Please do more of these videos for beginners. I have been to classes, read books and watched other videos and yours was the only straightforward one. Thanks so much.
in every pen tool video people leave comment like this ,"I've watched so many videos and this one explains much better within short times and bla.. bla.. bla"!
Good tutorial. You can also hold down Ctrl for the Direct Selection tool and Alt for the Anchor Point tool while using the Pen tool without having to switch. I think what people meant by "complicated" is when you have a complicated sketch and you're trying to get a 1:1 perfect trace on it. Trying to get curves to match the source can take practice.
A better way to do this is to use the curvature tool that's next to or under the pen tool (shift + ~) After you draw the rigid lines, click on the anchor with the curvature tool and it will turn it into a smooth curve. Also the best part is that you can click on the anchor or line with the curvature tool and still adjust and drag it and the curves will always look smooth.
Excellent strategy and killer video! Here are my notes: Step 1: create secant lines joined by the anchor points at the critical points Step 2: use the anchor point tool (SHIFT + C) 2.a: click on the anchor point and drag 2.b: do not drag from the line - only do it from the anchor point Step 3: use direct selection tool (A) 3.a: click on anchor point 3.b: use handles to refine
Excellent! The only point I will add, which maybe wasn’t stated, is that in certain situations, it’s okay to drag with the anchor point tool from the line -but only if you deliberately want your anchor points to break at a sharp angle, rather than a smooth one, which for good designs, is usually a rare circumstance
Best pen tool tutorial ever! For the story, I so much see AI (as in Artificial Intelligence) new tools all around that I thought this was a new AI pen tool on illustrator when I saw the thumbnail 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. I have been a Ai (as in Illustrator 😂) user for more than 20 years though. 😃
damn I need some sleep. I thought this video was about an AI pen tool the just added. but it was the illustrator logo in the thumbnail. I was so confused
Hi, may I ask, if I just want to adjust only one side of those two handles at a time, how to do that? Cuz whenever I adjust any side of those handles, it will move both side together.
certainly! first remove any handles you currently have (shift+c to use anchor point tool, then click the vertex of your choosing), then use the anchor point tool on the line(s) next to your vertex, by clicking and dragging the line out by any amount. This will create anchor point handles on the vertex and when you drag the handles now, it will not be connected to the other handle!
Me: I won't learn anything from th.... what is he talking about tangents.... then as soon as you've drawn all the anchor points : "OMG i see where this is going, that's clever!!! Fine. Learnt something. Have my like.
is it essential to sketch first before using pen tool? is this so called mighty tool is only for tracing purpose? if u need paper and pencil for the major part of the creation, then what's the point of using this software? for inking purpose only? it seems procreate is better option for actual drawing, isn't it?
People use Illustrator because it’s vector based whereas Procreate is raster based. You can use either depending on how you think your artwork will be used. If your artwork is for print, you think it’ll be sized and used in different places, etc, use Illustrator because vector based means that no matter how much you scale it you won’t lose any quality but raster based loses quality when you zoom in. This is just my basic take on it and definitely do some research bc I’m still an amateur graphic designer and by no means am an expert
@@deholovi Snide replies at someone giving you an actual answer when you're the one who doesn't understand the difference between raster and vector only makes you look dumber. It's not hard to do a search and find some article on the topic in seconds.
Thank you Dude, you just save me about 3 hours of frustration, you were straight to the point, no fluff or bs. Thank you again.
Best no-nonsense pen took intro I’ve ever seen. Super clear.
Please do more of these videos for beginners. I have been to classes, read books and watched other videos and yours was the only straightforward one. Thanks so much.
I've watched at least 10 hours of pen tutorials and this one 5 minute video taught me more than all of those combined. THANK you.
in every pen tool video people leave comment like this ,"I've watched so many videos and this one explains much better within short times and bla.. bla.. bla"!
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Good tutorial. You can also hold down Ctrl for the Direct Selection tool and Alt for the Anchor Point tool while using the Pen tool without having to switch.
