I will give you a detailed analysis of the Illustrator software and share with you the tutorial on designing the Sunset Valley.
Tutorial sharing:
I. Idea, composition, and color
Computer art painting is slightly different from traditional painting.
Sometimes we draw a sketch first according to the normal steps, and then gradually turn it into a work with full color and rich graphics. This method is suitable for people with a certain painting Foundation. Sometimes we have already drawn more than half of the results, but we still don't know what the results will look like. In the process of drawing, we will gradually find satisfactory results. This method is also good, that is, it takes a long time.
The process of drawing on a computer may change the idea based on the random effect that the computer produces at any time, and sometimes the final result is different from the original idea. There is an idea (that is, the establishment of the creative intent) at the initial stage of the creation, which can guide us to have a clear direction in the creation process, however, whether the final result is the original idea has changed is not very important, and the final effect is the most important.
In the chart, the percentage of mountains and sky in the background is 3/1, which is the easiest choice. The double frame forms a stable psychological feeling, and the line of sight is directed to the tail end of the brush below the top layer of the butterfly, forming a flowing visual psychology and drawing a large space to feel it. The butterfly again echoed the flowers and plants at the beginning, activating the screen. The focus of the work is still the center of the screen and the position where the sun is not rising. In general, the composition is well divided.
When creating digital illustrations, the colors must be unconventional and will attract the audience at first glance. The background color of this work is gray, but the butterfly that starts thinking is very bright, giving a strong sense of space. At the same time, simple elements are used to create a work that gives a deep memory.
Sunrise valley is also very skillful in vector production. It has two outstanding features: grid background and brush details. Next we will introduce the detailed process separately.
II. Background and grid
The grid is very effective in producing even changes in colors, as are texture and light changes.
Only the background of the work is displayed (Figure 2), as well as the mountains and sky in the sketch mode (figure 3). We can see that the background is made from a grid.
Figure 2
Figure 3
The background consists of three objects: the sky, the Back Mountain, the front Mountain, and the grass. If you have trouble connecting the entire background into one, it is easier to separate the background and adjust the details.
First, draw the shape of the object (monochrome): the sky, the mountains, and build a gradient grid.
Create monochrome skies and mountains
Menu: Object> Create a gradient grid (5 columns and 4 columns in the row)
Adjust, move, and add colors
Check the effect at any time to determine whether it meets your requirements.
The curve and color affect the effect at the same time. When adjusting the curve, Select
After the first stage is complete, check the effect and continue to revise the dissatisfaction.
Draw the sky under the sunrise. Note that the lower half of the cloud is also red, and the color spreads out from the red. The sky is highlighted in red.
Similar to those who have learned to paint mountains, it is easy to think that many redlines are raised along the mountain. This is when the sun is shining to the mountains, the mountains are red. The ups and downs of mountains are represented by colors. The mountains behind them are relatively simple to create. The Mountain production in front of them takes a longer time. At the same time, the mountain stretched to the front is a lawn and green. After the overall color and curve shape are completed, all three objects are displayed and adjusted together.
Even after the three objects are adjusted together, they are not the final effect. They must be adjusted together with the flowers and plants to be placed. Color grid should be difficult, and this work is not the most complex. If you want to master it well, you must practice more and appreciate its advantages.
3. Foreground and paint brush
After the background is created, you can add foreground details. However, the path and paint brush functions are only used to prepare all foreground details. It can be seen that the Illustrator paint function is very powerful.
We all know that Illustrator has four types of brushes: calligraphy brush, dot brush, pattern brush, and line brush. These different brushes have different operation methods and techniques. Let's follow the creation process of this set and look at the wonders of these brushes one by one.
1. Flowers
Painting Flowers on hillsides and lawns can enrich the background. First, draw a flower element to turn it into a line brush, add it to the screen, and then make detailed adjustments.
Draw beautiful flowers according to your ideas
Select the flowers and drag them to the paint brush panel.
Create a new paint panel and select New Line paint.
Pay attention to the direction of the paint brush and set it to the direction of the flowers.
Other flowers, use the same operation to generate a paint brush
Creating a paint brush is not part of the painting. On the contrary, a paint brush starts to draw flowers into the illustration. The line brush selects the direction when setting. This is the main feature applied to the line brush. When we add a path, we need to add the following points first, and then the above points. See the following figure.
Draw the following points first and then the above. Select the paint brush we have defined.
Note: You must select the color of the stroke. Otherwise, the paint brush cannot be displayed.
It is very easy to generate these flowers by matching the path with the brush.
Just the orientation, size, and bending angle of the entire path, and different brush types can be used to draw flowers that are ever-changing and natural and clever. As shown in the following figure, it is not satisfactory and easy to adjust.
2. Grass
How can there be flowers without grass? The grass is the same as the flower method. The difference is that grass is a dot brush.
Create one, and then perform flip copy.
When you set the grass to a dot-like brush, the set surface is displayed.
The dimensions, spacing, point, rotation, and other parameters are set as shown in the preceding figure.
The secret of this setting is that the defined elements are arranged in a regular path.
Final effect:
All right, the above information is the detailed design of the Sunset Valley production tutorial for the users of this software of Illustrator, as you can see here, I believe that everyone is very clear about the method of drawing, so everyone is going to draw their own Sunset Valley according to the tutorial above.
