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Drawing Vector Graphics: Painting with Vectors

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Learn how to create custom vector brushes and paint in Adobe Illustrator. Transform hand-painted brush strokes into digital brushes and compile strokes to create the look of paint.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Exercise files
1. Creating an Authentic Look
  • Hand-painting brushes
  • Hand-painted speckle texture
  • Creating painted art brushes
  • Creating pattern brushes
  • Creating scatter brushes
  • Creating linework brushes
  • Creating bitmap surface textures
  • Saving and importing your brush sets
2. Using Vector Brushes
  • Applying paint brushes
  • Applying linework brushes
  • Applying pattern brushes
  • Applying scatter brushes
  • Vector brush sizes and orientations
  • Using opacity, layering, and blend modes
  • Rounding corners on vector shapes
3. Vector Painting Process
  • Drawing out your artwork
  • Creating base vector shapes
  • Applying brushes and color
  • Creating shadows with vector brushes
  • Creating highlights with vector brushes
  • Creating linework with vector brushes
  • Creating blends on grouped shapes
  • Using bitmap surface textures
  • Using scatter brush textures
  • Rasterizing for final usage
4. Deconstructing Complex Vector Paintings
  • Bird Brain illustration
  • Painted Jungle illustration
  • Pak and Sal illustration
5. Using Adobe Capture
  • Creating a brush with Adobe Capture
  • Adobe Capture brushes in Illustrator
  • Comparing brush-creating methods
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Von Glitschka

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