Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool | Understanding How it Works

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Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool, understanding how it works through hands-on examples and Pen tool tips & tricks. This Illustrator Pen tool tutorial targets beginners and novices for a better understanding of the trades of the Pen tool.
Timestamp Illustrator Pen tool
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Illustrator Preferences
01:30 Illustrator Pen tool Straight Lines
03:12 Illustrator Pen tool Multiple Curves
04:35 Illustrator Pen tool Curves with Corner Points
05:46 Illustrator Pen tool Curves with Straight Lines
08:53 Illustrator Pen tool Curves with Corner Points
10:52 Illustrator Anchor Points, Add & Delete
12:06 Illustrator Convert Anchor Points
14:40 Illustrator Pen tool Practice
Exercise Files
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@JamesJohnson-lg6tz 10 ай бұрын

Elias, finally someone who takes one step by step through this process! Everyone else skips basic yet essential parts like how to stop one line and start another -- simple, yes, by necessary in order to ever get to the next learning curve. You saved me so much time and frustration. Thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindest comment and feedback, what keeps me posting! 🙏 👋 😀

@mmeleacherteacher4787 2 жыл бұрын

YOU👏ARE👏 A👏 FANTASTIC👏 TEACHER👏 You have explained SO clearly and precisely EXACTLY what I was struggling with. Your voice is even, without being monotone! AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill!!!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such wonderful and constructive feedback, much appreciated Mme! 🙏😀👋

@hardcornpour 8 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh!! Thank you!!! Half a dozen videos later, I found yours and you answered the 3 questions nobody else seemed to cover. Ai has been fun so far, but now I can take it to the next level.

@EliasSarantopoulos 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for your kind comment, much appreciated! 🙏🤚

@geef0813 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You really know how to put together the right information in an easy to understand format. Great job.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@sadmanfuad5410 2 жыл бұрын

one of the best videos so far

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sadman, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@vee-is4tw Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much !! This is by far my favorite tutorial!! I learned so much.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Great to grea that Vee, thank you for reaching out! 😀👋

@nrubirosa 8 ай бұрын

Best tutorial yet. Thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback! 😀👋

@frankponce2264 6 ай бұрын

El mejor video! Muchas gracias.

@EliasSarantopoulos 6 ай бұрын

¡De nada y feliz año nuevo! 💐🎄🎈

@redvalley9807 3 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are effective and clean

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 👋 😀

@debobrotodolon5869 Жыл бұрын

Many many thanks. You are a great teacher! Clearly understand

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, thank you for your kind feedback! Don't forget to check the Pen Tool tutorial for the v2 of Affinity Designer, certain things have changed and widely improved. 😀 👋

@coralm6222 10 ай бұрын

Another very helpful tutorial - thank you so much for sharing them.

@EliasSarantopoulos 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊🙋‍♂

@topx6234 5 күн бұрын

click "esc" to release anchor path and create open path ( it has to be mentioned for newbies)

@byroncenteno9220 Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias. He visto varios videos sobre la herramienta y este es el que me ha servido mas.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

¡Muchas gracias Byron! 🙏😊👋

@Gamedaystream90 Жыл бұрын

after watching many tutorials about pen tool i can say this is the best tutorial ever made on youtube thank you so much 👏

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for your constructive feedback! 😀 👋

@ed7756 Жыл бұрын

I use Affinity Designer and VCarve Pro . Every tutorial shows how to trace and image with the pen tool. This shows how to draw with it.Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed for your feedback, much appreciated! 😊🙋‍♂️👋

@samdavepollard Жыл бұрын

many thanks, super useful

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

You are quite welcome Sam! 😀 👋

@chrisbray-cotton5005 2 жыл бұрын

soso sosososososos goooooooooood. So CLEAR visually and verbally

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your constructive feedback Chris, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@huseyinabi Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much very helpful video.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Agâh, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@pushpajay6701 Жыл бұрын

xSuper Tutorial. Many many Thanks🖒🖒🖒

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 👋😀

@NoRetreat27 Жыл бұрын

you are really an amazing teacher, you gave too much knowledge for free. i subscribed and i will stick to your channel for more knowledge. love

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@kramyshan8121 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. You definitely know how to handle Pen Toll, man. Thank you for the help!

