Learn how to create 3D illustrations from start to finish with Visual Designer Anu Manohar! In this two-part series, she’ll design three unique 3D compositions using Adobe Dimension, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Follow along with Anu as she participates in 36 Days of Type and tackles the letter of the day, creates a custom 3D quote, and brings 2D assets to life.
Guest Anu Manohar is a Visual Designer with a bold, playful, and fun design aesthetic based in New York: https://www.behance.net/anumanohar0584
Host Danielle Morimoto is a Design Manager for Creative Cloud at Adobe in San Francisco: https://daniellemorimoto.com
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00:00 Start
03:35 Anu’s work
04:37 Wonky Toy project shape library
07:12 Creating characters from the toy shapes
11:56 Previewing 3D shapes in Illustrator – exporting for Dimension
16:59 Importing shapes into Dimension
19:19 Using a background image for reference
24:02 Editing shapes
29:02 Assigning materials to models in Dimension
35:04 Setting up a preview render
36:40 Examples of other 3D characters
41:31 Anu’s logo exploration for her Woky toys brand
46:54 Wonky’s packaging design
50:26 Creating the packaging in Dimension
54:01 Making a pattern with the 3D boxes- composition layout
1:01:41 Walkthrough of making the 3D Wonky project
1:06:17 Highlighting other Wonky designs
1:16:22 Creating a space for the Wonky Store in 3D
1:20:35 Exploration in creating other 3D spaces
1:27:30 Artist Spotlight of Dev Valladares https://www.valladares.dev/
1:40:48 Recap of day 2
1:43:25 Exploring the Wonky Store file in Dimension – build process
1:48:46 Lighting setup for the Wonky Store
1:53:32 Anu’s approach to building the 3D Wonky Store
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