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IAmTheSea
IAmTheSea aka Molly Murphy is a 21.18 year old girl, has been a member since December 6, 2008, has scored 2,415 submissions, giving an average score of 2.71, helping 32 designs get printed.
I just don't understand Illustrator
Ok so a friend of mine told me that i use photoshop for doing things that would probably be much easier to do in Illustrator. I've been using photoshop since i was about 11 so i know my way in and out of it, but for some reason illustrator just makes no sense to me. I never really had to use the pen tool in photoshop so the one in illustrator is a mystery to me. I just don't understand how to use any of the tools (i'm using cs4 btw). Anyway, anyone know of any good tutorials to use or easy ways to learn about illustrator?

valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on May 10 '09 at 9:11pm
You might want to pick up a tutorial book from the bookstore... one of the ones that comes with a CD of projects that it walks you through. That's a great way to really dive in and learn the different tools you can use. Also, if you want to practice with the pen tool, maybe try scanning in some French Curves and try tracing those. It's a good exercise.
IAmTheSea
IAmTheSea on May 10 '09 at 9:17pm
Thank you. Thats good advice, i forgot about books that come with cd roms. thanks again.
Mitch Fondue
Mitch Fondue on May 10 '09 at 10:04pm
arrrr
Mitch Fondue
Mitch Fondue on May 10 '09 at 10:04pm
shh

don't tell
smusi
   smusi on May 11 '09 at 12:15am
don't draw in illustrator. draw on paper in black ink or pencil and then scan it and clean it up in photoshop to make the lines sharp. save as a psd and open that in illustrator and perform a live trace (under objects dropdown menu). drag the vectorized result back into photoshop and go from there.
jayrawz
   jayrawz on May 11 '09 at 12:17am
the pen tool is so necessary in photoshop.. so you should know that already!.. but yea.. illustrator is TITS.. i love it..
olie!
   olie! on May 11 '09 at 12:25am
the pen tool in photoshop is about as useful as a bag full of cocks and knickers tied to a balloon made out of pants in the ocean on a rainy day in September
squatterjohn
squatterjohn on May 11 '09 at 3:21am
I'd do what smusi says, but instead of using Livetrace, which won't teach you how to use the pen and other tools, trace over the lines using the pen tool to get practice using it.
PBOt
PBOt on May 11 '09 at 4:21am
As a designer, the only thing I ever use the pentool in photoshop for is clipping paths for photos, I rarely draw in photoshop, and if i do it's with a tablet and the brushes..I'm a firm believer in Illustrator, and once you get a hang of the pentool, it really becomes easy and enjoyable to use! it just takes practice..
IAmTheSea
IAmTheSea on May 11 '09 at 1:28pm
Well yah i mostly edit photos in photoshop so there was never a need for the pen tool which is why i totally don't understand the illustrator one.
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