Adobe Illustrator for Beginners - Sketch to Vector Tutorial 

Only 13 minutes into the tutorial, but I have to say, I've used illustrator before to mess around, but this short tutorial has already made it seem 10000x easier to use than I previously thought. Thanks for the awesome tips.

Man I wish Brad does more of these easy to follow tutorials. Underrated art. Underrated youtube teacher.

The instructor's clarity and succinctness make his teaching invaluable.

Another way you could get your highlights and such to appear within the character at the Photoshop stage is to use clipping masks (by Alt+Clicking inbetween the layers). Would then mean it's easier todraw within that area.

This tutorial taught me the Illustrator basics last week, and now I'm on my fourth product design. Thanks sir!

I've never seen a single one of your videos before but I'm doing a mad dash of vector art for my assets in my game design class and your video has saved my mental health and my project. thank you. i owe you my life.

Great work, Brad. Love watching and listening to other artists run through their methods of madness. Really enjoy all of your content. Keep up the great work.

Honestly, I am amazed by the way you teach and admire your talent. I have been looking a video like yours for a long time. THANK YOU!!!

Brad, you’re a gifted teacher: You know your subject well; you’re enthusiastic; your instruction is organized, concise, and clear; you deliver information with authority; you’re not condescending; and you seem like a people person. Although I appreciate Adobe features (I used Illustrator for years), I’m repelled by Adobe’s subscription model and the ridiculous, exclusive cost of their products, but I still found your video interesting enough to watch all the way through.🙂

super straight to the point and so many useful tricks along the way- the only thing I'd ask for is to see the mouse whenever you're doing these just to see what you're clicking on or selecting a bit clearer

Loved the tutorial, super helpful, definitely makes me want to explore more vector art now, it would be amazing if you could make more videos like this one

When I saw the thumbnail I thought there is no way I can make something like that but I followed along with the video and made my very first character and it came out good. Thank you for the detailed yet simple great tutorial.....

This is by far the best tutorial I’ve watched since I’ve started digital art! I just learned some better techniques from you thank you so much!!! You’re amazing dude

Hi Brad, I'm a new Illustrator user. This is by far the most rewarding Illustrator tutorial I've watched so far. It's incredible how much you've packed into this 30 minute video. My capabilities just leveled up big time, thanks to you. Liked & subscribed.

Thank you so so much. I have tried to learn illustrator for years and always get frustrated even when doing the Adobe lessons. You go at the perfect pace and explain and SHOW exactly what we need to see. A lot of other videos go so fast and if you are trying to follow along you have to keep rewinding and searching what they clicked or what menu they went into. Adobe should hire you to be a master instructor. Well done. I can finally scan all my sketchbooks and bring my ideas into the modern world! Thank you again! I have watched a lot of videos on the adobe suite and there is no question- you are THE BEST.

Im learning Illustrator for college, you have taught me and made me understand this program 1000000% better than my professor, mad props

This man is eloquent. Speaks nothing but facts and I've learned more from him in the 6 min I've been here then i have from my 3000$ college art course. 😢 You speak beautifully. I have such a hard time finding a good person to listen to instructions. You ✨pop✨ your words and it's so crisp.

beautifully explained. seriously not joking the way he named and explained each tool was - absolute excellence

Soooooo, this is video is EXACTLY what I needed right now. Like seriously the most perfect search as if my prayer was answered lol. I touched the pen tool yesterday and sat there dazed and confused. I've drawn a few photos that I wanted to clean up but didn't know the best way. This was my answer. Thank you.

Your a real drawing teacher Well I spent so many money for the drawing class but no use. but this vidio change everything because your two channels contains every basics. especially the poses. I love you sir.

This is what a practical tutorial looks like. Great teaching! Thank you for making this!

Man, all of your tutorials are golden. Consider all of your paid tutorials, sold. Keep it up, Brad for amateurs like me. Thank you. 🙏

I love this tutorial. Please do more of these. Maybe with Clip Studio or something :) Love your content!

