Class:MFA Illustration 2021/Week 12

Last Week

• Review first Adobe Illustrator illustration projects
• Short Adobe Aero (augmented reality) overview

This Week

• Augmented Reality Illustration Project Review
• Production tips:
  • Blend shapes in Illustrator
  • Generator for production in Photoshop
• Quick introduction into 3D with Dimension

Notes

Illustrator blend shapes

This week I shared a brief glimpse of the blend shapes tool in Illustrator

Good video:How to Blend Shapes in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

Type, but nice: How to Create Colorful 3D Text Blends in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

Patrick Seymour is an illustrator known for his vector 'woodcut style'. He uses the blend shapes tool.

Patrick Seymour on Behance

Wood Cut Effect w/ the Ai Pen Tool—Patrick Seymour

Photoshop generator

Generate image assets in Photoshop with Generator

You can generate JPEG, PNG, or GIF image assets from the contents of a layer or layer group in a PSD file.

Overview and notes here at helpx.adobe.com

Adobe Dimension

Adobe Dimension

Product Page for Dimension

Your first 3D design tutorial with Adobe Dimension

Erin Kim: Stepping Into a New Dimension: From 2D to 3D Design

Adobe Dimension Learning

Start with Adobe Dimension quick start

Video: Create Easy 3D Illustrations in Adobe Dimension - Onboarding Tutorial

Older but lovely tutorial: Your first 3D design tutorial with Adobe Dimension

Video Notes

• Short demo of shape blending in Illustrator to Ps to Aero stack
• Augmented Reality Illustration Project Review
• Ps production tip: Generator for real-time asset exports
• Quick introduction into 3D with Dimension