Using the Pencil Tool in Adobe Illustrator on the iPad

One of my favorite tools from Illustrator on the iPad is the Pencil tool. It's great on the Illustrator desktop, but even more fun with an Apple Pencil on the iPad. Here are some of my tips for freehand drawing in Illustrator on the iPad!

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Content by Laura Coyle

[waywardgarden]

Learning illustrator for iPad is making me wanna frisbee my iPad across the room

[sagithayang]

I almost give up practicing pen tools, I watched several videos about this topic and all make me more confuse, it's hard to draw curve using handle... Then I found this video, your explanation is very clear, understandable, and easy to follow... Thank you so much💕 I also want to ask, how to change the line size of the pen ?

[ginjavision]

Wow - I've watched other Illustrator on iPad tutorials and this is by far the best, especially considering it's under 10 minutes. I look forward to watching your other ones!

[edroppleman]

Laura is a great teacher!!! This is just what i needed to get me started!

[THELUCKYSTONE]

Hi Laura: I have watched around 5 videos on illustrator for ipad in the last two days. Illustrator is my jam...so I wanted to really embrace this new iteration. Your video is the BEST to date! Thank you so much.

[FutileGrief]

Wonderfully explained. Clear, to the point, no fuss. Much appreciated!!

[Scott-k-Smith]

I'm so grateful for you. It has been a very long time since working in illustrator. I've been on procreate for some time. I was asked to do some volunteer work, and I needed really great vector images and illustrator doesn't seem to have competition in that market, so I re-subscribed. I found myself at a loss! So much has changed in 5 years. Your videos are super friendly, straightforward, and easy to follow. I feel immersed enough to really explore. Thank you.

[e.c.branscom]

You just made my day. I’ve been using only Procreate since ever and never used Illustrator before but needed to use it for a contest and this video showed me what I needed to know to use it. I was going crazy before this video. Thank youuuu!!!!

[sharongillesp]

Excellent instructions for beginners like myself. Other instructors leave out entire steps with explanations. It is actually fun to follow simple but absolutely necessary instructions. Thank you.

[kathyhabrial]

Soooo new to Illustrator, but this app seems so much more friendly for a beginner like me! Looking forward to some more videos on the app!

[TikiRicks]

Exactly the tutorial I needed to get started. Thank you.

[stjoeben]

The pace is perfect the information is so helpful and you repeat the points. Good job

[kentgay]

Thank you, Laura. Such a helpful and simple intro to the functionality of the iPencil on the iPad. Yay!

[thecamelliasbloom]

very clear tutorial!! easy to understand, thank you!

[atlaskaaber]

You are very competent at what you do and I’m grateful for it, good work!

[nablagrange]

Yes you explained it very clear. Best wishes from Germany.

[sincerelyniesha]

Finally!! Omg thank you for making these videos. You just make it so simple and easy to understand. I have learned more from you than the 3 hour video I watched smh. Your awesome!!

[imapappy]

Although, I an experienced IPad user, I’m new to Illustrator. This was a great introductory video Laura. Can’t wait to see more..

[jemiu]

Thank you for recapping what we learned part way through! It helped cement the information for me! You're really good at teaching!

[daybrierre]

this is the perfect tutorial thank you so much