Vector basic training : a systematic creative process for building precision vector artwork /

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Attention, designers, it's time to get serious about your creative process. For too long you've allowed yourself to go soft, relying on your software to do all of your creative work at the expense of your craftsmanship. This book will NOT show you how to use every tool and feature in Adobe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glitschka, Von (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : New Riders, [2016]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Adobe Illustrator (Computer file)
Computer graphics > Technique.
Computer drawing > Technique.
Infographie > Technique.
Dessin par ordinateur > Technique.
COMPUTERS > General.
Computer drawing > Technique
Computer graphics > Technique
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bézier curves: a brief history : Fear of math ; Who created Bézier curves? ; What is a Bézier curve? ; Design drills: Behind the vector curtain
  • Your creative armament : A love-hate relationship ; Core tools for vector building ; Customize your environment ; Stop re-creating the wheel ; Design drills: Deconstructing design
  • Analog methods in a digital age : Don't be a tooler ; I get paid to draw ; Concepts and ideas ; Analog tools ; The lost art of thumbnailing ; Refine your drawing ; Systematic and creative ; Design drills: Essential nonsense
  • Getting to the points : The good anchor point and path ; The bad anchor point and path ; The ugly anchor point and path ; A scrutinizing eye ; A good example ; Design drills: Vector skeletons
  • Shape surveillance : The clockwork method ; Prime point placement ; Deconstructing a vector monster ; Progressive improvements ; Design drills: Spotting clocks
  • Vector build methods : Point-by-point method ; Shape-building method ; VectorScribe plug-in ; E pluribus buildum ; Symmetry is your friend ; A healthy creative process ; Design drills: Fast and easy
  • Style appropriate : Design chameleons ; Design drills: Use it or lose it
  • Art directing yourself : Fresh eyes effect ; Your inner art director ; Avoid visual tension ; Full-tilt creative boogie ; Design drills: Hop to it
  • Basic coloring and detailing : How light affects color ; Hierarchy of color and detail ; Building highlights and shadows ; Using gradient blends and blend modes ; Deep shadows and hot spots ; Spot detailing with radial gradients and layering ; Inner and outer glow and gaussian blur effects ; Design drills: Using effects in illustrative detailing
  • Good creative habits : Doodle binders ; Layers are your friends ; Colors and file naming ; Last, but not least ; Design drills : Top-eight list.

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