Starting as a newbie designer can be a bit overwhelming. There are tools to learn, techniques to perfect and skills to master. As a designer looking to improve especially in flat illustrations and sketching techniques, I started sketching pictures and turning them to Illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.

I also used the technique once in a digital poster and the client loved the end result.

In this class, I will take you through the process I use to arrive at such digital illustrations. All you need for this class is a pen and paper, Adobe Illustrator and a zeal to continue practicing and never stop learning.

Pictures are an amazing source of ideas. It is a pretty decent method of improving sketching and illustrating skills. In this course, you will be taken through the process of turning a picture into a digital illustration using Adobe Illustrator. The final output would be a digital illustration rendering of the image.

This course would cover the following:

- Sketching basics: How to sketch a picture outlining only the important parts

- The importance of creating outlines and variations of illustrations

- Tips and tricks in Adobe Illustrator

- Manipulating shadows to create a near replica Illustration

Emma Zavodska

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