Learn How to Create Art Brushes in Adobe Illustrator | Dansky

In this tutorial, we're going to learn how to create Art Brushes in Adobe Illustrator.
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[@SrSilly]

THANK YOU!! It's embarrassing how long I have been using illustrator for without ever really getting into painting. A whole new world!

[@JohnMutch]

That was so human and real! I love this lesson.

[@ray_liu]

Great tutorial, thank you =D 0:19 > "B": paint brush tool> canvas: draw wave shape> note: remove it, we want something different 0:34 > "L: ellipse tool> canvas: hold "shift" to draw a circle> top bar: fill=black, stroke=none (or "shift+X")> "A": direct selection tool> canvas: select the left anchor point of the circle> drag it to its far left> brush panel: hit hamburger icon, hit "new brush"> new brush window: [V] artbrush> hit "OK"> artbrush option window: rename="art brush 0", colorization methods=tints (so you can customize color later with filled value), other=default> hit "OK"> "B": brush tool> top bar: brush style=art brush 0> canvas: drag in a wavy way, when you release the mouse, it then applies the artbrush > note: you can also adjust weight as well> top bar: size=2pt 2:23 > brush panel: double click on artbrush 0> artbrush option window: direction=to left> hit "OK"> warning dialog: hit "leave strokes", or "apply to strokes"> note: when the direction is changed, you can apply it to your previous brush result, which then goes strong/weak in that direction> this affects the start/end of your brush stroke> "V", canvas: select the brush result, hit "delete" to remove it > "L": ellipse tool> canvas: hold "shift" to draw a circle> top bar: fill=black, stroke=none (or "shift+X")> "alt+drag": duplicate the circle to the right side and make it smaller> duplicate the smaller circle 1 time to the right side 3:04 > select the 3 circles> duplicate them to the right side> select all the circles> resize them smaller by dragging its right anchor point> pathfinder panel: hit "combine" icon> drag it to the brush panel> new brush window: [V] artbrush> hit "OK"> artbrush option window: rename=artbrush 1, colorization method=tints> hit "OK"> canvas: drag in a wavy way, when you release the mouse, it then applies the artbrush> "L": ellipse tool> canvas: hold "shift" to draw a circle> "B": brush tool> canvas: click on the circle with that artbrush> note: the brush stroke will apply on the circle's stroke 4:07 > top bar: size=0.5pt

[@imtotallyseriously]

Haha, your honesty is refreshing!

[@hellssurprise9338]

looks like a string of sausages AHAHAHA!!!!

[@TheBlackBrickStudios]

Dude, this is perfect. I need to do some fictional calligraphy for a project I'm working on, but cannot afford an art tablet. This has saved me so much time and effort.

[@haru-__-]

I loved the last part hahah I always love your tutorials you are the best! Thank you for all the tips

[@yunie2486]

The second brush just cracked me up GoSh x'D Thanks Dansky for the laughter and nice tutorial.

[@Damarco4u]

Love it! You simplified it completely.

[@tamarankrumah7377]

Great video! helpful, concise and provided just the information I needed :)

[@goblinswitproblems7217]

Great tutorial, just what I needed!

[@ollivanajas]

You're awesome Dansky, thanks for your excellent tutorials :)

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks so much Olli :)

[@LooperRemixer]

I might be late righnt now, but this was exactly what I was looking for to start drawing in Illustrator, much appreciated

[@strawberryfields7330]

Your voice is very soothing

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks 😊

[@PrincelyWhistle]

Great tutorial! It was simple to do. Thank you very much!

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad you liked it!

[@zwakelemlambo5744]

thanks a lot..had to go through a series of tutorials in order to get this done...... 10/10

[@stardust047]

wow this video just saved me so much headache on trying to taper a dang line. thank you!!

[@abhisekgiri5353]

you are really honest & creative

[@MrArtschannel]

I always come back to this lesson since 2015. Thank you

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome! I've done that before on this video too 😋

[@jordy1308]

This tip is golden. Thanks mate.

[@Salvador-xy5es]

Dansky my first teacher .. always the best

[@RuckinScott]

I love how you said “possibly the worst brush ever in illustrator” lol but it was very helpful in showing me.

[@ForeverDansky]

Haha... it was truly awful! 😂

[@dgriffin8434]

thanks for making it quick and simple...and the download!

[@sahilbachute8578]

Your Teaching sense is very beautiful begineers will immediately understand ✌❤

[@yogitaambre9127]

Thank you so much for this video

[@bichoutzed9691]

Thank you Professor dansky

[@nicklegend4547]

Got some great info and great laugh from this video. Thank you =)

[@polinas3740]

Thank you for tutorial! Very helpful! And you made my day! Hahahaha

[@ForeverDansky]

Haha happy to help Polina :)

[@manswureenahmed2242]

This was so perfectly helpful thank youuu T.T

[@zohreh88]

Thank you for tutorial!

[@ForeverDansky]

No worries Niloufar, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@angcatoy4189]

very fast and informative! awesone tut :)

[@wahyusuhendro4956]

thank you for the tutorials. very helpfull

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome Onek :)

[@xuanhieulai8731]

thank you your lesson is very useful

[@codliverwell1832]

Love you man.

[@mehmoodayaz2069]

thanks Sir,,you solved my problem

[@raedjibrail5565]

Super useful tip as usual. Thank you.

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome Raed ☺️

[@MagiaZafiro]

thank you 5 years later you are doing the best

[@ianriddell5635]

Thank you so much! Really helpful!

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome Ian! 👍

[@pawnoir]

Simple et précis 👍

[@crystalbluewater95]

Thanks for the video 🤗

[@pencil2pixel829]

v v useful and explain in simple way love it keep it up sir

[@gardenglory6624]

thank you for explaining this...I ran into this menu in illustrator yesterday and HAD NO idea how to use it.

