Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Tutorial
In Adobe Illustrator, Step by Step Adobe Illustrator Tutorials by Jason Secrest
Adobe Illustrator Tutorial using Pen Tool
In this easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorial, I will using the pen tool and shapes to build my cartoon character. This should be an easy Tutorial if you are new to Illustrator. *Some of our older content was originally recorded for my in-class students.
Anchor Point Guides
Anchor point guides are designed to make life easier as you are learning where to place anchors and how to adjust handles.
Using Pen Tool
We will be using our 2 step approach to the pen tool. The first is using straight lines to just get down our anchor points. We will then be using the convert anchor tool to create curves and handles.
Live Paint
Using live paint is fast way of getting down flat color and shadows without having to use pathfinder to create shapes.
Using Resource Folder
1. Place the anchor point guide into NEW illustrator document and scale to fit the 5"x 5" artboard. In your layers menu select Template Layer. Create a New layer ABOVE IT for inking.
Using the Pen Tool
2. Trace the image using the shape and pen tool. There should be no fill when using the pen tool. Use straight line and the convert anchor point tool to create your curves.
Custom Brushes
3. Add OUR custom brushes library to create variation in your lines. Expand the lines and use the eraser tool to erase overlapping or unwanted lines. Unite brushes in pathfinder panel.
Using Live Paint
4. Select All - Object- Live Paint. Fill in flat colors wIth our color palette or find others on https://color.adobe.com/ Object - Expand live paint. Ungroup (3X) or until you can select individual shapes.
DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes and Resource Folders. Our (Updated) Adobe Illustrator Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, the Brushes are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes. DOWNLOAD BRUSHES / DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
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 Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries, T-Shirt Textures, and Comic Halftones. BRUSH LIBRARIES / RESOURCE BUNDLE
DOWNLOAD BRUSHES
DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Our (Updated) Adobe Illustrator Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders on Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, the Brush Libraries are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download Individual Libraries or save on our Brushes Bundle. Brush Libraries: 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES: Our Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. (Updated) Libraries are pressure-sensitive for those of you looking to use your Tablets. Apply Brushes with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Brush Libraries are compatible with Adobe Illustrator CC through CS. Mac or PC. Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
DOWNLOAD BRUSHES: Our (Updated) Adobe Illustrator Brushes will come to you as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, the Brushes are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download Individual Libraries or save on our Brushes Bundle. Brush Libraries: 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES: Our Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. (Updated) Libraries are pressure-sensitive for those of you looking to use your Tablets. Apply Brushes with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Brush Libraries are compatible with Adobe Illustrator CC through CS. Mac or PC. Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.
ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES
ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES
ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES
How to Color in Adobe Illustrator
One of the easiest and fastest ways of filling in your color is through Live Paint. Live Paint Bucket is a part of the Shape Builder Tools which builds the shapes in the exact shape you need it. Select All. Go up to Object - Live Paint - Make. If you have a grayed out Make it simply means you didn't have anything selected. I do recommend Deselecting by clicking on your artboard before clicking on a Color Swatch. *Remember Everything is still Selected so it will Color the Full Selection if you click on a Color Swatch with everything selected. Click on the Live Paint Bucket (K) and Click to Dump Color. It will feel like the Paint Bucket in Adobe Photoshop.
BEGINNER GUIDES
*Older Content (<2018) was originally recorded for my in-class students (children). You are all adults, it has gotten weird.