GETTING STARTED

Welcome to our website if you are a visitor or a new subscriber. My name is Jason and I am an Illustrator and Teacher (BFA). (Nerd Alert) My Master's Degree is in Education, specifically in Curriculum and Instruction. We have (100+) Beginner Tutorials, Challenges, and Playlists for you to Learn Adobe Illustrator. 
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GETTING STARTED. If you are new to our Website or YouTube Channel, I recommend starting with our Getting Started Guide. Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Start with our Beginner Guides or Adobe Illustrator Tutorials.
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DIGITAL DOWNLOADS. Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes, Halftones, and Textures. Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. You can download Individual Folders or save on our Resource Bundles.
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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS. Tutorials are designed to build up time within the program by applying the Tools and Settings. Tutorials will focus on using Building Tools, Applying Brushes, Editing Options, and Advanced Coloring Techniques in Adobe Illustrator.
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DOWNLOAD BRUSHES. Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, follow along with our Resource Guide and Tutorials to edit and apply Brush Libraries.
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RESOURCE GUIDES. Digital Downloads will come as a Zipped Folder. Once you have Downloaded and Extracted the Resource Folders, they are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Follow along with our Resource Guides and Tutorials to learn how to Apply Brushes + Halftones + Textures.
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GETTING STARTED: Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. I have organized tutorials by core areas of your Workflow: Building, Editing, and Coloring. LEARNING TARGET: Understand the Primary Building Tools and Options.
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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS: Our Beginner Tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new, it is important to understand the Tools Options and Settings. LEARNING TARGET: Understand the Primary Building Tools and Options.
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes and Resource Folders. Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. LEARNING TARGET: Download our Brush Libraries, T-Shirt Textures, or Resource Bundles.
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RESOURCE GUIDES: In our Beginner Tutorials and YouTube Playlists, I will be using Resource Images, Brush Libraries, and Color Swatches to create my Artwork. LEARNING TARGET: Download Photo References, Brush Libraries, and Color Swatches. 
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
BEGINNER GUIDES: Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new to Adobe Illustrator, start with Beginner Guides or Primary Building Tools.  LEARNING TARGET: Understand the Primary Building Tools and Options in Adobe Illustrator.
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
BEGINNER GUIDES: Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new to Adobe Illustrator, start with Beginner Guides or Illustrator Tutorials.  Understand how to apply the Primary Building Tools and Options in Adobe Illustrator.
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DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our (Updated) Adobe Illustrator Brushes. Digital Downloads will come to you through our friends at Teachable. Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
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DOWNLOAD RESOURCES: In our Beginner Guides, Tutorials, and YouTube Playlists, I use Stock Photos, Drawing Templates, Resource Guides, Color Swatches, and Fonts to create my artwork. LEARNING TARGET: Download Stock Photos, Templates, Color Swatches, and Font Families to use with your artwork.
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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS: I have organized tutorials by core areas of your Workflow: Building, Editing, and Coloring. Pay attention to the Sequence of Events and Tool Options related to building a "Routine" or "Workflow." Understand how to apply Building, Variation, Editing, and Advanced Color Techniques. 
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RESOURCE GUIDES: Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Resource Folders, they are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. LEARNING TARGET: Understand how to apply Brush Libraries, Comic Halftones, and BMP Textures.
RESOURCE GUIDES: As I create my artwork, pay attention to the resources being used throughout the Workflows, Tutorials, and YouTube Playlists. Understand how to Download, Save, or Install Free Stock Photos, Color Swatches, and Font Families for Adobe Illustrator.
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
BEGINNER GUIDES: Our Beginner Tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new, it is important to understand the Tools Options and Settings. LEARNING TARGET: Understand the Primary Building Tools and Options.
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
DOWNLOAD RESOURCES: Our Getting Started Guide will walk you through the process of downloading, saving, and gathering resources for your artwork and designs. LEARNING TARGET: Download and Save Photo References, Color Swatches, and Font Families. 
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS: As I am creating my artwork, pay attention to the Sequence of Events and Tool Options as it relates to building a "Routine" or "Workflow." LEARNING TARGET: Apply Variation, Editing, and Advanced Color Techniques to your own Artwork. 
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes and Resource Folders. Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. Download our Brush Libraries, T-Shirt Textures, or Resource Bundle.
beginner adobe illustrator tutorial pug
RESOURCE GUIDES: Digital Downloads will come as Zipped Folders. Once you have Downloaded and Extracted the Resource Folders, they are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Follow along with our Resource Guides to learn how to Apply Brushes + Halftones + Textures.

