Graphic Design Basics for Illustrators

From the original to the synthesis

A course by Silvio Díaz Labrador , Graphic designer

100% positive reviews (121)

2,123 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: From the original to the synthesis

Overview

“In this lesson you will simplify your base illustration by drawing it through the Illustrator pen tool. ”

In this video lesson Silvio Díaz Labrador addresses the topic: From the original to the synthesis, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Design Basics for Illustrators. Learn the secrets of design and create a visual campaign with illustrations.

Partial transcription of the video

“From the original to the synthesis In this lesson, from our base illustration, We will work on simplifying this with the Illustrator Pen tool. Go for it. Adobe Illustrator is open here for the first time. Me to start working, when I don't have a document designed or established, delivery of some basic presets, which is to create A3 horizontal and CMYK color. This is the "interface" of Illustrator and on the left you see the tools with the famous Pen, which we will use, the black arrow selector and the white arrow selector. Above you have the menu, that it is important to keep in mind the Wi...”

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Course summary for: Graphic Design Basics for Illustrators

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (121)
2123 students
5 units
16 lessons (2h 21m)
2 downloads

Category
Design, Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Traditional illustration

Silvio Díaz Labrador

A course by Silvio Díaz Labrador

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Graphic designer

Silvio Díaz is a graphic designer and art director based in Barcelona (Spain). He specializes in off and online art direction, corporate typography, packaging and editorial design, always establishing synergies with the best professionals.

He works at Estudio Mariscal, where he has been in the team of multidisciplinary illustrator and designer Javier Mariscal for the last six years. His role in the study is to complement and shape his illustrations to turn them into pieces of graphic communication.

He has worked for clients such as Desigual, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Movistar, La Casacend, Brugal, Roca, Louis Vuitton and Camper, among others. His work has been recognized by the National Design Awards Anuaria, published in books such as Selec C of Indexbook and exhibited at Typo_mad fest.