How to Fake a Watercolour Part 1 Illustrator Brushes

Name: How to Fake a Watercolour Part 1 Illustrator Brushes
Rating: 4.2 (14 reviews)

Learn to create simple and complex water-colour brushes

Created byDelores Orridge Naskrent

Last updated 10/2021

English

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to create and use Illustrator brushes to create a composition to be imported into Photoshop
Create plant forms with custom brushes
Learn to add textured edges for the plants you draw
Learn how to export the final composition for use in Illustrator

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 43m total length

Introduction2:25
Creating Vector Brushes and A Striking Composition
Who knew you could fake a watercolor? This course will show you how! The course has 2 parts: Part 1 is in Illustrator, where you learn all about creating Illustrator brushes. You will use these brushes to produce an amazing composition. Next you will take this composition into Photoshop, in Part 2, where you will apply all the finishing touches to make it look like a real watercolor! Learn this process to help you produce large artworks in bulk or a series in a fraction of the time it would take to paint it using natural media. This course is for intermediate Illustrator and Photoshop users, though everything is explained in a step-by-step way that any graphic designer can follow. The skills you learn will reinforce all you know about Illustrator brushes while giving you a unique and practical purpose. Take a deep dive into the fine art world and produce a fabulous artwork in the process!
The verbal guidance and demonstrations will help you learn all the necessary core skills that can be applied to so many of your future designs. Whether you are new to design, or a fully qualified licensed artist, learning these skills be pivotal in your art licensing adventure! Imagine the time you will save!

In this class we will go through specific concepts in 6 lessons that cover:
• Creating simple Illustrator brushes
• Creating advanced pattern brushes in illustrator
• Composing a striking composition
• Layering and finessing your design

You will get the bonus of…
• direction from an instructor who has been in the graphic design and art licensing business for over 40 years as well as being a certified teacher for 30 years
• a resource list of helpful online sites to further your education into design.
Making Simple Illustrator Brushes7:13
In this lesson you will learn the basics of creating a custom Illustrator art brush.
Advanced Illustrator Brush Creation7:06
Advanced brush creation will be our challenge in this lesson filled with plenty of tips and tricks.
Creating the Composition10:12
We will focus on the composition in this lesson. Various approaches for composing the pattern are discussed.
Layering and Finessing the Composition6:09
As we continue working on the composition, you will learn various techniques including the creation of a scatter brush for finishing and finessing your layout.
The Pattern Brush Made Easy9:07
Intricate deckle-edged brush design is the focus of this lesson with plenty of wisdom thrown in!
Closing Thoughts1:44
This lesson is all about preparing for Part 2 of this course, which will be done in Illustrator!

Requirements

Some knowledge of Illustrator is helpful but not essential
Knowledge of what a watercolor painting looks like is good inspiration

Description

Who knew you could fake a watercolor? This course will show you how! The course has 2 parts: Part 1 is in Illustrator, where you learn all about creating Illustrator brushes. You will use these brushes to produce an amazing composition. Next you will take this composition into Photoshop, in Part 2, where you will apply all the finishing touches to make it look like a real watercolor! If you are into art licensing, you can learn this process to help you produce large artworks in bulk or a series in a fraction of the time it would take to paint it using natural media. This course is for intermediate Illustrator and Photoshop users, though everything is explained in a step-by-step way that any graphic designer can follow. The skills you learn will reinforce all you know about Illustrator brushes while giving you a unique and practical purpose. Take a deep dive into the fine art world and produce a fabulous artwork in the process!

The verbal guidance and demonstrations will help you learn all the necessary core skills that can be applied to so many of your future designs. Whether you are new to design, or a fully qualified licensed artist, learning these skills be pivotal in your art licensing adventure! Imagine the time you will save!

In this class we will go through specific concepts in 6 lessons that cover:

• Creating simple Illustrator brushes

• Creating advanced pattern brushes in illustrator

• Composing a striking composition

• Layering and finessing your design

You will get the bonus of…

• direction from an instructor who has been in the graphic design and art licensing business for over 40 years as well as being a certified teacher for 30 years

• a resource list of helpful online sites to further your education into design.

Who this course is for:

graphic designer, illustrators, artists, surface pattern designers
great for those who are trying to level up their illustrator brush making skills