BEGINNER GUIDES

BEGINNER GUIDES. Many of you will be using Shapes, Pencil, and Pen Tools as your Primary Building Tools in Adobe Illustrator. As I am creating my artwork, pay attention to the Tools, Options, and Settings. LEARNING TARGET: Understand the Primary Building Tools and Options.
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PEN TOOL: If you are frustrated with the Pen Tool, a simple tip is to break down the process into 2 Steps for Anchor Points and Curves. The first step is applying Anchor Points to a line's start-curve-end. 

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    PENCIL TOOL: Many of you are looking to use your Tablet with Adobe Illustrator and are potentially on our Pug Challenge. I am going to highly recommend using the Pencil Tool as your Primary Building Tool using a Tablet. 

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      ELLIPSE TOOL: A good place to start if you are new to Adobe Illustrator is our Beginner Guide (Shapes). We will be going through Building with Shapes, Align Panel, Pathfinder, and Basic Color Fills. 

        DOWNLOAD BRUSHES

        Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries. Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, Brush Libraries are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. LEARNING TARGET: Download (Updated) Cartoon, Comic Strip, and Vintage Mascot Brush Libraries.
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        DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders on Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, Brushes are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download our Cartoon, Comic Strip, and Vintage Mascot Brush Libraries.
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        SAVE LIBRARIES: Once you have downloaded and extracted the Brush Folders, I recommend Saving Brush Libraries to your "User Defined" by clicking Save Brush Library in the Brushes Menu. Start with our Resource Guides to save, apply, and edit Brushes in Adobe Illustrator.
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        OPEN BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Brushes have been organized into Brush Libraries for easy application and to maintain consistency with your Line Variation. Open Brush Libraries through the “User Defined” or “Other Library” Options in the Brushes Panel in Adobe Illustrator.
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        DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, Brushes are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download our Cartoon, Comic Strip, and Vintage Mascot Brush Libraries.
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        SAVE LIBRARIES: Once you have downloaded and extracted the Brush Folders, I recommend Saving Brush Libraries to your "User Defined" by clicking Save Brush Library in the Brushes Menu. Start with our Resource Guides to save, apply, and edit Brushes in Adobe Illustrator.
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        OPEN BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Brushes have been organized into Brush Libraries for easy application and to maintain consistency with your Line Variation. Open Brush Libraries through the “User Defined” or “Other Library” Options in the Brushes Panel in Adobe Illustrator.

        ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS

        I have organized Tutorials by core areas of your Workflow: Building, Editing, and Coloring. LEARNING TARGET (1): Understand the Building Tools and Options. LEARNING TARGET (2): Understand Line Variation along with Live and Expanded Editing Tools. LEARNING TARGET (3): Understand Color, Values, and Gradients using Advanced Coloring Techniques.

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        BUILDING: Understand and Apply the different Building Tools in Adobe Illustrator. 

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          EDITING: Understand and Apply Live and Expanded Editing Tools in Adobe Illustrator.

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            COLORING: Understand and Apply Live Paint and Advanced Coloring Techniques in Adobe Illustrator.

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              (PENCIL TOOL): Many of you are looking to use your Tablet with Adobe Illustrator. I am going to recommend breaking down your current tablet workflow into multiple steps. I do see a lot of mistakes when people try to combine too many steps all at once with their new tablets. 

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                (ELLIPSE TOOL): A good place to start if you are new to Adobe Illustrator is our Beginner Guide (Shapes). We will be going through Building with Shapes, Align Panel, Pathfinder, and Basic Color Fills. There are Beginner Guides for the Pen Tool and Tablet if you are new to the website or Adobe Illustrator. 

