How To Draw Your Illustration Using Pen Tool in Illustrator (Udemy.com)
How To Efficiently Draw Your Illustration Using Pen Tool in Illustrator Digital illustration Trace
Created by: Dawid Tuminski
Last updated July 2018
What you will learn
- Trace a simple sketch in Adobe Illustrator
- Trace a more complex illustration in Illustrator
- Retrieve colors from your drawing and add them to your trace
- Efficiently use tools like the pen tool , pencil tool , rotate tool , reflect tool , the width tool
Course Description
Aren’t you tired of fighting with the pen tool to trace your drawings in Illustrator?
Aren’t you fed up with trying to make it listen to you and help you in making your sketches come to life?
I know that learning the pen tool can be a frustrating task that gets harder every time you are not getting the results you expect.
And you might be thinking that
…your drawings are not precise enough...
…or that you are not using the pen tool efficiently enough…
But it’s really not your fault.
The problem lies in the way you were taught how to use the pen tool, and other tools, in the past.
Once you find out the right way of using the pen tool (and other tools) you will be surprised how easy it is to trace your sketches in Illustrator.
Just imagine yourself grabbing the pen tool with confidence and watching your sketch come to life click—by-click.
Inside this course
- You will learn how to trace a simple sketch, just to learn the basic tools and concepts
- and then how to trace a bit more complex drawing and how to add colors to your drawings in the most efficient and practical way
- You will learn how to use not only the pen tool to trace your sketches, but also other tools that will help you in making the process fast and smooth.
So if you want to just grab the pen tool and trace your drawings like you were born to do it, now is your chance.
This course will clear up all the confusion you might be feeling when trying to move your sketches from a piece of paper to your computer screen.
But please be aware that this course is not for Illustrator beginners: we won’t be talking about the absolute basics of the tools, but rather how to use them efficiently, one you know how they basically work.
Don't forget that as always you totally covered by a complete 30-day money back guarantee
...so it's completely risk free...
If you finally want to start tracing your drawings efficiently and easily, take this class now.
I will see you inside!
Dawid
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
22 Reviews
Dawid Tuminski
Designer, coder and educational entrepreneur.
Adobe Certified Expert in Illustrator whose courses were listed in the Udemy's TOP 10 best reviewed courses.
Creating online courses on design tools like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, logo design, web design, graphic design freelancing, online teaching and digital marketing .
Teaching +100k students in 160 countries worldwide.
Owner of a graphic design studio.
Loves the freedom of creating courses and prides in his teaching method, which is straight to the point and with a smile.
His motto: Boring instructors are worse than boring topics!
His students value his courses for their conciseness, professionalism and actionable tips and techniques they can apply in their day-to-day design tasks and online education businesses.
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Reviews
By ashok padma on 5/23/2020
Very useful to learn these techniques to improve my efficiency on my work. Great. Thanks !
By Mariella on 7/8/2017
Sometimes I have the feeling that the teacher doesn't know what he is doing. Further it was a very nice course to follow.
By Alain Berthelot on 6/21/2017
Great course ! Dawid makes the use of the pen tool so easy. I love his teaching methods. Thx man !
By Jelena Novakovic on 12/3/2016
I loved the course, and Dawid is great instructor. The only thing that bothered me is that in the 'tracing' course the 'trace' option in illustrator is not mentioned at all. But still - great course
By Chad Rogers on 11/29/2016
i think the instructor is leavivng out details on what tools and hot keys he is using
By Ian Walker on 10/26/2016
I greatly enjoyed the course and learn't a lot about using the Pen Tool and organising layers. Thank you!
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