
Easy Beginner Adobe Illustrator CC Tutorial
Beginner Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
In this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial for Beginners, we are going through some different options for the Pen Tool. The few things to remember is to focus on getting down the anchors first. We have a lot of our tutorials that focus just on straight lines and placing anchors. The easy parts of the line are the start and end points which means you just have to look for changes in direction in the middle. This tutorial will focus on Building Tools, Applying Brushes, Editing Options, and Basic Coloring Techniques.



Beginner Tips
Zoom In
All of our initial preferences are designed to gain more control over what you are clicking on. The more you can zoom in and see your anchors and handles the better.
Smart Guides
Under VIEW make sure you have your smart guides turned on. Under your PREFERENCES (smart guides) you should definitely have your anchor/ path labels selected.
Anchor and Handle Size
In your (general) PREFERENCES there is a setting which can enlarge your anchor points and handles to make them easier for you to see before clicking.
Direct Selection Tool
The white arrow can grab and adjust the anchors, handles, and paths. All of the other settings are designed to let you know what you are selecting before you click and drag.





BRUSH LIBRARIES



BRUSH LIBRARIES


Live Paint
One of the easiest and fastest ways of filling in your color is by using Live Paint. You will need to select your edited brushes layer and click on Object - Live Paint - Make. It will allow you to use the Live Paint Bucket Tool to dump in color like Adobe Photoshop.
Live Paint Bucket
Once you have made a Live Paint Group, select the Live Paint Bucket Tool (K). Select the Color Swatch for your flat color and dump it in. The Live Paint Bucket will look for Enclosed Spaces. You can control the Gap Detection under Object - Live Paint - Gap Detection.
Expand + Ungroup
Before you finish your Coloring Step, remember to color in White Spaces. When you have completed using the Live Paint Bucket. Expand and Ungroup the Flat Color Layer. This will allow you to duplicate and cut shapes for Values and apply Halftone Pattern Fills.