Create a Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Print – Vector Premium Tutorial
Tutorial Details
- Program: Adobe Illustrator CS5
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Estimated Completion Time: 3 Hours
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take learn how to create a traditional japanese style print, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. We’ll cover some brush techniques, gradient mesh shading, and more in the creation process of this tranquil, vector print.
Professional and Detailed Instructions Inside
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a landscape in the style of a Japanese Ukiyo-e print. You will get acquainted with lots of manual techniques, and learn how to make your job easier using the Art, Scatter, and Blob Brushes.
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Nice tutorial outcome, thanks for sharing. I find the flowers kind of cute but I don’t really dig the branch, it looks kind of rough.
Kind of flat…doesn’t really reflect the style of those prints in that manner. Color choice could have been better as well. Give it a bit more soul and you take it a lot further in the right direction. Not a terrible result though.
Thank your tutorial.
Lovely art work! I’m a member and found that this tutorial only is available for Illustrator CS5, is there a chance of getting a version for CS4?
This works with CS4
what problems are you having?