This is the first time i'm using Adobe Illustrator as a place to tracing a photo and editing. I usually using Adobe Illustrator to make a card or a design for invitation. This photo was make by Adobe Illustrator CS4 it's called WPAP something like pop art. i know i'm bad with coloring but i tr my best to make a shadow and a shading for nose and neck. and this is a photo before i make a WPAP. and of course i will show you the tutorial too.
I didn't make it too detail because i want it to looked like a real pop art, but yeah i know the colour around my face its kinda teribble. okay to make a WPAP you need a photo with a good lighting and good quality to see the complexion in your face especially in your eyes. okay i will show the step how to make WPAP :
1. make sure that your area work with this weight and height. and than drag your photo.
2. After that, first thing that i do is zoom my face close up too see a detail. and i did a difficult one is Eyes. i'm make sure that i zoom it till i can see my eyes for full. Make a rectangle in your eyes too make your eyes look have a sight -> after that using Pen Tool too make a dark side in your eyes and around eyes include ball eyes. -> make your eyes real. just using black colour and white.
3. After your done with your eyes. do a pop art in our nose to make you easier make a mouth. this is the hard thing for me because choosing a color too look it shaded.
4. Done with nose the next step is make your mouth. and i make my mouth in a real color. because i want to see my mouth is real. in every step i just using Pen Tool without convert anchor point. this is WPAP geometri.
Make your mouth a little brighter than other part to make it perfect. dont forget too make a side white shadow an the right or left side depends on the where the lighting goes.
5. After that, do all your face with a diffeent color but dont forget where is the shadow and where is the light. you must look it too make a balance. and make a proportional. Next, complete it with your cloth. do a detail things in your cloth too make it look good. i thinkWpap is the easy than vector.
6. After done with your cloth go through into a jeweler or anything, its optional.. because i'm wearing a glasses i need to make it like its real. it's simple and have a same way to do. i'm using pen tool as weel to make a frame and lens for my glasses.