Global Creator: Shu Chan
Shu Chan is a graphic designer from Hong Kong who creates illustrations that she hopes will bring more colour and happiness into the world.
See how Shu uses geometric shapes and colour blocking in Adobe Illustrator to transform images of animals into bright and playful graphic designs.
Download this Illustrator file and follow along to Shu’s tutorial to create your own striking artwork.
Creating happiness through colourful illustrations.
Shu’s designs are all about using bright and bold colours to create illustrations that bring joy to others. Follow along as Shu shares her creative process using Illustrator. Watch how she uses the pen tool to trace lines over an image of an animal, before adding different colours to the geometric blocks to complete the look.
Using geometric lines to create bold animal graphics.
Learn how to turn geometric patterns into abstract artworks. Follow step-by-step as Shu shows how to use the pen tool to draw simple shapes that come together to create the outline of an animal. From here, it’s all about filling the shapes with different colour shades, mirroring the graphic and adding a background to create a bright and eye-catching artwork.
Create bold and abstract illustrations.
Follow along as Shu demonstrates her go-to method for illustrating bright graphics full of joy and happiness. See how the ruler can help to control the lines of different geometric shapes and discover how a contrasting colour palette can add depth and dimension. For the finishing touch, follow along as Shu adjusts the proportions of the graphic to create a harmonious illustration.
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