I will give you a detailed analysis of the Illustrator software and share with you the illustration tutorial on creating a bird by using the color sequence.
Tutorial sharing:
(1) case study:
In this example, an illustration about the bird is created using the color sequence method, as shown in Figure 2-1. Bird, the subject of the screen, has a certain realistic style. It is mainly created using the color sequence painting method, and the decorative element lines and blocks of the screen are also created using the color sequence painting method. These two parts form a clear and interesting comparison and complement each other. They are integrated in visual elements to jointly build a dynamic and harmonious picture.
(2) knowledge points involved in the case:
1. Usage and skills of the pen tool
2. Usage and skills of pencil tools
3. Usage and skills of geometric drawing tools
4. Use the color and color palette to color the drawing.
(3) case creation steps:
1. Run the file/new command. In the displayed new document dialog box, name the document, specify the width and height of 720 * 576px, set the color mode to RGB, and set the grid effect to 72ppi. Click OK to create a document.
2. Conception and sketch. The overall idea of this example is to build a concise, vivid, and interesting picture by combining the birds in a realistic style and the decorative elements of the plane. In the conception, the bird is the focus on the top right of the screen, balancing the center of gravity with the bird's posture and tail, and using the plane elements such as line and surface to make the screen show a balanced visual experience. In terms of color, the color of birds is based on the dark blue of realism. The mouth, feet, and tail feathers are colorful. The decoration part matches the subject with the purple color to form a harmonious and non-dull color change. Figure 2-2 shows the grid of the work.
3. Create a bird's head. Use the default stroke and fill settings in the toolkit, and use the pen tool to outline a closed path to create a shape with the top edge of the head. The steps are shown in Figure 2-3:
2-3 steps for drawing the top edge shape of the header (from left to right, from top to bottom)
Keep the selected path, set no stroke on the control palette, and set the fill color on the color palette, as shown in Figure 2-4 (right:
Continue to use the pen tool
"Create more closed paths, as shown in Figure 2-5 on the left, and then use" select tool
"Combine them with the images created in the first step in the left, as shown in Figure 2-5 on the right. Note that a slightly different fill color is set for the newly created path to depict slight color changes.
Figure 2-5 create more closed paths
Based on the features and distribution of the bird's head feathers, draw more paths and combine them to gradually complete the form. From left to right in Figure 2-6 and from top to bottom, the blue line highlights the path added in each step. After the combination is complete, use the "select tool"
Select all created paths and run the object/group command.
Figure 2-6 add a path to complete the head shape
4. Create hair at the root of the bird's mouth. Use the pen tool to outline the shape, as shown in Figure 2-7. Set to no stroke, fill color settings as shown in Figure 2-7 upper right. Keep the path selected, and then use the "art knife tool" to split the form, as shown in the Figure 2-7 down to the left. Set a similar color for the split shape, as shown in Figure 2-7.
Figure 2-7 create the hair at the root of the bird's mouth
Use the pen tool to create a jagged shape to portray short and fine hair features, as shown in Figure 2-8 left. Use the pen tool to outline the shape similar to the shape on the right side of the hair, set the color to dark, and place it under the hair shape using the object/arrangement/move a layer later, and adjust the position, as shown in Figure 2-8 on the right, to depict the shadow of the hair.
Figure 2-8 detail of hair
Use the pen tool
"Outlines the shape of the mouth, and is set to no stroke, red fill, as shown in Figure 2-9. Keep the path selected and use the "art knife tool"
See the left section in Figure 2-9. Set colors to be similar and fill in different colors to depict the smooth and dark parts of the mouth, as shown in Figure 2-9. Use the pen tool to create a path at the root of the mouth and fill in the color to portray the details, as shown in Figure 2-9.
Figure 2-9 create a mouth
Use the "select tool"
"Select the shape that makes up the mouth and execute the object/group command. Then combine the mouth and header, as shown in Figure 2-10. Next, create an eye.
