Original Vector Illustration with Adobe Illustrator
Course final project
A course by Raul Aguiar , Illustrator
About the final project for: Original Vector Illustration with Adobe Illustrator
Original Vector Illustration with Adobe Illustrator
“Thanks for accompanying me here! I hope you learned from the process I showed you here in the course. I suggest that with this new knowledge you carry out as a final project an illustration that has your face and style. In addition, it is important that it also has a simple layout, which can even be with a character or object centered on the screen. Develop a simple illustration and pay close attention to the finish, be very careful with the curves and straight lines of the vectors. You can also create using new rules, don't limit yourself to what I taught here in the course and let your creativity carry you forward! This is a walkthrough (just a process suggestion): 1- Create a small sketch, reference, or thumbnail. 2- Enlarge the idea in Photoshop or on A4 paper using thicker markers. 3- Better define this sketch on a layer above in Photoshop or on a parchment paper over the previous A4, using a thinner pen. 4- Save in .jpg, either by scanning, photographing or simply saving the created sketch. 5- Open the .jpg in Adobe Illustrator and reduce the opacity of the sketch layer to 20%. 6- Create a layer on top, put it in "Multiply" mode and start covering the design with black line and white fill. 7- Vectorize the design using the rules you defined previously. 8- Arrange the order of shapes and layers. 9- Define colors. 10- Make the final adjustments and export to .jpg. Illustration (black lines only)



Partial transcription of the video
“Final project Then we come to the end of the course. I hope you learned a lot from me and get inspired to develop your own creative process and develop your own vector illustrations. In unit one, you got to know my trajectory and the main references of my work. In unit two, you got to know the main Illustrator tools for the illustration process and learned how to create silhouettes simply and apply colors and gradients in a more mathematical way. In unit three, I showed you how I usually create sketches for my illustrations, using analog materials such as pen and paper. I also commented on ...”
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Course summary for: Original Vector Illustration with Adobe Illustrator
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Raul Aguiar
A course by Raul Aguiar
Raul Aguiar specializes in vector illustration and has spent over a decade transforming information into spirited and colorful images for magazines, books, apps, and games.
His remarkably playful and nostalgic aesthetic has attracted the attention of both national and international clients like Facebook and WhatsApp; magazines such as Fast Company (USA), Usbek & Rica (France), Superinteressante (Brazil), Exame (Brazil), and Carta Capital (Brazil); and the Folha do São Paulo newspaper.
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