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SapphireKat — TUTORIAL: Basic Illustrator Part 3

Published: 2013-03-03 01:57:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 3070; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 57
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Description I kept getting requests for an Illustrator tutorial, so here it is! This covers the basics of the program. Note that this focuses more on line-based styles, but you should be able to draw shape-based styles using the tips I list here.

There are four parts: Basics of the Basics; Pen, Pencil, Brush; Coloring; annnnd Prepping Linework Photoshop. Hopefully, this will help anyone having trouble with Illustrator!

Basics of Basics Part 1: [link]
Basics of Basics Part 2: [link]
Pen, Pencil, Brush Part 1: [link]
Pen, Pencil, Brush Part 2: [link]
Color Part 1: [link]
Color Part 2: [link]
Color Part 3: [link]
Prepping Linework for Photoshop: [link]

Previous Tutorials-
Basic Flat Coloring: [link]
Tiled Lighting: [link]
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Comments: 2

fathomconstellations [2015-01-31 05:41:17 +0000 UTC]

Hello! Thank you for sharing this tutorial with all of us, and it's super helpful!

Anyway, I have a quick question. When you're using Photoshop (I use Adobe Photoshop CC 2014) and you stroke a path that you've created, how do you get the tapering at the end of the stroke to not fade out so much? For example, when I select "Stimulate Pressure", the line fades out so quickly, and then you can barely see the end. Is there a way to shorten the fade?

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SapphireKat In reply to fathomconstellations [2015-02-03 02:06:18 +0000 UTC]

? I don't use Photoshop for lineart, I use Illustrator and convert it into a mask in PS.

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