Scott Bartlett

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“The Pen Tool was some black voodoo magic that I just couldn’t grasp.”

When I first began learning how to work with vectors in Illustrator, I detested them. Just the thought of going to class to learn how to use Illustrator put me in a bad mood. The Pen Tool was some black voodoo magic that I just couldn’t grasp. I kept asking classmates for help again and again, but it just wasn’t sinking in. I felt like a failed designer. It wasn’t until about two months in that something finally clicked and it all made sense. That was an amazing experience. I started churning out vectors left and right. My friends who had been teaching me were ...

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