Illustration with Digital Airbrushing

A course by DSORDER , Illustrator and Designer

Illustrator and Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined September 2009

Create illustrations based on the '80s and '90s airbrush technique with Illustrator and Photoshop

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 100% positive reviews (72)
  • 1345 students

Create illustrations based on the '80s and '90s airbrush technique with Illustrator and Photoshop

A course by DSORDER

Like with fashion, design trends are cyclical and from time to time they reappear, perfected and with a twist. This is the case with airbrushing, which has made the leap into the digital world thanks to artists such as DSORDER—pseudonym of art director Martí Serra—who has replaced the airbrush with a computer to create works that are as nostalgic as they are futuristic.

In this online course, learn to create an illustration using the digital airbrushing technique, simulating the texture of crystals, liquids, and chrome materials without using 3D programs.

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What will you learn in this online course?

19 lessons & 7 downloads

Introduction to Illustrator
14 minutes, 44 seconds
Introduction to Photoshop
15 minutes, 18 seconds
Brief for our project
1 minute, 32 seconds
Sketch and digital adjustment
16 minutes, 34 seconds
Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 100% positive reviews (72)
  • 1345 students
  • 19 lessons (4h 1m)
  • 7 additional resources (4 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Compose an illustration based on '80s and '90s airbrushing, to use to create the cover of a record or book, a poster, or a T-shirt.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, and lettering artists who want to give their work more realism.

Requirements and materials

You need basic drawing skills and a basic command of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

As for materials, you need a computer with the above programs installed, a graphics tablet, paper, a pencil, an eraser, and a phone to take photos of your sketch.


Reviews

1345 Students
72 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

DSORDER

A course by DSORDER

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Illustrator and Designer

DSORDER is the pseudonym of Martí Serra, an art director, illustrator, and graphic designer from Manlleu, a small town near Barcelona, Spain. He has more than 15 years' experience working for studios and advertising agencies in Madrid and Barcelona, and for the last seven years, he has been working as a freelancer.

Martí has worked with clients such as Apple, Hard Rock, and PlayStation, in addition to having been published in media such as Fubiz, Yorokobu, and in Behance Portfolio Reviews.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What we will do during the course
  • U2

    Introduction to traditional airbrushing

    • The process of traditional airbrushing
    • Introduction to Illustrator
    • Introduction to Photoshop
  • U3

    The project

    • Brief for our project
    • Sketch and digital adjustment
    • Sketch drawing in Illustrator
    • Drawing the sketch in Illustrator II
    • Drawing the sketch in Illustrator III
    • Export for photoshop
  • U4

    Volumes, gradients and colorization

    • Exercise range of colors
    • Volumes of the forms and 3d I
    • Volumes of the forms and 3d II
    • Details on materials I
    • Details on materials II
    • Effects outside mask
    • Export of the project
  • FP

    Final project

    • Digital illustration: from the first hand sketch to finishing with Illustrator and Photoshop to represent different materials

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Illustration with Digital Airbrushing. Illustration course by DSORDER

Illustration with Digital Airbrushing

A course by DSORDER
Illustrator and Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined September 2009
  • 100% positive reviews (72)
  • 1345 students