Drawing Monsters with Adobe Illustrator CC

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Martin Perhiniak

4:31:45

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1 - Principles of Character Illustration

1 - Telling a story.mp4

03:15

2 - Shapes.mp4

02:48

3 - Silhouettes.mp4

02:04

4 - Proportions and exaggeration.mp4

02:37

5 - Expressions.mp4

03:43

6 - Posture and body language.mp4

02:57

7 - Scale and perspective.mp4

02:25

8 - Colors.mp4

04:06

9 - Shading.mp4

02:02

10 - Textures and effects.mp4

01:04

11 - Finding inspiration.mp4

04:01

2 - Exercise Files

12 - DOWNLOAD FILES HERE.html

12 - exercisefiles.zip

3 - Vampire

13 - Drawing.mp4

07:00

14 - Cape.mp4

04:35

15 - Coat.mp4

05:55

16 - Collar.mp4

04:00

17 - Global Edit.mp4

02:39

18 - Freeform Gradient.mp4

03:21

19 - Adding Texture to illustration.mp4

04:27

20 - Final Thoughts.mp4

00:49

4 - Puffy Monster

21 - Introduction.mp4

04:06

22 - Tracing setup.mp4

03:52

23 - Drawing the body.mp4

03:08

24 - Drawing limbs.mp4

04:47

25 - Using Gradients to define forms.mp4

08:05

26 - Drawing the spikes.mp4

06:27

27 - Adding more gradients.mp4

07:55

28 - Advanced Shading with a Gradient Mesh.mp4

08:36

29 - Adding highlights.mp4

01:16

30 - Cast shadows for the spikes.mp4

05:03

31 - Using an Opacity Mask.mp4

02:39

32 - Drawing the mouth.mp4

06:10

33 - Final thoughts.mp4

00:42

5 - Little Reaper

34 - Introduction.mp4

04:40

35 - Drawing the scythe.mp4

04:21

36 - Drawing the cape and legs.mp4

07:46

37 - Drawing the hood.mp4

03:14

38 - Drawing the skull.mp4

09:23

39 - Drawing the arm.mp4

04:58

40 - Setting up tracing.mp4

01:47

41 - Drawing the hand.mp4

02:27

42 - Adding details to the skull.mp4

09:02

43 - Adding details to the cape.mp4

05:32

44 - Adding more details.mp4

03:59

45 - Drawing the other arm and hand.mp4

08:33

46 - The importance of sketching.mp4

04:29

47 - Initial shading.mp4

05:31

48 - Glowing eyes effect.mp4

05:21

49 - Shading eye sockets.mp4

06:22

50 - Shading the skull with Freeform Gradient.mp4

08:39

51 - Shading the nose.mp4

06:49

52 - Refining the skull.mp4

04:09

53 - Shading the teeth.mp4

05:05

54 - Shading the cape.mp4

09:43

55 - Additional shading with a Gradient Mesh.mp4

09:19

56 - More shading details on the cape.mp4

05:31

57 - Adding cast shadows.mp4

04:48

58 - Organising layers.mp4

01:53

59 - Final thoughts.mp4

01:50

Description

Learn to create professional vector character illustrations

What You'll Learn?

Advanced vector art techniques in Adobe Illustrator
Producing vector artwork that can be used both on web, print and animation
Creating character illustrations ready to be sold as stock assets
Coming up with and sketching unique and engaging characters
Principles of character illustration and creating engaging characters

Who is this for?

Perfect for anyone who is passionate about illustration and wants to develop their skills

Anyone who wants to develop their own characters and work as Concept or Character artist

Existing illustrators who want to get more involved with character design

Those who would like to learn more about drawing in Illustrator

Graphic designers looking to extend their skills with the ability to illustrate their characters

Anyone interested in learning to get better at drawing and learning about concepts of successful character designs

What You Need to Know?

Adobe Illustrator CC

Hand drawing skill is beneficial

Pen Tablet is useful to have

More details

Description
Do you want to learn how to create professional vector illustrations using Adobe Illustrator and having fun at the same time? Then this course is perfect for you!
We will be working on three character illustration projects, covering the whole workflow each time from the initial sketches to the fully fledged vector drawings to give you insight into each step of the creative process. As the title of the course suggests these characters will be fun and quirky monsters. You will be able to use the sketches, colours, and elements included with the course and follow along the videos to recreate each artwork OR you can use the techniques demonstrated to create your own versions of these characters and let your imagination run wild.
Donâ€™t worry if you have no experience in character art as the first long chapter of this course covers all the important techniques and concepts used by illustrators to create engaging characters. This course is best suited for anyone who already has a basic understanding of working with Adobe Illustrator as we are going to use advanced techniques like shading with Gradient Meshes, adding texture effects, using Clipping Masks and CC 2019 new features like Freeform Gradients and Global Edit. If you are new to working with Adobe Illustrator I would recommend to start with my Illustrator CC MasterClass before diving into the mysterious and fascinating world of monsters.
You will need Adobe Illustrator to follow along the course, ideally the latest Creative Cloud version, but not older than CC 2015 as we will be working with many newly introduced features. A pen tablet can be useful for taking this course, but it is not necessary. You will be able to finish all the projects without any issues by using a mouse.
If you have what it takes to face these monstrous projects you should enroll now and start learning today!
Who this course is for:
Perfect for anyone who is passionate about illustration and wants to develop their skills
Anyone who wants to develop their own characters and work as Concept or Character artist
Existing illustrators who want to get more involved with character design
Those who would like to learn more about drawing in Illustrator
Graphic designers looking to extend their skills with the ability to illustrate their characters
Anyone interested in learning to get better at drawing and learning about concepts of successful character designs

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Martin is a graphic designer and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He was a presenter at Adobe MAX the ultimate creative in 2018 and was recently voted one of the top 10 Adobe instructors in the world. Over 100,000 students are studying from his online courses from over 200 countries. As a designer and illustrator he worked for companies like Pixar, BBC, Mattel and as an instructor taught teams at Google, Ben&Jerry's, House of Lords and Oxford University Press.

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