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Master the Basics of Adobe Illustrator to Create Awesome Illustrations

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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Master the Basics of Adobe Illustrator to Create Awesome Illustrations

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About Master the Basics of Adobe Illustrator to Create Awesome Illustrations

Introduction

Setting up Illustrator and Using Blob Brush

Sketching

Coloring

Shadow and Light

Learn How to Use the Pen Tool

Tracing Your sketch

Cleaning Up - Divide and Unite Shapes

Basic Coloring

Using Gradients

Adding Detail (Speedup)

Adding Detail Part 2 (Speedup) (with Commentary)

Using the Blend Tool & Masks

Using Curves and Adding texture (Photoshop)

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What You Will Learn?

  • In my 7 years as an illustrator I always get the same question. “How do you do it, is this all done in Adobe Illustrator?” And the answer is yes, but I only use the most basic common tools in Adobe Illustrator to create my work. You can do it too!.
  • In this Skillshare class, I am going to show you how I do it and how you can create awesome, realistic illustrations by using a few basic tools and simple techniques in Adobe Illustrator. These lessons are perfect for beginners, but are also interesting for more experienced illustrators as I will be giving my personal twist on how I use these tools and share tips and tricks that will speed up your work..
  • What You'll Learn.
  • What You'll Do.
  • You will create a final illustration piece using basic tools in Adobe Illustrator, exploring all capabilities of the blob brush. You will go from rough sketch to shapes to final rendering with efficiency and ease. You will follow along as I create a retro-inspired movie poster, capturing each step in the concepting and illustrating process..
  • ___________________Looking for more inspiration? Head here to discover more classes on Adobe Illustrator..