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Designs Dissected: Gradient Studies | Advanced Graphic Effects in Adobe Illustrator

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About Designs Dissected: Gradient Studies | Advanced Graphic Effects in Adobe Illustrator

Introduction & Class Overview

Custom Colourful Fading-Out Effects

Translucency & Dimension Using Blur

Dimensional Elements Using Stroke Gradients

Organic Colouring by Layering & Blending

Playful Colouring & 3D Look

Final Thoughts & Conclusion

What You Will Learn?

  • Get an insight into how I create my gradient designs & learn how to smartly combine familiar tools in Adobe Illustrator to create exciting complex illustrations, artworks and designs more efficiently..
  • More often than not even the most complex-looking gradient-based designs made in Illustrator are quite easy to create, and you can get impressive results by using a clever combination of Illustrator’s basic tools and looking beyond their obvious functionality..
  • I am Evgeniya Righini-Brand, a graphic designer at Attitude Creative and a gradient fanatic. I teach a popular Skillshare class on Mastering Gradients in Illustrator, and I have an ongoing Gradient Studies series, which is my personal pursuit exploring different techniques for creating vector gradient-based designs by exploiting the full potential of Illustrator’s tools..
  • I am often asked how I have created certain pieces in my Gradient Studies series, and in this class I am excited to dissect for you a selection of designs which feature some of my favourite tricks and techniques, and share a few tips and ideas for how you can use a combination of Illustrator’s tools in your future projects to create some exciting works easier and faster..
  • This class is designed for intermediate and advanced Adobe Illustrator users who know their way around the program well and are proficient users of Illustrator’s core tools and functionality, including:.
  • Whether you are an illustrator, graphic artist or designer who needs to quickly visualise concepts to pitch ideas to clients or an in-house team, or create final works for print or digital use, I hope this class will spark some new visual ideas and help you create eye-catching designs more efficiently..
  • If you’d like to see me dissect any other of my gradient designs, all of which you can find in the projects on my Behance profile, please leave a comment with the design name and number on the Discussions board for this class, and I’ll be sure to consider it when making future classes..
  • Check our my complete Gradient Studies projects on Behance:.