Watching the character come to life bit by bit is amazing. Thanks for this! You make Illustrator look so easy 🙌🏻

Excellent work Brad. That was super clear and a joy to watch. Thank you.

First 30 min video I watched without skipping forward It's a very friendly and interesting tutorial for newcomers Thanks man

Dude, you have a talent not only for drawing but also for teaching! I really enjoyed this video and it was massively helpful!

I learned a lot of things from this single video. Would love to know more about photoshop in detail and how to use its different tools for drawing. Just loved it!! Thank you

this is exactly the kind of educational video I've been looking for, thanks, subscribed

This is a super helpful video - I appreciated the use and more importantly the explanation of the overlay blend mode, it took a previously thought complex approach and simplified it immensely. This will exponentially increase my productivity and for that I thank you!

WOW What an absolutely AMAZING tutorial! Thank you so much for this video! I'm only starting out on Adobe illustrator after using Procreate for a little while now so I really loved watching your process! I feel like I've gained a lot more clarity in how to use Adobe Illustrator now just from watching this one video! Thank you so much once again! SUBSCRIBED! :D

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you very much for taking your time and sharing this amazing content, Brad!

What perfect timing! 👍 As if RU-vid read my mind and knew I was contemplating how to bring in my new sketches for a children’s book that I’m illustrating. 🎨 I love to draw and color by hand as well as in AI/PS, but want to be as efficient with my time as I can, of course. Thank you for such a wonderful on point tutorial with no unnecessary verbiage! Looking forward to exploring your other videos as well. 😊👍🎉

Exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

Great video. Basically a game changer for me. You've simplified so many things for me.

Thank you for this tutorial! I sketch a lot of ideas for my projects and some turn turn out nice, so I've been wanting to digitize them. This is perfect as you show how to use separate tools together to achieve different effects.

Thanks for the clear and concise instructions Brad! I learned a lot!

What a great way to teach, step by step. I have learned so much watching you. You have a great style and easy to follow. Theres is always more than one way to do things with Adobe apps, but the way you make it look is even easier and to the point. Thanks for your videos.

Thanks!!! You really helped me a lot with Adobe Illustrator, especially when you provide files of sketches.

I'm watching this video again and I gotta say you are a fantastic teacher!

Such a nice illustration! Loved to watch and learn!! Thank you.

You're always inspiring me to get involved in art. You did it with the video series on " how to draw cartoons " on your other RU-vid channel and now vector art. You're so good . Thank you!

Best one I have ever watched. And boy I have watched a few. You are a great teacher!

Needed this Thanks Brad🙏

Awesome workflow Brad. I literally never knew you can ctrl click the thumbnail to select the object in PS. I would usually Alt click between layers to lock it.

This was one of the best Adobe tutorials I've seen! Thank you! (Also, thank you for NOT having background music in your video ❤)

The first Illustrator tutorial I actually understood. Thank you. I was beginning to lose hope watching some of the other artists go about this and I was feeling totally lost and stupid.

This is so fun to watch!!! Thanks for sharing this tutorial! It's amazing!

Man...that was AWESOME...I really enjoyed that..looking forward to trying this...!!👍

Best instructional video I have found. Thanks so much for your tutoring.

Thanks Brad! Looking forward to doing this in Affinity Designer! Great stuff, as always!

I've seen over a dozen tutorials and this is the one. ⭐

This is great simple way explaining Illustrator and using Photoshop.. hope you do more of these. They really help.

you came at the right time with this video Brad! THANK YOU!

Thank you Brad. Excellent work.

Thanks man, I just started illustrator a few days ago. This video helped a lot. Keep making these kinda videos.

So so helpful! Thank you so much! Very clear and thorough. Helps me feel more hopeful about getting the hang of illustrator.

