Udemy
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
Turn what you know into an opportunity and reach millions around the world.
Learn More
Your cart is empty.
Keep shopping
Illustrator - Creating stylised images from a photo
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(16 ratings)
1,545 students
Created byDavid Newton
Last updated 3/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Placing images in Illustrator
  • Full understanding of the trace tool

Course content

2 sections9 lectures37m total length
  • Intro to the course1:08

    A brief intro to the course

  • Using the trace tool9:57

    Using the trace tool itself

  • Finishing our logo6:08
  • Recapping what we learnt5:53

    Finishing off our vectored graphic

  • Recapping on the tools you learnt a quick Quiz
  • Good bye0:09

    A quick seeya!

  • Bonus lesson converting Sketches6:25

    Quick bonus for you guys on converting sketches within Illustrator and making sure you convert back to RGB!

  • Bonus Lesson 2 Creating a clipping mask from a trace6:54

    In this lesson we will show you how the trace tool can also be used to create accurate clipping masks, very handy for clipping out images, we also look how to refine the mask to prevent edge problems.

Requirements

  • Illustrator CS5 or above (I will use CS6)

Description

Course for creating a stylised image using Illustrator

In this very short course I will show you how to create stylised images using Illustrator, the course is about 30 mins long. We will look how you can take any image and convert it within Illustrator to vectors and along the way create a stylised form of the original, lots of hady tips to optimise your graphic.

You will learn the following;

  • Placing an image in Illustrator
  • Use clipping paths
  • Learn how the trace tool works
  • Show a few uses for the trace tool

At the end of this course you will easily be able to vector any image into a stylised graphis for use in all your design work.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners to Advanced