Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

Sketching

A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti , Illustrator

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

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About the video: Sketching

Overview

“Planning and drawing thumbnail sketches is one of the most important steps in producing a balanced composition. In this lesson, we will draw a few thumbnail sketches.”

In this video lesson Pietari Posti / Studio Posti addresses the topic: Sketching, 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

“Thumbnails Sketches In this lesson, we will do some thumbnail sketches. Thumbnail sketches are a key to a great composition. They can be just quick scribbles, they don't have to look amazing. Don't be afraid to draw them in any way you want to because you don't have to show them to anyone they are just notes for yourself. I will show you how you can sketch out your idea and also your idea for the final project that we talked about in the first lesson and how to portray your idea in different ways. So you can think sketches as an extension of your brain, but with the help of your hand, they ...”

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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

A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti

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Illustrator

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.