Open up the SVG image in Illustrator to see the artwork in all its vector glory. Basic shapes 1. Trace a straight edged outline of the animal in pencil. Next, using a ruler and thin sharpie draw the outline again. By Marcus Reed | on February 12, 2016 Share. Basic shapes 2. The edges of the image are a little rough, so the first step in Illustrator is to trim them to size. Welcome to day 2 of tutorial week on Designrfix.

Today we have assembled a stunning collection of some of the latest and most creative Illustrator tutorials from around the Web. 70 Awesome Illustrator Tutorials That Every Designer Should See. It’s time to turn your hand drawing into an Adobe Illustrator file.

Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop tutorial: Create vector type with an animal theme Marcus Reed details how he creates letters with an animal theme in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I taped the black and white printed image to my window then traced overtop of it onto a blank sheet of paper. You can use a light table or window to see through the paper to the original picture. All those vertices are converted into points and paths with each shape being individually seletable. Using Dan’s guidelines, you’ll begin to break your pencil drawing down into basic shapes in Illustrator and set up a color palette for your piece.

Draw a square within the confines of the artwork.