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Sketch Book to Surface Pattern Graphic Design: Vectorize & Make a Pattern with Adobe Illustrator

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

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About Sketch Book to Surface Pattern Graphic Design: Vectorize & Make a Pattern with Adobe Illustrator

Learn to Vectorize, Colorize and 'Patternize' your Hand Drawn Sketches

How to Find the Exercise files and Keyboard Shortcuts

Drawing the insects Tips and Ideas

Get Your Drawings into Digital Format by Scanning

Using your Phone to get Drawings into Digital Format and Editing in Photoshop

Setting up your Illustrator Workspace

Extra Settings Toolbar and Zoom

Vectorizing your Artwork with Image Trace

Using Illustrator Tools to Clean Up Your Artwork

Finding and Customizing Color Schemes

Using the Live Paint Bucket Tool to Colorize the Vector Designs

Troubleshooting a Live Paint Problem

Making and Modifying Your Pattern (for Illustrator CC and Newer)

Modifying Your Design and Pattern so it Shows Well on a Dark Background

Making and Modifying Your Pattern (for Illustrator CS6 and older)

Troubleshooting and fixing a problem in the pattern

Adding a dark background version CS6 and older

Scaling Your Pattern

Setting Up a File via Printing Specs and Exporting

Create files for use on the web

Create Your Project

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What You Will Learn?

  • Want to create beautiful surface pattern designs starting with doodles and sketches from your sketchbook? Learn how with this class that incorporates both Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (and your sketches, of course)!.
  • Hello graphic designers, artists, and creatives! Join me as I share my Illustrator design process from simple sketches and doodles to a beautiful surface pattern design. You’ll learn how to:.
  • • Set up your workspace and move around your artboard quickly and easily• Scan or photograph your work with tips for the best results• Introduce color from an existing color palette, and edit the colors to work for your designs• Incorporate keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow.
  • By the end of the class, you’ll know how to navigate Illustrator and take advantage of its powerful features so you can create your own surface pattern projects..
  • Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries..