Learn to Draw Anything with Adobe Illustrator CC

This is a recorded version of a seminar about drawing techniques in Adobe Illustrator CC. You can learn a lot of useful methods about the Pen Tool and its alternatives and also about drawing with shapes.

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Some features presented in this seminar might not work in older versions of Illustrator as it was recorded with CC 2017.

Fisherman illustration is done by talented artist Doremi Illustrations:

Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:56 Adding Details and Color/Light importance
5:04 Tool: Pen
8:00 Tool: Pen: Curving lines
9:35 Tool: Pen: Ying Yang Icon
11:00 Corners
13:57 Symmetrical shapes method 1
16:16 Symmetrical shapes method 2
17:17 Tool: Transform effect
20:47 Tool: Shape Builder (Examples)
21:51 Shape Builder: Twitter Logo
24:20 Rounded rectangle tips
25:13 Tool: Expand
26:15 Shape Builder: Celtic Cross
26:47 Tool: Live Pain Bucket
27:20 Tool: Recolor Artwork
28:50 Recolor Artwork: Color Locking
29:21 Recolor Artwork: Color Groups
30:00 Appearance and Graphic Style
32:03 Example: Making and Illustration with the tools
33:25 Direct Selection
33:45 Gradients
35:32 Pencil
38:11 Shape Builder: for erasing
39:00 Eraser
40:40 Tool: Width tool
41:35 Method: Draw inside

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[alighanadian]

that sentence changed my career "Every designer first started with copying"
I always think that I'm suck because I copy.

Thanks for saying that

[selfiestick]

Really good video, the most useful tutorial I've seen on AI, allow me to index it :D
0:00 Intro
1:56 Adding Details and Color/Light importance

5:04 Tool: Pen
8:00 Tool: Pen: Curving lines
9:35 Tool: Pen: Ying Yang Icon

11:00 Corners (sharping and rounding) (41:11)
13:57 Symetrical shapes Method 1 (15:10) (37:18)
16:16 Symetrical shapes Method 2 (19:22)
17:17 Tool: Transform effect
20:47 Tool: Shape Builder (Examples)
25:13 Tool: Expand
26:47 Tool: Live Pain Bucket
27:20 Tool: Recolor Artwork

30:00 Appearance and Graphic Style

32:03 Example: Making and Illustration with the tools
33:45 Gradients (36:15)
40:40 Tool: Width tool
41:35 Method: Draw inside

33:25 Direct Selection (37:50)
35:32 Pencil
39:00 Eraser
21:51 Shape Builder: Twitter Logo
26:15 Shape Builder: Celtic Cross
38:11 Shape Builder: for erasing
24:20 Rounded rectangle tips
28:50 Recolor Artwork: Color Locking
29:21 Recolor Artwork: Color Groups

Ctrl + C, Ctrl + F Copy, Resize and keep position 35:57
Shift + X Swap Stroke/fill color
Ctrl + 2 Block objects

[Spookymerbabe]

I learned more from you in 40 minutes than I did in 4 years of design school and $37K of student loan debt lmao. Thank you so much for this life-changing video!

[leiyan]

This is the type of teacher we need. One with a mentality that being good at something does not come quickly. Kudos to you, sir!

[Qxoi]

Probably been late to the party but the sentence "every designer started copying" gave me a huge boost. i startet Illustrator a week ago and proudly showed friends what I created, they all just said it's just a copy. But they don't know how much you actually learn from that. Good vid!

[mschivas]

This video taught me more about illustrator than my illustrator teacher.

[Irisssssssssssssssssssssss]

I never leave comments on videos but you deserve it, such a useful video and great explanation of tools, thank you very much!

[LisaIrby]

This is the PERFECT video for anyone who is new to Illustrator. Thank you so much!

[britt]

After years of being frustrated trying to do the simplest things in Illustrator, I came here looking for a miracle, and you delivered. Thanks for the life changing tutorial!

[h_houdinii]

I'm only a minute into the video and I just heard the most important thing a new designer needs to hear. I'm one of those types of people that have a million hobbies. A lot of surface knowledge without a lot of depth unless I'm unusually passionate about a subject. Anyway, the part about "Every designer first started with copying" is legit how I begin every new endeavor. Learning to sing? You don't write a new song, you put your favorite tune on repeat and emulate. Learning to cook? You don't start pulling random ingredients off the shelves, right? But in art, it's real easy to feel fraudulent when you copy other work, even if it's for legitimate learning purposes. I've gone through this stage a million times, but never as bad as with designing. Anyway, the narrator hit the nail on the head. Everyone starts off copying and it's necessary to get your muscle memory formed and your perspectives developed, and it should make you proud that you learned a new technique especially if it's from a master artist, not like a sham because you didn't discover the technique yourself! This is probably the most important tip to keep people engaged in the process in the long run. Just don't benefit off other people's unlicensed assets and give credit where credit is due (even if that means with yourself!)

[racheltaylor]

I've been using illustrator for 12 years and I still learned things from this video! Definitely worth watching all the way through. Thanks!

[emmawem]

I am just mind blown! I actually found my jaw hanging open so many times watching this. It is like I have just discoverd a unicorns tea party- So many things I have struggled with and been trying to learn about for so many years. So clearly explained and so many things I had no idea about that I have been doing in rediculous, teidious ways. (and i'm only half way through!) I don't very often leave comments but I needed to join the others in saying how grateful I am for this amazing tutorial and your time. You have a wonderful teaching style. I feel I have learnt more than I have in as long as I can remember. It is invaluable to me and I can see it is to many others too. Thank you. SO MUCH!

[MeowsterA]

I don't usually leave a comment but OMG this is mind-blowing. Just realized that I've been using Ai like a stone age tool for many freaking years! Thanks for this amazing video!

[maximizeyourbrain-power]

i wasted money on the class that taught nothing, this is far more useful than what I learnt in the class. thank ou sir.

[radharcanna]

This is the best online tutorial I’ve ever seen. I’ve been using Illustrator for 25 years but never knew many of these techniques.

You have a very nice style of presentation and your enthusiasm is infectious. More like this please. Thank you.

This video is pure magic! I thought I knew great tricks which help me in Illustrator... but I knew nothing...

[Belgar]

"Oh, this one is too long... let me just see the beginning..." *43MINUTES LATER* "Oh, it's already over."

[practicallysane]

This guy is one of the best teachers around. I did his whole Udemy course on Illustrator and it was amazing.

[zalodias]

This is probably the best tutorial I've seen on Youtube.