Next, I moved on to refining the illustration. I based the composition of this poster loosely on a screenshot of the actual performance of the song.
For this illustration, I used the 12.9 inch iPad Pro as my drawing tablet, and Apple pencil to create the illustration.įirst, I started off by roughly sketching the composition and the subject matters, which are the band members. I created a fictional music poster for an acoustic jam session of the song “Summer Night’s Dream” by my favorite band, FT Island. I will be using one of my successful illustrations to demonstrate my personal process with AID. You see it all: how you started, the little hiccups in-between and the rewarding result at the end. There is nothing more satisfying than rewatching your process at the end in timelapse. Now, with the built-in time-lapse feature, I can focus on creating my artwork knowing the app already does the dirty work of recording the process for me. In the past, I have often attempted to record my process, only to quit mid-way through because of technical issues, being uncomfortable about recording my process, or the hassle of having to edit and cut some of the unnecessary footages in-between. My last and probably the most favorite feature is the time-lapse generation option.
You can then choose to open the artwork in other Adobe programs to refine, touch up, or simply leave it as is.
Along with your regular exporting options such as sharing via email or publishing it on Behance, you can also publish your artwork as a PDF right onto the Creative Cloud Files folder on your iMac or MacBook. My personal preference is 100% pressure dynamics with 8.0 brush size and 45-degree angle.Īnother favorite feature from Adobe Illustrator Draw is the exporting and sharing setting. Each brush has four different settings that you can customize: size, opacity, color, and basic setting, where you can adjust anything from the roundness of your brush to how much pressure sensitivity that works most natural for you. There are 5 different types of brushes you can choose from round, taper, flat, chisel, terminal, along with an eraser brush. It makes drawing digitally feel really natural and smooth, since the size of the stroke changes according to your pressure. My first favorite feature has to be the pressure sensitivity setting. You are equipped with a set of brushes panel along with a layer panel, where you can organize your drawing, adjust blend mode and opacity, etc. It fits the most natural with the iPad screen.Īfter choosing your artboard size, you now move to where the real magic happens: the drawing board.
My favorite artboard size to draw with is the standard landscape letter. This is a very generous and thoughtful thing an app can do. The app greets you with a variety of default artboard sizes to choose from. When I first opened Adobe Illustrator Draw (AID), I was impressed with its simple and clean interface. Over time, Adobe has done a lot of updates to this little app and it has evolved quite smashingly since its debut days. I first heard about Adobe Illustrator Draw a few years ago, but never got a chance to find any use for it. Working in a design studio in Boston and being a long-time Adobe user, I was excited and intrigued by this drawing app. I borrowed the iPad from work to explore all the hidden gems and wonders of Adobe Illustrator Draw.
Have you ever wondered what else you should be doing besides lounging and binge-watching TV shows during a three-day weekend? For me, the answer is clear.