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Many of you are coming over from YouTube looking to Download our (updated) Brushes to Follow Along with our Tutorials or to use them with your own artwork in Adobe Illustrator. If you are looking to Follow Along with the 50 Step by Steps on the Website or the 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube, Download our BRUSHES + RESOURCES.
STEP #1: DOWNLOAD OUR (UPDATED) 200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES. Our (Updated) 200 Adobe Illustrator Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. I have recently added more brushes and updated the Brush Libraries to allow for Pressure Sensitivity. Follow Along with the Tutorials or Use them with Your Own Artwork. All of our ( Updated) Brush Libraries are included within our 200 Adobe Illustrator Brushes + Resources.
STEP #2: EXTRACT FOLDERS + SAVE BRUSHES. The first step is to download the Brushes and Tutorial Resource Folders. They will come as a Zipped Folder. Once you have Downloaded and Extracted the Brushes + Resource Folders, the Brush Libraries are Ready to Use in Adobe Illustrator. Follow Along to our Brushes Resource Guide on Teachable to assist you in Saving the Brush Libraries, Placing Anchor Point Guides, and Applying your Brushes in Adobe Illustrator.
STEP #3: FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE + YOUTUBE. If you are Following Along on YouTube, I recommend starting with our 100 Adobe Illustrator Beginner Tutorials Playlists. This list will focus on the Building Tools, Editing Options, and Basic Coloring Techniques in Adobe Illustrator. I have included our Tutorial Anchor Point + Tablet Friendly Guides (as a free bonus) with our 200 Adobe Illustrator Brushes to Follow Along with the 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube.
BRUSHES + RESOURCES
(UPDATED) 200 ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES + TUTORIAL RESOURCES - FOLLOW ALONG ON YOUTUBE
Download our 200 Illustrator Brushes to Use with Your Own Artwork or Follow Along with our 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube.
(Updated) Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Brushes specifically designed for Cartoonists and Illustrators who are looking to speed up their workflows. Use Cartoon Illustrator Brushes with the Pen, Pencil or Paint Brush Tools to Apply different Line Variation to your Vector Artwork. Includes 70+ Cartoon Brushes (libraries include the Updated Cartoon, Cartoon 2, and Original Cartoon Brush Libraries).
Includes Hand Painted + Comic Strip Sets 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. Includes 100+ Brushes (libraries include the Updated Comic Strip, Hand-Painted, Paintbrush, and Fine Liner Brush Libraries).
Jittery Hand, Caffeinated Cartoonist + Rough Ink 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 with heavy ink and a little more wobble. Includes 50+ Brushes (libraries include the updated Caffeinated Cartoonist, Rough Ink, and Jittery Hand Brush Libraries).
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(UPDATED) BRUSH LIBRARIES
NEW + UPDATED ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSH LIBRARIES
SAVING BRUSH LIBRARIES
(HOW TO DOWNLOAD, OPEN + SAVE BRUSH LIBRARIES)Our goal is to have your 200 Illustrator Brushes Downloaded and Saved in the next 5 Minutes. All of our Brush Libraries are included within the Folder. Click on the Zipped Folder to Download and Extract the Brushes Folder. Make sure the Brushes Folder has been Extracted before moving on to our Quick Use Method (no install) or Saving your Brush Libraries to User Defined.
Quick Use (No Install): Open Brush Library through "Other Library" in your Brushes Panel. Under Window - Select Brushes. In the Brushes Menu, drop-down to Open Brush Library. Hover over it and select "Other Library." A Normal Open Dialogue Box will appear to select any Brush Library to use in Illustrator. Almost all of our step-by-step tutorials on YouTube use this method.
Saving Brush Libraries to User Defined (<5 Minutes): Open All of the Brushes Libraries in Adobe Illustrator. (File - Open). Have your Brushes Panel Open. Under Window - Brushes. Click on Each Illustrator Document and Open the Brushes Menu in the Brushes Panel. Scroll down to Click on Save Brush Library. Default Location = User Defined. Repeat for each (updated) Brush Library.
TUTORIAL RESOURCES
FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR 100 BEGINNER ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE
Anchor Point + Tablet Friendly Guides: Tablet Friendly Guides are simply the completed path without Anchor Points or Handles. You can use this with the Pencil Tool, Blob Brush, Paintbrush, or Pen Tools in Adobe Illustrator. Our Anchor Point Guides will have the anchors and handles to use with Pen, Shapes, and Curvature Tool Tutorials.
Placing Resource Images: Under File dropdown to Place. Find the Downloaded and Extracted Tutorial Resource Folder on your computer. The Tutorial Resource Folder is organized by the Tutorial, Challenge, or Workflow by the name. You can select the Anchor Point or Tablet Friendly Guide to Place into the Artboard.
Creating a Basic Template Layer: Have your Resource Layer Selected. (It will usually be your only layer) In your Layers Panel, select the Menu in the Upper-Right Hand Corner. Drop down to Template. This will create a 50% Opacity and Lockout the Layer. Create a New Layer above to start working in Adobe Illustrator.
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