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Create a Julian Opie Style Portrait

Lesson 1 and 2

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Step 1: Learn here at Adobe. Ai Files here

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Step 2: Click the image below

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The Bezier Game - Firefox - Allow method.ac in NoScript.

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Play The Game- How Far Can You Get?

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Step 3: Learn More from Adobe. Ai Files here

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Create a Julian Opie Style Portrait

Lesson 3 and 4

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Step 1. Prepare Your Portrait in Illustrator

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Step 1. Prepare Your Portrait in Illustrator

Go to Layers

  • Add New Layer
  • Open Files Window
  • Go to Portrait location
  • Drag into Layer 2

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Step 2. Resize And Fit To Your Artboard

Alt and Mouse Wheel to zoom out

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Step 3. Resize and Create New Face Layer

Alt and Mouse Wheel to zoom out

  • Create a New Layer
  • Name the layer. Call it something like “face layer”
  • Select the pen tool

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Step 4. Draw the Face Outline

Alt and Mouse Wheel to zoom out

  • Create a New Layer
  • Name the layer. Call it something like “face layer”
  • Select the pen tool
  • Draw around the outline the face

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Step 5. Edit and Refine the Face

Alt and Mouse Wheel to zoom out

  • You’ll end up with this
  • You will need to use the Transform and Appearance tabs to edit this so that it is see-through.
  • You will also need to curve the harsh edges. This takes patience.

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Open the Appearance panel

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Change the Fill to transparent.

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Change the Stroke to Black and about 5px

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Open the Properties panel

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Change the Fill to transparent.

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Change the Stroke to Black and about 5px

Anchor Point Tool

Stroke and Fill Appearance

Use Pen Techniques from the Bezier Game. Pull the anchor points away to make curves.

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Turn off the base layer to see the stroke.

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Create a Julian Opie Style Portrait

Making the facial components: Lips, Nose, Eyes, Ears, Hair and other items you are wearing.

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Step 1: Lips

  • Same steps as before.
  • Pen tool. Make anchor points, Anchor Point tool.
  • Make a small curved line for the bottom lip.

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Step 2: Nose

  • Same steps as before.
  • Pen tool. Make anchor points, Anchor Point tool.
  • Make small teardrop shapes for nostrils.
  • Edit the anchor points to make super smooth edges.

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Step 3: Eyes

  • Similar steps as before.
  • Ellipse tool for making circles.
  • HOLD SHIFT AS YOU DRAW.
  • Change the properties until you get full black circles.
  • We will edit the colour of the irises and reflections later on.

HOLD

SHIFT

AS YOU

DRAW

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Use the Move tool (V) to select the first eye.

then Ctrl+c/ Ctrl+v to copy and paste the eye.

V to move the eye

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Step 3: Ears

  • Similar steps as before.
  • Pen tool
  • Edit anchors
  • MAYBE and little fill - your call on your own ears.
  • Change shade of black.

Change the stroke properties to suit your ear shape and shade.

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Step 3: Eye Brows

  • Similar steps as before.
  • Pen tool
  • Edit anchors
  • MAYBE and little fill - your call on your own ears.
  • Change shade of black.

Change the stroke properties to suit your ear shape and shade.

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Step 4: Colour Palette

  • Similar steps as before.
  • Pen tool
  • Edit anchors
  • MAYBE and little fill - your call on your own ears.
  • Change shade of black.

Change the stroke properties to suit your ear shape and shade.

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Making a colour palette is essential.

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Create a rectangle.

Use V to select, copy paste.

Use the colour picker to change the colour of the palette.

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Step 3: Eye Brows

  • Similar steps as before.
  • Pen tool
  • Edit anchors
  • MAYBE and little fill - your call on your own ears.
  • Change shade of black.

Change the stroke properties to suit your ear shape and shade.

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