Illustrator From The Ground Up - Part 5: AI and 3D with Jason Hoppe

Subscribers Only Seminar

This session is exclusively available to CreativeLive subscribers. If you're not yet a subscriber, you can subscribe here.

In Part 5, Jason Hoppe brings together time-tested techniques and some of Illustrator's newest features. You'll start with Concept to Vector, following an idea from a rough concept all the way to a clean, finished vector graphic. Then you'll use Turntable, an AI-powered feature that generates new views of flat illustrations, so a character or icon can be seen from different angles without redrawing it.

Next, you'll move into three dimensions. Jason shows how to build 3D objects with Illustrator's 3D tools, add lighting and materials, and keep everything editable. You'll use the Mockup feature to see your logos and artwork on real-world products, and learn techniques for creating clean, accurate isometric drawings.

Throughout the class, Jason shows how these tools fit into real projects, so you can work faster and present your ideas more effectively.

This class includes a dedicated 30 minutes of Q&A directly with Jason Hoppe.

What You'll Learn

  • Take an idea from rough concept to finished vector graphic
  • Generate new views of flat vector artwork with Illustrator's AI-powered Turntable feature
  • Build 3D objects with lighting and materials using Illustrator's 3D tools
  • Place your designs on realistic product images with the Mockup feature
  • Create clean, accurate isometric drawings

Who It's For

  • Students who completed Parts 1–4 of the series
  • Designers who want to turn their ideas into finished vector graphics
  • Packaging, product, and brand designers who need realistic mockups
  • Illustrators interested in AI-powered tools, 3D, and isometric artwork

How to Join

  • The class will be delivered via Zoom Webinars. You'll need access to Zoom through a web browser or the Zoom app in order to participate.
  • This class is exclusively available to CreativeLive subscribers. If you're not yet a subscriber, you can subscribe here.
  • To reserve your spot, register using the Sign Up form and button above. Space is limited.
  • A unique Zoom join link will be sent to registered subscribers, up to the maximum number of participants per class. You'll receive this link one hour before the class start time.

About the Instructor

Jason Hoppe is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor with a graphic design background. For 19 years he has taught Adobe software, including Illustrator, at Seattle's School of Visual Concepts, Luminous Works, and Seattle Central College, and he is the founding instructor at CreativeLive. He breaks complex tools down into clear, practical steps, which helps students of every level build confident vector illustration, logo, and layout skills they can put to work right away.

Jason's teaching draws on 20 years of real production work. He has led electronic production departments at Seattle agencies such as Hornall Anderson and Bozell/FCB, and has built design workflows for clients like Costco and Cascade Designs. That experience means his Illustrator lessons go beyond what each tool does: he teaches how professionals use it to work efficiently, avoid production problems, and deliver polished, print- and digital-ready artwork.