BEEN LOOKING FOR A PROPER TURORIAL . THANK YOU

Thank you SOOOO much for this great video. It showed me a totally new way to do illustrations in a much more efficient and comfortable way!

Great Tutorial. I've picked up on quite a bit. Thank you for your content.

Oh my god, I’ve never thought about using Photoshop for EFFECTS, let alone about using overlay EVER. Thanks mate, this is actually quite interesting, I’m gonna try this out. Also, love the drawing you did, nice work!

AMAZING TUTORIAL! I learned a lot watching it.

Thank you! This tutorial is great!

Awesome video, thanks for making something / many things so clear and understandable!!

Absolutely beautiful art from a talented artist! Thanks for sharing AI and PS knowledge.

Awesome tutorial! Thank you

Actually this was pretty close to what I used to do when I was learning how to do stuff on Ai years ago! I relied a lot on Ps for colouring/highlights/shadows when I had no idea how to do that type of stuff on Ai. Also, the bezier tool (aka your friend, the pen tool) explanation was spot on (so many flashbacks from FreeHand went through my head lol). I think you did an excellent job with the basics here! In Ai there are many ways to reach a result, and what you have here are the good old basics that everybody should now. The only thing I would add, and to avoid hair pulling and suffering, is to Place instead of copying and pasting. When Illustrator 10 was around, there was this error called "memory leak" which pretty much killed the app and all progress was lost. Ai is a very demanding software, so anything to reduce resources impact will help in the long run. From experience, I noticed that Placing a file keeps the software more efficient and less demanding than when you just paste something on the artboard (also, if Ai crashes, your placed file will still be there). Also, thanks for the Esc advice... I always press Ctrl+Shift+A to deselect and that's a bit annoying 🤣

Hi Brad, thanks so much for this. I started doing book illustrations about a year ago and have been looking for ways to improve the quality of my work. This looks like something that'll work for me.

Thanks for explaining it really well! I've been putting off learning soft soft cuz it looks so intimidating but now that I easily understood the

Not only was this a very informative video but you are a very good artist. Dope man. Thanks

Thanks for uploading this video, it is really helpful.

this opened my eyes for so many things! thanks a lot!

I was intrigued through out the video --it was easy and very clear..Just know that you are creating a great content and making a big difference

Love it all. Thank you Brad.

I think if you use (live paint bucket ) for coloring, it will make it so much easier

This allowed me to make my first ever digital artwork! thanks so much, it was so fun!

Thank you. I found this very useful. I will definitely use the knowledge when using Photoshop or Illustrator.

Thanks so much for this tutorial!

LOVE IT!! THANK YOU. WHAT I NEEDED TO FIND TODAY

The video that i long looked for!! thank you!!!!

Excellent vid... you're a natural teacher Brad

superb tutorial!!, too generous sharing your knowledge to all of us. a huge Thank you!!!!!!

Wow, this has been so helpful!!

Thank you! Your tutorial is very helpful

I have learned so much in the first 10 minutes... I have been using the pen tool for a bit now... and some of the things i hate about it have been fixed! Thank you!

Super easy to follow, thumbs up for this tutorial, thank you!

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you very much!

Amazing Work, Really appreciated the effort you put in this video.

This is definitely the best tutorial I have found and I have been looking to use PS on a new Cintiq Pro 27

Thanks brad, it was really entertaining and educational

Great technique! Beautiful art man!

What a wonderul tutorial. Thanks man!

This was great, thank you!

Thank you for sharing your process.

Very helpful tutorial. Thank you sir 👍🏽💯

I'm entirely self-taught, and barely computer literate, so this was HUGE information for me. The pen tool! Who knew? Thanks for sharing.

This so good specially the photoshop bonus !

This was super helpful, definitely trying this technique soon

Thanks so much for putting out great contents. I learned a lot after watching your process. will be trying some of the techniques soon.

another video like this please! we'd lov to review what we learned while watching you do a different illustration