Graphic Design Basics for Illustrators

Let's make a grid

A course by Silvio Díaz Labrador , Graphic designer

100% positive reviews (121)

2,123 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Let's make a grid

Overview

“Before we start working on the composition, let's see how to create a basic grid in Illustrator to help our perception when composing. ”

In this video lesson Silvio Díaz Labrador addresses the topic: Let's make a grid, 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

“Reticles To start composing, we need to previously have a grid. In this lesson I will teach you how to create a grid in Illustrator. We start Before teaching you how to make your own modular grid, I would like you to pay attention to this, I don't know if this sounds like you, but surely you have used it, without wanting it, It is the rule of three thirds. The three-thirds rule is a technique widely used in cinema, in photography, even in design and it helps us to compose elements of an image. This rule helps us keep the spotlight in a more interesting way. It is a rule that can be applied ...”

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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.