Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial

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Learn to design a flat character illustration using Adobe Illustrator 2023 by following this design tutorial.
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This tutorial is inspired by the character illustrations created by Olga Semklo, make sure to check her work at / semklo.design
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The first step is to find a reference photograph on sites like unsplash or getty images.
Using those images you can start drawing the basic vector shapes that will make your character using Adobe Illustrator 2020.
Flat characters are really easy to create once you practice, so hope this tutorial has inspired you to draw something in Illustrator.
Tutorial steps:
0:00 Finding inspiration for the character design
0:45 Searching for a photo reference
1:25 Establishing the design rules for the illustration
2:20 Designing the character in Adobe Illustrator
10:48 Adding the final details to the design
Don’t forget to like this design video so more people can see it and subscribe for more :)
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[@sobhas94]

His giggling while goofing up is the most humble giggle I have heard. Meanwhile, I am here trying to make my squares look like squares.

[@angelique1508]

Behance is also a great place for inspiration. But your creation looks so good. Thanks for the tutorial. Can't wait to get started.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

I also look on behance from time to time, it's a great place to see more complete projects 🙌 let me know how this tutorial goes 🙏

[@noushinmousavi4433]

I have just started.. Lets do it.

[@kimnguyen1227]

Awesome tutorial! I also really like that you are very clear that you’re using references and giving clear credit.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thank you, I usually find it very hard to start a project without any references, thanks for leaving this comment 🙏

[@eduardofernandes7889]

Hey Cosmin! Thank you so much, this tutorial is very simple and really help me create a flat illustration.

[@veronica-uj9qw]

its so nice to learn the process of breaking down styles to learn from them!! thank you :")

[@LostinTranslation479]

I hope it is as easy as it looks. You're great, thanks for the tutorial.

[@Mrprashu99]

With all the soft soft tutorials that exist on YT, yours just created that "light bulb illumination" mont in my head. Thanks for taking the

[@sumitraspov]

Loved following along with your tutorial! You're very creative and clear. ❤️ Great work

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thank you, that's great to hear that you were able to follow along 👏👏👏

[@noname-zd6wu]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. This is my first tutorial on adobe illustrator (apart from 2-3 trials from learn feature).. and my first try on flat character illustration on AI. My illustration turned out well thankfully.. ☺️❤❤

[@widiaretasafitri2569]

Love this!! easy to understand

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

More to come for sure, thank you for watching!

[@lobsangkyizom3907]

Absolutely loved your tutorial. It was easy to follow and fun to watch with your light-hearted talk. 😄
Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thanks so much! 😊Have a great day!

[@tobiaswallentinsson2298]

Happened to find this video and I´m so happy I did! ❤️Amazing work and so inspiring, I would love to have the same heartwarming attitude as you to test new things in the future! 🙏

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thabks Tobias, really appreciate it - have fun! 👏

[@lianasanchez1215]

I love this! Thank you so much for this video, hope you post more 😍 this is perfect for what I need to do and I have cero experience. You have a new subscriber! Love your good vibe

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thank you Liana fir sharing this, made my day better 😊

[@brainyzeey]

Thank you so much for the tutorial man, this really means everything for me. ❤️

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

My pleasure, glad I could help! ❤️

[@syasya1999]

really love this tutorial! because it copies a certain style (: it’s interesting to see the process

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

yeah, trying to figure out how other designers do their illustrations is a great way to learn

[@cristinagardon]

Thank you, Cosmin! This is so helpful! Ce surpiza placuta sa gasesc un tutorialele tale!

[@pavant3605]

Thank you, your video made me go from being overwhelmed to feel comfortable about drawing this on my own, and it's really appreciative of you for giving due credit to the original creator.
Thank you for being down to earth and make this tutorial feel simple enough for anyone to say, 'yeah I think I can do it'

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Glad I could help! Take it easy :)

[@diliniliyanapatirana2529]

This is amazing. I'm so glad i found your channel

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

I'm glad to see you here as well, thanks for the positive vibes 👏

[@FC-fq9nt]

I instantly followed! you give off really warm and kind vibes, keep up the good work!

[@carmeneulberg4372]

The details of your process are so helpful, thanks!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Glad it was helpful, it's always fun trying to figure out how other designers are creating their illustrations

[@rosalinpandey320]

The way u r explaining and creating wow such a cheerful person u r and amazing work , hope to learn this from your tutorial soon 😌

[@addminca7928]

You are literally the best, I've been looking for a tutorial for three days and yours works

[@MohammedIrfan-eq2ix]

definitely diving into your videos. Thank you so much for taking the ti to teach us that are green in the field. Have a great day

[@kainaatmalik7224]

gonna start working on flat designs starting today thankyou for the tutorial! it was great the result character looks so cute

[@iputukrisnakuumbara5076]

This is what I am looking for! Thank you for the explanation.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Glad it was helpful! Have a great day!

