If you're looking for some simple tips And tricks on how to create a vintage Travel poster using illustrator and Photoshop then you're in the right place Hi there everyone my name is Andre Marios and in December the last plus Tutorial I'll put my experience to use As I show you step by step how you can Put together the Spectrum illustration Using Adobe Illustrator and then how to Apply some subtle textures using Adobe Photoshop to complete this design we'll Use a photo some fonts a texture and Some photoshop brushes all of these Assets come from M battle elements so Make sure to check out and battle Elements where you can get unlimited Downloads of stock videos music Graphics Photos fonts and many more there's Millions of creative assets already used And with simple commercial licensing you Can subscribe right now using the link In the description if you haven't done It already subscribe to our YouTube Channel remember to check the Bell icon To make sure that you'll be notified Whenever new tutorials are published and That being said we can move to Illustrator let's create a new document Go to the print templates and select This A3 template For this tutorial we'll use the RGB Color mode but keep in mind that if you End up wanting to print this design you
Need to convert to CMYK first keep the Resolution at 300 pixels per inch and Then you can create your new document Now go to window in the menu bar and First of all make sure that the control Panel is active and then open all the Panels that have this check mark Let's also go to view and enable the Smart guides and now you can start by Selecting the rectangle tool from your Toolbar simply click on your artboard And just set the height to 7.5 inches Don't bother to adjust the width Using the selection tool let's move this Shape to the top left corner of the Artboard and as you can see the smart Guides will do the work Stretch this shape to make sure that it Goes all the way to the right edge of The artboard Then select the stroke and remove the Color select the fill and replace the Color with a linear gradient Set the angle to 90 degrees and then Focus on these gradient sliders as we Need to adjust these colors you can Start with this one so just double click It make sure that the color mode is set To RGB and replace this black with 78 120 and 155 Keep this one white and then click on The gradient bar to add one more Gradient slider move it to around 45 Percent
Double click it and replace this color With 159 189 and 219 And then we select the rectangle tool as We need to add a second shape which will Cover the bottom side of your armored You can hold down the Ctrl key and click Outside this shape to deselect it then Move your cursor to this corner and Click and drag to add a second shape Move all the way to the bottom right Corner of the r board and again the Smart guides will help Now let's adjust the gradient that's Applied for this new shape return to the Gradient panel and first of all click This button which will move your white Gradient slider to the right Edge Then click and drag this slider to Remove it move this one to about 40 Percent Double click it and replace the color With 99 159 and 169 and then also drag this diamond Gradient slider to about 75 percent Now you can continue with the pen tool We'll use it to add some Green Hill Shapes you can start the first one from This point Go up And then continue with simple clicks to Create the rest of your heel shape Remember to close this path
Replace the linear gradient with a flat Color and let's make it green so go 42 123 and 0 continue with the pen tool and Let's add a second heel shape on top of This one Fill it with a linear gradient Drag this slider all the way to the left Double click it and replace this color With 82 144 and 8. and for this other gradient Slider you can select it and use this Color Picker to Simply grab this color Now that you're done with the background You can move to the layers panel and Double click this layer to name it Background Block it to make sure that you will not Be able to select or move any of these Shapes by accident and then add a new Layer and name it Cliffs This is where you'll need this photo From envato elements so let's download It and add it to your design make sure That the pen tool is still active and Use it to add four Cliff shapes using The clips from this photo keep in mind That you do not need to follow the exact Outlines of these clips just use them as A rough reference in the end you should End up with something that's somewhat Similar with this feel free to remove This photo fill your clip shapes using These colors Then reselect the pen tool and let's add
Some grassy patches to these Cliffs We'll start with the front one Whenever you find these smart guys more Annoying than useful you can easily Disable them by pressing Ctrl n u Now you can continue with this shape Using the eyedropper tool you can easily Fill this shape with this green Continue and add a second graspatch Let's also add one to the top Remember that you can always use the Direct selection tool to adjust the Position of these points Reselect the pen tool and let's add some Grassy patches to the second clip Again add one to the top Now you need to quickly move to the Layers panel And drag this grassy patch right below Your front cliff and finally let's add a Grassy patch to this third clip Like this Continue with the pen tool and let's add Some water foaming up at the bottom of These Cliffs You can start from this point Click and drag to add some curve to this Pad Continue your shape Go along the edges of these clips And in the end your shape should look Somewhat like this Right click it and send it to back Fill it with a linear gradient
