Watch Illustration

[Matt No.1654752]

Technical rendering of a wristwatch done in illustrator... can I get some suggestions and a critique?? Thanks guys.

[Anonymous No.1654770]

>>1654752
shit's flat, like flatter than your so called girlfriend's chest, Matt.

[Straw Boss !4tEHLoLZ3M No.1654778]

There's hardly ever a complication at the 12 o' clock. it should be at 6.
you have a gap in the case on the left side but now crown.
You don't have any buttons to set the date
the month indicator doesn't sweep, it moves one whole place once per month. even if it did, it wouldn't make sense for it to be in between months since it shows it being the 1st of the month.

[Matt No.1654783]

>>1654778
What do you mean by complication at the 12?
I also forgot to mention there was a few touches left that I knew had to be taken care of... the ope gap with no crown being one of them along with the addition of the date button.
Regarding the month indicator... I never would of noticed that... I will make these changes for tomorrow, thanks Straw Boss!

[Matt No.1654785]

>>1654770
Damn that's too bad... I prefer the smaller breasted women... but a little more of a pop wouldn't hurt I suppose. This was without manually adjusting the gradients or even attempting highlights yet but thanks though.

[Straw Boss !4tEHLoLZ3M No.1654786]

>>1654783
no problem, I dig watches. Here's what I'm talking about with the complication: If a watch has three complications like yours does they are usually put at the 3, 6 and 9 o' clock positions like pic related. there's no reason it can't be done the way you have it, it just usually isn't.

[Matt No.1654862]

Made suggested changes.... still aware the empty gap needs to be removed as well as a button added...... hows it looking now?

[Straw Boss !4tEHLoLZ3M No.1654876]

>>1654862
That's better although "water 165 resist" doesn't really make sense. I'd just stick with saying 165 feet or 165 meters or 165 atm.
Also I would literally kill myself befor wearing an armitron.

I don't know much about illustrator but I think the reason it looks flat is because all of your shading is side-to-side, I think it would ad depth if your shading followed the contours of the object i.e in a circle around the bezel etc.

[Matt No.1655610]

Here is the final that I will be submitting tomorrow.
Thanks again my random watch dude! I pretty much gave up with highlights and trying to make her pop more... apparently we don't touch on gradient meshes and more advanced tools in illustrator till next year.

[Anonymous No.1658309]

>>1654752
10:10 ;)