40 stickers in 40 days.

Have you every committed to a daily challenge? As part of a project, I committed to designing a sticker a day for 40 days to grow my illustration skills in Illustrator.

My Toolkit

I found that using both the programs Procreate and Illustrator were essential to my workflow. For sketching, I stuck to using the same brush, Dry Ink.

The Process

I followed this workflow method for all 40 days. Starting with a reference, I did a rough sketch in Procreate which I then refined before sending it to illustrator. I would then draw over the sketch, and finish up by coloring, shading, and outlining.

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What I learned:

  • You’re going to get very fast at using the pen tool, congrats!

  • Not every idea has to work, sometimes its the unexpected ones that end up being your favorite.

  • You’ll be grateful to yourself if you start and stay organized. Label those layers and stick to them.

If you’re interested in seeing my presentation, and would like to see some of my process, check it out here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1a8mwFZvQNdQaCeF5xVDHMBUqCrNA_muybJCRmMdr360/edit#slide=id.p

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