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Creating dimension on flat motifs

Creating dimension on flat motifs - Illustrator Tutorial

From the course: Drawing Vector Graphics Laboratory

Creating dimension on flat motifs

- [Voiceover] Welcome to drawing vector graphics laboratory. In this movie, I wanna go over creating dimension on flat motifs. Specifically, this approach is gonna be used most heavily when you're working on logo designs. Or promotional graphics. You can also use this on illustration but it tends to lend itself towards more graphic illustration. And a good example of that kind of genre would be like sports graphics. Like sports mascots for example, use this approach to add dimension and detail to an otherwise flat motif. And I'm gonna show you how to do that in this movie. It all starts with drawing. All of my work starts with analog first. I work out my shape and form, what I'm gonna build before I actually start to build it. That's a big thing. If you can get that down, you'll be able to create anything you want. And it's a skill you can use for a lifetime. So I always encourage you to develop your analog skills. Specifically drawing. It's gonna help you. I feel that drawing…

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