Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Create a Vector Pizza from Sketch (HD)

[@DomDesigns]

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[@matthewlawton9241]

Downvoted for insufferable background track

[@FonkyFox1]

I have so many issues, as, cant get to use that shape separating tool on the crust it just doesn’t show anything and i dont know why

[@FonkyFox1]

It’s only showing that grey trace on the pizza but not on the crust, also how how do i add all that collor template that u are having?

[@l0ay293]

Cool, next how to make a sketch

[@chelian1559]

xD

[@larryjake7783]

Lmao

[@larryjake7783]

@ValcFN 🤨🤫

[@yeahdmaru]

@ValcFN that response made no sense

[@johnkeetsgamer]

Hahaha this is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@comicbiga]

Holy crap I never knew about the WIDTH TOOL! You have changed how I work from here on out. THANK YOU!!!

[@DomDesigns]

Happy to help!

[@SaraGold]

So many little techniques that I didn’t know that will go a long way! Thank you

[@kelseyslaydesign]

Hey Dom- Kelsey from the Adobe team popping in to say what a cool video! Loved seeing the start to the finish!

[@DomDesigns]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@emily_232]

That width taper and shape builder tool has change my life thank you

[@DomDesigns]

Haha nice, glad you learned something :)

[@geocine]

I like this style of teaching, I learned a lot in just a short time . Please continue what you are doing, you are awesome

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@paulang8254]

Thank you for the tutorial! I'm a graphic design student but my professors only taught us too basic things with the pentool. And I don't have any idea to add shades or modify the stroke like that. Your tutorial teach me a lot! Thank U 💕

[@DomDesigns]

You're very welcome!

[@CelIlustra]

one of the best videos about vectorizing. most of them show people tracing someone else photos ¬¬ love how you create your own reference

[@angiebcraftsdesign]

Oh my Gosh! I've used Illustrator for decades on & off... I never knew (or totally forgot) about the width tool! I would draw all those varied stoke marks as shapes! I must have missed that day of class or something. Wow. Thank you so much for this video. I inked comics traditionally with a brush, so I feel how important it is to get line weight variation but thought it was always too much of a pain in the butt drawing them as shapes. I would sometimes ink traditionally, bring them in and then live-trace them, but wasn't too keen on how they'd come out. Thank you soooo much! 🌷

[@bobbitski]

The foundation is that you need to learn how to draw, then add the textures, colors, highlights and shadows. Great vid.

[@DomDesigns]

Yes! Thank you!

[@lizannedsouza1838]

At 4:34 when he splits the shapes - I got stuck here because my shapes weren't closed. So I hit Cmd+Y to get a closer look at the outlines, closed the shape and then I could build shapes with the shape builder tool :)

[@mayuyun8731]

I been struggling with adobe illustrator for a good 2 weeks, since i am not familiar with working with vectors. i would have 5 minute break downs as i struggled on looking for certain settings and tools on the program. Im a noob, so it was hard for me to figure certain things that are located on the program. D: but after watching this video, it helped me a lot on understanding the tools and where some keys and window settings are located within the program. Thank you for making this video!!

[@biosparkles9442]

Holy heck I had no clue you could do that with shape builder (the stroke thing), this is revolutionary

[@54warrior]

i've been using corel draw for 10+ years. making the switch to illustrator seems so daunting, amazing how the two programs can achieve the same things in such different ways. This is a great tutorial, I will have to give it a try later.

[@DomDesigns]

Thanks for sharing!

[@annnguyen150]

This is the first video I watch from you. Honestly, your work was amazing and inspiring. Thanks to you, I can do my own digital art which I’ve never thought I could. Please dont stop doing this. Love all your videos! Again, Thanks a lotttt ❤️

[@DomDesigns]

You can do it! And thank you for your support :)

[@nemosthebandit]

I took a few courses back in college but it's been years since I tried to really use Illustrator and this was super helpful. Thank you for sharing this tutorial.

[@miyawu2140]

I enjoyed this video so much! Even as a graphic designer, there are still so many skills I could learn from you! Keep improving!

