Polygonal / Low poly art | flat effect in Adobe Illustrator

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In this tutorial, I am going to demonstrate how you can create polygonal artwork in Adobe Illustrator.

Step 1 - Preparation: 00:03:43
Step 2 - Tracing: 00:08:22
Step 3 - Colouring: 00:20:52

Export Jpeg: 00:28:25

 

Enjoy and be creative!

 

GET THE PROJECT FOLDER HERE:

 

Download approx 118MB

Download approx 110MB

Need help? Read the download Instructions here.

 

VIDEO LINKS:

Polygonal gradient effect using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
WATCH HERE

Polygonal Pug speed art:
WATCH HERE

 

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FEATURES IN VIDEO:

A - Direct Selection Tool
P - Pen Tool
I - Eyedropper Tool
V - Selection Tool

Cmd (Ctrl PC) Shift A - Deselect active stroke in AI (with pen tool active)
Cmd (Ctrl PC) Shift V - Paste in place

Cmd (Ctrl PC) C - Copy
Cmd (Ctrl PC) L - Create new Layer in AI
Cmd (Ctrl PC) Y - Toggle Outline and Preview mode
Cmd (Ctrl PC) Z - Undo

 

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Tutorial by GD.
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Written by Gareth David