Hey,

 

Basically ive been learning illustrator latley of the past few days and finally managed to actually do something.

 

Ive gone for drawing a cartoon character, Sonic, based on this picture

 

 

And ive come out with this

 

 

I know its a pretty identical copy, but hell I learnt alot about how the pen tool works and the shades etc. Ive not bothered adding shadow, may do that another time.

 

But yeah, for a first attempt I dont think its too shoddy

That's great :)but why didn't you draw his shadow?

Not bad.

 

There is a small inconsistency on the vector drawing: Sonic's right hand grows from his chest:

 

I will get around to the shadow, I just put it on before I went bed

 

Haha, oh yeah, I will sort that! Thanks

Look forward to your redesign That must be very nice. I love this game character so much!

There are also a couple of little discrepancies around the glove (look closely ), but, for your first venture into Illustrator, it ain't half bad!

For a first attempt at vector this is really good

 

The line work does need a little work to help make areas a little more fluid, and as has been said some shadows and a bit more detail in the colouring could really make sonic stand off the page and be less flat.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops

There are also a couple of little discrepancies around the glove (look closely ), but, for your first venture into Illustrator, it ain't half bad!

 

Woah pretty sweet!!

Good first time vector! Now try have a play around with the gradient mesh, you will be able to achieve a good 3d effect.

 

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/icon-design/create-a-yummy-ice-cream-icon-with-mesh-objects-and-blends/

If you want some illustrator inspiration check out Cristiano Siqueira