Adobe Illustrator Tutorial using Wacom Tablet

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Create Non-Merged Shapes/Lines with the blob brush tool. Select everything, switch over to shape builder tool and hold down alt/option and remove the overlap. Thanks for the video. needed to leave this comment for myself in the future.

[@JasonSecrest]

Cool idea!

[@kristophsams5036]

I have been struggling with Illustrator when importing my sketches. Its like a hit a brick wall here. But witht his tutorial, I was able to power through and get the results I wanted, so thank you. You have a new fan.

[@ayushanbhore8145]

This tutorial gave me reasons to start using illustrator over photoshop

[@JasonSecrest]

As soon as I got over the initial learning curve of Illustrator I felt the same way. I was actually pretty upset that I spent so many years in Photoshop.

[@BeardGawd88]

Yeah illustrator is great! Always preferred it over PS.

[@theartbox1481]

Illustrator just fab

[@GokdenizCetin]

same

[@Biggiewhite75]

Agreed Ive been trying to find a way to shift over, this is great information, thank you

[@mikeyanez1621]

I'm totally digging these tutorials! Can't wait to see more.

[@seismixx]

This channel is sooo much better than some of the skillshare videos I watched

[@Pankaj-Verma-]

Oh sir you just know how to treach things. It is my pleasure to watch your video. No words to tell how good this video this. Thank you for your kind help!

[@BUTIKIStudios]

dude...deleting those ugly stuffs is pretty satisfying to watch...i watched this vid before i had my intuos...now that i have one and feel the need to draw so i got back to this again...thanks for these tutorials cause they really help a lot

[@simaosimoes]

Great tutorial and great drawing. It's incredible how you break down things so easily as well as keeping the video entertaining enough to keep watching until the end, without trying to make stupid puns that only bring distractions. Keep up with the awesome work!

[@Winterson2666]

Thank you for you tutorial. I didn't know about blob pencil and magic painting tool before I watch this. It helps me a lot.

[@ColeG]

I been using photoshop, premiere, after effects since I was 13. I could always figure it out. I've moved to illustrator and couldn't figure out how to just draw and fill I've been confused for months looking up tutorials. Thank you for this lol this is going to be my new workflow. New subscriber fo shoooooo!

[@abdoullahyaser9788]

This is the most useful tutorial I've ever seen about Wacom and digital art for beginners ❤️❤️❤️

[@stevekobb3850]

Just discovered your stuff, and all I can say is: Wow. This may well be the most informative Illustrator teaching that I've ever seen. Many thanks.

[@po-t7299]

I would say this was the best and clearest tutorial I've ever found! All the steps are very clear! And I am quite new to all this. Thanks a lot!

[@elaimre5345]

Looks great. I got a wacom tablet and checked already many videos to learn usage but yours is looking the best. Thx, will try it now

[@patogarzat9438]

Yooooo, thanks so much, I've been using photoshop for a long time, but since I moved to illustrator I just could not figure out anything. amazing tutorial, easy to understand! New subscriber!!

[@GabezPolanski]

dude, you just blew my mind really, this is why i love youtube tutorials. keep doin more videos like this.

[@lindavel43]

Thank you so much! I just got my wacom tablet today and have never taken my art digital.

[@JasonSecrest]

Glad I could help! Which Tablet did you get? Have you gone through the set up video for Illustrator Linda? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZPLfHqcj8lqeLM

[@Painterluxe]

best tutorial on illustrator out there!

[@MrJamesthurston]

Thankyou Jason! Very clear tutorial - what an interesting way to work! I love vectors, and the pressure of the wacom pen plus the editing out of the overlaps is really making me look at my tablet in a different way. Well Done!

[@karynluna7334]

This is awesome! Thanks Jason.

[@JasonSecrest]

You are welcome Karyn

[@AnonymoudKid]

Very helpful, wasn't really aware of the shape builder tool and its use until this video.

