Digital Illustration with Geometric Shapes for Beginners

The boundary between analog and digital creation is fading quickly thanks to programs like Adobe Illustrator and Procreate, which make it possible to digitize your sketches or draw directly on screen. In this online course, learn to combine the best of these two methods to create illustrations using basic geometric shapes.

Join Pablo Lobato, Argentine graphic designer and illustrator, to discover the techniques you need to venture out into the world of digital illustration fearlessly and with an open mind.

Start by familiarizing yourself with Pablo Lobato's work and his sources of inspiration, from illustrators to painters to musicians, as well as film, television, and above all, his observations of the world around him.

Discover various techniques and tricks to draw freely and assemble your own collection of sketches that you can later reference for inspiration.

Next, find out how to create illustrations using simple lines. Explore everything from straight and curved lines to continuous and dotted lines, and see how varying the line type and weight can transform your initial drawing.

Then put together an illustration using basic figures, first circles and then rectangles. Combine these two to achieve more complex shapes, using tools such as the Pathfinder to add or remove different elements.

Build up your illustrations in black and white, later adding texture, transparency, grayscale, and finally color. Take your creation one step further by experimenting with the results and creating several variations.

Pablo wraps up the course by revealing his work method, which involves playing three roles: that of a detective who gathers information, an artist who sketches out some ideas, and an executive who polishes up the illustrations to achieve professional results.

Create an illustration applying all the techniques covered in the course.

Anyone with an interest in drawing, whether you're a beginner, a graphic designer who wants to explore analog illustration, or an illustrator who wants to delve into digital vector drawing.

No prior experience with illustration is required.

As for materials, all you need is a computer with vector-illustration software like Adobe Illustrator.