Flat Illustration with Photoshop
A course by user1615609 surname1615609 , Illustrator and designer
Joined October 2019
Learn digital painting techniques using brushes to create unique compositions with texture
Learn digital painting techniques using brushes to create unique compositions with texture
Joined October 2019
Can you imagine being able to transpose vibrant colors, organic brush strokes, simple shapes, and natural textures in your digital illustrations? These flat-style characteristics are designer and illustrator Willian Santiago’s specialty. His expertise has led him to collaborate with brands such as Adobe, Havaianas, and Natura. His compositions convey a burst of color and contrast that draws inspiration from a playful, Brazilian-style universe.
In this course, you will learn how to compose a flat-style illustration in Adobe Photoshop, with brushes that take reference from manual techniques such as colored pencils, chalk, and watercolors. Willian teaches how to use each brush and encourages you to explore many different textures. Once you have completed this course, you will know how to apply each element of your composition for various types of mockups.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 16 downloads
- 10,222 students
- 14 lessons (2h 50m)
- 16 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
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- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
You will create a flat-style illustration and explore the digital textures on Photoshop. Your final illustration will contain different elements that will be applied to mockups (book covers, mugs, plates, stationery, and others).
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For artists, designers, and anyone interested in digital illustration. This course will also be of use to those that already have notions of digital illustration, that want to expand their knowledge in textures and manual stroke techniques.
Requirements and materials
You will need basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
As for materials, you will need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and a graphics tablet.
A course by user1615609 surname1615609
Willian Santiago (1990 - 2021) was a Brazilian illustrator and designer with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, specialized in art direction, from UEL Brazil. He opened his own illustration studio in 2014, and focused on editorial illustration, fashion, and advertising. Since then, he worked on campaigns for Itaú, Natura, Sesc, Nestlé, Farm, L’Occitane, Havaianas, among others.
He also worked in the editorial field, creating illustrations for various magazines and book covers, and collaborated with brands such as VSCO, Anthropologie, Wetransfer, Society6 and Apple Music. In 2015, he illustrated Brazilian writer Luis Fernando Veríssimo’s first children’s book, O Sétimo Gato, which won the Literary Jabuti Prize in the Children’s Digital category.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Who am I?
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Search and draft
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Mood board
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Digital brushes & textures
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Sketch: synthesizing shapes
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U3
Digital painting
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First strokes 1
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First strokes 2
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Gaining life
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Finding harmony 1
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Finding Harmony 2
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U4
Unfolding
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Unfolding
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Mock-up
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Portfolio
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FP
Final project
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Flat Illustration with Photoshop
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