Illustrated Holiday Cards
Spent all your money on Creative Cloud and new gear? It is time to get creative. How about making your own cards with some simple and easy to make elements in Illustrator? This class will help you create some great stuff for your family and friends while also helping you gain a greater understanding of how things work in Illustrator.
Release Date: 2015-12-09
Lessons
Introduction
An Introduction to the course.
Duration: 0 mins 42 seconds
Simple Santa Using Shapes
Learn how to take simple shapes and use them to make up the elements of Santa’s face. You will also get to see the Twirl tool in action.
Duration: 13 mins 20 seconds
Create Your Own Snowflakes
Starting with a hexagon, you will learn how to build your own snowflake very simply. Just a few repeated steps will give you a wide assortment of snowflake options.
Duration: 12 mins 57 seconds
Create a Christmas Tree
Use the pen tool to create a wonderful Christmas ribbon tree by setting up some simple but important guides so that you will get things right the first time. You will also get a better understanding of gradients.
Duration: 19 mins 52 seconds
Gingerbread Man
Learn how to use the paths that you make most effectively. You will see how easy it is to create and off-set path from an existing one, and also use both the Illustrator and Photoshop filters to decorate your cookie.
Duration: 13 mins 34 seconds
Fancy Wreaths
Using symbols already loaded into Illustrator will be a great base to start making your own unique wreaths. You will learn how to create branches of the wreath and then rotate them around to create the final product.
Duration: 6 mins 58 seconds
Document Set-Up for Cards
Learn how to create card templates and set up your document to get it ready for printing.
Duration: 10 mins 56 seconds
Adding Textures
Learn how to place your elements into the card template and adding a texture to finish it off. You will also see an example of how to send your design off to a company like Mpix.
Duration: 15 mins 26 seconds