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Flat-Art Puppy Character Design in Adobe Illustrator (Udemy.com)

Beginner friendly, step-by step, fun, short course using basic shapes, color blocking & simple vectors

4.8

38 reviews

Created by: Tim Wilson

Last updated June 2025

What you will learn

How to set up an Illustrator artboard
How to create logos, graphics and icons
How to draw with circles, rectangles and triangles
Draw your own shapes and manipulate them with ease
How to use the Shape Builder tool - manipulate simple shapes by subtracting one from the other / adding to each other
How to change the stacking order of objects
How to round the corners using the little corner widget on the shape
Create patterns in your Swatch
How to color and export your final design
Export multiple sized images for web or print using the Artboard export options

How it compares

Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:

Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 91% of them
Reviews38#388 of 414 by number of reviews
Length0.6 hoursshorter than 97% of them
Last updatedJune 2025more recently than 51% of them

Course Description

Join me on this fun, beginner-friendly, short character design course in how to create a flat-art style puppy in Adobe Illustrator!

No drawing skills are needed!

In my usual hands-on style, you’ll follow a step-by-step process to design a charming puppy illustration using basic shapes, color blocking, and simple vector techniques.

Hi, I'm Tim!
I’m an Adobe Certified Instructor and Expert, as well as a designer based in London.

What you’ll learn:

How to set up an Illustrator artboard
How to draw with circles, rectangles and triangles
How to use the Shape Builder tool
How to change the stacking order of objects
How to color and export your final design
Create patterns in your Swatch
Export multiple sized images for web or print using the Artboard export options

All lessons are delivered in short, clear videos with a hands-on project.

There are no resource files for this course.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid grasp of creating simple characters from Illustrator's basic shape tools. You'll be able to manipulate simple shapes by subtracting one from the other as well as round the corners using the little corner widget on the shape. You will change the stacking order of objects and look at using a opacity to create simple 2D shadows.

Don’t forget to share your work—I love seeing what you create!

Beginner Level

Time: 36 mins

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Instructor Details

Tim Wilson

4.8 Rating
38 Reviews

Tim divides his time between training, and undertaking design and photography projects. He has trained a range of companies including BBC, Disney, Aardman, Sky, Nissan, Ford, British Airways, Virgin, Barclays, KPMG, NHS, the Times and Adobe amongst many others.

Tim spent many years as a lecturer for Graphic Design and Photography Honour Degree students at universities. He loves sharing his passion for design and this is reflected by the enthusiasm from his students who rebook his courses to continue their professional development.