[@FizzieBro]

to be honest, i used to love photoshop more than illustrator - my BSL interpreter was told me that illustrator is best and better with vector, i told him it is hard for me. he said no, it was similar to photoshop. i once tried on illustrator and realise it was the best and beat to photoshop. i was so fooled to stubborn. also, this tutorial is very useful which i find it today by the way, i am deaf which use signer as well and i know my grammar isn't as good as your English.

[@superagent68]

you know, I was worried that this tutorial would be too long to watch for questions I had, but you really answered my questions and provided an engaging tutorial!

[@ValNanovsky]

Good stuff man! Love how you are explaining everything!

[@erlisdwisaputro9466]

Nice tutorial, very clearly

[@mariammelik-karamian9739]

Hi Jason, thank you for this video

[@breoelmonjeloco.5931]

I think I love you... great way to make things simple. Thanks.

[@kristjan1757]

I'm wondering if he could make more short videos like this one. I just like the way i t turns out and want to learn more about this kind of style

[@melinameyer1951]

Thank you, this tutorial is so easy to understand and really helpful!

[@kiantb4703]

can you please make more inking videos like this, I just like the way it turns out and i want to learn more about this kind of style.

[@markjoevenorpilla2202]

this was the best, i have problem with the cleaning and pressure sensitivity last time, by the way where is the tutorial for coloring of this rhino? tnx

[@chell7828]

Thank you soo much for making this tutorial :D

[@kenyouminaj9902]

OMG THANKS SO SO MUCH THIS HELPED!!!

[@JasonSecrest]

I am glad it helped!

[@Paccekabuddha]

Oh my ... im having a tutorialgasm

[@phknutson]

Awesome! Can't wait to give this a try on a project I have.

[@androidgameplays4every13]

Amazing as always, thank you Jason for your wonderful tutorials!

[@tomthesmol9676]

nice Tutorial , thank you !! We're using XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro for our works now. It was a great transition from our old Wacom Intuos tablet without screen to Artist 15.6 Pro with a screen. Drawing tablets can be nice and handy for some people but I just could not get past the disconnect between the place I'm drawing on (Wacom tablet) and where the results are actually shown (computer screen). Tried all kinds of training exercises, suggestions from several people but in the end I simply gave up and bought a drawing monitor instead (where you draw directly on the screen, just as you would on paper or canvas).

[@babuhayagreeva5891]

very good teaching . Thanks.

[@rossanderson7116]

How do you set it so that Illustrator makes a new layer for each brush stroke? Mine combines all into one path and I cant use the shape builder...

[@gejin-2dlogoanimation602]

Thanks for your tutorial. It's very helpful!!!

[@lucasmelo87]

Nice tutorial!

[@myswagobsession]

Love this!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@felixthoughts]

Wonderful tutorial. You are going to save me a lot of time.

[@cyrilorozco3839]

thank you!

[@theartbox1481]

Woww... perfect... one... i loved your work and presentation

[@zacishtaar674]

thank you so much i do the same thing but only using a mouse.

[@Littleloveuk]

you are a very good professor!

[@gouravdas7557]

Nice viceo. Thank you.

[@ASMRLovebyT]

Looks great. But could I use the pen tool? I know you said no... but I preffer the look of the lines that look all the same and not with variations on the dimension. Thank you!

[@JasonSecrest]

Yes you can! There is an older pen tool and shapes version of the hippo tutorial if you are looking to use the pen tool.

[@gabrielanavarro6512]

Hi! I love this tutorial, I was hoping to see how did you do the shades for the Illustration (as the final result), I don't know how to add shadows that doesn't seem too "vector-ish" (I hope that mankes sense 🙈). I would appreciate the help ✨👍🏼

[@TheBony79]

Love it!

[@vishaljadeja2089]

Great video i always work with mouse this video faster my workflow thank you

[@will30x]

One million Thanks!

[@mostafajahani7432]

Very good Thanks 🤩 What is the model of your Wacom ?

[@JasonSecrest]

I have an old Intous 3.

