Vector Illustration: Create a Poster for an Event

To start the course, digital illustrator Andrea "Criki" Parisi welcomes you into his world by telling you about his creative journey and the interests that led him down that path. He also shares some of the artists that have influenced his style throughout the years.

Before you dive into the final project, get to know the tools you need to complete it, in this case, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Then search for reference images and put together a mood board to use as inspiration for your design.

Start working on the layout for your composition and discover how to use the set dimensions as a guide rather than a limitation to create the characters, their setting, and the text elements of your poster. Andrea teaches you a quick and simple way to color your finished layout using the previously selected color palette.

Now it's time to recreate each section of your layout as vectors. Learn how to accurately reproduce the text in your design by modifying an already-existing font. Then, assemble all the pieces into the final version of your poster.

Andrea wraps things up by showing you how to export your file for printing and share with the world on your social media.