STEP BY STEPS

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS

STEP #1: DOWNLOAD OUR ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES + RESOURCES. Many of you are coming over from YouTube looking to Download our (updated) 200+ Adobe Illustrator Brushes to Follow Along with our Tutorials or use them with Your Own Artwork. Download the Illustrator Brushes + Tutorial Resources to Follow Along with the 50 Step by Steps on the Website or the 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube.

STEP #2: HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG + GETTING STARTED. Our Tutorial Resources are included with the Brushes and Resources. I have included our Anchor Point and Tablet Friendly Guides to Follow Along with our 50 Step by Step Tutorials on the Website and YouTube. Our Tutorial Resources will come to you as a Zipped Folder. Follow Along with the Resource Guide to Learn How to Download Resources, Place Guides, and Create Template Layers.

STEP #3: FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE OR YOUTUBE. Many of you are looking to Follow Along with the Playlists on YouTube or the Step by Steps on the Website. If you are following along on YouTube, the Resources are for the 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist. You can also download the brushes to use with Your Own Artwork. Follow Along to the Learn How to Use the Building Tools, Apply Brushes, and Basic Coloring Techniques using Live Paint.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

NEW VISITOR GUIDE TO FOLLOWING ALONG

FOLLOW ALONG TUTORIALS

TIP #1: Welcome to our Website if you are a New Subscriber to our YouTube Channel. The first thing to note is that everything is in a Step by Step format in our Active Learning Curriculum. I would plan 30 Minutes to an Hour per Lesson. You can click on any of the thumbnails (below) to start on an Adobe Illustrator Tutorial or Challenge.

2-SCREEN APPROACH

TIP #2: I recommend a 2-Screen Approach to Viewing and Following Along. Most of the videos are Formatted to be on a Smaller Screen. This will also prevent you from Pausing and Toggling Back and Forth between YouTube and Illustrator. It will also prevent Shrinking your Screen to View Both at the same Time. Have Illustrator BIG.

BRUSHES + RESOURCES

TIP #3: If you are interested in Following Along to the Adobe Illustrator Beginner Guide and Step by Steps with our Brushes and Tutorial Resources, the First Step is to Download and Extract the Folders. You can Download the Brushes, Textures and Tutorial Resources in our Illustrator Brushes or Resource Bundle.

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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.

Download our (updated) Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries to Use with Your Own Vector Artwork. I have included the Tutorial Resource Folder (as a free bonus) to follow along with our 50 Step by Steps on the Website and 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube.

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BRUSHES + RESOURCES

Download our (updated) Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries to Use with Your Own Vector Artwork or follow along with our tutorials and playlists. Our 200+ Adobe Illustrator Brushes include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes. As a free bonus, I have included the Anchor Point and Tablet Friendly Guides to follow along with our 100 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials Playlist on YouTube and 50 Step by Steps on the Website.

(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).

Follow Along with our YouTube Playlists. I have included the Anchor Point and Tablet Friendly Guides (as a Free Bonus) with our 200+ Adobe Illustrator Brushes for our 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube and the 50 Step by Steps on the Website. Our Beginner Playlists will cover the Basics of the Adobe Illustrator Tools, Editing Options, Applying Brushes, and How to Color using Live Paint.

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+ ADD ON OUR HALFTONES + TEXTURES (SAVE ON OUR RESOURCE BUNDLE)

Download our (Updated) 200 Adobe Illustrator Brushes + Resources to Follow Along on YouTube. Many of you are coming from YouTube looking to download our (updated) Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries. Follow Along to our Beginner Tutorials Playlist or use them with Your Own Artwork. *Our Brushes include the Anchor Point and Tablet Friendly Guides to Follow Along to our 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube. DOWNLOAD 200 ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES ($19)

Download our 400 Adobe Illustrator Textures Bundle to Follow Along using Your Own Artwork. Many of you already have our Illustrator Brushes + Resources. Our Textures Bundle includes our 360 (new) BMP Textures and 50 Pattern Fills for Adobe Illustrator. *Follow Along with our Resource Guide to Apply Pattern Fills using the Blob Brush as well as How to Apply BMP Textures using Opacity Masks. DOWNLOAD ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 400 TEXTURES ($49)

Download our (Full) Adobe Illustrator Resource Bundle of 200 Brushes and 400 Textures to Follow Along on YouTube. If you are looking for our Full Resource Folder with all of the Brushes and Textures. Our Resource Bundle includes our (updated) Brush Libraries and (new) BMP Textures for Adobe Illustrator. *Our Resource Bundle includes the Tutorial Resources to Follow Along to our 100 Beginner Tutorials Playlist on YouTube. DOWNLOAD 200 BRUSHES + 400 TEXTURES ($59)

Download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes to use with Your Own Artwork. Many of you are coming from YouTube looking to download our (updated) Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries. Follow Along to our Beginner Tutorials Playlist or use them with Your Own Artwork. *Follow Along with our Brushes Resource Guide to apply Brushes, Edit, and practice Basic Coloring Techniques.

+ Add on our Adobe Illustrator Halftones Textures to use with Your Own Artwork. Our Halftone Textures include our Halftone Pattern Fills for Adobe Illustrator. Pattern Fills are as easy as clicking on a Swatch to apply using fills or strokes. *Follow Along with our Halftone Resource Guide to Apply Halftones using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, and Fills.

+ Add on our Adobe Illustrator BMP Textures to use with Your Own Artwork. Many of you already have our Illustrator Brushes + Resources. Our BMP Textures Bundle includes our 360 BMP Textures for Adobe Illustrator. *Follow Along with our Texture Resource Guide to Apply Textures using Clipping Masks and the Transparency Panel.

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Top notch video as usual man. Cheers!Made by Mighty

I really love your channel, thanx for your tutorial really helpful 🙂 Sara Abdalla • 1 year ago

First time dive into Illustrator. This was great, learned a ton! ThanksPhilippe Lachenal

Such a cool drawing ! My favorite in this series !!!! Espermaschine • 1 year ago

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

Great job Jason, you make it look so easy. And it actually was. Thumbs up!Little Richard • 5 months ago

That was a fun tutorial. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for such a detailed, easy to follow tutorial! Daniel Huckabay • 1 year ago

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 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

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

Top notch video as usual man. Cheers!Made by Mighty

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

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 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

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