[@BrandyColmer]

Really cool! I have been wanting to get a tablet for some time, but they are expensive, and I am still learning. it looks like Intuos 3 is quite an old one. Maybe I could find a used one - looks like it's doing what you need it to do.

[@JasonSecrest]

The tablet in the tutorial you can buy pretty new for under $100. I think there are newer models under $90 that are pretty similar.

[@evan-alive]

why i cant use shape builder to delete

[@gaogamesh]

Great video!

[@n4n4ng86tube]

nice tutorial Bro, love it

[@MontyKsycki]

Great!!! Thank You for Sharing!!! Have a GREAT DAY!!! :)

[@bigrabbit5617]

Would you please sharing how to step up the Wacom like function keys on illustratior? Thanks

[@JasonSecrest]

We go through most of the tablet set up in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZPLfHqcj8lqeLM

[@motiondesignermx2847]

thanks man

[@JasonSecrest]

Happy to help

[@delroblestudio]

Oh! thank so much! foundinf this is so helpfull!

[@Illustrationstutorial]

Many thanks it help me a lot for my project.

[@kamransharjeel]

Love this method, I hope this will work.

Obrigado, continue com os tutoriais please

[@karlaliivm]

THanks for your tutorial, I may ask how to paint and shade the art with Ai?

[@vejos5338]

Thanks a lot

[@charleswandag9719]

Which wacom can you recommend for a 2024 macpro?

[@MarjolynNoble]

Thank you, I have learnt so much from this tutorial, Great, I downloaded the resources yesterday and could only find the 'easy hippo' drawing have things changed? NP easy hippo was complicated enough for moi!! Great instructions

[@JasonSecrest]

I'll move it- I hid it under the Q&A section for some reason I can't remember. I'll move it to the Anchor Point Guides.

[@MarjolynNoble]

@@JasonSecrest thanks Jason, I have Adobe Ill cc v 23 and I find following tutorials difficult. Have things changed recently? I am so confused between Essentials and Essentials Classic. I didn't realise that i need to toggle between the two to find certain features, or am I confused?

[@JasonSecrest]

For pretty much ever tutorial I am on Essentials Classic as a base. I almost never toggle between workspaces and I definitely never switch during a tutorial. (The location of the panel icons might move to different locations.) In the newer ones coming out I have addressed this and have reset my workspace so the icons aren't in different locations ( if you are doing any "tool hunting" click under window and it will pop up for you) This is an easy fix since the icons can be tiny in the video. You won't have to toggle workspaces unless you are really switching it up, a good example is the typography workspace. You can add more to the essentials classic workspace/panel under window - all of these can be added to the floating panel on the right hand side of the screen. (During the Tutorials) I will usually say they are under window as we use them if i don't think they are part of the base or essentials classic. (Your panel will remember and save what you add for future projects) In order for it to be saved you have to drag it and "dock" it in the panel. If it is just "floating" the workspace won't remember it for the next time you open illustrator. Let me know if that explained it. Jason

[@MarjolynNoble]

@@JasonSecrest thank you very much. Learning Illustrator is such a mind field but one I will master, it may take me a decade but ce la vie. I need something to keep my mind active in my declining years, either this or Bridge! ;)

[@TheJoker-ie4sn]

Thanks for the awesome tutorails and i realy like your style.i whant to buy wacom intuos s is that a good tablet for beginners

[@JasonSecrest]

I have an Intuos 3 from 2006 that is still alive and well. I am sure the new Intuos will be great for beginners.

[@viarock777]

você é incrível!

[@ernestosimbulan9859]

Hi jason, thank you very much for your generous illustrator tutorials. Your passion for the art and sharing radiates in every video you create. Can you provide a link for adobe cc 2018? I tried clicking on the link you provided on descrip but it takes me to 2019 version.