[@brazilmugenteam]

nice tutorial! 10:15 I loved how you made the heart shape, pretty cleaver.

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you very much!

[@albertorodriguez1579]

This was cool and all, but it was mostly you showing that you can do it, I would of liked a bit more of information as of where to find the tools, what are you clicking etc…. Less music more direction on how you’re doing it.

[@kennniiikc3162]

Exactly

[@SwainsSaved]

Exactly i have know idea why they chose to make this this way

[@akashdeepjhariya3035]

There are two things if you want to make illustrations, training and tutorials. Training is basically teaching you how to use tools. These are tutorials. I'd suggest you to first learn to draw on paper, along with it, learn the tool i.e. Illustrator, then watch these tutorials, then you'll understand every single step. Because if he starts to teach tools in every tutorial, the video will become lengthy and not everyone has all the time to watch long tutorials.

[@fredblair8694]

My thoughts exactly I'm still non the wiser

[@Itsbabykodeine]

Yesss

[@ryudazen7164]

This has been more helpful than some courses I have made!! Thanks!!

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much! :)

[@DesAndTheCity]

This was such a great thorough video yet a very complex design, so congrats for accomplishing such a nice outcome. I aspire to be this talented.

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@esternaomisinaga2033]

Thank you SOOO MUCH. I'm an absolute beginner at Ai ,but I'm good at photoshop. Your explanation is super clear. Great job!!

[@DomDesigns]

A new video of how to draw a Burger is dropping this weekend! Very similar to this one, but much better explanation. Stay tuned by ringing that Notification bell! :)

[@atoofabatool1721]

you are really talented, very detailed yet precise tutorial, I swear before watching this tutorial I knew very little about shading and blending techniques, but now I think I'll learn very fast, Thank you thank you. you're a lifesaver

[@harden.nautica]

I’m a marketing student assistant who just discovered her passion for marketing! Im excited to use this video to help me get better at using Adobe Illustrator! Thanks! ❤️

[@DomDesigns]

Awesome, so happy to hear that! Makes having this channel all worth it!

[@anxiousdevu2951]

This video is the key of success for this guy👍🏻👌 i am eager to learn illustrator i am really passionate about it but sadly i can't afford any device yet but i will work for it and buy me one😊😊 thank you for the tutorial ☺️

[@calanm7880]

One of the best vector tutorials I have seen! Learned so many cool professional finishing touches! Definitely subbed, great workflow and awesome artist/teacher 👍👍

[@shivanaik9174]

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[@DomDesigns]

Amazing!!

[@Crm1414]

¡Gracias!

[@linhnguyenkhanh9485]

omg the width tool saved my life thank u sm

[@DomDesigns]

Glad I could help! :)

[@rotem..]

I really wish tutorials like these wouldn't have that insane party music in the background. It's the opposite of helpful when trying to process new information. I don't understand why so many tutorial creators choose to do that. Thank you for your effort, non the less.

[@deezworld2098]

Facts like play some lil wayne but still great vid

[@Oohnohassani]

@@deezworld2098 💀💀🤣🤣 God dammit, I didn't want to laugh like an idiot today here take my like lol

[@svz8218]

This is quite details tutorial. Usually, people make video tutorial like this and set to higher speed. So i don't even catch whatever happened in their video. But this... thanks a lot!

[@vanessa.nguyen]

Really cool seeing the process! This really opened my eyes, thank you

[@DomDesigns]

So happy you enjoyed!

[@TheRelaxingDora]

I love it! the traditional sketch was even more impressive, thought it was made from illustrator

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you!

[@distantsun1]

Thanks for this nice video. What would be nice is to see all the layers as you draw and manipulate them in the layers panel.

[@whomadethis3200]

I'm so lucky, my brother is a great artist but he lacks confidence. His 'sketches' are amazing they are basically finished products but he doesn't think they are. He always wants to colour them to bring more life to them but unfortunately hasn't found a technique that he enjoys/is good at. By watching tutorials like these and having somewhat of computer/IT knowledge I am able to do just that. Sorry if this comment sounds braggy honestly it's not I just wanted to recognise how lucky I am to have such a talented brother ❤

[@mahasyedmahmoodtowfiq6073]

Some of the stuff you are missing like how did you get that shadow ? How did you get into isolation mode ? Bit not able to understand.

