Class:MFA Illustration 2022/Week 12

Last Week

• Adobe InDesign overview
• Printing Booklet feature within Adobe InDesign
• Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
• New Adobe Illustrator assignment

This Week

• Review Adobe Illustrator still-life drawings
• Additional Illustrator tips, using Illustrator and Photoshop together
• New assignment: combined vector (Ai) and raster (Ps) illustration

Notes

Some vector based Illustration Inspiration

Vector art illustration on Behance

https://www.behance.net/search/projects?search=vector+art+illustration

Vector Illustration on Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Vector%20Illustration&rs=typed

Vector Art Inspiration, 60 examples

https://graphicmama.com/blog/vector-art-inspiration

12 Famous Vector Artists

https://graphicmama.com/blog/famous-vector-artists-mind-blowing-portfolios/

Using Illustrator artwork in Photoshop

Learn how to import and export artwork between Illustrator and Photoshop

You want the "Copy and paste as smart objects" part

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/use-illustrator-artwork-in-photoshop.html

YouTube - How to Copy Vector Shapes from Illustrator to Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Im-BAVfmM

Video Notes

• Adobe Illustrator still life project review Part A (audio only!)
• Adobe Illustrator still life project review Part B
• 3d tips in Adobe Illusrator & Photoshop

Assignment

Photoshop + vector Smart Objects from Ai + texture illustration project

Your assignment this week is to discover some vector illustration inspiration and incorporate this into a new drawing via Ai Smart Object workflow in Photoshop.

Step 1

Use the list of vector Illustration inspiration above and/or the list of vector Illustrators shared last week, to identify a vector illustration style or effect that you wish to merge into this weeks illustration.

• Save a copy of the reference image or create a reference/mood board file to share.
• Be prepared to discuss it in review; you should know the artist's name/work.