Random Illustrator: Outlines

by Philip Scheffer on Jan 26, 2010, 9:14 PM

The Pen Tool is quickly becoming my favorite Weapon of Choice. Today I doodled up a photo of myself that we might use for our “Who We Are” section. If you decide to create a neat traced image, take your time, and add as much detail as you can!

Today’s fun included:

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Photo to Trace
  • Pen Tool
  • Wacom
  • An hour

My best tip for using the Pen Tool in illustrator: When you want to escape your line to start a new one, simply hit “P.” Before I realized this, I would add an extra step by hitting “V” to select the Pointer, and then P again. Yes, this saves you from hitting only 1 key, but when you are making hundreds of unique lines…

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2 Comments

  1. Jasen

    5px lines make you look fat

  2. jasen

    ive claimed a baby tablet! my life is once again whole..

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