By firstly using the power of pen and paper a character design is created, which is then scanned into the computer to use as a base for tracing with Adobe Illustrator. The final outcome is a colourful cartoon character in vector format!
This tutorial aims to guide you from sketchbook to screen; a "Fat Cat" doodled with biro translated into a neat vector caricature. Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is advised. Let's take a look at how to create a cheeky cat illustration - from initial concept through to vector goodness.
The Dynamic Sketch Tool, part of the DrawScribe plugin, is intended primarily for those who wish to draw more naturally in Illustrator. Especially those who use a graphics tablet, such as a Wacom device, in their work. With the help of the graphics tablet, you can easily create a dynamic path line, but creating straight line segments can be quite a challenge. Fortunately, the Dynamic Sketch Tool has a feature that makes this work simple. In this article I’ll tell you how to create straight-line segments using the Dynamic Sketch Tool.
Today we will talk about work with guides. After finishing today’s tutorial we will know how to create guides, how to hide and snap an object to them and how to create the prospective grid and so on. Learn at the jump!
In this tutorial we will look at a fast and easy, yet highly optional and precise way of tracing your photos or sketches in Illustrator. The possibilities are endless! This is a new feature of Cs2.