Dynamic Vector Illustration: Keys to Color and Composition

Overview

“Let's expand on how to create gradients and how to apply them to our artwork.”

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

“Applying Gradients, Shadows and Highlights For reference for the gradients, we could use some reference photos of the tiger. So let's go to Place, to our reference photos folder. Some highlights and close ups of the tiger could be useful. Let's take those two. So, in this close up, we can see that there are some white highlights. Kind of like around the eyes and the mouth. I'll start with the nose. Let's take the Pen Tool and our dark gradient. Let's select it. Then what you have to do is press G to control the gradient. So, G... and then you have to click and drag the direction you want th...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 22 lessons (4h 35m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration