How to Design Characters, Products & Posters | Live from San Francisco on October 8th!
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9 AM PT - Illustrating a Cute Character from Scratch with Adam the Illustrator
Join Adam The Illustrator as he illustrates a cute character from scratch. During the session, Adam will highlight tips and tricks to improve your workflow and showcase some of his favourite tools within Illustrator. He will also dabble in FireFly Boards to create a 3D image of his character to see how it could look as different products.
10 AM PT - Creating Graphics for a Specialty Fall Drink with Emily Poulin
It's officially Fall and graphic designer (and self-proclaimed beverage enthusiast) Emily Poulin is dreaming up something special! Tune in to see her craft crispy visuals for a new fall drink. Learn about the latest updates in Illustrator as well as how to create for direct-to-consumer goods.
11 AM PT - Adding Typography to an Illustrated Poster with Adam the Illustrator
Adam picks up right where he left off on the character illustration - this time diving into typography, pairing fonts to give the poster an uplifting, energetic feel in Illustrator. Then he'll hop into Adobe Express to add animation and watch the poster literally come to life.
Get started with Firefly Boards: https://adobe.ly/45J8Idr
Join the Adobe Live Discord: https://discord.gg/p48UBK3nX2
Adam is a Toronto based illustrator bringing fun, colourful aesthetics to brands with a playful sense of humour. His work touches on mental health, friendship and encourages people to trust the process. Adam also has a teaches his online community tips and tricks on how to better navigate Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe products: https://www.instagram.com/adam_theillustrator | https://www.behance.net/adamtheillustrator
Emily Poulin is a graphic designer specializing in direct-to-consumer goods, with expertise in packaging, branding, and beyond: https://www.instagram.com/emilieepoulin | https://www.behance.net/emilypoulin | https://www.emilypoulin.com
Meghan Fiatarone is a the team lead for all things Adobe Live. Meghan is also a certified yoga instructor and pet mom to her beloved cat Kit and dog Al: https://www.instagram.com/megsbille
Subscribe to the Adobe Live YT Channel: https://bit.ly/adobeliveyoutube
Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress
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Join us LIVE on Behance: https://www.behance.net/adobelive
Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred
00:00 Start
1:57 Linework In Illustrator
16:53 Adding Shadows
18:52 Shape Builder Tool
22:13 Fill Color
32:24 Refining Shadows
48:12 Adobe Firefly Boards Generator
1:01:20 Firefly Boards Layout
1:05:27 Generating in Boards
1:08:53 Fonts, Names and Branding
1:11:08 Creating Shapes with Pathfinder tool
1:13:51 Generate Label Textures
1:25:58 Fine Tuning the Bg and Making Mockups
1:29:15 Artboard Tips
1:57:53 Choosing typeface
2:02:14 Developing the background
2:04:12 Accenting Fonts and Letters
2:10:11 Graident Artboards
2:16:18 Adding Subtext
2:20:45 New Poster
2:28:00 Offset Path
23:46:40 ANimating in Adobe Express
Join Adam The Illustrator as he illustrates a cute character from scratch. During the session, Adam will highlight tips and tricks to improve your workflow and showcase some of his favourite tools within Illustrator. He will also dabble in FireFly Boards to create a 3D image of his character to see how it could look as different products.
10 AM PT - Creating Graphics for a Specialty Fall Drink with Emily Poulin
It's officially Fall and graphic designer (and self-proclaimed beverage enthusiast) Emily Poulin is dreaming up something special! Tune in to see her craft crispy visuals for a new fall drink. Learn about the latest updates in Illustrator as well as how to create for direct-to-consumer goods.
11 AM PT - Adding Typography to an Illustrated Poster with Adam the Illustrator
Adam picks up right where he left off on the character illustration - this time diving into typography, pairing fonts to give the poster an uplifting, energetic feel in Illustrator. Then he'll hop into Adobe Express to add animation and watch the poster literally come to life.
Get started with Firefly Boards: https://adobe.ly/45J8Idr
Join the Adobe Live Discord: https://discord.gg/p48UBK3nX2
Adam is a Toronto based illustrator bringing fun, colourful aesthetics to brands with a playful sense of humour. His work touches on mental health, friendship and encourages people to trust the process. Adam also has a teaches his online community tips and tricks on how to better navigate Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe products: https://www.instagram.com/adam_theillustrator | https://www.behance.net/adamtheillustrator
Emily Poulin is a graphic designer specializing in direct-to-consumer goods, with expertise in packaging, branding, and beyond: https://www.instagram.com/emilieepoulin | https://www.behance.net/emilypoulin | https://www.emilypoulin.com
Meghan Fiatarone is a the team lead for all things Adobe Live. Meghan is also a certified yoga instructor and pet mom to her beloved cat Kit and dog Al: https://www.instagram.com/megsbille
Subscribe to the Adobe Live YT Channel: https://bit.ly/adobeliveyoutube
Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress
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Join us LIVE on Behance: https://www.behance.net/adobelive
Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred
00:00 Start
1:57 Linework In Illustrator
16:53 Adding Shadows
18:52 Shape Builder Tool
22:13 Fill Color
32:24 Refining Shadows
48:12 Adobe Firefly Boards Generator
1:01:20 Firefly Boards Layout
1:05:27 Generating in Boards
1:08:53 Fonts, Names and Branding
1:11:08 Creating Shapes with Pathfinder tool
1:13:51 Generate Label Textures
1:25:58 Fine Tuning the Bg and Making Mockups
1:29:15 Artboard Tips
1:57:53 Choosing typeface
2:02:14 Developing the background
2:04:12 Accenting Fonts and Letters
2:10:11 Graident Artboards
2:16:18 Adding Subtext
2:20:45 New Poster
2:28:00 Offset Path
23:46:40 ANimating in Adobe Express