A-201 Exercise: Tracing art works
with the Pen Tool_FA’12

Posted by: Ping

Let’s explore the Pen Tool in our first exercise.
First of all, let’s get started with following activities
A. Drawing straight lines
B. Drawing curves
C. Converting corners and curves
D. Getting familiar with Pen tool,

Exercise: Tracing art works with the Pen Tool family
Pen tool (P)
Add Anchor Point Tool (+)
Delete Anchor Point Tool (-)
Convert Anchor Point Tool (Shift C)
Related tool: Direct Selection Tool (A) & Group Selection Tool

1. Getting the exercise file from your email
2. Placing the exercise file, “dove.psd”, into Adobe Illustrator CS6
3. Using the Pen Tool to trace the art work
4. Printing it out when you finish the exercise, and file it into your process book