You need to set the angle to minus 55 Degrees Move this gradient slider to about 55 Percent Select this other gradient slider and First of all let's move it to 90 percent Also lower the opacity to zero percent And don't forget to replace this black With white Now that we're done with these clips you Can lock the layer Add a new one and let's name it tourist Keep it selected and make sure that the Pen tool is still active and now you can Put together your tourist figure we'll Start with the Torso which should be a Simple trapezoid Replace these linear gradients with a Flat color and make it red so go 197 36 and 49 continue with the skirt When you're done fill this shape with 48 69 And 97 Let's quickly select both of these Shapes and press Ctrl plus to zoom in on Them re-select the pen tool and let's Continue with the arms you can start From this point Click and drag to add this nice curve Now we don't want to keep the curve for The next section of this pad so simply Click this point Go down and add a new point
Continue with the rest of the arm Somewhat like this Once you're happy with the look of your Shape switch to the selection tool hold Down the ALT key and drag a copy to the Right Rotate this copy somewhere like this and Place it in this position Let's also add the hands so I'll use the Pen pull again We'll use a simple shape for this hand Make it white And don't forget to send it to back Or the second hand first we need to make A small adjustment for the arm Now use the pen tool And let's add the second hand Again make it white you'll need another Two white shapes for the legs Select both of these shapes and send Them to back Continue with the pen tool and let's Also add the shoes Fill this shape with 96. 56 and 19. Hold down the r key and again drive a Copy of this shape and this position Let's make some small adjustments to the Leg shapes And also to the skirt You can use the Anchor Point tool to Adjust the curvedness of this point Now select the Torso and press Ctrl plus To zoom in on it
Reselect the pen tool before we move to The Head let's add a green scarf So replace this color with 31 122 and 35 Make sure that the pen tool is still Active and let's also add these two Shapes Now switch to the ellipse tool as we Need to add the head shape Simply click on your artboard to create A 0.8 inch circle Let's fill it with 98 55 and 26. Then move this circle on top of the Scarf roughly in this position Reselect the pen tool and let's add the Hair Start from this point Continue with the pen tool and let's add A head shape Fill it with 49 68 and 100 Let's also add a red band for this hat So we select the pen tool and let's draw A simple pad somewhere like this Use the eyedropper tool to fill it with This thread Select your head shape along with this New red shape switch to the shape Builder tool remember to hold down the ALT key and just click these two Sections to easily remove them from your Design now you can use the direct Selection tool to make some final Adjustments
Press Ctrl 0 to have a look at your Entire design And if you're happy with the look of Your tourist you can lock this layer add A new one and name it text And select the type tool from your Toolbar for the beginning focus on the Control panel to set the settings for The text which we're about to add We'll use the cartridge font which you Can get from envato elements increase The size to 170 and now you can click on your Artboard and type in Ireland Press the Escape key when you're done Let's move this text roughly in this Position you can remove the current text Color and then move to the appearance Panel to add a new fill for your text Make it white make sure that the entire Text is selected so click this type Section and let's go to effect Warp Erise Keep this horizontal box checked and set The band to 55 percent click ok to apply This effect and return to the appearance Panel to add a second fill for your text Select this button field and replace the Color with 42 123 and 0. for the moment nothing will Change but now as we apply a transform Effect you will notice the changes Let's increase the number of copies to 12. for the move settings let's enter
Minus 0.015 Copy these settings paste them in this Section and remove the minus Click OK and as you can see now you have This nice 3d effect before we continue With the rest of the text let's use the Ellipse tool to cover this hole from the R Make it white Go to envato elements and download this Set of icons you'll only need this Clever icon so select it and press Ctrl C to copy it now you can close this Document press Ctrl V to paste this Cover inside your poster design you can Use the eyedropper tool to make it green Drag it on top of your text Scale is clover and place it roughly Like this Now you can reselect the type tool for This new piece of text you will need the Weapon Piccadilly font so select it keep The size set to 170 and again click on Your artboard to type in visit Change the color to white Then go to object transform and shear Just set the angle to 20 degrees Keep the rest of the settings as they Come Click ok Let's rotate this text a bit and place It in this position Actually let's select all your text and Move it a bit higher
Now deselect the type tool you will need Again that Carter's font load the size To 40 and then click on your artboard to Type in the Change the color of this new text to 78 120 and 156 Then move your text roughly and this Position Reselect the type tool don't forget to Deselect these texts then increase the Font size to 60 and load the leading to 50. Click again on your artboard and let's Type in Cliffs of more Using the eyedropper tool you can easily Pick the color from this text but keep In mind that you need to hold down the Shift key as you click the text Otherwise you will copy the text Settings along with the color Now you need to rotate this text and Move it in this position Go again to object transform and share Use a 20 degrees angle and click ok Let's select all the text and move it a Bit lower You can now unlock all your layers Let's make a quick correction to this Background rectangle select this diamond Slider and move it to 25 percent And then select this other Diamond Slider and set the location to 60 Percent With this Final Touch our work in
