Overlay another paper texture, this time choose one with less creases and folds, but with more prominent grain. This particular texture file is a freebie from LostandTaken. Now let’s move over to Photoshop to lay out the complete retro book cover.Ĭreate a new Photoshop document and paste in a cool paper texture as a background. Our basic stylized vector Superman is complete. Send the cape to the bottom of the stack with the shortcut CMD+Shift+[. The Smart Guides will help align the points and paths again.ĭraw the remainder of the cape using the points of the previous shape as starting and ending positions. Use the Pen tool to draw the upper portion of the cape. Merge these two halves with the Pathfinder palette. Copy and paste, then go to Object > Transform > Reflect. The Smart Guides will help lock the points exactly in place over the original body outline.ĭraw one half of the basic outline of the Superman emblem. Use the Pen tool to draw in a pair of red pants. Punch out this shape to leave a pair of red boots. This time fill it with red, then draw a large temporary shape over the whole body excluding the lower legs. Fill this duplicate with blue then punch out the hand areas with temporary shapes using the Pathfinder palette. Select each of these shapes individually along with the main body shape then click the subtract icon in the Pathfinder to punch out the shape.Ĭhange the colour of the character to a skin/flesh tone, then copy (CMD+C) and paste in front (CMD+F) a duplicate. Use the rounded rectangle tool to draw intersecting shapes between the arms and legs. Select all the shapes that make up the body and merge them together with the Pathfinder palette. Toggle on Smart Guides (CMD+U) for assistance aligning the shapes accurately. Use the align palette to centre them both up.Ĭontinue drawing and overlapping shapes with the Rounded Rectangle tool to create the arms and legs. Use the Circle and Rounded Rectangle tools to create the upper portions of a ‘man symbol’. Open up Adobe Illustrator and create a new document. The colour palette replicates the basic printing method of the originals while paper textures with burns and creases give the design that ages and retro appearance. The design we’ll be creating has similar traits to old book covers from publishers such as Penguin.
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