Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video When to use the Pencil tool, part of Adobe Pen Tool: Mastery.
- [Narrator] In this movie we'll take a look…at another drawing tool inside of Illustrator…that you may find to be helpful…in order to augment the pen tool at any rate.…And that's the pencil tool.…Now, the pencil tool has been…dramatically improved in Illustrator CC,…so much so that those of you with…drawing tablets may find it to be…a really great gestural drawing tool in general.…And to learn more, you can check out…my course Draw Better and Faster with Illustrator CC.…As for those of you who are working with mice,…or working in older versions of Illustrator,…the pencil tool can be great for drawing…very short paths, like these guys right here.…
Alright, so I'll go ahead and switch over…to my document in progress here,…and I'll zoom out by pressing Control + 0…or Command + 0 on a Mac,…and then I'll turn my template layer back on.…Alright, so drawing small paths…with the pen tool is not all that difficult.…For example, I'll draw this guy right here…by pressing the P key to get the pen tool of course,…and then I'll just go ahead and drag like so,…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
12/20/2016- Creating and editing Bezier curves
- Drawing in Illustrator
- Working with a vector-based shape layer
- Tracing a complex image with the Pen tool
- Using a vector mask in a composition
- Drawing a custom symbol in InDesign
- Creating inline graphics
- Wrapping text around an offset path
- Customizing text converted to outlines
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome3m 4s
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1. Creating and Editing Bézier Curves
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Bézier curve fundamentals3m 38s
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Working with Bézier curves3m 15s
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Dragging a constrained path2m 56s
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Creating a smooth point2m 49s
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Drawing a curved segment3m 4s
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Creating a cusp point3m 56s
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Hidden Pen tool tricks6m 30s
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2. Rules to Draw By
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The zero-or-two rule2m 3s
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The two-thirds rule4m 24s
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The oval-and-arc rule3m 58s
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The tangent rule2m 25s
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3. Drawing in Illustrator
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Signposts and stacking order10m 7s
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Advanced transformations6m 9s
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Dynamic round corners6m 55s
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Variable-width strokes7m 43s
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Advanced Width tool tricks11m 3s
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When to use the Pencil tool10m 4s
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Combining drawing tools6m 15s
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Gradients and clipping paths15m 40s
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The finishing touches14m 2s
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4. Vector Masking in Photoshop
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5. Layout and Design in InDesign
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Creating inline graphics8m 34s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 22s
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