Vector Art: Reflecting Your Style with Illustrator
Volume Techniques and Half-Tones
A course by Daniele Caruso , Illustrator
About the video: Volume Techniques and Half-Tones
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to show you some different techniques for creating volume along with some examples of the different looks these methods can achieve. We will go through a basic method and then take a look at adding gradients and from there how to create half-tone patterns. ”
In this video lesson Daniele Caruso addresses the topic: Volume Techniques and Half-Tones, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Art: Reflecting Your Style with Illustrator. Perfect your use of color, shading, and lighting to create unique vector graphics.
Partial transcription of the video
“Volume Techniques and Half-Tones In this lesson, we'll see different volume techniques and all the aesthetics this can achieve. Let's take a look. This time, we'll learn how to shade. So, it's a bit more focused on the fill aspect, this part. Let's go with the basic gradients that Illustrator provides. But first, actually, let's make a new layer. I'm going to lock this one. To make a layer underneath, I'll click on that one, add. Now everything should be underneath. Okay, perfect. Let's delete that. So, shading. You'll apply the same principles as in the previous lesson. This time, however,...”
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Course summary for: Vector Art: Reflecting Your Style with Illustrator
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Daniele Caruso
A course by Daniele Caruso
Daniele Caruso is a freelance illustrator and brand developer from the UK, who specializes in creating logos and mascots for brands. His clients range from rock bands such as Slipknot to YouTubers like Snipzy, and record labels such as TGDS Records.
He currently works for snowsports and motorbike brand Ruroc, creating original illustrations for their line of products. He also does freelance illustration work for skateboard brands and creates fierce animal logos for Esports brands.
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