[@BrianMarcWhittaker]

This is good stuff! This is an accessible and applicable way to learn Illustrator as an artist. I draw, but seeing this helped me envision how I can digitize my drawings into vector images. I'll show this to my students too.

[@DomDesigns]

That makes me so happy to hear!! Thanks for the support!

[@Horizontedesucesos_]

One of the best tutorials I've ever watched

[@DomDesigns]

That means a lot to me! Thank you!!

[@hafizosamamasood7860]

Hey Dom Please make a video explaining your coloring process i dont get it when you copy and paste it and then copy it on colour layer. as well at 4:15 you selected to whole artwork but the line you made for detail on the crust didnt get selected as well the curve of the crust didnt get selected why is that i was following along and i just copied the whole artwork and got frustrated Please explain

[@JamesJames-pj8fl]

The knowledge curse is real! You’re going waaaay to fast you have to remember we’re learning & learning takes patience time and repetition not someone who’s just speeding through it

[@LadyTheBeauty]

Woooow can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get to your profile! Amazing tutorial 😍

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@randomminds__4234]

Learning in school : boring and slow Learning in youtube : fun and fast Reason : we dont choose what will we learn in school but we choose what we will watch in youtube

[@DomDesigns]

I learned in school :)

[@TorresmoTV]

@@DomDesigns lol

[@ItachiUchiha-lk2dx]

I was about say that's a very good reasoning But Lol indeed 🤣

[@dericknegocio5502]

the way u control with shape builder is dope

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you!

[@m.hmunasinghe6676]

It's a bit too fast to catch up with u sometime. But I love ur Design Tutorials!!!!

[@DomDesigns]

Ahh maybe, you can use the KZbin play feature and slow down the process? :)

[@m.hmunasinghe6676]

@@DomDesigns Noh hahah I'm Downloading Every Video so I ain't miss nothing.

[@EasyKGaming]

Haha thought it was only me XD.

[@Seb-et-Vous]

Blakey Don't stop making soft. I wished I started as early as you. You have a lot of years to learn!

[@numnumblackpizza4238]

I learned shift w and shift m from this video. And also colouring.. thank you..

[@DomDesigns]

Im glad you learned a few tools!

[@winowash]

i have some experience with illustrator and this video still taught me a few things i didn't know! helpful tips for sure

[@rexrajbhar]

That's what mean...when you say Some mam

[@Tystarr]

love that heart shape trick

[@DomDesigns]

Thanks!

[@yorakkchannel]

Hi Dom, new subscriber here. Now I am a big fan of your creation, particularly the pokemons and the controllers, superb! looking forward to see more of your videos and tutorials :)

[@DomDesigns]

Much appreciated!! Glad you like the channel and the videos will only get better :)

[@AndreyUrman]

Very dope looking, thanks for the steps!

[@DomDesigns]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@tmjphotography]

This helped me out a lot, Thanks so much for taking the time out of your day to show us how you use Adobe Illustrator... very much appreciated!!

[@DomDesigns]

Much appreciated for the love and support!

[@cutie_machines]

This is a great tutorial IF you're already very comfortable with the pen tool

[@DomDesigns]

Its a little more advanced yes. Pen tutorial is quite easy, it just takes practice. My pen tool skills aren't the best either!

[@rafigarden7824]

on 4:21 while moving the red dot..press Alt also to have both pizza on artboard layer and colour layer

[@mollytheyorkie-poo7514]

This is seriously amazing and super helpful for my art class. Thankssss

[@DomDesigns]

You're very welcome!

