so amazing is the attention to detail given to each stroke in the illustration. This type of vector art requires tonnes of patience and hours of careful work.

Having a unique design is a must to get your visitor’s attention. Vector characters can establish a memorable image of your site in the reader’s mind which stands through the toughest of times.. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop are a few of the great tools used for creating such a sketchy or hand-drawn feel. As i said, these character illustrations require a lot of skills, time, patience and apart from that, it also requires great understanding of human anatomy. Enormous amount of time goes into drawing the details like hair, face, body posture and facial expressions to to bring the characters to life. One must also look into the details of lighting, shadows and illumination.

In this article, I have showcased some of the best and most inspiring character illustrations. Click on the images to visit the source and learn more about them.

1) Session

2) Just Girl

3) Vector Kid

4) Memoriam of a Geisha

5) Cristopher Walken – The Deer Hunter

6) Smile of UK

7) Stare

8) Timbaland

9) Columbina

10) Natalie Soares

11) Noir

12) Punishment

13) Motoqueira

14) Maryln

15) Laura Ramsey

16) Dijean Neo

17) Vector Work

18) Prince of Persia

19) Coca Cola

20) The Pain of Love

21) Experimental Illustration

22) Vica Vectorise

23) X-Mas

24) In the Cheese Factory

25) Retro Illustration

26) Weilich

27) Luvgaz – Case Study(amazing)

28) Taboo

29) Let’s Dance

30) Valentina

31) Dreams

32) Vexel – These are not exactly vectors, but are rasterised character illustrations. I shall be writing more on how to create such awesome vexels and some really good information behind what it actually is, in my next article :)

33) Child

34) Christian Bale

35) Back to vectors again – Character design

36) Self Portrait – Number something

37) Self Portrait II

38) A loophole in my dreaming

39) Vector portrait

40) Yet another self portrait

41) Lisa Roe

42) About the Past Vector

Well, thats about it. I have also given some awesome links to various articles related to Vector Characters. Do check them out:

1) Creating Vector characters in Illustrator

2) 30 Must see character illustration tutorials

3) 40+ vector character illustrator and Photohop tutorials

4) 35 Fantastic vector illustrations that tell a story

5) Create a Vector Portrait

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