Sports Bottle Package Design in Photoshop and Illustrator
In this Photoshop and Illustrator tutorial, we'll learn how to create a cool vibrant sports bottle illustration and design. Software required: Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6.
What you'll learn
In this Photoshop and Illustrator tutorial, we'll learn how to create a cool vibrant sports bottle illustration and design. We'll start with an initial composition sketch and discuss why this step is so important. Then we'll discover how to draw strong, three-color vector sports characters, from stock a photo. We'll also learn how to form detailed silhouettes from photo reference. We'll execute a render of our plastic bottle in Illustrator using the Revolve Tool before doing our final composition in Photoshop. By the end of this Photoshop and Illustrator training, you'll know how to create your own packaging designs that are ready for print. Software required: Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6.
Table of contents
- Evaluating the Compositional Sketch and Starting the Illustration Line Work 11m
- Advancing the Illustration Line Work 12m
- Producing Customized Brushes 12m
- Forming the Kit on the Line Work Layer 12m
- Executing the Contours of the Athlete 12m
- Administering the Base Layer of the Athlete 12m
- Drawing a Single Color Illustration of the Tennis Player 12m
- Employing the Silhouettes of the Border 12m
- Generating the Composition Abstract Shapes for the Sports Bottle 10m
- Continuing the Abstract Shapes for the Sports Bottle 7m
- Producing the 3D Render of the Sport Bottle 10m
- Advancing the 3D Render of the Sport Bottle 7m
- Setting up the Sports Bottle in Photoshop 8m
- Designing the Upper Border of the Sports Bottle 6m
- Continue Implementing the Bottle's Upper Border 10m
- Constructing the Left Side of the Bottle's Upper Border 9m
- Adding the Main Athlete to the Design 7m
- Executing the Final Positioning of the Main Athlete 8m
- Administering the Tennis Player Illustration to the Design 7m
- Employing Abstract Shapes to the Bottle Design 10m
- Forming the Diamond Shapes 11m
- Applying the Logo to the Design and Recoloring It 11m
- Drawing Sound Waves in Illustrator Using Custom Brushes 10m
- Customizing the Text Info to the Bottle Design 9m
- Setting up the Three Way View and Designing the Nutritional Information 10m
- Advancing the Back of the Bottle Back Design 8m
- Creating Second Color Scheme Presentation 7m
- Generating the Second Color Scheme 10m
- Applying Final Tweaks and Clean Ups 7m
About the author
Simeon Elson is an inspired international commercial illustrator and graphic artist, based in London. Simeon's explosive, realistic works are inspired by music, sports, comics, street art and current affairs. His diverse and graphical styles combine digital and traditional techniques to produces images that are innovative and full of energy.