Icon Design - How to Draw Lines and Transform Shapes

Kate McInnesAug 21, 2012Lessons: 17Length: 3.3 hours

Graphic Design Adobe Illustrator

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4.2 How to Draw Lines and Transform Shapes

In this lesson you will learn how to trace your designs using shapes and lines and how to join points to create accurate outlines without having to rely on drawing skills alone. To begin this lesson, you will need a grid from the previous lesson and some sketches for your icon designs. If you want to use the sketches I’ve created for my own icon designs, you can download them in the course source files.

1.Welcome
1 lesson, 00:36

1.1
Introduction
00:36

2.Icon Theory
1 lesson, 07:55

2.1
What Makes a Good Icon?
07:55

3.Basic Skills
3 lessons, 46:17

3.1
How To Sketch a Set of Icons
16:26

3.2
How to Make Basic Vector Icons with Adobe Illustrator
18:02

3.3
Multiple Artboards and Exporting Icon Sets
11:49

4.Drawing Techniques
11 lessons, 2:24:05

4.1
How to Create Custom Grids in Adobe Illustrator
12:03

4.2
How to Draw Lines and Transform Shapes
10:39

4.3
Using Simple Shapes to Create Complex Objects
15:36

4.4
Adding Details with Lines and Strokes
11:40

4.5
Perspective and Viewpoints
10:39

4.6
How to Create Perspective with the Transformation Tools
16:13

4.7
Drawing Perspective with Guides in Adobe Illustrator
18:27

4.8
Color, Light, and Shade
05:46

4.9
Draw Light and Shade with Adobe Illustrator
15:15

4.10
Effects and Appearance
10:57

4.11
How to Finish Your Icon Designs and Add Special Effects
16:50

5.Conclusion
1 lesson, 00:49

5.1
Conclusion
00:49

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