Here are some tutorials that may help if you’re updating your image projects or using images in your final project.
Illustrator: Adding Shadows and Shading
There are a number of ways to add shadows and shading to give your images more feeling of depth or realism. Here are some tutorials to help with that.
Coloring and Shading an Avatar
This is from a tutorial by Deke McClelland on LinkedIn Learning. The whole course shows how to make an avatar in Illustrator.
Full Course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/designing-your-own-online-avatar/
- Coloring and Shading the Avatar [Linked in Learning]
- Shading with Gradients and Patterns [LinkedIn Learning]
Drawing based on a photo
- Tracing eyes with the ellipse tool [LinkedIn Learning]
- Tracing features with the Pen tool [LinkedIn Learning]
Photoshop: Neural Filters
Neural filters are a way to do some complex changes to your image (or a layer) using Adobe’s AI. Here are some of the things you can do with them:
- Edit People including: change facial expressions, smooth skin, apply makeup
- Remove JPEG Artifacts: this is useful if you have a low quality JPEG you want to improve
- Colorize black and white images
- Transfer the style of one image to another (like take the style of a painting and apply to a photo)
Tutorials and Resources for Neural Filters
Here are some resources to help you.
- Neural Filters Overview (Adobe: web page)
- Neural Filters List and FAQ (Adobe: web page)
- Quick How to Use [2m:19s] (Adobe: YouTube Video): shows Style Transfer, Colorize, Smart Portrait
- How to use Neural Filters (web page) quick guide to skin smoothing, colorize, style transfer, smart portrait
- Neural Filters and Quick Actions [57m: 10s] (Adobe Livestream Masterclass video) mostly photo restoration
- Neural Filter Review [18m:47s] (YouTuber) video review, super zoom, skin smoothing, colorize
