Illustrated Rock Posters
Vector layout
A course by Jorge Alderete , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Vector layout
Overview
“In this lesson, we will begin to vectorize our image. I will not stop using the program and its tools, because we will only redraw the image. Remember that you can use any vector program, I will use Corel.”
In this video lesson Jorge Alderete addresses the topic: Vector layout, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Rock Posters. Learn to design a poster and turn it into a stereographic poster with 3D effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll explore the process of vectorizing an image. I won't spend too much time on itself. My goal is for you to observe how I execute the process. but without getting too caught up in the program's tools. Instead. i want to focus on the overall vectorization process and its nuances. I aim to delve deeper into image construction. moving beyond just software usage. Let's start exploring this topic in more detail. focusing on the broader aspects involved. Basically. what we will do in this lesson is first transfer this image to a vector program. It operates similarly to what oc...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Rock Posters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
3D, Advertising, Poster Design, Vector Illustration

Jorge Alderete
A course by Jorge Alderete
Argentine by birth, Alderete traveled from Patagonia to La Plata to study Visual Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the National University of La Plata and has embraced his passion ever since.
His work has been published in various specialized anthologies, such as Illustration Now and Latin American Graphic Design (Taschen); Illusive, Pictoplasma, the Los Logos series, Latino, and Play Loud (Die Gestalten Verlag); and Place (Actar) and Kustom Graphics (Korero), among others; and his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.
He is the founder, together with Juan Moragues, of the record label Isotonic Records, which specializes in instrumental rock, and he plays the theremin in the musical group Sonido Gallo Negro and does live illustrations during the shows. He has designed more than 100 pieces of album art for groups such as Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Andrés Calamaro and Daniel Melero, Lost Acapulco, Twin Tones, and Los Straitjackets.
In 2008 he published his book, Yo soy un don nadie, in which he celebrates his first 10 years in CDMX. A year later, he founded the Vertigo Gallery together with Clarisa Moura. In 2012, two books that compile his work were published: Sonorama and Otro Yo. At the end of 2014, together with Harkaitz Cano and the Basque musician Fermín Muguruza, he published his first graphic novel, Black is Beltza.
Since 2015, he has been a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internacionale).
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