From the course: Drawing Vector Graphics: Linear Line Illustration
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Building a simple linear line illustration - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Drawing Vector Graphics: Linear Line Illustration
Building a simple linear line illustration
Once you have your linear illustration refined, you're ready to move to digital and start fleshing it out in vector form. Your drawn design will work as your roadmap for building and placing your anchor points. The same principles I covered in my original course, Drawing Vector Graphics, will come into play with this type of illustration as well. The graphic aesthetic of a linear illustration is simple. It's just a singular continuous line. The beauty of this style is the elegant curves and movement of the line that carries a viewer's eye. So the vector artwork needs to be executed well. So let me show you how to build a linear illustration with greater ease without degrading the elegance we captured in the refined drawing we stand in. So here are two iconic linear illustrations that I'm going to now show you how to approach building your, in this case, freestyle drawn linear illustrations. You saw me sketch out a bunch in a previous movie and now I'm going to build one of those here.…
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Building a simple linear line illustration7m 46s
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Building a complete linear line illustration5m 27s
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Shape building a linear line illustration5m 13s
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Vector welding5m 53s
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Linear line aesthetics: Tips and tricks7m 43s
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Coloring linear artwork5m 18s
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Brushes for linear line illustrations9m 10s
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Neon effects for linear line illustrations5m 16s
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Thick and thin linears6m 16s
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Symmetry and linears9m 42s
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Motion and movement in linears5m 59s
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