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for your kind feedback! 😀 👋

@DejanBelgrade 2 жыл бұрын

Super,Thank you very much

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for your feedback Dejan! 😀 👋

@adilailma5658 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This tutorial is so comprehensive and easy to understand. I really appreciate it!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 🙏👋😀

@NedaDraws 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! 😊👍

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Neda! 😀 👋

@lodhiautos9761 2 жыл бұрын

Very knowledgeable video. Thanks.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😀 👋

@sportsfan120577 Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! I was hesitant to download the examples because it said something was potentially harmful, but you are a great teacher! I learned so much and definitely subscribed and am eager to learn more.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

So great to hear that and thank you for your kind feedback! I will change the download folder to Dropbox so it's not an issue. Hope you enjoy the rest of the lectures 😀👋

@blueanthias 2 жыл бұрын

Very good instructions, thank you.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@maraburghelea2523 4 ай бұрын

best one I ever seen

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 ай бұрын

Thanks you for your feedback! 👋😀

@danielsarn3823 Жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel because the pen tool is giving me so much frustration but i gotta say you really helped me understand it a bit better. My biggest issues are where to put the next anchor point and if I hold the left mouse for a curve or not without getting screwed up and frustrated but your video and gives me hope I might be able to finish my university project because my tutor is useless at teaching so thank you sir.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel for your sincere comment! I hear you, I have gone through that, a lot of it is just practicing with it. Let me know if you have any questions. 😀 👋

@sibopin 10 ай бұрын

Nice thankyou so much

@EliasSarantopoulos 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🙏 👋

@uddkhulna3411 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir, I am having some issues using Pen Tool but your video helped a lot to solve those. Thank you again.

@EliasSarantopoulos 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 🙏 😀 👋

@husseinhameed427 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

@EliasSarantopoulos 10 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Hussein! 🙏 👋

@keyoor18 Жыл бұрын

Wow. The best explanation on pen tool! I've been really struggling with pen tool and overall Ai. Re-learning the software now. Wish I was taught like this in the institute I went to. Thank you, thank you very much sir! Subbed to the channel. Now I will begin practice with more hope :)

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

I can thank you for such an inspiring comment & feedback! Let me know if you have any questions. 😀 👋

@razelrosemolen6683 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this easy tutorial... Godbless you

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Razel, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@vibrantmedia347 2 ай бұрын

You've explained it very thoroughly, subcribing your channel.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 🙏 😀

@studyg4085 Жыл бұрын

Hello Elias! I'm subscriber from Korea. I've been feeling so stressed about using the Illustrator pen tool for years and I left it untouched. But today, I suddenly wanted to break out of this frustrating ignorance and following your tutorial! And now, I've improved my ability to draw paths. Thank you so much for your video. I'm leaving this comment with a happy and grateful heart. I'm looking forward to following your new videos and I've subscribed to your channel! Stay healthy always.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so, so very much for your sincere feedback, comments like yours give me life creating training videos from the heart! 🙏😊👋

@studyg4085 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos 🤟🤟❤️❤️

@aedaldaniel Жыл бұрын

@@studyg4085 You're not alone. I have always struggled with this tool and avoided for years. Now I want to get serious and advance my design skills so I need to break free of this. It's getting easier.

@Aziz-Ahmed-UK Жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching skills with very calm and cool voice

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Aziz, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@hannahsharman1048 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@goldjellyfish2452 Ай бұрын

Ευχαριστώ πολύ

@EliasSarantopoulos Ай бұрын

Εγώ σε ευχαριστώ πολύ! 🙏👋

@bunnylover4319 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 😀 👋

@bunnylover4319 2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Your welcome!

