Archive for April, 2012

In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a vintage vector scooter illustration. I’ll show you how to create simplified line art without overcomplicating the image. You’ll learn how to create a quick texture as a finishing touch from resources you have available to you within Adobe Illustrator. Learn how to give your work a vintage vector art feel. Step 1 I’ll be using a stock image as a reference in this tutorial. In this tutorial, we’ll take it from a standard pixel based image to a well worn and stylish vintage graphic. Let’s get started with creating this retro vector. I’m going to start the line art by drawing complete shapes that don’t require additional lines from elsewhere to complete their form. All the line work, unless otherwise stated will be a 2pt Stroke Weight. When doing a simplified line art version from a stock image, you want to only focus on the key elements of the object’s design. This is a little easier said than done when it comes to a complex item such as a scooter… and even more so if you’re like myself and don’t know a thing about scooters, other than they have two wheels. We can see an example of simplifying a detail with the wing mirrors and break. As long as when you look at the object on the entire illustration, you could name it, or have a good idea of …

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How to Create a Line Art Vintage Vector Scooter in Illustrator