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…