Vector Illustration: Create a Poster for an Event
Background and Characters 4
A course by Andrea "Criki" Parisi , Digital illustrator
Joined June 2021
About the video: Background and Characters 4
Overview
“In this lesson I will continue to work in vector mode on the characters.”
In this video lesson Andrea "Criki" Parisi addresses the topic: Background and Characters 4, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Illustration: Create a Poster for an Event. Learn to create a layout in Photoshop and work with vectors in Illustrator to create a concert poster inspired by the '50s rock aesthetic.
Partial transcription of the video
“Background and characters In this case, we worked to the reconstruction of the singer's body silhouette. Then we will go to work with clipping masks to take out the individual portions, in this case the vest, trousers, belt and shoes. The rest will be an addition of items and so now let's move on. We bring the silhouette up and we'll use Make a Clipping Mask. We will still go to the mask to give our line art. As you can see, we have pulled out some shapes resulting from a single shape, namely that of the clipping mask. We will do the same for shoes. At this point we are going to finish, ins...”
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Course summary for: Vector Illustration: Create a Poster for an Event
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Poster Design, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Andrea "Criki" Parisi
A course by Andrea "Criki" Parisi
Andrea "Criki" Parisi is a digital illustrator who wears many hats, also working as a comic artist, character designer, and vector artist. After graduating from the Scuola Romana dei Fumetti, he began his career at an advertising agency, where he specialized in vector illustration.
Over the course of his career, he's collaborated on a wide variety of projects including comics, picture books, video games, and board games, and has worked with big-name clients like Marvel, Panini, Barilla, Mondadori, Playstation, and Nintendo.
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