[@citoxe1]

Awesome, thanks

[@jennaredlight]

THANK YOU!!!

[@senemkozak7021]

thank you very much :)

[@mridu5685]

thjank you thank you thank you!!!

[@bulbadoge]

You just saved my life!!

[@ForeverDansky]

Happy to help!

[@enigmadosenigmas6809]

Thank you master

[@alexhariyandi7250]

thank youuu brooo

[@devrajsarkar8401]

THANK YOU

[@trapitaly5707]

Help!!! I had done what you said only that when I put the brush I had some bends, I erased the brush then I recreated one but the application blocked me the spreading brush and the artistic brush !! :(

[@tiangmuylong5918]

I like the way you create the last brush. lol

[@valentinacaffe5723]

thanx Dansky

[@PaoloTugano25]

This is the tutorial I enjoy the most. HAHAHA. Thanks for the terrible brush in the history of Illustrator!

[@designzeintour2581]

thank you very much

[@emerlander]

Thanks!

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome Matt 👍

[@mountd3w289]

Dansky is the mansky 😃👍

[@jasminetea7514]

Great tutorial. Very clear and easy to follow, also provides variation

[@hamidabasifar4306]

amazing tutorial. is this brush the common brush for illustrating characters and faces ?

[@CXMXBXR]

Hey Dansky is this process the same if you want to make a pen for the pen tool ? I'm trying to make a pointed end brush but I'm still struggling pls help !

[@leelameka]

thank you

[@mycoloredpapers5739]

thanks ... very nice

[@AtlasMoaned]

ty so much

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome!

[@wahidaanwar6075]

I laughed so hard :D Love your sense of humour

[@shakomako4469]

lol salam

[@tonmoymojumder25]

Awesome

[@paulomangana6913]

hi good day i just want to know why i cant change the pressure in my calligraphy brush option im a newbie thankz?

[@yukikuki1699]

how to save texts and drawings that are done using brush in vector format for print? so that it do not looses its quality?

[@ferreiraleandro89]

cheers mate

[@mochikookie1335]

Did it and got it. This was so easy and clear to follow. One problem though: when the brush strokes are overlapping, they have this white outline. Is that normal or can it be fixed?

[@AnkhManRaw]

Show now that I have made these custom brushes how do I save them?

[@nemosloth]

same question here

[@ANIME_LEARNING]

Add brush to library

[@heynibras]

I get a faint outline on the edges of the stroke when the brush strokes overlap each other e.g. if I'm drawing an ampersand. The brush is set to stroke, with fill set to none. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@Vivian-he7ry]

HUZZAH!!! Thanks, man! xD

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Vivian :-)

[@Vivian-he7ry]

You're welcome Dansky~! :D

[@varimba5335]

2:55 how dis you scaled it down with that green line?

[@ewensicot6732]

Already huge work! Already huge work! now, my line is not like yours, I change just like you but it remains rounded, it's because I do not have a stylus? I do it with the mouse

[@lvl99juls]

Are you using drawing tablet in order to make that kind of brush or a simple mouse will do?

[@IndieJenny]

Right in the beginning when I hold shift and drag the hole circle moves to wherever I had the cursor.

[@shay3355]

press A and then move the anchor point...

[@nugraharianart7741]

Great and very funny tutorial I ever seen XD

[@ForeverDansky]

Aha thanks ;)

[@jfcomposition]

Good video bro

[@hmmmmmmmm11]

Hahaha great video. Very informative. But your line did remind me of Mr Hankey from South Park :o

[@md16designer41]

I have a question, when I want to make the color in a gradient mode it didnt let me to it, how to slove this?, plz help

[@techforhad]

Hi , Sire .. I love your video . I have a question . Do you have any cartoon making tutorial ? Let me know please !

[@dushanthakannangara4225]

thanks

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome!

[@Imprettyghoul]

thanks for this! so easy! and i made my own

[@slumpedblossom1245]

How do u make the brush more accurate

[@luatle3060]

You sound like Simon Cowell. I thought you were him in the beginning Nice tutorial by the way!

[@YiftachC]

I cant click on art brush optiion

[@Palrakesh363]

thx

[@truthwithnain]

i cant find the art brush option please guide me

[@The_DMV]

what was the size of your artboard if you remember?

[@PhilWilkinsonMusic]

Why is my art brush option grayed out? I can't create a new art brush this way

[@ladyybug2086]

same here, did you fix it?

[@levitabusman]

How do you cahnge the color though? It's not letting me change color of the strokes ive made

[@levitabusman]

Update: No worries I figured it out you have to click Object>Expand Appearance, then when you select a colour it will change the color of stroke, if anyone needed that.

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome!

[@jibonrifat3534]

Great

[@interstellartripper8620]

I can't create my brush. After making the shape and adding the new brush. I also select the new brush but when i draw anything nothing comes up. What am I doing wrong. I am doing exactly what you have done. Please help me

[@artistprateekkushwaha2867]

nice

[@mohamedsadeq1805]

affinity designer is new father of adobe illustrator

[@benderthefourth3445]

Is there a way to see the line you're drawing while you're doing it instead of the blue dotted line?

[@gerald7098]

I can’t believe it’s that easy and other GDs charging hella money for a pack lol

[@iraceruk]

Is there a way to have Illustrator open with the brush library that we want, instead of the default set that I personally never use? It's a pain in the ass having to close the default brush library and open the brush library that I want every time I use the program.

[@dicloniusN35]

How to turn pen tilt on?

[@kathleenmedina1621]

"Wow. Well, that is quite possibly the worst brush ever created in the history of Illustrator." LOL.

[@ForeverDansky]

Haha quite possibly 😉

[@noyou7956]

is there a way to do this on photoshop