Source & Mix Botanical Illustrations with Typography to Create Timeless Designs in Adobe Photoshop

Elegant typography paired with beautiful botanical artworks never go out of style! In this class, you’ll learn how to combine vintage botanical illustrations or your own artworks with strong, minimal typography in Adobe Photoshop to create refined, professional designs ready for print, digital sharing, or selling.

As a graphic designer, I love using vintage imagery in my collages and designs, and in this class, I’ll guide you step-by-step through my complete workflow for transforming botanical illustrations into polished compositions suitable for greeting cards, posters, wedding stationery, packaging, branding elements, playlist or podcast covers, or social media graphics.

IN THIS CLASS YOU'LL LEARN:

• how to source high-quality, free public domain vintage botanical illustrations;
• how to prepare and clean up scanned artwork in Adobe Photoshop;
• composition techniques and how to combine botanical imagery with digital type to create striking layouts;
• how to select typefaces that work with botanical illustrations and how to use the Match Font tool in Adobe Photoshop;
• tips and tricks for creating layered designs using Layer Masks, Opacity or Stroke effect;
• tips for adjusting colors, applying color corrections and recoloring your designs using Hue/Saturation and Gradient Map adjustments;
• a workflow tips for using Artboards in Adobe Photoshop when developing colour variants;
• how to save your work for web and prepare your design for print with bleeds, crops marks and in CMYK color mode;
• workflow tips for adapting the process for quick and simple or more complex projects.

In this class, you’ll see the complete design process from source image to finished artwork and learn flexible techniques that you can pick and mix based on your skill level, available time, and creative goals.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR

This class is perfect for:

• graphic designers looking to elevate their work with vintage botanical elements and elegant typography;
• illustrators and artists who want to transform standalone botanical artworks into finished design pieces;
• students learning composition, typesetting, and Adobe Photoshop;
• creatives interested in greeting card design, print products, or wedding stationery design.

Whether you're creating designs for clients, building products to sell, or expanding your creative portfolio, this class will help you add a distinctive, timeless aesthetic to your work!

BOTANICAL DESIGNS & BEYOND

Botanical imagery has a timeless appeal, and when combined with clean, confident type, it becomes incredibly versatile. But the process you’ll learn in this class can be applied in projects beyond botanical card designs and adapted for:

• digital collages;
• branding projects;
• editorial layouts;
• book covers;
• art prints;
• packaging design;
• social media graphics.

By the end of the class, you’ll have a finished botanical design ready for sharing, selling or printing, and an understanding of the complete design workflow you can use across any project which involves working with illustrations and digital typesetting in Adobe Photoshop.

If you love botanical illustrations and elegant type — this class will give you the tools and confidence to create something striking and timeless!

I cannot wait to see what this class inspires you to create!

—Evgeniya

RELATED DIGITAL COLLAGE CLASSES:

• If you’re interested in exploring more complex digital collages as a form of illustration, check out my class Source & Mix Digital Collages from Vintage Illustrations in Adobe Photoshop.
• If you are into more minimal and graphic collage look, be sure to join me in my class Create Minimalist Digital Collages from Vintage Graphics in Adobe Photoshop to learn how to re-imagine found vintage graphics as timeless collages in reduced colour palettes with a hint of a risograph look.