Build your dream home in Adobe Illustrator.

Your class project is to:

Illustrate your dream home
- TIP: Make sure you include elements that are personal to you! What makes this YOUR dream home?
BONUS: Try out different times of day or season by changing your color palette.

Deliverables:

When you’re finished, you should have:

An exported JPG or PNG of your illustration of your dream home

Completed sketch and lighting exercises from the class resource tab

Please share any work in progress, like your practice exercises, sketches, or experiments as you move through the lessons. I would love to see what you’re creating! Additionally, please share anything you’ve created to the project gallery, so the community can give you feedback! :-)

Resources:

Class Guidebook: This guidebook contains all of the information I go over in the class, so you can refer back to this document whenever you need it! No need for memorization in this class.

Sketch Template: Feeling intimidated by that blank sheet of paper? No worries, I got you covered. Download and print this sketch template for a general idea of how to organize your sketch.

Lighting Practice: Test your lighting skills by coloring in this worksheet with four different times of day to try out. For a bonus challenge, try doing this in the four different seasons or try out different moods.

Illustration Checklist: Download and print out this handy checklist when you’re done with your illustration and want to make any final tweaks.

Keyboard Shortcuts: This document has my most used keyboard shortcuts. Check at the end of the class guidebook for a link to a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.

Dimensions: There are no set dimensions you have to use for this class, but I included some common dimensions used for the web so you can decide what’s best for you.

Setting Up Your Doc: This resource goes over how to set up your Illustrator document for success and the basic composition we will be utilizing for this class!

Can’t wait to see your dream homes!

Nina Oria-Loureiro

UX Designer

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