Professional Illustration Techniques: From Sketches to Vectors

The sketch: what stays and what goes

A course by Profe , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2015
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954 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: The sketch: what stays and what goes

Overview

“You already have several sketch options, but what will you do with all of that? You will learn how to get to your drawing prior to digitizing, in addition, I will give you some tips to choose the elements that really add to your illustration and therefore should stay. ”

In this video lesson Profe addresses the topic: The sketch: what stays and what goes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Illustration Techniques: From Sketches to Vectors. Learn to maximize the potential of your projects by transforming your drafts into professional vector illustrations.

Partial transcription of the video

“The sketch: what stays and what goes Since we selected a draft, we're going to stick with that and we will work on the sketch. In the sketch we are going to discard what is not going to work and we will keep what will work in the illustration. Let's start with a red pencil. It can be a normal pencil. The important thing is that it can be a little dim to distinguish between lines and if some overlap, nothing happens, you can continue distinguishing them. I'm going to start by marking the direction intent of my illustration. In my illustration or in my draft I wanted to make a kind of diagona...”

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Course summary for: Professional Illustration Techniques: From Sketches to Vectors

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (50)
  • 954 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 8m)
  • 10 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

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Alfredo Rios, better known as El Profe, is a designer and illustrator with more than ten years' experience. He has participated in a variety of illustration projects in varying degrees of complexity, from geometric illustrations with basic figures, to more complex composition and graphic illustrations.

He is currently an illustrator at Pictoline, where he has learned how to produce complete, high-quality illustrations in very little time. This process has taught him how to optimize basic tools while always pursuing the best results.

In 2020, he teamed up with Maga Rey and cofounded "Wild Fontana," a brand where they experiment with illustration and its application on textiles to create decorative pieces for the home.


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Professional Illustration Techniques: From Sketches to Vectors

A course by Profe
Designer and Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2015
  • 98% positive reviews (50)
  • 954 students