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                  (PEN TOOL): If you are frustrated with the Pen Tool, a simple tip is to break down the process into 2 Steps. The first step is to just apply Anchor Points to the start-curve-end of a line or path. The second step is to adjust the Curves with the Anchor Point Tool or Smooth Curve Button in the Control Panel. 

                    DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

                    Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Resource Folders. Download and Extract the Resource Folders before using in Adobe Illustrator. LEARNING TARGET: Download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes Libraries, Comic Halftones, T-Shirt Textures, or Resource Bundle. 
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                    CARTOON BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Brushes are my go-to brushes for Professional Logos, Cartoons, Mascots, and Branding. Use Cartoon Illustrator Brushes with the Pen, Pencil or Paint Brush Tools to Apply different Line Variation to your Vector Artwork. DOWNLOAD BRUSHES
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                    COMIC STRIP BRUSHES: Hand Painted + Comic Strip Brushes to get a lived in feel back into your Vector Art. Comic Strips and Hand Painted are painted based on some of my favorite artists and cartoonists. These brushes are designed to look ready for the Sunday Paper. DOWNLOAD BRUSHES
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                    MASCOT BRUSHES: Jittery Hand, Caffeinated Cartoonist + Rough Ink Brushes to Mimic Paper Bleed and Caffeine. Designed to be a little less stiff with your vector art. Use these Brush Libraries to get more of a distressed look or ink bleed back in your own Vector Artwork. DOWNLOAD BRUSHES
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                    BRUSH LIBRARIES. Brush Libraries are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, Brush Libraries are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download Cartoon, Comic Strip, Vintage Mascot Brush Libraries.
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                    DIGITAL DOWNLOADS. Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. Once you download a file, you will have it forever. Download and extract the folders before using in Adobe Illustrator. Download Individual Brush, Halftone, and Texture Folders.
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                    RESOURCE BUNDLES. Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Resource Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, Resource Folders are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download Brushes, Textures, and Resource Bundles. 
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES. Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Brushes Libraries allow for Pressure Sensitivity if you are using a Tablet for Inking your Line Variation. Apply with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Brush Libraries: 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR HALFTONES. Halftones and Patterns Fills are designed for easy application even if you are new to Adobe Illustrator. Halftone Fills behave the same as a Color Swatch so you can apply them quickly using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, or Basic Fills. Halftones: 70 Comic Strip Halftone Fills and Pattern Fills.
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEXTURES. BMP Textures are extremely easy to use even if you are a beginner to Adobe Illustrator. Simply File-Place the Textures over your finished artwork to use with the Transparency Panel. Use with Opacity Masks for T-Shirt Distressing. BMP Textures: 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. 
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                    200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES. Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Brushes Libraries allow for Pressure Sensitivity if you are using a Tablet for Inking your Line Variation. Apply with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Brush Libraries: 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
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                    70 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR HALFTONES. Halftones and Patterns Fills are designed for easy application even if you are new to Adobe Illustrator. Halftone Fills behave the same as a Color Swatch so you can apply them quickly using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, or Basic Fills. Halftones: 70 Comic Strip Halftone Fills and Pattern Fills.
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                    400 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEXTURES.  BMP Textures are extremely easy to use even if you are a beginner to Adobe Illustrator. Simply File-Place the Textures over your finished artwork to use with the Transparency Panel. Use with Opacity Masks for T-Shirt Distressing. BMP Textures: 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. 
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES. Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Brushes Libraries allow for Pressure Sensitivity if you are using a Tablet for Inking your Line Variation. Apply with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Download Cartoon, Comic Strip, and Vintage Mascot Brush Libraries.
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR HALFTONES. Halftones and Patterns Fills are designed for easy application even if you are new to Adobe Illustrator. Halftone Fills behave the same as a Color Swatch so you can apply them quickly using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, or Basic Fills. Download Comic Strip Halftone Fills and Pattern Fills.
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                    ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEXTURES. BMP Textures are extremely easy to use even if you are a beginner to Adobe Illustrator. Simply File-Place the Textures over your finished artwork to use with the Transparency Panel. Use with Opacity Masks for T-Shirt Distressing. Download Cracks, Grunge Distressing, Paper, and Paint Splatter T-shirt Textures. 

