Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

Adding Texture with Brushes

A course by Erikas Chesonis , Graphic Designer and Illustrator

100% positive reviews (85)

2,648 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Adding Texture with Brushes

Overview

“Using "Clipping Masks" and vector brushes, I will explain how to add texture to your piece to bring an element of dimension, detail, and a bit of grungey intrigue.”

In this video lesson Erikas Chesonis addresses the topic: Adding Texture with Brushes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions. Create simple vector graphics and transform them into cohesive compositions that reflect your artistic style by exploring typeface, color, and texture.

Partial transcription of the video

“Adding Texture with Brushes Now that our illustrations are looking a bit more filled in with color, in this step I'll go over how I use vector brushes and clipping masks to add some texture and grunge to my pieces to keep them a little bit more organic and less digital. Let's roughen them up. Now that our illustrations are colored in, they're starting to look a bit more finalized. If you're happy with how they're looking, you can totally skip this step, but I like to add some texture to my pieces using brushes, and that gives it a bit more of a grungy, hand-drawn feel rather than this flat ...”

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Course summary for: Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (85)
2648 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 45m)
7 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration

Erikas Chesonis

A course by Erikas Chesonis

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Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Erikas Chesonis is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Austin, Texas. He’s been drawing his whole life, and started creating sports logos and uniforms in early high school while learning to use Photoshop. He later went on to study marketing and communications with a minor in information design. Alongside his studies, he continued to learn through online tutorials while creating artwork for friends, as well as event posters that were displayed on campus. After graduating, Erikas began working at different agencies on branding, web design, and presentations.

Since then, he’s worked as an in-house designer for Apple, as well as with brands like HP. Erikas currently works as a designer at Seige Media, helping to make information easily digestible through illustration for brands like Audible, Intuit, and more.