Adobe Illustrator Tutorial! ::The Pen Tool::

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Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics application, therefore virtually everything in Illustrator is created using paths. The Pen Tool is the king of paths, you can create any king of path using the pen tool, you just need to know how to use it! We are going to learn how to use the pen tool and we will trace the outline of an object as well! Watch, Learn, Enjoy!

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: July 27, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Author: tutvid

Length: 00:27:40
Rating: 4.73
Views: 224762

Tags: Adobe Illustrator vector graphics Paths path create make how to Pen tool Convert anchor Direct selection trace

Video Comments:
jcdevelopment (January 6, 2009 at 11:33 am)
nice...
Sidewinder727 (January 5, 2009 at 9:32 pm)
Thanks bro I understand the pen tool a lot better now
popeadrian (January 5, 2009 at 2:55 pm)
clear, well paced tutorial, thanks
frastarakos (January 5, 2009 at 3:55 am)
user/frastarakos
SunnyJimmizle (January 1, 2009 at 3:18 pm)
QUESTION!!! :D
ok what are you doing when you have created a curve and when u hover over the last anchor point there's a little symbol beside the pen symbol that looks like the convert anchor point symbol,when you click it removes a tangent(sp??) handle and you can freely make your next curve :O????
KlayHitman (December 29, 2008 at 3:05 pm)
thanks. i suck at the pen tool. :D
CHAOSxxxTHEORY (December 24, 2008 at 4:27 am)
This was VERY helpful
Thanks!
I've had illustrator fr about a year or two and I never understood how to use the pen tool. I only knew that it was essential to drawing.
And mentioning the hot keys were helpful too
katieonlaserdisc (December 23, 2008 at 4:14 am)
So helpful, thank you! One thing that might help is to FREQUENTLY mention the keyboard shortcuts for each tool/tool option on these beginner tutorials because it takes a while to learn them.
GianflavioxDD (December 22, 2008 at 10:51 pm)
i like ur voice lol (no homo)
Kawalants (December 22, 2008 at 8:25 am)
Very helpful, thank you