Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

Overview

“In this lesson, we will create gradients and apply them along with shadows and highlights.”

In this video lesson Pietari Posti / Studio Posti addresses the topic: Applying Gradients, Shadows, and Highlights 1, 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

“Applying Gradients, Shadows and Highlights In this lesson, I will show you how to create gradients and how to apply them to our artwork. Also, I will show you how to add highlights and shadows to add some depth to our piece. So on this phase, it's good to have your references available so that you can see how the gradients and the tones behave in real life. I'll use my references of the tiger for the gradients and for a more accurate coloring. We can start by deleting the sketch layer as we won't need it anymore. I'll start by adding shadows to the girl. What we can do actually is to copy-p...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 4942 students
• 4 units
• 22 lessons (4h 35m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration