How To Create a Colorful Vector Landscape Illustration

Published: Mon, 05/13/19

Spoon Graphics

How To Create a Colorful Vector Landscape Illustration

I'm currently taking a break on a long road-trip holiday across Texas, so while I have not been able to produce any fresh content for you this week, I figured this old tutorial from was a fitting topic! Follow along with this Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a colorful landscape scene. We'll make the entire illustration out of simple vector shapes, then bring it to life with vibrant gradients to give the scene a tranquil sunset vibe. My example features an old wild west desert with mountains that extend to the horizon, but these same techniques could be used to create a landscape scene for any fictional or non-fictional place.

A large setting sun provides a red, orange and yellow colour scheme in my artwork, which is applied to all the elements to help determine the depth of the scene. The colour of the mountains darkens as they approach the silhouettes in the foreground, while the sky spans from warm to cool as it turns from day to night.

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