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

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4.11 How to Finish Your Icon Designs and Add Special Effects

What would an icon be without the special finishing touches? In this lesson, it’s time to add some special effects and details that will finish our designs and make them ready for export. You will learn three special techniques. One is a trick for taming patterns, one is a simple way to create vector leather, and the final technique is how to use blending modes and the gradient mesh to illustrate a miniature universe.

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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