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Design Graphic Design & Illustration Adobe Illustrator

Digital Illustration Tricks in Adobe Illustrator

Using the Mesh Tool & Custom Swatch Patterns
Rating: 3.9 out of 53.9 (44 ratings)
4,693 students
Created by Cory Kensinger
Published 12/2017
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • How polish your Illustrations to look professional
  • How to use The Mesh Tool to make custom shading
  • How to adjust shading meshes to make vector objects look more realistic
  • How to create halftone patterns using the Swatch Tool to add visual appeal and balance
  • How to use photos inside Illustrator to make vector objects glow with realism

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of using a computer and navigation
  • Ability to convert keystrokes from Mac to PC without Instructor

Description

Learn powerful tricks inside Adobe Illustrator CC to polish your current illustrations. These Digital Illustration tricks are sure to give you an extra edge when completing your designs. Looks great on various design styles, adding realism and cohesive balance to your vector art.

I take you through my Digital Illustration Completion Phase step-by-step, taking a basic vector design and adding all the important touches of detail and realism. Things like shading, texture, pattern swatches, and photo transparency. All of these elements bring a digital illustration together, giving it a professional look.

For the class example, I've prepared a Space Station Illustration to show you the value of using custom shading. We'll walk through using Adobe Illustrator's Mesh Tool, so you can convert basic vector objects into realistic looking surfaces of metal and other various materials. This gives digital illustrations an eye-pleasing dimensionality that simple vector shapes by themselves can't achieve.

These tricks will prepare you for thinking about vector art in new ways, so they you can try different styles of illustration. You'll complete the class with a new toolset sure to be useful throughout all of your future graphic designs.


Who this course is for:

  • Budding Illustrators and Graphic Designers

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 29m total length

  • Preview00:50
  • Preview07:51
  • Preview04:13
  • Create Visual Interest with Swatch Patterns
    04:48
  • Finishing All Space Station Elements
    03:39
  • How to Use the Photo Transparency Trick
    08:28

Instructor

Cory Kensinger
Cory Kensinger
  • 4.0 Instructor Rating
  • 275 Reviews
  • 29,613 Students
  • 6 Courses

Teach a variety of classes on creative topics from a practical and straight-forward viewpoint. I aim to achieve the best results with the least amount of time wasted.

Always make it the goal to give real-world value by showing you the efficiencies and tricks I've discovered along the way. The hope is to dispense lasting skills and inspire people to create awesome things.


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