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Week 18: Create a live animation for handwritten text in Adobe After Effects

Create 3D artwork using Illustrator Blends.

Beginner

Create line work for a simple logo and use Illustrator Blend tool to create a blend to apply to the line work. Add a gradient background to the artwork.

Intermediate

Create a message in script and use Illustrator Blend tool to create a blend to apply to the line work. Add a gradient background to the artwork.

Advanced

Create a series of script typographic artworks and use Illustrator Blend tool to create a blend to apply to the type. Add a gradient background to the artworks.

Time Allocated

30 Minutes for Beginner: Draw line work, create your blend and apply the blend to the line work, add a background gradient. 45 Minutes for intermediate: Draw line work or script, create your blend and apply the blend to the line work, add a background gradient. 60 Minutes for advanced: Draw line work or script for a series of artworks, create your blend and apply the blend to the typography or line work, add background gradients.

Design Goals

Create a 3D effect for a logo or for a typographic script.

Constraints

Use Illustrator to create your blends and apply these to simple line work.

Software

Adobe Illustrator
Blend Tool, Gradients

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Week 45: Create 3D Designs with Illustrator

Week 44: Social Media Template Design for Clients

Week 43: How to Create a Brand Campaign with Assets

Week 42: Create Beautiful Type Design Editorials for Print and Web

Week 41: Create Beautiful Type Design Editorials for Print and Web

Week 39: Create promotion and brand materials with your own optical art design piece in Adobe Illustrator

Week 38: Create a beautiful image design by merging two images seamlessly together in Photoshop

Week 37: Create your own kaleidoscope print in Photoshop

Week 36: Create a live animation for handwritten text in Adobe After Effects

Week 35: Create an animated pattern of your logo in Adobe After Effects

Week 34: Textile Design - Part 2 Creating Print Textures

Week 33: Get Started with a Basic Animation in After Effects

Week 32: Textile Design - Part 1 Repeat Print

Week 31: Use the width tool to create your Own Curvy Letter

Week 30: Create a punchy typographic Xmas gif, then we show you how to embed in your email signature!

Week 29: Using Adobe Dimension & Photoshop To Create Striking Packaging

Week 28: Draw & Apply your Own One-Line Art to a Mockup

Week 27: Social Media Series: Learn to shoot, style and edit an image for your social media channels

Week 26: Social Media Series: Absolute Beginners Design & Present an Instagram Mockup

Week 25: Create a World Cup animated GIF in Photoshop to promote your event

Week 24: Create a Seamless Pattern in Photoshop and Apply it to Your Mockups - Part 2

Week 23: Create an Identity Using Engraved Effect on Images - Part 1

Week 22: Create a website prototype in Adobe Xd - Part 2

Week 21: Add contrasting light effects to a photographic image - Part 1

Week 20: Create Wonderful Waves with the Twirl Tool

Week 19: Create a Dripping Text Effect in Illustrator

Week 18: Create a live animation for handwritten text in Adobe After Effects

Week 17: Create a Band Artwork using Photoshop Liquify Tool

Week 16: The Best Illustrator Brushes Tutorial Ever

Week 15: Create a Retro Style Surf Poster

Week 14: Create a Corny Holiday Sweater Knit Animated GIF

Week 13: Use Adobe Dimension to create a Perfect Packaging Showcase

Week 12: Create Surreal Compositions in Photoshop

Week 11: Create an Asian-inspired vintage style poster/postcard and ink-effect logo

Week 10: Create Patterns with Photoshop, Pattern Bombing, Apply Patterns to Mockups

Week 9: Layered Effect With Illustrator & Photoshop

Week 8: Gold Typography in Illustrator

Week 7: Stamp Tool & Clipping Mask in Photoshop

Week 6: Envelope Distort in Illustrator

Week 5: Paper 3D Collage

Week 4: Create a Mosaic of Beautiful Polygons

Week 3: Create Your Own Mockup

Week 2: Head Icons Design

Week 1: Hand Lettering in a Shape

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