Drawing Vector Graphics: Painting with Vectors

Learn how to create custom vector brushes and paint in Adobe Illustrator. Transform hand-painted brush strokes into digital brushes and compile strokes to create the look of paint.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Exercise files

1. Creating an Authentic Look

• Hand-painting brushes
• Hand-painted speckle texture
• Creating painted art brushes
• Creating pattern brushes
• Creating scatter brushes
• Creating linework brushes
• Creating bitmap surface textures
• Saving and importing your brush sets

2. Using Vector Brushes

• Applying paint brushes
• Applying linework brushes
• Applying pattern brushes
• Applying scatter brushes
• Vector brush sizes and orientations
• Using opacity, layering, and blend modes
• Rounding corners on vector shapes

3. Vector Painting Process

• Drawing out your artwork
• Creating base vector shapes
• Applying brushes and color
• Creating shadows with vector brushes
• Creating highlights with vector brushes
• Creating linework with vector brushes
• Creating blends on grouped shapes
• Using bitmap surface textures
• Using scatter brush textures
• Rasterizing for final usage

4. Deconstructing Complex Vector Paintings

• Bird Brain illustration
• Painted Jungle illustration
• Pak and Sal illustration

5. Using Adobe Capture

• Creating a brush with Adobe Capture
• Adobe Capture brushes in Illustrator
• Comparing brush-creating methods

Conclusion

• Goodbye