Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

The Basics of Color

A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti , Illustrator

Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined April 2020

Learn how to create impactful vector illustrations with balanced compositions and limited colors in Adobe Illustrator

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About the video: The Basics of Color

Overview

“In this lesson, we will talk about the basics of color theory, and how to combine colors to work with each other. ”

In this video lesson Pietari Posti / Studio Posti addresses the topic: The Basics of Color, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition. Learn how to create impactful vector illustrations with balanced compositions and limited colors in Adobe Illustrator.

Partial transcription of the video

“The Basics of Color So in this lesson, we will be talking about the basics of color and how you can combine colors in your own artwork. Colors for me always come after the composition. If you remember in the previous lesson, I made an analogy of composition being the rhythm or the melody of the song. Then you could think colors being the lyrics of a song. Even if you would have great lyrics, and a bad rhythm, then your song would be ruined. Rarely I would have a color palette ready before the composition. Maybe an exception would be a commercial project where the client gives you a corporat...”

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Course summary for: Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (298)
  • 4716 students
  • 4 units
  • 22 lessons (4h 35m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Pietari Posti / Studio Posti

Pietari Posti is a Finnish-born illustrator based in Barcelona. After studying graphic design in Finland, he founded Studio Posti, a creative studio specializing in design and illustration.

Recognized for his use of bold shapes, sharp contrast, and expressive style, Pietari’s work in advertising, editorials, and publishing has attracted a diverse range of clients including Apple, Nespresso, Random House, Starbucks, Monocle, The New York Times, The Guardian, and more.

In 2013, Pietari won the Victor & Albert Museum Best Book Cover Illustration Award for Arthur Ransome’s Swallows & Amazons.


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Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition. Illustration course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti

Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti
Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined April 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (298)
  • 4716 students