Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition
Drawing the Basic Elements 2
A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti , Illustrator
Joined April 2020
About the video: Drawing the Basic Elements 2
Overview
“Let's delve into how to draw the main elements on their own layers. ”
In this video lesson Pietari Posti / Studio Posti addresses the topic: Drawing the Basic Elements 2, 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
“Drawing the Basic Elements Let's make it a little bit bigger, the brush part. It's more curving too. And the hand has moved a little bit, so let's bring it up again. OK, we have the girl traced now, We can trace the paint bucket next to the girl on the same layer as well because it's a small secondary element. It doesn't matter. So I'll use the Ellipse Tool again, and Option + click to copy it below to make the shape of the bucket. Pick another color, pink. Take the Pen Tool and trace the corners. And then what I do is to select the lower part on the body, and joining them together, so I'll...”
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Course summary for: Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition
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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
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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