                    RESOURCE GUIDES

                    Digital Downloads will come as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Resource Folders, they are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. LEARNING TARGET: Start with our Resource Guides and Tutorials to understand how to apply Brush Libraries, Comic Halftones, and T-Shirt Textures.

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                    BRUSHES GUIDE: Refer to our Brushes Resource Guide for saving brush libraries, applying brushes, and using the Shape Builder tool in Adobe Illustrator.
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                    HALFTONES GUIDE: Refer to our Halftones Resource Guide for assistance with importing halftones, applying halftones, resizing pattern fills, and coloring halftones in Adobe Illustrator.
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                    TEXTURES GUIDE: Refer to our Textures Resource Guide for assistance in placing textures, coloring BMP textures, using clipping masks, and applying textures with opacity masks in Adobe Illustrator.
                    I appreciate your videos. I have been an illustrator user for years and have my own ways of doing things. It's great to see other ways of using tools and learning tricks I didn't know were available! It's also good to see you doing the same thing as me in other instances, confirming I'm on the right track!Andy Zenz
                    Awesome tutorial! I don't think I've picked up something so easily from someone who knows what they are doing. I managed to draw my first vector art and it was a joy! Great work keep it up!blitz145
                    Thank you loads! Compared to other tutorials, yours are just really well-explained and easy-to-follow. Can totally see that you've got a passion for what you're doing and that's just wonderful! 🙂 Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. Yulia Kachurova
                    Love your video thanks so much. you blow Lynda.com out of the water!!!!Steve Yensel
                    Brilliant video. So much great info packed in here. I'm just getting started drawing cartoons with my Wacom tablet, and this was a huge help. Thumbs up and thanks!Dorian Staten
                    Wow Thanks Jason...was really struggling with making images with basic shapes. Your tutorial is helping me out!!Kishor Rajani
                    thanks a lot you are really one of my favorites, I like the steps you give us, and I'm so thankful for that effort you do for helping us :)Wessam Lotfi
                    Keep up the good work Jason. I’ve been doing Lynda.com tutorials for a few months now and I got more out of your videos than what I’ve received at Lynda. Keep it up and Thank You!!bobby jacobs • 1 year ago
                    These tutorials are amazing. Just started using illustrator and really glad I found your channel. The only videos that explain everything step by stepAida Stan
                    You are definitely one of the best teachers I've found dealing with start to finish creative process. Great work!!!Jasen Fisher
                    Thank you so much man, I loved the way you explain this, I spent days looking for a good tutorial vid, thanks a lot, gonna keep watching your videos!!!Karel Marccenaro
                    Awesome tutorial! I don't think I've picked up something so easily from someone who knows what they are doing. I managed to draw my first vector art and it was a joy! Great work keep it up!blitz145
                    Thank you loads! Compared to other tutorials, yours are just really well-explained and easy-to-follow. Can totally see that you've got a passion for what you're doing and that's just wonderful! 🙂 Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. Yulia Kachurova
                    Love your video thanks so much. you blow Lynda.com out of the water!!!!Steve Yensel
                    Brilliant video. So much great info packed in here. I'm just getting started drawing cartoons with my Wacom tablet, and this was a huge help. Thumbs up and thanks!Dorian Staten
                    Keep up the good work Jason. I’ve been doing Lynda.com tutorials for a few months now and I got more out of your videos than what I’ve received at Lynda. Keep it up and Thank You!!bobby jacobs • 1 year ago
                    These tutorials are amazing. Just started using illustrator and really glad I found your channel. The only videos that explain everything step by stepAida Stan
                    You are definitely one of the best teachers I've found dealing with start to finish creative process. Great work!!!Jasen Fisher