Freestyle Vector Art Techniques with Orlando Arocena - Part 2

This course demonstrates Orlando Arocena’s Vector Freestyle approach to evolving an abstract doodle into a finished illustration. It covers sketching, CMYK color, gradients, vector brushes, blur effects, clouds, contour drawing, lighting, color theory, and finishing techniques in Adobe Illustrator.

Syllabus

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Intro to Orlando’s Work
The Living System Project
Warm-Up Sketching
Why Orlando Works in CMYK
Adding Color to Gradient Artwork
Orlando’s Favorite Vector Brushes
Adding a Blur Effect to Brushes
How Orlando Paints Vector Clouds
Discussing Opinions on Tracing
Talking About Contour Drawing
Artists that Orlando Finds Inspiration From
Discussing Lighting and Color Theory
Brushing in Highlights
How to Handle Difficult Clients in a Healthy Way
Michael Rice Artist Spotlight
Finishing Up Illustration
Adding Text to the Image