[@JasonSecrest]

Any link to CC will be to the latest version. When you are in your CC Creative Cloud panel you can click on other versions to install (I would not recommend installing older versions of CC - defeats the purpose of the cloud platform)

[@HONEYPROJECT]

*Zooming in on an ear* “This is going to look ‘eerily’ similar” Ba dum tsss

[@toolzshed]

You should have a video feed that shows how you switch between keyboard and tablet :D

[@JasonSecrest]

I don't have to switch. The keyboard and the tablet are right in front of me. I use my keyboard shortcuts too much to lose the keyboard. When (if) I use that kind of setup, I actually have an external USB keyboard that I can reach to maintain my keyboard shortcuts.

[@marie_of_the_lanes]

thanks

[@Luvher111]

wait where did you get your wacom tablet

[@maliblues1676]

I didn't know you could do these... after so many years of attempting to make good lines in Photoshop, Illustrator does it more efficiently... Its results are similar to Clip Studio Paint's.

[@DanielGreens]

eerily similar ( while zooming in the ear) ;)

[@Pankaj-Verma-]

Greatest!

[@jand9409]

I am digging your videos!! I have been working on your step by step challanges and now I would like to learn how to turn e.g. a photograph of a turtle into lines/anchor points so that I can start making my own art collection :) Any suggestions on how to learn? Thanks!

[@JasonSecrest]

Morning Jesper, 1. Are you planning on drawing it first or going from the photo? 2. How stylized is your illustration/collection going to be? Cartoon or More Realistic? Other Videos going from sketch: From Sketch to Vector: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqmyfYt3o7mKkJo Placing Anchors using Pen Tool: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4HaeHWAbpWAmpo

[@danielyobo5096]

Sir. Do i need to know drawing to be able to illustrate?

[@JasonSecrest]

No, you can use Adobe Illustrator with a Mouse. I would switch to the Pen and Shape Tool as your Primary Building Tools.

[@trashmonzter]

Simple question here, isn't it able to rotate the drawing/page/surface with the Wacom touch function with my fingers (like in Photoshop), or am i just to stupid to find out how? Nice Hippo btw! 🦛❤

[@JasonSecrest]

It is hiding under the Hand Tool.

[@JasonSecrest]

Rotate View Tool

[@timjurie2769]

Great tutorial! Which Wacom tablet are you using in this? Would the cheaper Intuos Creative series suffice or would you recommend spending the extra money on an Intuos Pro. Thanks.

[@JasonSecrest]

The one in the tutorial is an Intous 3 which is the opaque or non-display version. There is an awkward blind contour feeling if you haven't used one before. The display versions are a little easier to use from a drawing if you intend to have all of your workflow digital.

[@timjurie2769]

@@JasonSecrest Great. Thanks for the advice. Opted for the basic model to start out with.

[@Volatolx]

I don't have all of those options in the brush settings. I have pressure and stuff, but nothing about keep selected, merge or fidelity?

[@JasonSecrest]

Are you in Blob Brush Tool Options or Paintbrush Tool Options? This tutorial is using the Blob Brush.

[@Volatolx]

@@JasonSecrest it's because I was on the "create a brush" screen haha. I've figured it out now. Thank you.

[@rohitalexander]

@jason what happened to the rest of this video where you used the pencil tool and furthermore started coloring using live paint?

[@JasonSecrest]

It is on the website

[@offside7803]

Hi, how did you create the red sketch ?

[@JasonSecrest]

I believe the red is a sketch done in Adobe Photoshop. You can really use any Sketching Program or App to create your own sketches to bring into Adobe Illustrator. I know it is a less popular answer, but you can also use paper.

[@micha4431]

Preview of inking with tablet somehow lags on my computer. Its a good machine, no problems with using Adobe soft, but drawing in vector just lags. Any possible solutions?

[@shaikfiroz9501]

Thankyou...Sir....👍👍👍👍

[@roshnirana4573]

Plz tel which model u use for this

[@JasonSecrest]

I am using an Wacom Intous 3. You can use any tablet or brand.

[@grayscaled]

I followed this exactly but my shape builder tool is completely unable to trim lines, just ends up deleting everything. Not sure what's wrong

[@JasonSecrest]

Select an individual line to see if you can move it. If everything moves there is potential that the blob brush settings are merging. Turn off keep selected and check merge only with selected.

