Intermediate Shape Builder Tool Workflow in Adobe Illustrator

This video is a hands-on watch-me-work session where I show you how I use the Shape Builder tool to color and edit my drawings and create spot illustrations. It's a game-changer for flexibility - you can easily edit both strokes and fills and apply color with the Shape Builder.
The Illustration style is up to you - you can use clean, uniform strokes or add textured linework with brushes or vectorized drawings. In this demonstration, I show varied ways of styling your illustration. The versatility of vector art is why I love working in Adobe Illustrator! I drew most of these illustrations using Illustrator on the iPad - check out my iPad tutorials for more.
See my blog post for this video here: www.lauracoylecreative.com/il...
0:00 Intro
1:40 Shape Builder tool basics
5:10 Trimming strokes with the Shape Builder
7:43 Rainbow spot illustration example
12:56 Cat illustration example
16:14 Working with stokes and fills separately
20:14 Applying vector brushes to line art, ways of treating line art
25:07 Drawing with Illustrator shape tools
29:02 Other examples
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[@hommeburgersupreme]

thank you for your helpful tutorial! you are a great teacher

[@LauraCoyle]

I'm so glad it was helpful, thanks!

[@TheresaJackson]

Great tutorial. I learned a few things. Thanks you for sharing.

[@LauraCoyle]

Glad you enjoyed it Theresa!

[@economicsonline9918]

great, your style is unique

[@LauraCoyle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@3legrick]

My computer setup currently is Windows 11. Can I use an IPad with a pen tool without having to buy a Mac? What would you recommend?
Thank you for such an informative video!

[@LauraCoyle]

Adobe Illustrator runs on Windows, you don't need a Mac, but check out the system requirements here: helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html#ai-on-the-desktop

[@shedraw11]

I am on Illustrator 24 Beta, but I was just noticing that my tool bar does not have nearly as many tools as yours does? Should I do an update or are there apps that I am missing?

[@LauraCoyle]

I am using the Advanced toolbar (Window > Toolbars >Advanced), and I also use the Astute Graphics plugins, so there are tools showing from those plugins.

[@Erin_R]

im taking illustrator 2 at campus... would you say that someone needs to be good at drawing for the kind of success and ease you have??????

[@LauraCoyle]

Drawing is one of my most used skills, so spending time developing it is important. Best of luck to you!!