Hello! My name is Jason and I am an illustrator and teacher with a BFA and a Master's degree in Education, specifically Curriculum and Instruction (nerd). I have 100+ tutorials designed to help you build up your skills and workflows in Adobe Illustrator. If you are new, I recommend starting with our Beginner Tutorials or Workflows Playlist focusing on applying tools and options in Adobe Illustrator. I'm here to help you improve your skills and make the most out of Adobe Illustrator. Please note that some of our older content was originally recorded for my in-class Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, and Adobe Illustrator Students.
Is their a tutorial how to get illustrations print ready ? Screen printing/digital printing… Also, am I limited in my Color choices or can I bee free when I‘m still in the drawing process? Love your lecturing
Are you actually screen printing or will you be doing a DTG process? Are you using a shop/store that has Print or File Requirements? Example: If you are using Printful, they have color swatches, file requirements, and downloadable templates on each product.
@@JasonSecrest I will send the graphic to a sports label (upload the graphic) who will actually print it. But I want to learn how to prepare graphics for screen and digital printing.
@@JasonSecrest as far as I understand, for screen printing I need to color separate and for digital it doesn’t really matter ?! Also I don’t get the idea behind “punch out" !? But what bothers me a lot is color. I got an illustration with round about 6 base colors plus their shadow values and highlights. Makes 18 colors in total. These colors are "randomly" chosen. Didn’t use any Pantone color code. Is this an issue later for the printer ?
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
I drew an illustration with the brush tool than expanded appearance, expended, merged all. Now I got some type which should overlap with some areas of the illustration but can’t make it work. Any advice? In Ps you got the mask which is great for overlapping etc. But in illustrator it is kind of a pain in the a** to me
If you look at the Tool Bar, there will be super small icons for Draw Inside/Draw Outside. Select the Illustration. Click Draw Inside/Outside. Copy/paste in the Type. I also like the Transparency Panel with "Make Mask" which will be closest to PS. You might need to make a Compound Path for the Illustrator for it to work.
@@JasonSecrest thx Sir, I def try that out. One thing that bothers me a lot is when drawing with the brush tool (inking) and merging it all together it creates paths around the strokes. Creates hundreds of shapes. Is there an option to simplify the drawing ?
@@JasonSecrest inside/outside option is great, but can I bring back some lines again. The overlap should happen in just some areas of the illustration…
Please add more tutorials where are you my guy I've gained so much confidence by following your workflow and all the tutorials you made. I love it please do more tutorials
For this recording, I was using a Wacom Intuos 3 (not recommended or available). If you are going to purchase a tablet for Adobe Illustrator, purchase an extremely inexpensive NON-DISPLAY TABLET that DOES NOT have Express Keys. I will recommend the One by Wacom ($49 - $99). You will 100% be using Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator. *Please note that I recommend the Pencil Tool for Adobe Illustrator, which does not use Pressure. You just need the ability to trace your own drawings, and then bounce back to using other tools using your mouse. 99% of the program does not require a Tablet.
This makes sense what you are saying. Thank you. Although I also think now that a tablet for Illustrator only is not necessary it might be faster than using a mouse?
If the Live Paint Bucket Tool does not work or if the "Make" button is not able to be selected in the (Object - Live Paint) dropdown, you just don't have anything selected. Select All or Select the Layer before using the Live Paint Bucket Tool.
I would double check that you are not trying to click Divide on "Live" Brushes. Step #1: Duplicate your "Live" Brushes Layer. Lock out and Hide "Live" Layer. Step #2: Click Object - Expand (Expand Appearance) the New Brushes Layer. Step #3: I would recommend using the Shape Builder Tool (Holding Alt/Option) as the method to Delete. See Brushes Guide (Scroll down to the Coyote Video) jasonsecrest.com/brushes-guide/ or ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nQiY6K7lIBw.htmlsi=xRWq-To-MCNB1DMj&t=206
I separate each layer (lines, flat color, values, and gradients) while I am building. So when I select all, only the color is on that layer. You can also use the Magic Wand to select the color layer if you have your lines and colors on the same layer. Remember to duplicate the flat color layer (expand live paint) to add the gradients (not the value layer) that has already been cut up.
Check the size of your art before dragging to your export panel. There is potential that it is small and you are trying to go bigger on your export. Scale your art to the largest size first, and then create smaller sizes/scale in the Asset Export Panel.
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.
Here are links to resources I have used in the past to create my artwork. Download Photo References, Brush Libraries, Color Swatches, and Fonts Families for your artwork and designs. STOCK PHOTOS: Photo References are FREE on the Internet. For your artwork, Type your Subject Matter into the search bar to find a Photo, Drawing, or Color Reference. Download Free Stock Photos for your Designs, Drawings, and Sketches. Unsplash: unsplash.com/ Pexels: www.pexels.com/ Pixabay: pixabay.com/ BRUSH LIBRARIES: Once you have downloaded and extracted the Brushes Folders, I recommend Saving Brush Libraries to your "User Defined" by clicking Save Brush Library in the Brushes Menu. Follow along with our Resource Guides to save, apply, and edit Brushes in Adobe Illustrator. Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes. Teachable: jasonsecrest.teachable.com/p/libraries COLOR SWATCHES: Color Swatches are FREE on the Internet. You can Explore or use the Extract Theme feature on Adobe Color or Canva to create a Color Theme based on your Photo. Add the Color Theme to your Library (CC) or download them as ASE files for your artwork and designs. Adobe Color: color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel Colorkit: colorkit.co/ Canva: www.canva.com/colors/color-palette-generator/ FONTS: If you have CC, Fonts can be easily downloaded or installed from Adobe Fonts. I recommend installing some of the new Variable Fonts. Here are some Font Sites that I have used in the past. Check the Free Fonts Sites for Personal Use or Commercial Use Restrictions. Download or Save Fonts for your artwork and designs. Adobe Fonts*: fonts.adobe.com/ Dafont: www.dafont.com/ Font Squirrel: www.fontsquirrel.com/ Google Fonts: fonts.google.com/ *Adobe Fonts will require an Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription.
"it's a great tool.... just click click click... it's a great tool"... tried exactly the same and it did not work. I cannot figure out why, so I strongly assume, some kind of vital information in the beginning is missing... as with most "tutorial" videos that are "super easy and super fast". Thumbs down.
Hello sir. I've downloaded all the brushes you have shared. (Thank you) My question is, why it doesn't adjust the size of brush (the downloaded brush) using lef and right bracket key?
Once you have applied the Brushes, select the Strokes you want to adjust. Click on the Stroke Weight in the Control Panel. Use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to adjust the size of the Brushes. Troubleshooting: Your cursor has to be in the Stroke Size to toggle or it will just think you are moving the selection up and down.
@@JasonSecrest Oh I see. so the left and right bracket are not able to use for this brushes , only the stroke weight adjusmetn is the way sir? I've just revisit your channel because I want to continue my learnings in Illustrator. That's 5 year years ago I think. And you are the first person that came to my minde. Thank you sir!
I can’t find the second video on this on how to do variations. The Videos section only shows 3 videos in the coyote series and no variation tutorial. ☹️
You are cristal clear with everything in your tutorial videos and it helps a lot thank you. My sketch is not really like but I will do better next time. Thank you your time.❤
I realise after painting, and I want to edit the lines by moving it or editing, the fill are unable to move with the object. also rotating have two objects one rotated but another doesnt move. But when I use keyline view, its only one object. I am not sure if this is a bug and having a hard time understanding how it really works