@TheGREATdEEPs Ай бұрын

Thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos Ай бұрын

Much appreciated! 👋🙏

@mathyneik67 Жыл бұрын

Great 🎉

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Math, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@sumitragarikipati 4 ай бұрын

Amazing Tutorial ! Thanks 🙏🏼

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 ай бұрын

Greatest to hear that, thank you! 🙏😀

@jirehla-ab1671 4 ай бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos when I do the curve with corner points, after releasing, the corner point doesnt show up any help thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 ай бұрын

@@jirehla-ab1671 is it possible you are using a Fill color while using the Pen tool? 😀

@jirehla-ab1671 4 ай бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos nope After releasing i only see a straght line , not the corner point

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 ай бұрын

@@jirehla-ab1671 It’s hard for me to decipher, you can email me if you wish with a screenshot. 😀

@muddassirahmad36 Жыл бұрын

best video so far. #respect

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Muddassir, much appreciated! 👋😀

@muddassirahmad36 Жыл бұрын

The way you taught is the way I was searching for. Like science behind pen tool. Please make more videos like that on some complex shapes.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@muddassirahmad36 Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 😀👍

@salmanmehmood470 Жыл бұрын

Great 👍

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Salman, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@salmanmehmood470 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos welcome ❤️

@louminati4318 Жыл бұрын

I shall not be defeated. Trying to get my head around Illustrator and I am finding it hard. Hopefully I'm not the only one. I've been surfing all the tutorials and this one is so much clearer than others. I wonder if you do one on one tutorials online?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lou for your feedback! What do you mean by doing one online? 😀👋

@louminati4318 Жыл бұрын

I'm struggling with deleting anchor points if you make a mistake going around curves. So I was wondering if you can maybe do a personal one to one lesson with me using software we can connect computers online?

@louminati4318 Жыл бұрын

I think it's a case of repeating until you finally get it. I'll be here all day & I'll let you know how I get on. Practice makes perfect.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@louminati4318 You can reach me from my personal website Lou, at the end of each tutorial are my credentials. 😀 👋

@appleslions4934 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for the tutorial; the world is a better place because of kind people such as yourself. Unfortunately, I'm having a small issue. In the multiple curves part, I try to click to create an anchor, but 'intersect' is the only option that appears. Therefore, when I make the line, it only goes one way. I'm not sure why.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback Emi! Can you tell me the exact timing on the video you are referring to? 😀

@surbhi16 2 жыл бұрын

hey I have a question , while using pen tool when I make the starting anchor point , it is not exactly in the place where I am clicking. can you tell me why its happening?

@heavenhaven7254 6 ай бұрын

how do you exit out or click it off from after finished the last drawing line with pen tool..?

@EliasSarantopoulos 6 ай бұрын

I usually grab the Move tool (V). Try that and see. 😀

@benokcuevo8090 Жыл бұрын

great tutorial! For some reason the example in the dropbox only comes with the ornament. is it possible to get the others?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

The other layers?

@benokcuevo8090 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos yes

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@benokcuevo8090 It is all there, just have the Layers panel open and you will see the rest of them. 😀👋

@girliedog Жыл бұрын

Absolute novice here. Wondering how the examples were created? Were they done with the pen tool or line tool? Thank you for the excellent tutorial.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Virginia, all lines were drawn with the Pen tool and circles with the Ellipse tool. Thank you! 😀 👋

@juanantoniocolonbonet7464 Жыл бұрын

Hello Elias. Great tutorial!! Files are not available. Any way I can get them? Thanks in advance.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Juan, thank you! The exercise files do exist, I just double checked. Have another look under the video description. 😊👋

@Lingatsu Жыл бұрын

Really interesting. 1:12 why do you recommend to disable this option since it can help through the exercices ? Is it possible to have another link to dowload the file please (google drive for example) ? My browser say it's not secure.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Lingatsu, I also change the download link to be hosted on Dropbox, hope that works for you. As for your question, I personally never rely on the Rubber Band so I can adjust the curves through the control handles using the Direct Selection tool. It might be harder initially but in the long run you will master the tool. Hope this helps 😀👋

@Lingatsu Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Thanks for the explanation and the dropbox link, it works ! I see, maybe it's good to master the tool better !

@theviber7620 Жыл бұрын

Hey can you help me when I use the pen tool there is a line that goes in the opposite direction of the line I am drawing how can I remove it

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Which version are you on?

@savageponchoboy7399 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm trying to follow the activities but the Dropbox download only has the first Straight Lines available. Is it possible to get the rest of the examples so I can attempt them too?

