Daveia Odoi – “Draw Me!” #3: Boy With Blue Cap

Ready to make cute digital illustrations directly in Adobe Illustrator?!

As complex as this design software can be, having the proper foundation is all you need to take your visuals to the next level. With this hands on, easy to follow tutorial for beginners, you will learn how to create cute character illustrations with confidence.

Course Objective: To learn how to navigate Adobe Illustrator’s dynamic interface to in order to create high quality digital art.

Course Focus: Drawing with the Shape, Pen & Pencil Tools; Creating Layers; Merging, Cutting & Coloring Shapes; Using the Direct Selection & Anchor Point Tools; Applying Gradients; Cleaning Up Art for Exporting Into Other Medium

Preparation & Prerequisites:

This is an introductory course designed for first time users of Adobe Illustrator.

This online course is taught on a MAC using the Adobe Illustrator CC 2018. Having a MAC is not required.

Adobe Illustrator is a registered trademark of Adobe, Inc. This class, the instructor(s) presenting the material, nor DNT Dynamite Design, LLC are not in any way affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Adobe, Inc.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is for you if you have no idea how to navigate Adobe Illustrator’s platform nor how to use it to create simple drawings. Having hand drawing skills will be helpful in this course but not required.

Course Curriculum

“Draw Me!” #3: Boy With Blue Cap
Part 1: Let’s Draw!

The Ellipse Tool: Creating the Eyes (5:24)

Practice with the Pencil Tool: Drawing the Eyebrows (5:46)

Adjusting Lines with the Direct Selection Tool: Creating the Face (2:46)

Creating Shadows & Highlights with the Pen Tool: Drawing the Ears (4:44)

Applying Stroke Effects: Creating the Nose (3:02)

Subtracting Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool: Forming the Mouth (9:59)

More Practice with the Pen Tool: Creating the Hair (12:26)

Creating Illusions, Layering Shapes & Adding Gradients: Making the Hat (7:34)

Part 2: Finalizing The Art

Cleaning Up Art File (11:26)

Final Editing and Exporting of Artwork (13:51)

Course Downloads

Boy with Blue Cap Vector AI File