Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it's almost certain that you use the Pen Tool when creating your paths. This comprehensive guide aims to introduce or remind you of features, shortcuts, and methods for working with what is arguably Adobe's most essential tool.

00:00 - Intro & Pen Tool Options
01:00 - Functions
05:44 - Keyboard Shortcuts
06:20 - The Cursors
07:56 - Secondary Mouse Controls
08:32 - Keyboard Controls
11:00 - Preferences
16:04 - Shortcuts & Tips
20:27 - Best Practice Suggestions
21:27 - Pen Tool Exercise

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[hellozaira]

So glad I came accross to this tutorial! Thank you very much for not rushing super fast! Your speech pace is excellent. Fast talking tutorials (no matter how good they are) can be quite frustrating simply because as a newbie it is hard to follow them. Very well done indeed with the structure of the tutorial as well!

[timmytee]

Finally I found a video that really is a tutorial! Americans speak and show everything super fast, I couldn't follow them without pausing every second and that was distancing.
This one is very professional, easy to follow and respectful to graphic design virgins like myself.
Thanks a million man!

[fastronaut]

Easily the most comprehensive tutorial video I've ever watched. The narration was extremely helpful and well-planned out. Thank you!! 😊

[mohanaraopukkala]

Thats an excellent and comprehensive way of explaining pen too and specially thanks for all key board shortcuts. Thank you so much

[ynelle]

Thank you!! This really made the pen tool a lot easier to understand for a beginner like me

[merrette]

Great tutorial! Every time you said "Pen Tool" it sounded to me like you said "Pencil"... lol

[scarlettmarmont]

Hi I have a question about the pen tool. I notice when I am creating a curve by pressing Alt and dragging that my lines aren't sharp and are a bit jagged. Is there a fix for this? Thanks

[tarasijan]

3:30 I am using cs6 and I can't do that. Is that featured in cc or am I doing something wrong?

[ShubhamSingh-xtft]

i am having problem making o, please help

[PoojaYadav-hjyf]

😭😭😭is pen tool is hard ???for beginners

[cristianobesen]

You speak too many "like so", and it's quite anoying. But the rest of the tutorial is very good.