From the course: Illustrator One-on-One: Fundamentals

Now, you draw - Illustrator Tutorial

From the course: Illustrator One-on-One: Fundamentals

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Now, you draw

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- Here we are in chapter four and it's finally time to get illustrating. In other words, this is when things get very, very exciting. Illustrator offers five line tools, one draws a straight line from one anchor point to another. Another draws, a smooth arc that you can even flip back and forth by tapping a key. This one draws a spiral that comprises a bunch of arcing segments. And these last two, draw a couple of different kinds of grids, one rectangular and the other in circular rings, also known as polar. What I love about these tools, is that they split the difference between ease of use and artistic expediency. Your job is to draw one basic line after another. In the business, we call these primitives because they can serve as building blocks to more complex path outlines. One line builds incrementally on another and before you know it, you end up with something that's not the least bit primitive at all. Let me show you the most basic tools that Illustrator offers and how even the most basic things in Illustrator are secretly very powerful, indeed.

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