[@shwetasrivastava7075]

Thank you for the tutorial! it is really easy to follow and so cool too! :D

[@gianfajar7160]

I was really confused about the tools since I'm beginner at this. Your instructions is clear. Thank you, I'll try this

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

That's great to hear, I think that in the new videos I'm getting better at explaining - take care!

[@karinelin-si-hocquet4447]

Hi ! Thank you so much for sharing your skills and helping beginners !

[@user-vc3gr9id3b]

Thank you so much, this tutorial is very simple and really help me create a flat illustration.

[@ninaschwungel8950]

Thanks for this authentic tutorial. Love it and you‘ll help me a lot 🥰

[@ahlamjassim89]

Thanks a lot for your tutorial! despite how simple it is you made Ai much easier to learn!

[@minoosparda]

thank u for this informing still easy tutorial. this was literally my first try with illustrator and i already learned a lot. thank u

[@annamargaritacarreon3239]

Great job! Keep ‘em coming, mate. 👍

[@battlesofantiquity7449]

Awesome tutorial, I love your attitude as well you seem very joyful

[@bigblack621]

I learned so much watching your video. Thank you! Great stuff 💖

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Awesomeee, thank you for sharing your thoughts!

[@madhurinavare7630]

Thank you very much! you made it very easy, Beautifully explained, really very nice

[@strangerthings001fan7]

the tutorial is very clear & simple , amazing work, i love it🤩

[@mohamedeljbel]

I can't thank you enough... hands down the best video for beginnners

[@ROSAhaley]

This was so great! Thank you for sharing

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

My pleasure Rosie 😊

[@abhilashsoans559]

Honestly, you're so underrated. This is so good and so helpful. Can't wait to see more.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thank you for your kind words, this Monday I'll make a similar tutorial to draw a woman character - I also tend to like doing these longer tutorials where I get to take my time and walk you through the process :)

[@abhilashsoans559]

@@CosminSerbanDesign Say no more. Subscribed and tapped on the bell icon already. So excited!

[@zoj206]

Tthis is such a valuable process with ethical attitude :) thank you for showing us how to use references and giving credits to owners . Illustration is usually intimidating for beginners with no sketching skills 👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@tedyproductions8011]

Super, tati! Bravo, bravo, bravo! Extrem de mișto. Mi-a plăcut mult.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Mersi mult, o seara faina!

[@doptimist]

Wow, amazing! Theres so much I dont know about Illustrator. Great delivery too!

[@honeynandal]

This dude is so talented and humble! ⭐ Bless you bro!

[@pramitadeb6681]

Your tutorial will help me to start my own designs

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Awesome, remember to have fun!

[@noushinmousavi4433]

excellent, I learned a lot. thank you so much.

[@upload8682]

Nice work man! If I may give you a tip. You could use the Shape Builder (Shift+M) also for pathfinder motives. So if you want to combine 2 shapes into one, the sahepbuilder makes it lots easier!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Yeah, think I'm just too used to the pathfinder tool, will try the SBT more often 👏👏👏 thank you for the tip ✌

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[@doramn3276]

I loved your video and it was really helpful!! An Illustrator that I really like and I would loved to see the process of her creation is "Maïté Franchi"
or @maite_franchi
on instagram. I would like to see how to put this kind of texture and effects to make an flat illustration more stylish!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

@@doramn3276 oh wow, pretty cool how she uses textures - thank you for watching

[@gizemturun3849]

Hello Cosmin,
I don't really understand how create its hair. How are the two parties synchronized when the transaction is terminated? Could you please help !

[@littlerabbit6732]

thank you so much. this is a very detailed tutorial. helps a lot

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thank you for watching, will publish a similar tutorial today as well - have a great day 🥳

[@ANRALOGI]

Wow! thank you so much. I learn a lot from watching this video.

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Nice to hear that, have a great day! 😊

[@twooneeightzerosix7400]

damn cosmin i was looking for beautiful graphics but found a beautiful man

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

haha glad you enjoyed the video - have a great day!

[@yudelkasalcedo1796]

AMAzING TUTORIAL!! Thanks for sharing

[@meghanakankara2883]

dude this is awesome!!! this videos are really helpful
we need your channel!!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Hey Meghana, working on it! Got a new video coming out tomorrow :)

[@nadinemeshref5912]

thank you, your videos are really helpful!

