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Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Illustrator CS5 Essential Training
Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool
In learning about the Pen tool, we've come to understand that when we use the Pen tool, we're actually plotting anchor points and Illustrator automatically connects all those anchor points with the path. And it really requires us to imagine where those anchor points are going to go. However, there is another tool inside of Illustrator. It's called the Pencil tool. And it works in the exact opposite way that the Pen tool works. In other words, it allows us to draw the paths and then Illustrator automatically figures out where the anchor points need to go. In other words, the Pencil tool really mimics the way that you currently interact with the pencil on a paper. Let's take a look at how the Pencil tool works. I'm going to create a new document. I'll use a Print profile and I'll click OK. And I'm going to switch now to the Pencil tool, which you'll find right over here inside of the Tools panel. Now I'll be honest with you. If you're trying to use the Pencil tool and you have a mouse…
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The importance of modifier keys1m 52s
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Drawing closed path primitives11m 38s
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Drawing open path primitives5m 47s
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Understanding anchor points3m 43s
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Drawing straight paths with the Pen tool7m 37s
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Drawing curved paths with the Pen tool9m 47s
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Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool5m 33s
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Smoothing and erasing paths3m 8s
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Editing anchor points7m 21s
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Joining and averaging paths10m 9s
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Simplifying paths4m 55s
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Using Offset Path2m 16s
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Cleaning up errant paths2m 32s
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