I think what people meant by "complicated" is when you have a complicated sketch and you're trying to get a 1:1 perfect trace on it. Trying to get curves to match the source can take practice.
i watched this instead of the 30 minute video my teacher wanted me to watch its so much better thank you bro
Got straight to the point. Clear and concise. Thank you! Just subscribed!
bro saved my life with this vid my teacher sucked at explaining it and he doesn't record the lectures😭 i can finally do my assignments
Thanks tons for posting this! You're a very clear, concise teacher. Very helpful!
Genius and simple way to explain. Thanks Alot Homie.
A better way to do this is to use the curvature tool that's next to or under the pen tool (shift + ~) After you draw the rigid lines, click on the anchor with the curvature tool and it will turn it into a smooth curve. Also the best part is that you can click on the anchor or line with the curvature tool and still adjust and drag it and the curves will always look smooth.
Excellent strategy and killer video!
Here are my notes:
Step 1: create secant lines joined by the anchor points at the critical points
Step 2: use the anchor point tool (SHIFT + C)
2.a: click on the anchor point and drag
2.b: do not drag from the line - only do it from the anchor point
Step 3: use direct selection tool (A)
3.a: click on anchor point
3.b: use handles to refine
Excellent!
The only point I will add, which maybe wasn’t stated, is that in certain situations, it’s okay to drag with the anchor point tool from the line -but only if you deliberately want your anchor points to break at a sharp angle, rather than a smooth one, which for good designs, is usually a rare circumstance
Watching this video turns out to be really worthwhile
Needed this. Thanks g.
The couverture pen is my way to go
thank you for your time
Simplest way that I've watched so far. 👍🏻
yeah, this tutorial is so good. thank you!
Wow! You made it look easy. Hope to keep learning more.
Great way of explaining this so it doesn't feel so daunting. Thanks!
Your method works, clever, i like it! Thank you!
This is very helpful. Thank you so much
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Good job!
Actually really helpful, thank you!
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Thanks!
Thank you for this!
Best pen tool tutorial ever!
For the story, I so much see AI (as in Artificial Intelligence) new tools all around that I thought this was a new AI pen tool on illustrator when I saw the thumbnail 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. I have been a Ai (as in Illustrator 😂) user for more than 20 years though. 😃
Good explanation thank you
Extremely helpful
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Thanks man
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Super clear, u earned my sub 🎉
Great job mate
Bézier curve. Good explanation 👍🏼
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Awesome vid... Thanks so much :-)
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damn I need some sleep. I thought this video was about an AI pen tool the just added. but it was the illustrator logo in the thumbnail. I was so confused
Hi, may I ask, if I just want to adjust only one side of those two handles at a time, how to do that? Cuz whenever I adjust any side of those handles, it will move both side together.
certainly! first remove any handles you currently have (shift+c to use anchor point tool, then click the vertex of your choosing), then use the anchor point tool on the line(s) next to your vertex, by clicking and dragging the line out by any amount. This will create anchor point handles on the vertex and when you drag the handles now, it will not be connected to the other handle!
Use golden ratio 😁
Me: I won't learn anything from th.... what is he talking about tangents.... then as soon as you've drawn all the anchor points : "OMG i see where this is going, that's clever!!! Fine. Learnt something. Have my like.
Nha nha nha nha nha...
is it essential to sketch first before using pen tool? is this so called mighty tool is only for tracing purpose? if u need paper and pencil for the major part of the creation, then what's the point of using this software? for inking purpose only? it seems procreate is better option for actual drawing, isn't it?
People use Illustrator because it’s vector based whereas Procreate is raster based. You can use either depending on how you think your artwork will be used. If your artwork is for print, you think it’ll be sized and used in different places, etc, use Illustrator because vector based means that no matter how much you scale it you won’t lose any quality but raster based loses quality when you zoom in. This is just my basic take on it and definitely do some research bc I’m still an amateur graphic designer and by no means am an expert
@@sheridanray5521 although you couldn't help at all, still thanks for the reply.
@@deholovi Snide replies at someone giving you an actual answer when you're the one who doesn't understand the difference between raster and vector only makes you look dumber. It's not hard to do a search and find some article on the topic in seconds.
thankss bro
Thanks!
Thank you