Creating Lush Pot Flower Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

Abstract illustration in Adobe illustrator

Created byMohammed Yousuf

Last updated 7/2021

English

What you'll learn

Flat design illustration.

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 30m total length

Introduction0:57
Master the basics of tools in Adobe Illustrator and follow a step-by-step approach to create a lush pot flower vector illustration, designed for beginner to intermediate learners.
Green Leaf5:21
Create the lush pot flower illustration by building a leaf from two ellipses, splitting it with shape builder, applying colors from the color codes, then grouping and resizing.
Flower Petals2:45
Create a ten-point star flower using the star tool, apply 60 percent bloat to shape petals, expand appearance, and apply pink color with the eyedropper, resizing with shift+alt.
Flower Center Disk0:51
Create the flower center disk by drawing a proportional circle with the ellipse tool, constrain with shift and alt, apply yellow using the eyedropper, note the hex code, then assemble.
Pot5:35
Create a pot shape in Adobe Illustrator by drawing a rectangle, applying perspective distort with the free transform tool, refining color with the eyedropper, then add a shadow and group.
Stem & Assembling3:56
Use rectangle tool to form stem in dark green, center stem and pot, arrange flower and leaf, then scale, duplicate, and rotate to assemble the lush pot flower.
Creating Shadows2:14
Create shadows for the lush pot flower illustration by drawing a rectangle, selecting shapes, using the shape builder to subtract overlap, grouping the result, and lowering opacity to 40%.
Background Shape2:45
Lock and unlock layers, use the pen tool to draw an abstract background shape with bezier handles, refine with the direct selection tool, and resize to the bottom.
Finishing Touch1:59
Apply finishing touches to your lush pot flower illustration by creating bubble effects, duplicating shapes, and arranging colors and placements to your taste in Adobe Illustrator.
Export Image3:47
Export your illustration from adobe illustrator using save for web, choosing jpeg for standard images or png for transparency, and adjust artboard size to balance file size and quality.
Next Steps0:45
Create your own lush pot flower illustration using your chosen colors and flower shapes, applying the course techniques, then submit your assignment and share questions to learn together.

Requirements

No, its for beginners.

Description

Lush pot flower illustration is a beautiful piece of vector art created in the Adobe illustrator. In this course we will understand the basics of tools used and will follow a step by step approach to explain things. This course is designed for the beginners to intermediate level users. Hands on experience with adobe illustrator is an added advantage, however first time users can also follow along, as the instructions are clearly explained.

Having an Adobe illustrator software is a must in order to create the art. Hope the students will learn new skills to build their understanding with Adobe illustrator. At the end of the class you will be able to create similar piece of art independently and can apply the knowledge learnt in your workflow to make your illustrations beautiful.

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What You'll Learn

Introduction. Its a complete walk through of the entire course. Will see the creation of the entire art work, which in turn explained in step by step approach in follow up video lessons of the course.
Green Leaf. Starting a new document to create the art. Using "Ellipse shape" in creating the Leaf with the help of Shape builder tool and applying the color.
Flower Petals. Creating a Flower petals using a Ten pointed star shape. Also using "Pucker & Bloat" Effects tool to transform the original sharp edges to desired petal shape.
Flower Center Disk. Simple circle shape is created with "Ellipse shape" and apply the color.
Pot. Enabling smart guides in assisting as a guide to draw vector shapes. Using a Rectangle shape along with "Free Transform Tool" to achieve the desired pot shape.
Stem & Assembling. Creating a simple stem with Rectangle shape. Assembling all the previously created art pieces to bring our flower to the life by arranging them in proportion to each other.
Creating Shadows. Achieving shadow effect by adding a new shape along with help of Shape builder tool. Adjusting opacity to get the desired effect.
Background Shape. Using "Pen tool" along with Bezier handles to create the abstract shape as a main background to our art work.
Finishing Touch. Understanding and adding abstract elements to pop up our art work.
Export Image. Understanding transparent PNG and JPEG format. Finally exporting our finished art work in a high quality JPEG format.
Next Steps. Instruction on creating the Art work as a project.

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Who this course is for:

Beginner Adobe illustrator users.