
Create a color palette that matches the brand's personality and find the perfect font for the company's name. Extend paths, trim what you don't need, and merge your mascot into a single object. Experiment with brushes and try out different sizes and finishes. Next, Aarón walks you through the process of creating an advertising mascot. Finally, design a color palette and apply it to your illustration. Start by creating a mood board and then draw some sketches to use as a guide to trace the vectors in layers. In the next course, learn how to design flat illustrations that explain how a mobile app works. Then, practice creating objects from scratch without references. Do some warm up exercises with the Pathfinder tool and draw organic shapes using the Pen tool. To start, go over the Adobe Illustrator interface and get reacquainted with main tools and shortcuts.

If you need a refresh in Illustrator, check out some of Aarón's other courses like Introduction to Adobe Illustrator and Vector Illustration for Beginners.

Experiment with vector tools, explore different illustration styles, and turn your ideas into powerful images. In this 5-course Domestika Basics, learn advanced illustration techniques in Adobe Illustrator.

Join illustrator Aarón Martínez, who has worked for clients like Volkswagen and Cisco, and discover tools and styles, like gradients and flat illustrations, that allow you explore different creative avenues and illustrate on a whole new level. Illustration trends change so fast that staying up to date can be a real challenge.
