Create a paper pop-up style illustration!

The process can be boiled down to 3 simple steps:

Sketching by hand
Rendering in Adobe Illustrator
Texturizing in Adobe Photoshop

We will be working this project in two forms: One will be a very simple composition, designed to not be overwhelming at all and to give you ALL of the tools needed for you to execute a full-blown illustration. The second one will be an illustration that's more complex, and a bit more representative of what I create for a client, or for Instagram.

We will be spending the most time on the simple composition, just to get your basics and foundation of this style set. You will absolutely learn everything you need to know for this style after getting through that first part.

The complex illustration is something that's very execution heavy, and may be a little overwhelming to get through in this course. We do break it down here, so you would know exactly how to tackle something like that on your own!

I will be providing you my illustrator files. NOTE: I can not provide you a texture file as I do not own the texture images I use. I purchased the right to use them, and I can't go out and provide links to download them for free. I will give you the resource for purchase:

https://www.designcuts.com/product/kraft-paper-texture-pack/

It's called the Kraft Paper Texture pack by Point & Poem. As mentioned in this course, you can use any paper texture image to your liking, and don't have to use the ones from this pack.

Have fun everyone and I hope this is all super useful for you all!

Push your graphic design style! Aaron Draplin and Skillshare have teamed up to present some rising stars of the graphic design world, here to teach you plenty of new graphic design techniques that you can integrate into your own work. Once you finish Michael's class, check out the below classes for more ways to grow your design skills!

Design for Clear Communication with Agatha Vieira

Design is all about using creativity to communicate visually. In this class, you’ll learn the basics of expressing yourself, using color, typography, and imagery to communicate your own personal manifesto. With more than eight years of experience as a designer for brands around the world, Agatha will share her tips on layout and composition, proximity and contrast, choosing and pairing typography, and more to help you get started making designs that pop!

Add a Human Touch to Your Designs with Aaron Draplin

Once you learn the rules of great design—it’s time to break them! While legendary designer Aaron Draplin has spent most of his career creating work on the computer, he’s always been inspired by the rough quality of vintage graphics that were created by hand. In this class, you’ll learn all about how he adds that signature “scrizz” to his digital designs—and why those little imperfections can actually make your work better.

Stephen Klein

Digital/traditional content creator

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