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Sunday, June 20, 2010

How to use Illustrator's Pen Tool


If you use Adobe Illustrator, then it’s almost certain that you use the Pen tool. It is one of the most useful tools in the Illustrator tool pallet, but it can also be one of the most frustrating tools. When you first start using the pen tool, it's always pretty confusing, it is hard to get the points where they should be. This issue is something you really have to figure out on your own, but it is worth every minute of effort. The shapes you end up with are economical, clean and precise. Once you become comfortable with this powerful tool you will rarely use the Line tool again.
I probably use it everyday or close to it, but still it isn't easy to explaine,  because you need to feel and see how it works. Also when you are using Illustrator's Pen tool as long as I do you tend to forget how difficult and confusing it can be for beginners.
I hope these excellent tutorials will help people understand the tool a little more.

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