[@jestinmwilson6385]

Making of that love shape ! Impressive 😍

[@shivanaik9174]

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[@PeanutBreathing]

I've always thought that what I was doing in illustrator is wrong because I only learned a little bit in a year but after watching parts of this video, it would seem like I'm not wrong at all 😅😅

[@rafaelatakami8019]

This video is amazing! Just started using illustrator and I'm really lost, I'm gonna try what I learned from this. Thank you :)

[@DomDesigns]

I'm so glad! Welcome to the channel Rafaela :)

[@ecompaulw]

Picked up some really helpful tool tips from this - thank you.

[@DomDesigns]

Happy I could help you out man!

[@pmhernane3903]

I am here because it's my first time using AI. I was having a trouble in vectoring a boat that I sketched 😂 Thank you so much for this, such a great help ❤

[@DomDesigns]

Glad I could help!

[@SiSi-oi2or]

Dang this helped so much and was easy to understand! Thank you sir ! ☺️🤠

[@lorenduart]

Thank you so much, you saved me. I have my first assessment and I didn't have a clue of how to do it

[@DomDesigns]

Awesome, glad I can help! Welcome to the channel 😊

[@prakritimukherjee6562]

Loved it...Thanks for introducing the width tool.

[@DomDesigns]

Not a problem! Thanks for watching!

[@hashimzebofficial]

Man your work is super awesome. I'm not really interested in sketching or animating but still I enjoy watching your videos man, keep this up

[@lexxrelaxx2016]

Im gonna defidently try this. Perfect for a beginner! Thank you :)

[@rijalulakbar]

I'm just recently found this channel and It's really helpful tutorial for me, thanks man

[@teri6193]

Instead of having to create round stroke and thinner, tapered lines, wouldn't it be easier to just create a tapered brush? Also, using your recommendation to remove cross-over lines, didn't work for me. Was a suggested step left out?

[@miraclehypeclothing352]

Your explanation is very easy to digest for beginner thank you for posting this

[@GhulamMustafa-fi3pp]

4:00 how did he select only the outline and how did the selection not include that line in the crust, although he passed the selection tool over the entire thing.

[@agathodaemon8018]

This video taught me more than one whole school year, thanks dude

[@pazuzu1]

thanks! one of the most helpful videos on the entire platform

[@DomDesigns]

Means a lot to me! Thanks!

[@JamesGowan]

Nice job... I knew 95% of this but you made great design choices and explained everything very well. SUBBED.

[@uxalok]

How.. To. Blow the mind of audience using simple yet extraordinary vectors, 👍👍Thnx for that buddy

[@AB-hr4qg]

You have no idea how helpful this is!!!

[@majingamer6109]

1:42: you said to pee on my keyboard, but now it doesn't work 😨. Help?

[@densaldanha]

😂😂😂

[@NugzBugz]

xdd

[@maazahmed9010]

Nice

[@T4eva]

Oh he did 😏💦💦💦

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[@Savage007-Rey]

Love this video, the Pizza looked so good I got hungry lol Great job!!!

[@designwithdaniel]

That's a tasty illustration! Great process and result!

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you very much!

[@helenaradosavljevic4577]

When I get to the shape builder and try deleting the parts I don't need I run into problems. Up to then everything works fine. Once I hold alt I see the selected bit of the line, I click it and it indeed goes poof, but the rest of the line then changes significantly, it gets randomly thicker or thinner, and the anchor point where the two curves meet disappears and leaves a small but visible hole, making the connection untidy. This happens to all the lines. I'd appreciate any advice :)

[@Officialjadenwilliams]

awesome tutorial!

[@SagarNainaan]

Loved the way you created the 💖

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much 😊

[@arteiro7587]

You are an inspiration for me! I'm from Brazil, and I started my KZbin channel recently, thanks to you. 👏👏

[@lornaspencer4731]

I really enjoyed this and can't wait to try it myself ✨ I mean this in the nicest way but the second half of the video went waaay too fast, triangles and hearts and shapes I can't name were appearing out of seemingly no where. I had to keep pausing and going back to guess what was going on without understanding what the tools were. It's probably second nature for those more experienced but as a beginner I felt so lost after a point.

