Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

6 Creating an Illustration with the Drawing Tools

In previous lessons you created shapes. Next you’ll learn how to create artwork using drawing tools such as the Pencil tool, Pen tool, and Curvature tool. These tools give you the freedom to draw precisely, whether you’re drawing straight lines, curves, or complex shapes. You’ll start with the Pen tool and use the other drawing tools to create an illustration.

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Understand paths and anchor points.

• Draw curved and straight lines with the Pen tool.

• Edit curved and straight lines.

• Add and delete anchor points.

• Draw with the ...