I love a good design tutorial. I felt as though I was not technically prepared for the work world 11 years ago. My design degree focused on creativity and imagination, but I was able to sneak through without really understanding the design programs in any real depth. My first design gig out of undergrad, I learned really quickly just how vital it was to use online tutorials. Watching YouTube videos bridged that creative\technical gap real quick.
It’s been maybe 5 years since I’ve used a tutorial. I’ve been noticing just how in a rut I am in my design style and jumped in. As an art teacher, I always recommend online tutorials for various projects, especially for drawing. Students get so excited when the video starts with showing the final product. Visualizing that they could possibly have their work resemble the technical skill of the one they see on the video. And they can! Middle schoolers obviously don’t like to admit they like their work (what if it’s actually bad and their judgment is wrong and they are ridiculed!!! The teenage mind is always so worried. Adults at least like to separate themselves from this as if they aren’t equally worried.).
Any-who, tutorials. They are fun, easy to follow and make you feel oh-so-happy when your work is awesome, just like the one you’re seeing on YouTube.
I’m reminded just how fun Adobe Illustrator is and how much I love to layer everything up with transparent gradients. Do it. It’s fun. I promise.
*Tutorial for this space illustration via tutvid.com
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