HOW TO USE THE PEN TOOL - Adobe Illustrator

Learn the basics of the Pen Tool to create a simple Spiderman illustration in this detailed Adobe Illustrator tutorial!

We’ll learn how anchor points work, what tangent handles are, why the Pen Tool is so frustrating when you just try to draw with it, how to adjust fills and strokes for your lines and shapes, how to use the Curvature Pen Tool, the Shaper Tool, and a bunch more to create this cool Spiderman style head.

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[RowsBuddd]

I have literally learnt more of you in the past 10 minutes than I have done in my 3 year graphic design university course😳
Thank you❤️

[candyjaybird]

5 years of using illustrator and I never knew about the shaper tool, this is going to make everything so much easier!

[ohhello]

I love how you recognize the “funky weird things” that get overwhelming

[sxanax]

Wow you explained it so well! A lot of other people forget that we are beginners (even tho they put "for beginners" in their title) and they don't mention how for example make the picture bigger or smaller. And i'm out here confused like how tf did you do that, but you explained everything in details. Thankyou!

[TheHealrod]

One of the best Pen Tool Tutorials I've ever seen! THANK YOU, when you said "You click and start scribbling, and do all this crazy stuff... and then you get frustrated and put the pen tool away, and then you don't touch it again" it hit so hard to home, my neighbors woke up haha. But really, I related to it immediately, but thanks to you, I believe I understand the Pen Tool a little bit better. Regards from México!

[hermes.trismegistus]

Mate!
This is THE most legendary tutorial I've ever seen in my life!
Seriously can't spot anything negative, presentation:spot on and thank you for going into detail for every single click or button that you pressed,
so helpful!
Thank you so much!
Keep it up!

[mlel]

Just downloaded Illustrator, and this is the first tutorial I watched. Very helpful, thorough and perfect for beginners like me. Thank you so much; I learned so much and am looking forward to learning more! You guys are the absolute best. <3

[lbaehr]

Total beginner here. This is the second of your videos I have watched, and you really do explain things well. Great attention to detail!

[westfield]

The pen tool has been my worst nightmare and hope to conquer my fears now

[scottbowen]

This is the absolute, bar none, best pen tool tutorial I have watched. You have saved my keyboard from being throw out the window.

[MikePickettDesignCo]

Great intro to the pen tool - I think it's one of those tools that everyone is afraid of or just don't know about it's usefulness if they're coming from a Photoshop background. I've been using the pen a for nearly 10 years now and love what it can do. One quick tip to save yourself a step when you're opening the window to drop your opacity on your artwork layer there's a box for Lock that you can check rather than clicking the lock box in the Layers palette after you close that window. Keep up the great content!

[miss_disfigure]

THIS IS THE ONLY INFORMATION I'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ILLUSTRATOR EVER. WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME THIS IN ANY OF MY GRAPHIC DESIGN CLASSES. I'VE BEEN MESSING AROUND WITH ILLUSTRATOR ON MY OWN FOR LIKE A DECADE NOW, AND IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME I'VE LEARNED INFORMATION EQUAL TO MAYBE A THIRD OF WHAT'S IN THIS VIDEO. I'M ONLY 17 MINUTES IN, AND I'M LEARNING A NEW KEYBOARD SHORTCUT, OR WAY TO USE THIS TOOL, OR EVEN JUST A BASIC ILLUSTRATOR FUNCTION WITH EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU'RE SHOWING. I'M ABOUT TO MAKE ALL THE DIGITAL ART I'VE EVER WANTED TO MAKE IN MY LIFE. I'M GOING NUTS OVER HERE. THANK YOU.

[Matucks]

By far the best tutorial tool and I've been struggling with the pen tool forever, like years forever, you nailed it barely 7 min into the video.

[cathiematthews]

OMG! I am loving you right now! I have spent DAYS Trying to work out the illustrator pen! It has been beyond frustrating! 🙄 You are a great teacher! Thanks for the tutorial! ✊🙌

[crystalbustamante]

I’m such a beginner that I don’t even have Adobe Illustrator yet! I wanted to see the level of difficulty, and like you say there’s so many things you can do with this software I’m sure it can get intense. I draw and want to upload my art because sometimes I want those clean lines and perfect colors. You did a wonderful job explaining the process and what tools you were going to use. You spoke quickly, but got to the point of why and how your doing it. I understand there are tons of layers, which I would need practice on. It’s hard to practice when you’re unable to use the actual software, however I appreciate that you grasp that we are beginners and repeated things of importance so we can remember. Thank you for your time!

[CUTESTUFF]

Yeah...Thank God you speak clear English and very informative. Thank You so much. You're one of the best instructors on Youtube. Very Clear and concise Thnx

[metasamsara]

This is a great tutorial! I don't even use illustrator, only photoshop, but you kept me watching through the whole video :)

[TheGokayorsel]

This was honestly the best tutorial I've seen for a while. It was instructive, it was enjoyable, it was perfectly clear with additional explanations etc. Subbed!

[hammockmonk]

Wow, really great audio and video quality. A pleasure to watch and listen. Thanks! Also, for those of us w CS6, no shaper tool like at 14:25, but you can use the shape builder tool Shift+M in <alt> mode to remove the extra shapes.

[digidaxib]

I learned a lot in this and made it much easier to understand how/why to use pen vs curvature tool. Definitely boosted my workflow! Now instead of having a million anchor points and flipping, flopping between the two - I have a better understanding of when to use each.

Also, Spidey is a great way to get your feet wet with these tools!