In this class, we’re going to look at how we can create a screen print poster effect in Adobe Illustrator. This effect can give your poster design a tactile, human quality with plenty of colour and creative flair. If you’re looking to practice your design skills, learn more advanced features of Adobe Illustrator and explore more tactise visual effects to incorporate into your work then this class is for you! In this class, we will be looking at creating posters for a fictional zoo to promote some of the star wildlife, where we will be using photography, typography, grid and graphic images as part of the poster design.
This class is divided into 2 parts:
PART 1: In the first part, we are going to learn how to create a duotone effect in Illustrator to help us craft the screen print effect.
PART 2: Then we are going to learn how to use it as part of a complete poster design.
To create this poster in Illustrator we are going to cover the following key steps:
- Step 1 – Research & Inspiration
- Step 2 – Document Set Up
- Step 3 – Base Grid Setup
- Step 4 – Stroke Grid Setup
- Step 5 – Working With Type
- Step 6 – Working With Image
- Step 7 – Working With Colour
- Step 8 – Add Print Imperfections
- Step 9 – Create Colour Permutations
- Step 10 – Create Other Versions
- Step 11 – Exporting
