Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition
Drawing the Basic Elements 3
A course by Pietari Posti / Studio Posti , Illustrator
Joined April 2020
About the video: Drawing the Basic Elements 3
Overview
“Now that we have the 3 main elements created we can add the background. We are going to add the wall, sidewalk, and road, these are easy to do as they are just square blocks of color. ”
In this video lesson Pietari Posti / Studio Posti addresses the topic: Drawing the Basic Elements 3, 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
“So next we're going to add some more details on the tiger and the girl. We're going to add tiger stripes. the face. And girls' clothing. What I will do is to Make visible the sketch layer again. Then go to the wall. and try to shape out these diagonal areas that we sketched out previously. Let's go to swatches. Then I pick another color again. this point we could actually pick like the kind of a paper color. I like this kind of a broken white. I don't like pure white, it's just too rough. I'll pick this kind of a natural white. Draw on the ball layer. And then just Try to. Follow these line...”
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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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