…Throughout this chapter we'll be adding some shading and texture…effects using gradients and tile patterns here inside of Illustrator.…We're going to start things off by creating the gradients…up here in the forehead, down here in the neck.…And, along the cheek, as well.…So, I'll go ahead and switch over to the illustration so far.…And, I'll click in this neck path to select it.…And, you want to click inside of it, the the way, so…that you select the filled path outline as opposed to the strokes.…
And then, make sure that your gradient panel is up on screen.…If you don't see it, you can go…to the window menu and choose the gradient command.…And if you switch to the color panel, you can also see that we've got…our fill swatch here inside the swatches…panel, that's a new thing in Illustrator CC.…But if you're using an older version of the software you…just need to switch over to the color panel and then…drag that fill swatch down to the gradient panel and drop…it right there at the beginning of the gradient, like so.…
Author
Released
4/22/2014- Preparing a photographic tracing template
- Tracing eyes and other features with the Ellipse and Pen tools
- Roughing in hair and other complex features
- Reshaping paths to enhance their accuracy
- Establishing variety with stroke attributes
- Coloring the avatar
- Shading a face with gradients
- Adding expression and personality
- Saving a universally compatible PNG file
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
Views
Related Courses
-
Deke's Techniques
with Deke McClelland155h 5m Intermediate -
Designing Gradient Dot Patterns with Illustrator
with Deke McClelland1h 19m Intermediate
-
Introduction
-
Welcome1m 59s
-
-
1. Tracing the Base Path Outlines
-
2. Refining and Developing Your Paths
-
3. Coloring and Shading the Avatar
-
Adding additional shading9m 20s
-
4. Adding Gradients and Patterns
-
Assigning a gradient stroke2m 31s
-
5. Adding Expression and Personality
-
Adding playful smile lines5m 41s
-
6. Exporting the Final Image
-
Conclusion
-
Until next time46s
-
- Mark as unwatched
- Mark all as unwatched
Are you sure you want to mark all the videos in this course as unwatched?
This will not affect your course history, your reports, or your certificates of completion for this course.
CancelTake notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
1:30Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: Shading a face with gradients