Documenting The Illustrative Design ProcessCreated by Von. R. Glitschka

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Patch Illustration 2

11.26.08 | Tutorials



Illustrating for an embroidery patch that will be 1.875 x 1.875 inches is challenging to say the least. You’re dealing with a production technology that is very limiting. Gradient blends at this size just look terrible so you have to keep your colors flat and detail needs to be simplified.

The following tutorial will show how I go about creating a set of NBA licensed embroidery patches featuring portraits of many of the leagues greatest players.


(Tutorial Includes Notes in both ‘English’ and ‘Español’.)

Keywords: Patch, NBA, Basketball, Embroidery

File Size: 6.9 MB

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