Vectorial Illustration with Style
References
A course by Ely Ely Ilustra , Illustrator
About the video: References
Overview
“For this exercise, we will look for visual references far from the field of illustration and you will learn how you can use them to create your own illustrations.”
In this video lesson Ely Ely Ilustra addresses the topic: References, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vectorial Illustration with Style. Find your illustration style and share it with the world on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“References This referencing exercise is about finding ideas to help us build an illustration. In fact we can find references anywhere. You can take your own photographs on the street, They can read a book and get ideas from there to illustrate. In this exercise we are going to search for images on the internet that help us generate or construct illustrations. The important thing is that they do not use themes neither illustration nor art and they go through topics like architecture, fashion, any scene that seems important to you or any topic that you like. As I have already told you, I alwa...”
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Course summary for: Vectorial Illustration with Style
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Drawing, Social Media Design, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Ely Ely Ilustra
A course by Ely Ely Ilustra
Melissa, better known as Ely Ely Ilustra, is an illustrator from Aguascalientes, Mexico. With her characteristic focus on local folklore, the natural world, and the female figure, she has managed to craft a signature style that bursts from every single pixel in her vector illustrations.
With eye-catching artwork that is unmistakably hers, she has received attention from renowned advertising agencies and brands such as Kotex, Maybelline, Mary Kay, Kipling, Cerveza Indio, Ron Zacapa, Cocoon, C&A, Dole, AdoptaUnChico, Rieleros, and many others that have reached out to her for commissioned illustrations, editorial pieces, and mural art.
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