[@jeffallyear]

This is the best Illustrator vid ive seen!! super helpful, thx

[@regretfulturtle2612]

Great work Dom! Keep it up 👌🏼

[@anthony_elgotito]

This is so clean. Nice work!

[@DomDesigns]

Glad you like it!

[@TaylorAshley]

This just helped me soooo much. Thank you!!

[@DomDesigns]

I'm so glad I can help Taylor!

[@rahmanshajedur6481]

Beautiful sketch and vector. Keep up the good work.

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you!! :)

[@dyodoleu]

The tutorial is cool, but it strikes me weird (and none of yall can defend this with "well it's a tutorial, not training") when he would explain steps way more trivial and then continue not to at other parts. He might as well have. Also, the video DOES go too fast. The time lapse is even quick when on slowest speed and i mean it is quick for beginners. I'm by no means advanced but also in my beginner stage. But not level "I'm opening illustrator for the first time". I had to set the play speed to slowest, full screen, watch the tag down at the bottom showing which tool is selected at the moment, and it was still fast. Thankfully i had some little basics in to comprehend what he did and i'll write it down in my edit with time stamps (later cause it's late here and i gotta go sleep) so the parts that were missed to explain make sense to complete starters who aren't familiar with the layout of the program at all and couldn't follow every step. Cause 100% at the part in 3:10 where he draws the circle after he's done with the cheese outline, that's where those people got stuck.

[@marziekhalaj3407]

Oh mann, you so skilled, keep up the fantastic work. Also I learnt a lot, thanks!

[@DomDesigns]

Awesome, thank you!

[@fahad_hassan_92]

Thanks a lot man! Keep up the good work!

[@DomDesigns]

Thanks, will do!

[@simonchandler4666]

this was ace mate. Really helpful in your use of the shape builder tool for shadow elements. thanks!

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@Thorns_in_my_Eyes]

How do you get the vector lines to be smoother? i can see little impurities where i used the pen tool

[@DomDesigns]

It takes a little practice to smooth out the lines. But there is a smooth tool you can use as well :)

[@sergiosamperio6030]

Great tutorial, and I like the way you make it seem easy..

[@DomDesigns]

New tutorial like this dropping today dont miss it :P

[@AsGraphics]

Good work keep working

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you, I will :)

[@MeganeMondeoMX5]

Brilliant work, nice tutorial too. Not full Speed Art, slows down for the crucial moments.

[@DomDesigns]

More of these coming bro!

[@Lazy_cow0]

idk why i watched this but good work

[@mirzafuadi9939]

I like this, besides being able to learn Adobe Illustrator, I can also learn to sketch. good job bro. 😀👍

[@shivanaik9174]

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[@rizqyy9761]

can i ask you how can u select outline only whet u select all on 4:07

[@shijukaniyankunnelkutty8779]

thnks for the video. The thing is i am not rich enough to buy a photoshop. So instead i sometimes use the free trial version. And the other thing is I dont own the drawing tool which people use to draw on tablets. That is why i appreciate seeing this video 'cos you were using a mouse. So i could relate with that and i could easily replicate this tutorial.

[@nightmaresam5570]

you can download cracked version -_-

[@shijukaniyankunnelkutty8779]

@@nightmaresam5570 oh ok then, not much of an expert so how???

[@nightmaresam5570]

@@shijukaniyankunnelkutty8779 tap the to THE BIG BLUE WORDS, it willstart downloading of torrent file.Download programm uTorrent from official page and install.Then tap to the downloaded torrent file, it will start downloading of illustrator.When it finish, just double tap to it, then open *.exe file and install illustrator

[@shijukaniyankunnelkutty8779]

@@nightmaresam5570 sorry, but can u like explain it again more clearly didnt get u much. I have utorrent and all

[@nightmaresam5570]

Do you have instagram? Give me your nickname

[@thippeswamy9780]

You are doing good job. Go little slow on commentary and if possible give sub titles it will major help. Once again very nice designs and tutorial

[@DomDesigns]

Thank you for your feedback, with time I will get better at explaining these videos! Stay tuned :)