Adding colors and drawing your characters

Now that our illustration is laid out with these flat shapes, it is time to go deeper and start adding those details. I know it may seem like it is easier said than done, but sometimes it is harder to imagine how to build up a vector illustration than actually doing it.

Tip

While building a basic sketch up to a complex vector illustration, follow the old rule of drawing: instead of focusing on one area only, try to work on the image as a whole. First, focus on the big shapes, then add some colors, then more and more layers of details, and finally, lighting and additional effects if needed. This way, the different parts of your illustration will be developed evenly. This makes it easier to keep things visually similar, and you will have an illustration where all the parts work together.

After sketching, the next step is to add colors while also adding more details to the illustration. Let’s turn those simple placeholders into...