Drawing Monsters With Adobe Illustrator Cc

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
Requirements
Adobe Illustrator CC
Hand drawing skill is beneficial
Pen Tablet is useful to have
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.Don’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!

Overview

Section 1: Principles of Character Illustration

Lecture 1 Telling a story

Lecture 2 Shapes

Lecture 3 Silhouettes

Lecture 4 Proportions and exaggeration

Lecture 5 Expressions

Lecture 6 Posture and body language

Lecture 7 Scale and perspective

Lecture 8 Colors

Lecture 9 Shading

Lecture 10 Textures and effects

Lecture 11 Finding inspiration

Section 2: Exercise Files

Lecture 12 DOWNLOAD FILES HERE

Section 3: Vampire

Lecture 13 Drawing

Lecture 14 Cape

Lecture 15 Coat

Lecture 16 Collar

Lecture 17 Global Edit

Lecture 18 Freeform Gradient

Lecture 19 Adding Texture to illustration

Lecture 20 Final Thoughts

Section 4: Puffy Monster

Lecture 21 Introduction

Lecture 22 Tracing setup

Lecture 23 Drawing the body

Lecture 24 Drawing limbs

Lecture 25 Using Gradients to define forms

Lecture 26 Drawing the spikes

Lecture 27 Adding more gradients

Lecture 28 Advanced Shading with a Gradient Mesh

Lecture 29 Adding highlights

Lecture 30 Cast shadows for the spikes

Lecture 31 Using an Opacity Mask

Lecture 32 Drawing the mouth

Lecture 33 Final thoughts

Section 5: Little Reaper

Lecture 34 Introduction

Lecture 35 Drawing the scythe

Lecture 36 Drawing the cape and legs

Lecture 37 Drawing the hood

Lecture 38 Drawing the skull

Lecture 39 Drawing the arm

Lecture 40 Setting up tracing

Lecture 41 Drawing the hand

Lecture 42 Adding details to the skull

Lecture 43 Adding details to the cape

Lecture 44 Adding more details

Lecture 45 Drawing the other arm and hand

Lecture 46 The importance of sketching

Lecture 47 Initial shading

Lecture 48 Glowing eyes effect

Lecture 49 Shading eye sockets

Lecture 50 Shading the skull with Freeform Gradient

Lecture 51 Shading the nose

Lecture 52 Refining the skull

Lecture 53 Shading the teeth

Lecture 54 Shading the cape

Lecture 55 Additional shading with a Gradient Mesh

Lecture 56 More shading details on the cape

Lecture 57 Adding cast shadows

Lecture 58 Organising layers

Lecture 59 Final thoughts

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