QUICK TIP
To re-create the breaking polygons effect, select the artwork and go to Object>Expand. Ctrl/
right-click the artwork and choose Ungroup. Repeat the Ungroup command until the
polygons are separate, then you can play around with them. Remember to make a copy in
case things go wrong.STAY FOCUSED
Like I said, the technical side of this illustration is
pretty much straightforward, the hard thing is not
giving up, not making shortcuts and staying
focused. If you need more guidance, have any
questions or would like to see some more of my
low-poly illustration process, you can contact me
via facebook on http://www.facebook.com/MordiLevi.
gd. Thank you for reading!17
REMOVE THE
OUTLINE
Once you are finished with
the colouring process,
select the artwork, go to
the stroke colour in the
Toolbar, and select ‘None’
to remove the stroke
from the illustration. Go
back to the illustration
and try to find polygons
that you didn’t colour. It
helps to put a white
background behind the
illustration; if you have a
lot of white polygons in it,
use a black background.
The contrast will make it
easier for you to spot
uncoloured polygons.18
MAKE IT YOUR OWN!
This is it! You have done it! Now you have an amazing
low-poly Illustration. The next step is customising it. Maybe break
some polygons off the edges, make parts of the grid visible, alter
some colours here and there. Drop the final artwork into Photoshop
and play around with it. Make it your own!DESIGN LOWPOLY PORTRAITS