About the video: Using Illustrator and a Plotter 1
Overview
“This is an optional lesson (but a valuable one!) where I will give you some tips for designing and organising your templates on Illustrator. We will start by seeing how to design flat shapes.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Using Illustrator and a Plotter 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization: Paper Art Storytelling. Explore advanced paper sculpting techniques to create impactful, dimensional artworks inspired by nature or architecture.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to give you some tips for using Illustrator to draw out your designs and templates. and using a platter to cut them out. When I first started my journey into paper engineering, I was drawing and cutting everything by hand. After a few years, I decided to teach myself how to use Illustrator and invest in a plotter to do the cutting. I'm going to teach you how I draw and organise my templates using Illustrator. It might look complicated at first, but I'll talk you through it and it's really easy once you know how. To set up my Illustrator document, I'm going to start...”
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