Figure 2-10 progress
5. Create an eye. Use the elliptical tool
And Press Shift to create a circle object of the appropriate size, set no stroke, fill value: R: 194, G: 132, B: 108. See Figure 2-11. Keep this object selected and double-click "proportional scaling tool"
"Bring up the" proportional scaling "dialog box, set the proportional scaling to 80%, and click the Copy button. As shown in Figure 2-11. In this case, a copy of a fully overlapped but small circular object is obtained. Set the fill color to R: 232, G: 227, B: 167. See Figure 2-11. Use the proportional scaling tool again to zoom in the circular object to get a new copy, and set the fill color to R: 255, G: 249, B: 248. See Figure 2-11. Finally, copy a smaller circular copy and set the fill color to R: 29, G: 46, B: 19. As shown in Figure 2-11, the upper right 1 shows:
Figure 2-11 create an eye
Use the "elliptical tool" to create two circular objects. Use the "select tool" to select two objects at the same time. On the path finder board, press Alt and click the "subtract from shape area" button to obtain the image from the top right of Figure 2-12.
Figure 2-12 create an eye
Combine the crescent shape and circular object in the upper left corner of the Figure 2-13. Use the tool
"Split the copy of the crescent shape and set different colors to depict the light and shadow changes, as shown in Figure 2-13 on the upper right. Add a color block to depict the light receiving area, as shown in the Figure 2-13. Use the pen tool to outline the highlighted shape and set the fill color R: 254, G: 243, B: 239.
Figure 2-13 complete eye creation
Groups the objects that make up the eyes and combines them with other objects to create a header. As shown in Figure 2-14:
Figure 2-14 progress
6. Create the body part. Next to the lower part of the head of the bird, use the pen tool to outline the shape of the neck, which are two closed paths, as shown in Figure 2-15 on the right. Pay attention to comparing the characteristics of the Sawtooth part between the two, a more sharp, a more smooth; and compare the fill settings between the two. Then, use "select tools" to combine them, as shown in Figure 2-15 left:
Figure 2-15 create a neck
Start to create a bird's chest and abdomen. Still use the "pen tool" to outline the shape, as shown in Figure 2-16 left. After the completion, set no stroke, fill in the color, as shown in Figure 2-17 right.
Figure 2-16 Create a chest
Use the pen tool to add more feathers based on the shape of the bird body, and adjust the fill color slightly to depict the light and shade changes. As shown in Figure 2-17:
Figure 2-17 create a chest
Add more feathers, as shown in Figure 2-18:
Figure 2-18 create a chest
Add a path to depict the feathers in the abdomen. Note that the color of the feathers is gradually warm, which is compared with the cold color of the glossy area. As shown in Figure 2-19:
Figure 2-19 create an abdomen
After creating an output path using the pen tool, use the utility tool to split the path to obtain a group of feathers at the bottom of the abdomen, as shown in Figure 2-20:
Figure 2-20 create an abdomen
7. Create the left wing. Use the pen tool to outline the overall outline of the wings, as shown in Figure 2-21 on the left. Use the pen tool in combination with the art knife tool to create feathers on wings. As shown in Figure 2-21 on the right:
Figure 2-21 create wings
Continue to portray the details on the wings, as shown in Figure 2-22 left. Create the dark part of the wings, and combine them as shown in Figure 2-22 on the right:
Figure 2-22 create wings
8. Create wings on the right. Based on the bird's posture and the perspective of the composition, the wings on the right can only see the top and the following parts. Still use the pen tool to create a fill path to depict the shape and texture. Figure 2-23 left shows the upper right wing, and figure right shows the lower right wing:
Figure 2-23 create wings
Use the selection tool to select and group all the shapes in the body and combine them with the headers created earlier, as shown in Figure 2-24:
Figure 2-24 progress
9. Create a tail feather. Use the pen tool to outline the general shape of the tail feathers, as shown in Figure 2-25. Set to no stroke, fill in the color, as shown in Figure 2-25 left. Continue to use the pen tool to create a small color block to depict the light and shade changes on the feathers, as shown in Figure 2-25 on the right:
Figure 2-25 Create a tail feather
Use the pen tool to add paths to the feathers to depict the stripes, as shown in Figure 2-26. Set to no stroke, fill in the color as shown in Figure 2-26 on the left. Use the "art knife tool" to cut each stripe and adjust the fill color of the split path to depict the smooth and dark area of the stripe, as shown in Figure 2-26 on the right:
Figure 2-26 create a tail feather
Use the pen tool to outline the lower feathers and set the fill color, as shown in Figure 2-27 left. Use the art knife tool to vertically split and adjust the color of the intermediate shape, as shown in Figure 2-27 on the right:
Figure 2-27 create a tail feather
10. Use the pen tool to create a path similar to the lower edges of the feather and set the fill color, as shown in Figure 2-28. Use the "select tool", press and hold the Alt key to drag down the path to get a copy, adjust the color of the copy to a little lighter, and then combine it as shown in Figure 2-28 on the left:
Figure 2-28 create a tail feather
11. Finally, I used the "pen tool" to outline the bottom part of the tail feathers. The feathers were light and soft, and the features were highlighted. Set the fill color, as shown in Figure 2-29. Select the path using the "select tool" and run the "edit/Copy" and "edit/paste in front" commands to get a fully overlapped copy, use the "select tool" to drag the border box to zoom out a little and change the fill color to a brighter color, as shown in Figure 2-29 on the right:
Figure 2-29 Create a tail feather
Select all objects that make up the tail feathers and execute the "object/group" command and combine it with the previously created parts, as shown in Figure 2-30:
Figure 2-30 progress
12. Create a claw. Based on the bird's posture, use the pen tool to outline the shape of your feet. Set no stroke and fill in the color, as shown in Figure 2-31:
Figure 2-31 create a dynamic pair of feet
Continue to use the pen tool to add solid paths to depict the shadow changes of the feet. First, you can first describe the darker part, as shown in Figure 2-32 left. Then add the path to depict the highlights, as shown in Figure 2-32 on the right. It depicts light and shadows, and further depicts shapes.