[@illustratornamedkasper]

Awesome vid! Never reallly worked in illustrator but this vid sure made wanna get started!

[@miriamhamdy1093]

love how simple this is!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Hi Miriam, thank you for saying that, great to hear it helped 👏👏👏

[@simspwr2061]

This video is truly brilliant

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

You're so welcome, it was a pleasure to create it!

[@chlloutbus8498]

I started learning Illustrator for the first time, and it helped me a lot. Thank you. You are a good teacher 😢😢

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Happy to help! It's always nice hearing that these videos are useful!

[@kofheartsdesigns]

Thank you for sharing. Very clear explanation.

[@kudretismail3051]

Simple but effective workflow! - thanks!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Glad you like it! Take care!

[@doviletodorov7242]

Amazing work! Thank you for sharing, I find so much inspiration from your tutorials!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Wow, thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@haibuifr]

Thank you Cosmin !

[@NNNedlog]

Thanks a lot for this. It is ready amazing

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thanks for dropping by, really appreciate it :)

[@mysticgio]

thank u! this tutorial really helped me

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

That's something that I love hearing, thank you for watching! 🙏

[@benamiabderrahimabdo]

You are doing a wonderful job by giving Knowledge many thanks

[@laionpessoa1668]

Thank you! Great tutorial!

[@manirahmanzadeh7812]

Thank you Cosmin. Very useful

[@mahdiehsaniani2192]

Hey, I like the idea of having the reference picture by the inspiration pic. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-el1vg9cs8e]

I normally don't leave comments but this is just perfect for what I want. Thank you for making this video

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

I really appreciate it, that's what I was going for - have a wonderful day!

[@emilywong1231]

Wow this sparked my interest in learning! I really enjoy this thanks

[@brookephase]

Dude, you made something I originally found daunting, now fun! Hero!

[@0921240035]

AMAZING tutorial!!!

[@dhe3474]

you made it looks like it's easy enough
thank you

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

If you try it you'll see that it's not so challenging once you have the idea in your mind :)

[@gsvideoproducer5310]

Everything works as it should, thanks

[@luisaaquino1796]

É tão legal pensar que a arte, o desenho , a imaginação e a criatividade não estão presas à um padrão - por muito tempo pensei assim e isso me atrapalhou muito, desde fazer uma simples mão até desenhar uma árvore - Trabalhos como o seu desconstroem em mim, pelo menos, essa ideia de criação rígida e padronizada. Adorei o vídeo, sucesso!

[@Tommy-yd2ie]

nice tuto Thank you!

[@nerddroid]

really awesome thank you!

[@user-lf7xy5nm1t]

Thank you !! I made it this the first time

[@mwdanay]

Thank you so much for this video. Great video

[@kropkut_media]

This is awesome.....Ill be doing this all day all month

[@nachiketahegde59]

Ima download it thanks for sharing!!

[@pramitadeb6681]

This video really helped me a lot!! ❤

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

I'm so glad! This is the goal to try out new things :)

[@gabmontenegro5250]

awesome, thanks for explaining the process, really helpfull!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

My pleasilure, thank you for taking the time to write this comment 🙌

[@yassinechouaibe8861]

Thank you man for sharing this stuff

[@vladpasca]

Mersi! Foarte util!

[@Listte]

Thank you!

[@volodymyrsymchuk6762]

Such a great tutorial!

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Really nice to hear that it helped 🙏

[@sergeyshapovalov8025]

Great tutorial , thx you a lot .

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on the tutorial, really appreciate it :)

[@Frinley]

Your style of creations is impressive. Liked it very much...

[@armyfantasymoa]

Thank you so much

[@rema552]

I love it! great work👌🌟

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Thanks Rema!

[@cheesecake8094]

thanks so much, super cool

[@HastiKhadem]

thanks it was really helpful i feel more relax know i can draw with out iPad

[@ShruthiLakshminarayana]

Great illustration, Thank you

[@journials3283]

Ty this is very useful tyvm

[@rikaevasusantiginting4582]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@hanahcorrea2859]

thanks for the tutorial ! Really good

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@Villio.]

this is a very very informative and easy to follow in reality 10/10 as I can also draw like these from your tutorial

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Will make more of these tutorials then, thank you for sharing! 🙏

[@lavanya3679]

awsome job sir.wonderful teaching for beginners

[@galeelraglen]

Thank you :)