Convert Drawings Into VECTOR Graphics • Illustrator & Procreate Tutorial

How to turn rough sketches into vector art for t-shirt graphics, etc.
• Mechanical Pencil: Pentel GraphGear 1000
• Drawing Tablet: iPad Pro 12.9" with Apple Pencil

[johnta]

in illustrator you can go to advanced settings in image trace and click "ignore white" and you won't have the white part of the vector. Very handy hack.

[turnerway]

I think you just helped me find my escape from my miserable 9-5 day job… I’ve always been a doodler, but I never took drawing serious. I never knew it was this easy to take a 1-3 inch drawing and make a digital illustration out of it. Seriously.. thank you so much! I’m now in the market for some good drawing classes, an iPad + Pencil, Adobe CC, and a cricut maker! Cheers to making 100% custom stickers 💪🏼😎💪🏼

[jlofurno]

Thanks for the step-by-step process. Super helpful. Love your style!

[paulrhanna]

That was great. Thanks for sharing that - really learnt a lot. Never thought to blur and use threshold to get that effect. One thing I found recently that might save you a few clicks: Image Trace has an option where you can 'Ignore White' in the panel. This just traces the black and gives you a transparent background. Thanks Ray! Love your work.

[EmmGia]

Really great tutorial! I really enjoy using procreate for the flexibility but it misses the quality that Photoshop and Illustrator bring. Now I know how to incorporate all three into my work flow. Thank you so much!

[Commentator]

Beautiful hands drawing beautiful images. I love it how real you kept it. This is pretty much my workflow.

[jackprigel]

Great stuff man, really helps me understand the process of sketch to vector. Keep it up!

[lynmeredith]

Ray, thank you for talking about your hacks. Love the gaussian blur added to digital line before taking it to image trace. This solves the exhaustive hunt for the smoothest vector brush issue.( I’ll do anything to avoid using the pen tool to draw! ) lol!!! Also thank you for the tip about skelly.

[trulex]

Wow, Thank you for sharing! Definitely useful tactic and you made the whole progress look so easy, good luck in your work too man🤜🏼🤛🏼

[ricarda]

thank you so much! this was exactly what i was searching for.
i always got frustrated when i "tried" to draw in illustrator because it is not that flexible but this seems way more easier!

[swapnilgopalka]

This was so nicely done and your vectors are amazing. Thanks a lot bro 🤜

[jennyriley]

Crazy easy and helpful! Just used this method to vectorize comic-style lineart with heavy shadowing. For anyone whose lines still don't appear smooth enough in areas by the image trace step, Object-> Path-> Simplify is a good way to iron those out.

[dboy_gfx]

Long time subscriber, always great work my man!

[ARTYCOATY]

Great artwork! Thank you for sharing. I was surprised at its beauty. Thank you for sharing this inspiring work. I will support you.

[vanivani]

Maaaan, you helped me so much with this tutorial!!!
I always love to draw in Procreate, and when it comes to Illustrator I don't really know how to implement those ideas/drawings.
But this is so helpful, since I struggle to use illustrator tools, paths ...
Thank You!! :D

[elijah_thornberry]

THANK YOU SO MUCH you're process is such a wealth of ingenuity

[mcdayveed_]

Thanks man. This was a really awesome video. Great work gee 🔥

[Jessza]

Thank you so much, this was so helpful!

[raramesh]

Thanks for all of your tips! I've just been getting into producing myself for my artists and It's like science lmao. Thanks a ton!

[chrisathan]

Wow, Thank you for sharing! Definitely super useful!