Figure 2-33 in-depth profiling
Combine the created claw group and other parts created earlier, as shown in Figure 2-34:
Figure 2-34 progress
13. Detail profiling and overall adjustment. After the creation of the bird, we need to turn back to the overall point of view to weigh and choose, decide the key points and further portray, and then we will add more texture and details to the wings, and supplement defects and omissions in the form. First, supplement the feather texture. Use the pen tool to outline the slim shape with bright and dark colors, and add details to the feathers on the wings to highlight the feather texture. See Figure 2-35.
Figure 2-35 Add details
Make some supplements to the form. After checking against the picture, I found that my feet were missing. I used the "pen tool" again to complete it with a solid path, as shown in Figure 2-36:
Figure 2-36 improved shape
After adjustment and supplementation, the effect of the completed bird is shown in Figure 2-37:
Figure 2-34 progress
14. Based on our ideas, we will use the decorative elements of lines and surfaces to form a complete picture with the bird's image. Next, create these objects. Use the "rectangle tool" to create a rectangle object, as shown in Figure 2-36 on the top left. Fill in the color, as shown in Figure 2-36 on the right. Use the add anchor tool to click in the appropriate position of the rectangular object to add an anchor, and use the directly select tool to select the new anchor, as shown in Figure 2-36. Drag the mouse to change the position of the selected anchor, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 2-36 line creation elements
Use the "select tool" to combine the created object with the bird's feet, as shown in Figure 2-37:
Figure 2-37 composite birds and line segments
15. Use the rectangle tool to create a large rectangle object to overwrite the bottom of the screen. Use the add anchor tool to add an anchor on the edge of the rectangle, then, use the direct selection tool to edit the position of the anchor. After that, use the "rectangle tool" to create a smaller rectangle object and fill it with a lighter purple, as shown in Figure 2-38:
Figure 2-38 elements
16. Add details. Use the rectangle tool to create rectangular objects of varying lengths in the upper-left corner of the screen, use the selection tool to select all of them, and click the alignment button in the control board to bring up the alignment board, click vertical top alignment and horizontal center distribution, as shown in Figure 2-39:
Figure 2-39 add and align details
Add more bar decorations to the screen to increase the details and balance the screen. Finally, use the "text tool" to create text in the lower right of the screen to complete the work, as shown in Figure 2-1:
(4) summary
Through the drawing and analysis in this example, we understand what is the "color scale painting", that is, the main use of color blocks to depict the object's shape and light and shade changes. I understand the main tools and methods used in the "color scale painting, this includes creating a path using the pen tool, splitting a shape using the tool, creating a basic shape using the drawing tool, editing using the tool for direct selection, and color palette setting. I have learned about the application of "color sequence painting". It is widely used to create objects and abstract plane decoration in a realistic style. "Color level painting" uses basic tools and methods. Mastering this method can lay a solid foundation for us to further use AI and create more creative works.
All right, the above information is the detailed illustration tutorial for the use of color sequence painting to draw birds for all the users of this software of Illustrator, users have seen this, and I believe that everyone is very clear about the drawing method, so everyone will try to draw it according to the tutorial above.
