Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

Drawing the Basic Elements 2

A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti , Illustrator

Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined April 2020
100% positive reviews (306)
4,942 students
Audio: English, Spanish
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

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...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


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

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (306)
  • 4942 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 / Studio Posti
A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti

Teacher Plus
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.


  • 100% positive reviews (306)
  • 4,942 students
  • 22 lessons (4h 35m)
  • 21 additional resources (8 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English, Spanish
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

Category
Areas
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 (306)
  • 4,942 students