[@LiamEire]

Did I miss something?? when inking using the blob tool my lines are instantly grouped and unable to edit via the shape builder tool???

[@JasonSecrest]

Change the Blob Brush Settings. Turn OFF Keep Selected. Turn ON Merge Only with Selection.

[@LiamEire]

@@JasonSecrest Many thanks my friend :)

[@MidAtlanticScumbag]

@@JasonSecrest Came here to ask this question. Here lies the answer. Thanks!!

[@streetpoetprints1026]

Hi... how do I dl hippo?

[@7am859]

Cool

[@TheMisterkafka]

Hey Jason, this is a fantastic video, thank you so much! the explanation of the blob brush and shape builder tools and how you approach digital art was really helpful for me. I’m totally new to using pens/screens (have a Cintiq 16 and pro 2 pen). I’m still not 100% on brushes. I’m using the blob brush but some brushes don’t seem to change their size at all with pressure. Do they have to be calligraphic brushes in order to do this? I think I just assumed everything would be configured out of the box. Also: if I quit out of Illustrator halfway through a project do I need to save a brush to ensure I can reuse it (say if I change the settings)? Sorry for the daft questions! I need to learn a bit more of the workflow side of things.

[@JasonSecrest]

Have you gone through the new Blob Brush video with the pressure settings?

[@TheMisterkafka]

@@JasonSecrest Ah not yet! I shall certainly give it a watch, thank you :). I think I'll just watch a ton of your other videos too and hopefully, that'll get me up to speed. Thanks man, really really appreciate it!

[@ratheesanful]

hello Sir can i ask you something I am from India I have same this xp pen 15.6 but i cannot getting Photoshop or illustrator or even google on the display on the tablet i can see the desktop on tablet but i can't drown on tablet direct possible to give me any setting suggestion i am using windows 10 PC

[@toolzshed]

when you started on the shape builder tool clean up, do you switch to your mouse? Is the tablet only for laying down lines? thanks!

[@JasonSecrest]

As soon it is point and click I will switch over from the tablet to the mouse. The tablet tends to drag and I don't think it as user friendly for selecting individual points.

[@angelinaodievich9135]

Has illustrator changed since this video? These steps use to work but now blob tool seems to fill not erase lines. I don't use illustrator a ton.

[@JasonSecrest]

You are thinking of the Eraser Tool. There are parts of the video where I switch from the Blob Brush to the Eraser Tool to edit the overlapped areas. The Tools are next to each other in the Tool Bar and have the same cursor (Brush) which might make it look like the same tool.

[@dnaastyy]

i have a brush downloaded but when i switch to it my pressure doesn’t work on my wacom

[@JasonSecrest]

We are using the Blob Blob in this Tutorial. Use the Pencil Tool or Paint Brush with the Brushes.

[@LenSharoFF]

Which one of your series is this from? Realy like the approach and you got the same tablet (Intuos 3) as I just bought used.

[@JasonSecrest]

My Intous has lasted a while. What Series? Be more specific so I can direct you to the correct place for the step by steps.

[@LenSharoFF]

@@JasonSecrestYou write "LOGIN to your Tutorials, Challenges + Resources for full version" So Is it part of the 99$ premium plus membership? Or can I find more tutorials like this elsewhere on the site (cheaper or for free)?

[@JasonSecrest]

Are you looking for Tablet Specific, Illustrator Tutorials or Full Tutorials? First I would look at the KZbin Content and Playlists if you are looking for free content. Tutorial + Challenges are $39 www.jasonsecrest.com/getting-started-guide/ which has 20+ Full Tablet Tutorials which are in our workflow or challenge format.

[@gurpratapsangha7692]

I'm having an issue with brushes I don't have brusher in the library and blob brush is also not working my whole brush stroke is removing

[@JasonSecrest]

If you are using Shape Builder to edit select all or an area before starting to delete. It needs a stopping point otherwise the whole stroke delete

[@stefaniefuchs7511]

is the adobe CS 5.5 compatible with wacom intuos tablets?