Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

Tapping into an Open Mindset

A course by Erikas Chesonis , Graphic Designer and Illustrator

100% positive reviews (86)

2,703 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Tapping into an Open Mindset

Overview

“When you're laying everything out in the final composition, tap into an open mindset to access your inner creativity. Let loose and allow your mind to play without judgment as the illustrations uniquely come together.”

In this video lesson Erikas Chesonis addresses the topic: Tapping into an Open Mindset, 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

“Tapping into an Open Mindset In the last lesson, we talked about using a grid to set up the structure for your layout. Now, I want to take a step back and just talk about how we can access our inner creativity by tapping into an open mindset and not stressing about how things are coming together. In this step, thinking openly and really just playing our crucial to accessing that inner creativity is really important when we come up with our compositions. A while back, I saw this speech given by one of my favorite people, John Cleese of Monty Python. In it he talks about these studies that we...”

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Course summary for: Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (86)
2703 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.