Finding Textures in Adobe Illustrator

The heart of this class is exploring, finding, and keeping textures we find out in the world.

Here, we will explore:

• Approaches in capturing textures we find,
• Technical ways to vectorize these textures in a way that feels natural to us,
• Building a library right at the start to store all of our new assets.

More specifically! You will leave this class having learned these things:

• Specific techniques for vectorizing photographs and how it’s different than vectorizing artwork
• Practical tips for vectorizing photographs (for their textures) with a subject matter in mind, in this case, a Fresco painting (i.e. “finding” textures!)
• A bit about how vector behaves and how you can think about these things ahead of time, when you’re “finding” textures 🙂
• Practical tips for using the textures to create something that looks natural
• How to build a library to keep your textures
• Troubleshooting for the libraries
• Adobe capture and why it might be beneficial to add this tool to your toolbelt

Some Adobe Illustrator knowledge is required, and you should already know some fundamentals coming into this class. We will be using these textures as a mask and moving through Illustrator at an intermediate speed. This class will build a foundation for you to begin exploring textures in even bigger ways.

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