Digital Shading Techniques
A course by Abraham García Illustrator
A course by Abraham García , Illustrator
Learn to illustrate with different patterns, hatching, and strokes using Illustrator and Photoshop
Looking for a creative way to add a punch of expressiveness to your projects? Follow along with illustrator and art director Abraham García as he teaches you the hatching technique—a process that uses parallel lines to add shading—in Illustrator and Photoshop.
This original technique is a great addition to any designer's artistic repertoire.
In this online course, master the fundamentals of the hatching technique as you work through different exercises. Use your new skills to design a whiskey label by following Abraham's process from beginning to end, including practice with illustration, composition, font, and color techniques.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 15 downloads
Basic brushes
4 minutes, 58 seconds
Complex brushes
18 minutes, 7 seconds
Tools
10 minutes, 16 seconds
Lights and shadows - Part I
19 minutes, 37 seconds
Photoshop Sketching - Part I
14 minutes, 28 seconds
Photoshop Sketch - Part II *
14 minutes, 28 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by familiarizing yourself with Abraham García's work and influences.
Next, discover the Illustrator brushes and tools he uses to create shapes, shading, and volume and get tips on how to correctly prepare a file.
Now you're ready to start designing your label. To do so, Abraham guides you through the process of creating a reference board in Photoshop, optimizing your composition, vectorizing your sketch, and adding shading and baselines.
Add a font to your project, then learn to adapt and fine-tune the details of the letters in Photoshop using lights, shadows, and embellishments.
Finish by adding color to your label and preparing your file for printing by separating the color into different layers.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Design a label for a whiskey brand from scratch using the digital hatching technique.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, and creatives of all types who are interested in learning new illustration techniques.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of drawing, Illustrator, and Photoshop is recommended.
With regards to materials, you need a computer with design software (Illustrator and Photoshop or similar programs). A graphics tablet is recommended although not essential.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
ce cours est absolument fantastique , il enlève tout le mystère sur la création du hatching et shading qu'on peut voir sur de nombreux design graphique lettering en général . merci a Abraham garcia pour ce fabuleux cours je crois que c'est mon préféré .
- 3 months ago
Fiz toda a parte teórica do curso e achei muito didática; agora me falta fazer os exercícios. Sem a prática, não há aprendizado consolidado. Super indico este curso.
- 8 months ago
Ho Apprezzato tantissimo questo corso! Cercavo qualcosa del genere da tanto tempo e appena ho letto il nome dell'insegnante l'ho acquistato. Grande Artista e adoro il suo lavoro.
- 10 months ago
Si fuera mas despacio para una mejor comprensión, estaría mejor.
- 11 months ago
Es increíble
Over the last ten years, he has worked with advertising agencies like Grupo W in Saltillo, Mexico, and Vault 49 in New York, where he currently works as a freelance artist. Throughout this time, he has developed projects for branding, packaging, illustration, web design, album covers, and more.
Some of Abraham’s clients include Harley Davidson, Gatorade, Jack Daniel’s, Volkswagen, Bicycle Cards, and publications such as Picnic, Quo, and Travel and Leisure.
Abraham is also passionate about tattoos, caricatures, graffiti, film, and comics. He enjoys working with his hands on projects involving carpentry, industrial design, and metal structures. For him, “As designers, we are the result of our interests and passions.”
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Form and volume
- Basic brushes
- Complex brushes
- Tools
- Lights and shadows - Part I
- Lights and shadows - Part II
- Preparation of the file
- U3
Our project
- References
- Photoshop Sketching - Part I
- Photoshop Sketch - Part II *
- Photoshop Sketch - Part III
- Creation of main elements - Part I
- Creation of main elements - Part II
- Creation of main elements - Part III
- U4
Ornamentation and typographic treatment
- Typography - Part I
- Typography - Part II
- Adding detail to our typography
- Ornamentation - Part I
- Ornamentation - Part II
- U5
Treatment and separation of color
- Colour
- Final finishes
- FP
Final project
- Digital engraving techniques
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FAQs
The hatching technique in digital illustration involves creating shadows, volume, and textures using repeated lines. It's used to add depth, realism, and a distinctive style to illustrations, especially in branding, comics, and label design.
This course is designed for people with basic digital illustration knowledge, so it’s intermediate level. It’s perfect if you’re already comfortable with tools like Illustrator and Photoshop and want to master advanced techniques.
All you need is a computer with access to Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, basic skills in both, and a strong desire to learn advanced digital illustration and hatching techniques.
You’ll learn how to apply digital hatching to create textures, shadows, and volume; design custom brushes; organize layers and nodes; and integrate illustrations into branding, label, and comic projects.
The course covers hatching techniques, creating and customizing brushes in Illustrator, applying lighting and shadows, illustrated typography composition, character development, and preparing files for print and mockups.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create and customize basic and advanced brushes in Illustrator, including pattern, scatter, and art brushes, to achieve unique effects and textures in your illustrations.
The course teaches you how to incorporate digital hatching into illustrations for brand identity, labels, and posters, creating striking, textured compositions that stand out in the market.