Below I will share my all steps how I finish my poster.
I use Adobe Illustrator CS4 to create my poster
Open the Illustrator
Name it 1 malaysia poster
Size : A4 ( potrait)
Color mode : RGB 72ppi -- for screen
Go to File >>> Place
Choose the sketch image that I had scan by using printer before I start create my poster.
Ctrl + T transform the image to fix the A4 paper after you import it
Select Pen Tool (shortcut -- P)
Double click on the layer and name it as original image ( lock it)
Create a another layer name it as flower
Follow the outline of the flower and trace it by using pen tool
Select Ellipse tool ( shortcut -- L)
Draw the circle inside the flower ( press shift when you drag the circle)
After you trace finish all the flower, open another layer and name it leaf
Repeat the step tracing follow the shape of the leaves.
Create a layer name it as cloth
Here is the image after finish tracing
Select Gradient tool ( shortcut --G)
Change the color of the gradient
R 255
G 84
B 0
R 255
G 209
B 0
I had adjust the angle of the gradient to 60degress
Press ctrl to select another flower
After that, select the leaf and apply gradient
Color all the leaves by repeat the step above
Select spiral tool
Change the stroke to 4pt
I create the spiral to fill up the empty space of the clothes.
I change the flower outline to white color.
I also change the stroke of the line to 3 pt
I change all the flower and the leaf outline to white color
Go to effect >>> stylize >>> drop shadow
This is the poster after drop shadow
Select rectangle tool (shortcut -- M )
Create a new layer name it background and drag the mouse diagonally on the A4 paper
Change the gradient as
R 0
G 0
B 66
R 255
G 0
B 122
Go to effect >> artistic >> watercolor
Adjust the brush detail to 7 and the texture to 1
Effect >> artistic >> paint daubs
Adjust the sharpness to 10
This is almost done half process of my poster.
Select type tool ( shortcut --T ) and create a new layer name it tamil
Adjust the opacity of the font to 52
Change the character of the font to 黑体
Type the font in a new layer name as Chinese. Right click on the font and select create outline
Right click again and selected ungroup. Now you can move or transform the font freely. I change all the font color to white color and also use the same opacity
Open a new layer and name as title
I use the People 1st achievement is main priority as my quotation.
Create a new layer name it as bangsa
Ctrl + Alt to duplicate the word
Arrange the word bangsa to fill up the image of flower.
Do it for each hibiscus by putting the word irama nada suara and priority.
Select all the word inside the flower and go to window >>> transpanrency ( ctrl +shift +f10)
Select overly
File >>> export
Save as photoshop (psd )
Color model: RGB
Resolution : screen (72 ppi )
I save my poster as psd file because all the layers will transfer to photoshop and I wont lose any layers when I do the editting.
Now open the Adobe photoshop CS4
Selected crop tool (shortcut --C)
Crop the extra part of the poster
Thus, it can be fix on A4 paper.
Select title layer and right click
Select duplicate layer
Right click on the new title layer and select blending options
Select outer glow
Select the pink color ( ffc5f3 )
Adjust the fill to 0%
So you can the title with the pink color outline.
Go to adjustment
brightness 10
contrast 62
Adjust the saturation to +5
DONE....thats all about the steps when I create my poster.
Hope you can learn something from my tutorial.
