How to Make a Linocut Look with Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

1. Draw two paths with the Pen tool.
Tip: Click to create the first point. Click and drag to create additional points with handles. Release the mouse button and drag in the direction you want the curve and click to complete the path. Press Return (or Enter) when you’re finished, then repeat to create a second path.
2. In the Stroke panel, adjust line weight and assign a width profile to taper the strokes.
Tip: This example uses a 3pt weight and Width Profile 1.
3. Choose the Blend tool. Click one path, and then the other, to make a third path appear between them.
4. In the Tools panel, double click the Blend tool icon to open Blend Options. For Spacing choose Specified Steps, then enter 12 for the number of steps.
5. Choose the Direct Selection tool. Drag the end points of one path to match the corresponding end points of the second path. Adjust as needed.

That's it! You've successfully made a linocut effect in Illustrator.

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How to Make a Linocut Look with Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

[Molfilms]

looks great. tried it myself and it looks like crap.

[fafifuwasweswos]

First, make a simple line.
Then, that's your flowers

[paldenwildo]

What a powerful video! No stupid talks, no spoon feeding and it’s very direct and informative. It’s like skipping the bs talks and shit and getting to the point of actual learning. Good shit man

[saint]

Now I can flex on my graphic design classmates

[TheNomanAhmed]

Very nicely and easily done :) I love these 1 minute short videos. would love to see more of these

[Greg.Lacoste]

I'm sorry, I blinked and the video was over. 🤔

[jeffyjeff]

Best tutorial ever. 1 minute. Clean and simple.

[lizscottamero]

I envy that quick work with the pen tool. I'm...quite far away from mastery.

[tomato]

If you are listening Adobe, I really love these vids that explain something very quickly, which you can pause and rewatch if needed. Very good

[allthingsmotion]

Nice! I have been using that step tool for over a decade and never thought about this technique! Love these 1 minute techniques

[brutus]

i wish all tutorials were this straight forward and simple

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[mag_and]

Im usually not impressed with these kinds of videos, but this is certainly an exception.

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Loving these 1min videos! Keep it up Adobe, much love.

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Los tutoriales de Adobe son como las respuestas de Adobe a los problemas. Piensas que bien, lo encontré, ahora voy a aprender, tres doritos después y quedamos en las mismas.

[minhuccha]

0:40 when i drop the pen and pick-up in the class

[jcmarquez]

learned more from a 50 second video than most 10 min ones, thank you

[blackmore_s]

With access to a laser cutter you could output the illustrator file and make a block for ink printing your own images, paper or fabric. High tech to low tech.

[bigdogpound]

Thank you I have been looking for this type of tutorial for a very long time.

[BrianLife]

WOW!!! I never knew about this blending tool!!! Amazing!