@revina8868 Жыл бұрын

it has all of them. When you open it in AI you will see in the layer panel that you need to enable the eye icon to see others. Hope that helps

@adityaseth1215 Жыл бұрын

9:42 Moving the anchor point by pressing alt+shift or pressing alt alone isn't move the anchor point as you move in my illustrator 2022? why ?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Aditya, I does on my end, exactly as the tutorial. I checked again just in case but all the same functionality. 😀

@MyplayLists4Y2Y 2 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't Adobe Illustrator offer a "reposition anchor point" tool? To slide anchor points along a path without changing path. Anyone?

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

It does Went once you choose the Transform tool for example. 😀 👋

@TheGREATdEEPs Ай бұрын

14:30 - 15 apr 2024 Done

@williamcanady 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video, but where is the files you created to follow along?

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

William, thank you for watching! The exercise files are part of the KZfaq Card on the top right corner starting at the 0:30 seconds. Try that if you wish and let me know. 😀👋

@williamcanady 2 жыл бұрын

got it....thanks@@EliasSarantopoulos

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamcanady Yeah man, my pleasure! 😀 👋

@boyananakiev4896 Жыл бұрын

the dropbox has only the first exercise file and the last, can you please attach the rest as well?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Boyan, it is all there, please open up the Layers and you will see it. Let me know if all well. 😀👋

@boyananakiev4896 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos ah god bless, im such a noob, thank you so much for your tutorials!

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@boyananakiev4896 My pleasure, thank you for watching! 😀 👋

@evilwithinsadism4387 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why theres only the first file downloaded from the link for the practice files? Am i doing something wrong..?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

It is one for with multiple layers, please have a look and let me know if you wish. Thank you! 😀 👋

@evilwithinsadism4387 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos I'm sorry but I only have one layer is what I meant when I opened the file up. I clicked it to open the file, and opened from illustrator, but same result. Can you please try to help me?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@evilwithinsadism4387 I just cehcked again, its an SVG document with one layer and under that multiple layers. Did you download the file? If you still have issues, please email me so I can send it directly to you. My email credentials are at the end of each video. 😀

@evilwithinsadism4387 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos I'm so sorry for wasting your time, I'm so stupid. I didn't notice the arrow to click to drop the rest of the menu down. I'm so sorry! Tha k you again!

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@evilwithinsadism4387 My channel is to help everyone so please feel free to ask away as much as you need! Thank you again for reaching out 😀👋

@ifeanyiemmanuelanagaepenet4506 Жыл бұрын

Exercise file isn't available

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Ifeanyi, they are if you scroll down the video description, after the Timestamp chapters. 😀

@makafui9546 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ellias, the exercise file only contains the first exercise, can you please add the rest?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Makafui, it is all there, open up the Layers and you will see everything. Let me know if that works on your end. Also, are you on AD v1, v2?

@makafui9546 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos, the folder has only one SVG file and the png of the petal. The svg contains only layers of the first exercise

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@makafui9546 I will take a look for sure, thank you. 😀

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@makafui9546 alright so I looked again and everything is correct. You need to download the file in order to see all the layers. In addition, I added the AI file just in case. Let me know if that works on your end. 👋😂

@makafui9546 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos, thanks for uploading the Ai file. Worked like a charm. 😁

@muddassirahmad36 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any online course?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

All on KZfaq. 😀 👋

@onelove433 2 жыл бұрын

Were is download link ................................Elias

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

It's on the KZfaq card after the 00:30 second, try that and let me know if you wish. 😀👋

@LisaHarrison 2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Hello. I get a warning that the connection to your site is not private and my system won't let me download.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaHarrison I will add the link to the bottom of the video description as well. Thank you for the heads-up. 😀 👋

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaHarrison Can you please try now, it should be working. By the way, if that doesn't pan out, the link you clicked from the Cards is from my personal website, once you get the "not private" warning, click on the Advanced link to proceed. This is my personal website, nothing fishy about, just a regular website. Let me know, thank you. 😀👋

@LisaHarrison 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best for replying to this! I was able to get the files. Thank you so much. Super excited to go through the lessons. Cheers!