Adobe Illustrator CC - Design Your Own Awesome Avatar

Name: Adobe Illustrator CC - Design Your Own Awesome Avatar
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Get hands on experience and 'learn-by-doing' in this course designed for individuals who want to learn Illustrator CC.

Created byAndy Clarke

Last updated 9/2019

English

What you'll learn

How to design a professional Illustration with Adobe Illustrator CC
Learn the best tips on how to work efficiently and easily in Illustrator CC
How to get the best our of popular tools such as the Pen, pencil, reflect, selection tool and many many more.
Learn skills that you can use going forward on many different designs

Course content

5 sections • 34 lectures • 1h 59m total length

Introduction0:59
In this lecture we have a quick introduction to the course and go through the elements that we will be learning within Illustrator.
Overview of Illustrator6:36
In this lecture we have a quick overview of Illustrator for students that have limited experience using Illustrator in the past, or for newcomers to the software. Including the interface, tools and controls included.

Creating a new document2:29
Here we look at the process of creating our Artboard within Adobe Illustrator.
Adding layers1:52
In the next process of setting up our document, we take a look at layers within Illustrator.
Download our image0:12
Download the image that we will be using throughout the course.
Placing our image onto our Artboard3:48
In this lecture we place our image onto the Artboard and position it correctly so we can start to create our avatar.
Final setup2:58
In this lecture we finish setting up the document before we can move onto creating our illustration.

Drawing the mouth8:01
In this lecture we begin our illustration by working on the first feature and start to get hands on experience as we delve into our Illustrator.
Mouth Files0:02
The 'mouth' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Drawing the nose4:21
We continue with our illustration, adding the nose into the illustration building on what we learnt from the previous lecture.
Nose Files0:02
The 'nose' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Drawing the eyes12:04
We move onto drawing the eyes, picking up some new techniques to give us some amazing looking eyes for our illustration.
Eyes Files0:02
The 'eye' lecture files are attached to this lecture.
Drawing the ears & face outline5:49
We're making excellent progress now, next we move onto adding the ears and jawline onto our illustration, giving our character more life.
Ears & Jaw Files0:02
The 'ear and jaw' files are attached to this lecture.
Flipping & join our illustration5:56
Next we look at how to finish off our main features and how we can join our paths.
Flip and Join Files0:02
The 'flip and join' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Drawing the hair8:24
In this lecture we start to build on what we have created so far by adding the hair to our illustration.
Hair Files0:02
The 'hair' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Adding some colour5:32
In this lecture we bring our illustration to life by adding our skin tones onto the design.
Adding Colour Files0:02
The 'colour' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Adding Stubble4:51
In this lecture we look at adding additional features to the illustration, starting with the stubble.
Adding Stubble Files0:02
The 'facial hair' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Drawing the neck4:52
We move onto adding the neck onto our illustration by using the techniques we have picked up so far in the previous lectures.
Neck Files0:02
The 'neck' lesson files are attached to this lecture.
Adding the t-shirt9:42
Here we add the shoulders and t-shirt onto our illustration to finish off the initial aspects of the design.
T-shirt Files0:02
The 't-shirt' lesson files are attached to this lecture.

Requirements

A copy of Adobe Illustrator CC (full or trial version)
Mac or PC

Description

Have you wanted to start working in Adobe Illustrator CC but have been too intimidated when using the software? Have you always wanted to learn how to make amazing illustrations and get to use some of the most powerful tools within Illustrator? Then this course is for you, no matter what your skill level.

Within the course, we LEARN-BY-DOING, I walk you through all the steps it takes to use Illustrator so you understand what you are doing and why! You will learn how to use the very popular pen tool as your illustration comes to life, get to grips with various other essential tools, learn how to best work with layers, and finish with an amazing avatar design. This course will arm you with the skills and practical knowledge to give you confidence to go create anything you wanted in this amazing program.

Get hands on experience and learn how to draw an amazing illustration in Adobe Illustrator CC

Easily find your way around this amazing program
Learn how to effectively work layers
Master the pen tool
Work with an array of other tools, including the reflect, scissor, pencil and many more...
Work with Artboards
Best options for exporting

The learn-by-doing approach will help you understand all the aspect of Illustrator and give you the tools to design illustrations from scratch.

Who is this course for?

Individuals that want to learn about Adobe Illustrator
Individuals that want to learn how to draw amazing illustrations
Anyone that has used Illustrator in the past and needs to brush up on their skills
Adobe Illustrator newbies

By the end of this course you will have created a professional illustration within Adobe Illustration CC and have the tools to take your design skills to the next level!

Who this course is for:

From Newbies who want to get started with Adobe Illustrator
More experienced Illustrator users who want to refresh their skills

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Introduction2 lectures • 8min

Setup5 lectures • 11min

Drawing our Illustration20 lectures • 1hr 10min

Background & Finishing Touches4 lectures • 22min

Exporting the illustration3 lectures • 9min

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