Creating a Poster in Adobe Illustrator - Creative Basics 201

Learn how to create a poster in Adobe Illustrator during this 58-minute tutorial. Follow along as designers Andrew Hochradel and Nick Longo demonstrate techniques for tiling designs, working with basic shapes, selecting color palettes, manipulating typography, and applying effects. Discover how to use tools like Shape Builder and gradients to add dimension, create custom type, and enhance your design. Explore advanced techniques such as blend modes, roughen and mezzotint effects, and adding finishing touches to your poster. Gain insights into professional workflows and design processes while creating a visually striking poster from start to finish.

Start
Office Hours explanation
Tiling designs for printing
Starting the poster design
Starting with basic shapes
Andrew searches for color palettes on Adobe Color
Augmenting color palettes
Reviewing Nick’s design - adding/choosing type - shearing type
Saving character styles and sharing across CC Libraries
Nick works on type
Editing asset colors - recoloring artwork
Shape Builder tool to create custom type
Working with gradients to add dimension
Adjusting poster colors - applying gradients
Andrew’s poster style with only 3 colors
Pasting in the starfield
Andrew’s secret color sauce - using blend modes
Roughen effect - Mezzotint effect
Nick and Andrew add streaks on their ships
Wrap up