Illustrator is complete all that's left For you to do is select the entire Design press Ctrl C to copy it and move To photoshop let's create a new document Go to the print templates and again Select this A3 template Press Ctrl n0 to zoom in on your canvas And then Ctrl V to paste your vector Illustration we'll paste it as a smart Object which will allow you to later Edit the vector illustration if that's What you need so click ok Press enter Now you'll need this paper texture from A bottle elements so download it Simply add it to your design Let's rotate it Scale it to make sure that it will cover Your entire canvas and keep in mind that You can hold down the ALT key which will Scale your texture from the center When you're done you can press enter Move to the layers panel and let's Change the blending mode of this texture To hard light And also lower the opacity to about 30 Percent now keep your paper texture Selected and let's go to layer new Adjustment layer and select Vibrance Make sure that you're checking this box To make sure that this new layer will Only affect the paper texture and click Ok Increase the Vibrance to 100 and the
Saturation to only 30 and as you can see This improves the Vintage look of your Poster for the next move you need to Start by adding a new layer using this Button double click the name and let's Type in green texture Select the quick selection tool from Your toolbar and first of all make sure That the sample all layers box is Checked Then click this Green Hill to load a Selection around it and keep in mind That you can hold down the ALT key and Click the sections that you wish to Remove from your selection once you're Happy with this selection around your Green Hills you can continue with the Brush tool you'll need the set of Brushes from envato elements so let's Download it to quickly import those Brushes you can right click on your Canvas click this will icon and go to Import brushes Just double click your brushes and You'll get them in this list let's Expand this list and scroll down as we Need to select the screen 6 brush Let's quickly switch to the eyedropper Tool as we need to grab this green color For the foreground color Return to the brush tool and use it to Paint the top edges of your selection Somewhat like this Once you're done you can press Ctrl D to
Get rid of this selection reselect the Quick selection tool first of all don't Forget to add a new layer We'll name it Cliff one White texture Then click this front Hill to load a Selection around it remember that you Can hold down the r key and remove these Green sections from your selection Using the square bracket Keys you can Decrease the brush size Once you're happy with your selection Return to the brush tool make sure that The foreground color is white Right click on your canvas and let's Increase the brush size to about 1000 Now simply draw across the right edges Of your selection and then move to the Layers panel to change the blending mode Of this layer to soft light And also lower the opacity to 40 percent Let's add a new layer and this time name It Cliff one Black texture press the D hotkey which Will quickly swap the current colors With the default ones the most important Thing is that the foreground color is Set to Black And now you need to draw across the Right edges of your Cliff somewhat like This you can press Ctrl NC if you are Not happy with the look of your texture And when you're okay with it you can Return to the latest panel where you
Need to change the blending mode to soft Light and again Lower the opacity to 30 Percent Remember that you need to press Ctrl ND To get rid of this selection continue With the quick selection tool and load a Selection around the second clip Then remove the green sections Now you need to add a new layer and name It cliff to texture Return to the brush tool Make sure that the size is set to 600 Pixels Set the color to white and draw the Highlights in this section somewhere Like this Then make it black and add the Shadows Once you're happy with the look of these Textures you can get back to the layers Panel and change the blending mode to Soft light and this time lower the Opacity to 40 percent now again Ctrl D To remove the selection use the quick Selection tool to load a selection Around this next clip remove the green Section add a new layer and name it Cliff 3 texture Continue with the brush tool this time You need to set the size to 500 pixels First use the white foreground color and Add the highlights like this Continue with the black and add the Shadows And when you're happy return to the
Layers panel to change the blending mode Of this layer to soft light And lower the opacity to 50 percent Moving to the final clip let's load a Selection around it Add a new layer and name it Cliff 4 Texture Make sure that the foreground color is Set to White grab again the brush tool And just add a highlight on the section When you're happy return to the layers Panel and just change the blending mode To soft light and also load the opacity To 80 percent We'll continue with the stories figures So use the quick selection tool to load A selection just around the Torso let's Add a new layer name it tourist one Texture Reselect the brush tool make sure that The size is set to 500 and the Foreground color to Black Then just draw a texture like this Change the blending mode of this layer To Overlay and continue by loading a Selection around the skirt Let's add another layer Name it tourist texture Again use the brush tool and draw a Texture along the right side of the Selection And for this layer you need to change The blending mode to soft light And also lower the opacity to 50 finally
You need to load a selection around the C Something like this Switch back to the brush tool this time You'll need the brush named scatter Number four So select it increase the size to 1000 Make sure that the foreground color is Set to White Add a new layer Name it C texture And now you can draw across the top Edges of your selection Somewhere like this actually let's make It a bit more subtle When you're happy remember to get rid of Your selection return to the layers Panel change the blending mode of this Final layer to soft light and also lower The opacity to 70 percent with this Final Touch Your vintage poster is Complete I hope you enjoyed this tutorial Remember to hit that like button as it Has been know that I did a good job Subscribe if you are not already and Don't forget to click the little bell Icon to be notified of any new tutorials I'm Andre Marius and I'll see you in the Next video [Music]
