Adobe Illustrator Tutorial using Wacom Tablet

[@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

[@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.

[@mikeyanez1621]

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

[@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 ❤️❤️❤️

[@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!

[@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!

[@GabezPolanski]

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

[@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...

[@seismixx]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@Painterluxe]

best tutorial on illustrator out there!

[@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

[@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!

[@AnonymoudKid]

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

[@ValNanovsky]

Good stuff man! Love how you are explaining everything!

[@androidgameplays4every13]

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

[@melinameyer1951]

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

[@phknutson]

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

[@Paccekabuddha]

Oh my ... im having a tutorialgasm

[@karynluna7334]

This is awesome! Thanks Jason.

[@JasonSecrest]

You are welcome Karyn

[@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.

[@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).

[@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.

[@myswagobsession]

Love this!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@erlisdwisaputro9466]

Nice tutorial, very clearly

[@chell7828]

Thank you soo much for making this tutorial :D

[@mariammelik-karamian9739]

Hi Jason, thank you for this video

[@felixthoughts]

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

[@gejin-2dlogoanimation602]

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

Obrigado, continue com os tutoriais please

[@charleswandag9719]

Which wacom can you recommend for a 2024 macpro?

[@Littleloveuk]

you are a very good professor!

[@babuhayagreeva5891]

very good teaching . Thanks.

[@kenyouminaj9902]

OMG THANKS SO SO MUCH THIS HELPED!!!

[@JasonSecrest]

I am glad it helped!

[@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 ✨👍🏼

[@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.

[@evan-alive]

why i cant use shape builder to delete

[@MontyKsycki]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@kamransharjeel]

Love this method, I hope this will work.

[@will30x]

One million Thanks!

[@vishaljadeja2089]

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

[@theartbox1481]

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

[@HONEYPROJECT]

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

[@Illustrationstutorial]

Many thanks it help me a lot for my project.

[@zacishtaar674]

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

[@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.

[@delroblestudio]

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

[@TheDudeway]

Sir, I got a problem with my methodology! If you got an illustration with a lot of blacked out areas and dramatic shadows, would it make sense to black them out with the brush tool(blob brush) ? Also got a lot of cross hatching going on and not sure how to execute. I drew with the brush tool and than expand appearance/expand, cleaned up the line work.

[@JasonSecrest]

I would fill in big areas with Live Paint Bucket or the Blob Brush. For Hatching I would use the Brush Tool. Start with the farthest point away from the shadow area to control the pressure. Work toward the shadow by building up hatching. Build on its own layer. You will definitely want to expand and unite this layer.

[@TheDudeway]

@@JasonSecrest God, illustrator is frustrating in some way. If your used to work traditionally or with ps it’s quite a challenge. Would be massive if you could post a vid drawing some complex comic illustration in the good old David finch or Jim Lee style. Just to showcase the process of illustrator. Love your vids.

[@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

[@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.

[@cyrilorozco3839]

thank you!

[@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)

[@lucasmelo87]

Nice tutorial!

[@TheBony79]

Love it!

[@n4n4ng86tube]

nice tutorial Bro, love it

[@stefaniefuchs7511]

is the adobe CS 5.5 compatible with wacom intuos tablets?

[@fudojahic6032]

How did you get the pressure different as you draw?

[@viarock777]

você é incrível!

[@gouravdas7557]

Nice viceo. Thank you.

[@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!

[@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.

[@grayy10k]

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.

[@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.

[@elijahwodehouse7577]

For some reason, It doesn't give me the option to click "pressure" when adjusting size from fixed. I am also using a Wacom tablet, and haven't done any sort of calibration

[@JasonSecrest]

Things I would like you to Check: Step #1: Have you installed the Driver for your Tablet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZPLfHqcj8lqeLM Check that all programs/applications are selected or modify specifically for Photoshop/Illustrator. Restart Computer after installing Driver and Modifying Settings. Step #2: Under your Preferences in Adobe Illustrator do you have Enable Wacom selected under Devices. (I have zero Plugins or Scratch Disks setup for my Tablet to Work) Step #3: If you click on the Blob Brush and Draw on the Artboard does it recognize the Tablet? Sometimes you just need to Draw on the Tablet for the Pressure to Appear when you go back to the Blob Brush Options.

[@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

[@MaximBijgaart]

One more question, how did you do the sketchy 'background' where you are inking? Do you have special pencil settings for that? It really looks like a real pencil!

[@KuttyJoe]

If you mean the red sketch, it probably is a real pencil drawing, scanned, then imported into Illustrator. But it could also be done with a pencil in any art app, including Illustrator. Some people prefer to sketch on paper. Some are fine to sketch directly into their art apps.

[@JasonSecrest]

I do draw in blue/red mechanical colored lead. This was done in Photoshop while editing the original sketch. I just spot color off the scanned image. Everything else is the brush settings in Photoshop.

[@mostafajahani7432]

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

[@JasonSecrest]

I have an old Intous 3.

[@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

[@GinoZump]

hey hey question: each time I draw something with blob brush and then select it (with ctrl) and cut it out (using ctrl+x) my brush changes from a pressure sensitive to a basic one. why is that? how can I fix it? also thank for the tutorial, it was very fun to watch.

[@JasonSecrest]

It sounds like you are on the Paint Brush. Blob Brush is already expanded so it won’t change when erasing

[@gaogamesh]

Great video!

[@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.

[@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

[@iheartjun111]

wait where did you get your wacom tablet

[@tommyl722]

omg thank you so much I am at your website right now and all the videos areso damn hepfull. thy a lot

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@jakebertrand8414]

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

[@motiondesignermx2847]

thanks man

[@JasonSecrest]

Happy to help

[@hamsteringaround2908]

On the Blob tool settings, I only get the option for Fixed, and Random. Pressure is greyed out. Any idea why?

[@JasonSecrest]

Does your Tablet have Pressure with the Paint Brush? I have two videos that covers some of the potential problems: Tablet Setup for Pressure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZPLfHqcj8lqeLM Blob Brush Settings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3ipiHd_abaKsJY

[@hamsteringaround2908]

@@JasonSecrest Thanks for your reply. No, there is no pressure with the paintbrush. I will check out your videos later and see if I can fix the problem.

[@DanielGreens]

eerily similar ( while zooming in the ear) ;)

[@vejos5338]

Thanks a lot

[@kushalsingha2412]

my stroke disappears after using shape builder tool and only uniform lines appears. Please help

[@JasonSecrest]

we are using the blob brush in this tutorial, switch tool from using the paint brush to have the shape builder work as shown or expand your lines before editing.

[@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! ;)

[@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

[@WPR91]

Another question, i saw when you use magic wand tool and you set the tolerance up to 1 whic was 5 What is the effect when you set it up more ? And what what happen when you set it up less ?? Does it influence about how many part you can click with magic wand tool???

[@JasonSecrest]

It grabs more when the tolerance is up. The default at 20-32 tends to grab a lot. Which is why I drop it down. It’s a fun option window- it can be very selective with its options

[@WPR91]

i think i have to recommend your tutorial to whom look for excellent tutorial of adobe illustrator thank you so much i leave a like for this video

[@karlaliivm]

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

[@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.

[@c.juonatak2035]

This is 2020! and Im watching your video!! plus subscribe your channel!! dude, keep the good work!!