Channel: Skillshare

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: With just a few basic techniques, anyone can design a digital self-portrait for social media. Here, follow along as designer and illustrator Ryan Putnam uses straightforward Adobe Illustrator tools to illustrate his own profile with simple line weights and shapes, slowly adding elements until his sketch becomes a recognizable character. For a more detailed look at how Ryan built his avatar, join him for Digital Illustration: Design Your Avatar, a Skillshare Original: skl.sh/3oJcOfE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUICK JUMP MENU 00:00 Where to Start: Basic Shapes 01:55 Creating Multiple Copies at Different Steps 02:23 Refining Your Shapes 04:48 Anchor Points and Ears 05:20 Creating the Mouth 07:03 Symmetry and Consistency 07:58 Adding the Beard 08:43 Adding Color 09:40 Finalizing Your Character --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT SKILLSHARE Skillshare is an online education platform with thousands of classes taught by the world’s best practitioners. Come take a class on illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, crafts, and more. To get started, sign up for a free trial here: skillshare.com/signup Subscribe to Skillshare on Youtube: skl.sh/yt-subscribe​ Skillshare on Instagram: instagram.com/skillshare​ Skillshare on Facebook: facebook.com/skillshare​ Skillshare on Twitter: twitter.com/skillshare --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE TEACHER Ryan Putnam is a designer and illustrator based in San Francisco. Putnam's approach to his work is fun, personal, and always forward-looking. His goal is to combine craft functionality with fine art integrity and the exacting principles of design. What he begins with his pencil and moleskine, he brings to life in forms ranging from letterpress to musical instruments, textiles to stickers, logos to coffee cups. When he is not crafting, he can be seen trekking across the woods with his son Cyan on his back and wife at his side. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR RESOURCES Brush up on the fundamentals of digital illustration with Julian Burford in Master the Basics of Adobe Illustrator to Create Awesome Illustrations, a Skillshare Original that covers colors, gradients, masks, and more: skl.sh/32nm15X Start your illustration journey on the right foot with Learn Adobe Illustrator: Fundamentals for Beginners, a Skillshare Original from Anne Bracker that covers everything from setting up your workspace to exporting your final project: skl.sh/3HD93Ba Got something to say? Make your words pop with tips from designer and letterer Nick Misani in his Skillshare Original, Vintage-Inspired Lettering: Design Bold Geometric Type in Adobe Illustrator: skl.sh/3oKgTQF