Digital Illustration: Designing Custom Vintage Postcards
Connor Brandt, Graphic Designer, College Student
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1. Introduction
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2. Preparation
4:19 -
3. The Process
2:39 -
4. The Pen Tool
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5. Shape-Building
3:06 -
6. Using Strokes
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7. Adding Color
5:22 -
8. The Frame
2:55 -
9. The Sky
3:19 -
10. Adding Text
2:51 -
11. Congratulations!
0:35
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Project Description
Transform your own photo into an eye-popping, vintage-inspired postcard
ASSIGNMENT
Your assignment is to create a postcard design that is unique to you. Use a photograph from vacation, out your bedroom window, or from any other place that has special meaning to you. The goal is to maintain the perspective and composition from the original picture, while giving it new life by using bold colors, thick lines, and dark shadows. Draw inspiration from vintage postcards and art deco poster design.
DELIVERABLE
Upload your postcard. A completed postcard includes
- An accurate illustration of your original photo
- A "Greetings from..." text
- Text describing the location
- A border