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Create a Vintage Cartoon Character in Illustrator

Envato Tuts+ via YouTube

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Learn to recreate the vintage cartoon aesthetic by designing a cute pig character in Adobe Illustrator in this 28-minute tutorial. Master the art of creating an art brush for outlining, utilize basic vector shape-building techniques and warp effects to craft the main components of your retro illustration. Explore the process of designing classic glove styles and incorporating them into your vintage cartoon art. Follow step-by-step instructions to create the character's head, facial features, hat, and gloves, then arrange multiple characters and add a textured background for a complete vintage look.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Set up a new document
- Create an art brush
- Create the head shape
- Create the mouth
- Create the eyes
- Create the cheeks
- Create the nose
- Create some facial features
- Create the ears
- Create the hat
- Create the first glove design
- Create the second glove design
- Arrange the three little pigs
- Create the background
- Add a texture

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Envato Tuts+

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