access
Lifetime
content
1.0 Hours
Description
Do you remember when you were a kid and you imagined everything was alive? Those little creatures living under the floorboards, or hiding between the leaves? Using simple illustration techniques you can make these creatures come alive and draw cute characters onto real photos! How? You only need Inkscape and a photo to draw onto! And some creative playfulness of course!
Use the free tool Inkscape and your imagination and create a cute elf reading on a mushroom today! Even better, apply what you learn and create your own character on any photo and use it as a greeting card, Instagram post, or a cute poster for children!
4.4/5 average rating:
★ ★ ★ ★
★
- Access 9 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7
- Pick the best picture as a base for your illustration
- Pick colors that match your image while still standing out
- Draw a simple 2D vector character illustration
- Apply lighting and shadows to your drawing using gradients & blur
- Make your character a part of the image by using clipping & masking
4.5/5 Instructor Rating:
★ ★ ★ ★
★
István Szép is a graphic designer, illustrator, and design teacher for more than 10 years. He creates clever logos and cute illustrations. He uses Inkscape, an open-source graphic design program in most of his design, and he was teaching this to his students too in a college in Budapest.
Important Details
- Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
- Access options: desktop & mobile
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
- Have questions on how digital purchases work? Learn more here
Requirements
- Any device with basic specifications
Terms
- Unredeemed licenses can be returned for store credit within 30 days of purchase. Once your license is redeemed, all sales are final.
Course Outline
- Your First Program
- Start with the photo
- How to pick a photo to draw into? - 4:54
- Draw the character
- Sketching on the picture - 3:58
- Finding primary colors - 6:40
- Adding details to the character - 12:18
- Lighting the head - 9:12
- Lighting the body - 14:05
- Creating a believable drop shadow - 6:31
- Add more characters
- Practice: draw the bugs! - 6:55
- Add characters to the photo with clipping and masking - 5:10
access
Lifetime
content
1.0 Hours