Illustration: From Sketch to Finish, Create a Detailed Illustration in Adobe Illustrator.

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Free Online Course: Illustration: From Sketch to Finish, Create a Detailed Illustration in Adobe Illustrator. provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Illustration: From Sketch to Finish, Create a Detailed Illustration in Adobe Illustrator. is taught by Erica Ilene.

Overview
  • This class will cover how to use color and applying texture in illustrator.

    You Will Learn:

    - Basic illustrator tools

    - Adding depth wil color

    _ Color Guide and color harmonies

    - Applying texture with artistic, scatter, and pattern brushes

    - Coloring, resizing, and applying texture swatches 

    - Pen tool basics

    - Lettering tricks

    You will need:

    - Adobe illustrator

    - Paper, pencil, and eraser 

Syllabus
    • Intro
    • Setting up: Setting up the work space for efficient work flow and editing
    • Brushes and Texture Swatches. Load the brushes and textures swatches provided with the class
    • Sketch:
    • Illustrator Basics: Tools and keyboard short cuts used in the class demonstration illustration
    • Pen Tool 1: Defining when and where to plot anchor points
    • Pen Tool 2: Working with handles and anchor points.
    • Pen Tool 3: Working with unique corners
    • Pen Tool 4: Using the pen tool and reducing opacity to illustrate over a sketch
    • Color: Picking color
    • Color: Color guide
    • Coloring and resizing texture swatches
    • Lettering 1: Illustrate a simple sans serif type
    • Lettering 2: Customizing a a font
    • Illustration: Putting it all together
    • Wrap up: Finding inspiration and project instruction
    • Bonus: Using texture and pattern swatches in a repeating pattern tile