![]() ![]() Here are two examples of isometric illustrations I created using the Extrude & Bevel tool in Adobe Illustrator to create the three-dimensional building blocks from two-dimensional shapes: Here are some examples of some three-dimensional isometric shapes that I illustrated using this technique:Īfter mastering the hex-grid technique for creating isometric illustrations, I learned that Adobe Illustrator itself has the ability to convert a two-dimensional shape into a three-dimensional isometric shape automatically, which is explained very well in the following video tutorial by YouTube user “drdefend”: How to Make Isometric City (Crossy Road ) | Illustrator Tutorial. So I decided to attempt some simple isometric illustrations, starting with simple three-dimensional shapes, which I learned could be created with a hexagon grid (or “hex grid”) as shown in the following video tutorial by Matt Borchert: How to Draw 3D Isometric Shapes Using a Hex Grid in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial. ![]() For example, the currently popular games Monument Valley and Crossy Road make use of the isometric illustration technique. ![]() (The word “Isometric” is derived from Greek for “equal measure.”) The isometric technique is commonly used in engineering diagrams, pixel art, and video game graphics. In addition to two-point perspective, I was also aware of another three-dimensional drawing technique known as “isometric illustration” or “ isometric projection,” in which a three-dimensional object is illustrated without vanishing-point perspective. Three-Dimensional Isometric Illustrations Gideon, if you’re reading this!), and having discovered that Adobe Illustrator has a Perspective Grid tool, I decided to attempt some simple two-point perspective illustrations, such as the following: ![]() Thinking back to my junior-high art class (Hi, Mr. I also experimented with other two-dimensional drawing styles, such as Japanese Kawaii (cute) character drawings:Īfter experimenting with these and other approaches to two-dimensional illustrations, I decided to start branching out into three-dimensional drawings. Here is a sample of some of my earliest attempts at creating two-dimensional shape drawings in Adobe Illustrator: I found it surprisingly easy to decompose complex objects into two-dimensional illustrations created with basic shapes (circles, ellipses, polygons, and so on). ( Select this link to see a sample of the minimalist style of Don Birrell’s artwork for the Nut Tree.) Two-Dimensional Shape Drawingīecause I am drawn toward this minimalist, abstracted aesthetic, I decided to begin with simple two-dimensional shape drawings. I am aesthetically drawn toward illustrations with a clean, minimalist, and abstracted style, largely due to the influence of Don Birrell, former director of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California and longtime design director for the Nut Tree, a famous restaurant and roadside stop in my hometown of Vacaville, California, the city seal of which was also designed by Don Birrell. So learning to illustrate in Adobe Illustrator was largely a matter of starting from scratch. Although I have a sharp eye for visual composition, I am not a formally trained artist in any sense. ![]()
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