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Creating shape-based motifs

Creating shape-based motifs - Illustrator Tutorial

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Creating shape-based motifs

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(whirring and pounding) - [Instructor] Welcome to drawing vector graphics laboratory. A friend of mine needed a graphic motif created but didn't have a large budget. He had approached someone else and the cost was just too high for the project he was working on. So he asked me if I could help him out. And so I decided to do that and I gave him the cost of one hour of my time. Now, I state this because I believe the best creative process is one that simplifies a workflow and makes it easier without compromising precision and quality, and that's what I want to focus on in this movie so let's dive into it. So the subject for the motif that was requested was a shrimp. And so looking at real world reference, regardless if you're going to do a realistic design or illustration, isn't really the point, looking at realistic reference like this will tell you what to focus on. And then from that you can deduce it down…

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