In this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial, we will be using our Anchor Point Guide to practice applying the Pen Tool. I do like teaching the Pen Tool in a 2-Step Process. It will feel like playing "connect the dots." When you are following along, notice where the anchors are being placed.

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(1): Apply the Building Tools and Options in Adobe Illustrator.
(2): Apply Line Variation along with Live and Expanded Editing Tools.
(3): Apply Color, Values, and Gradients using Advanced Coloring Techniques.

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BEGINNER GUIDES: Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new to Adobe Illustrator, start with Beginner Guides or Illustrator Tutorials. Understand how to apply the Primary Building Tools and Options in Adobe Illustrator.
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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS: I have organized tutorials by core areas of your Workflow: Building, Editing, and Coloring. Pay attention to the Sequence of Events and Tool Options related to building a "Routine" or "Workflow." Understand how to apply Building, Variation, Editing, and Advanced Color Techniques.
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DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Many of you are jumping over from YouTube to download our Brushes and Resource Folders. Brushes are my go-to for Professional Logos, Cartoons, Mascots, and Branding. Brush Libraries will come as Zipped Folders. Extract All before using in Adobe Illustrator. [ Ссылка ]

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: Download and Extract the Resource Folders before using in Adobe Illustrator. Start with our Resource Guides, Illustrator Tutorials, or YouTube Playlists to understand how to apply Brushes, Halftones, and Textures in Adobe Illustrator.
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PEN TOOL
We are going through some different options for the pen tool. The few things to remember is to focus on getting down the anchors first. We have a lot of our tutorials that focus just on straight lines and placing anchors. The easy parts of the line are the start and end points which means you just have to look for changes in direction in the middle. Click and drag your mouse in the direction you want to go (slowly).

TROUBLESHOOTING
There are easy ways of approaching the pen tool. Start with straight lines and only look for changes in direction. Using your white arrow(A) select the point that look like they are curved and click on the smooth curves button. If your pen tool keeps adding a new anchor rather than a new line, make sure the line isn’t still selected. You will notice a + as you hover over the line if it thinks you want to add an anchor. Anchor Tool(Shift C) will reset and manually drag out each curve.

LINE VARIATION
The line variation can be simplified by looking at the ends of each of your lines. If it is floating out in space then it signals a tapered end. If the end point bumps up against another line or shape, this is a good signal that it should be wide. Use the stroke weight to adjust the thickness in areas to support the character and light source.









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