Illustrator CS6 106: Trace and Paint: Create From Real Media

22 videos | 68 minutes | by Iain Anderson

Converting analog, hand-drawn art or photos to digital form is now even easier in Illustrator CS6. Get creative with master trainer Iain Anderson and find out just how quick and fun it is!

The art of tracing and painting by hand is not only alive but enhanced in Illustrator CS6 as master illustrator Iain Anderson demonstrates in this course.

Iain begins by looking at a variety of different tracing types and techniques for digitizing different kinds of real-world media. He highlights the exciting automatic tracing functions that Illustrator offers, but he also shows you the special tricks that are still needed to give your illustrations that human touch!

Iain then shows you how to color your new digital tracings. He covers the exciting new Live Paint features which make coloring a snap! Iain shares the excitement of just how fast and fun it is to color artwork in Illustrator CS6!

Iain also illustrates that even artwork cleanup can be fun with so many “power tools” at your fingertips. He shows you numerous ways of ensuring that your artwork is in its cleanest form before and after you bring it in to Illustrator. Iain recaps this course by showing you how to build Brushes, Patterns and even 3D Objects from your freshly colored digital tracings!

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