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Introduction
This is what we'll create in this episode, a doodle flower and handwritten text lines that look loose yet remain neat, using the Pencil Tool, Smooth Tool, and Path Eraser. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Not all designs have to be geometric. For a hand-drawn style, the Pencil Tool captures free mouse or pen tablet movements, then Illustrator turns it into a path. Select the Pencil Tool using the N key.
Step 1: Pencil Tool and its options
Double-click its icon to open the Pencil Tool options. Drag fidelity towards Smooth to automatically smooth the strokes, then click OK.
Step 2: Drawing the stem
Mouse strokes form the flower stem that flows from bottom to top. When the mouse is released, the strokes turn into a smooth path with a little wobble.
Step 3: Closed flower petals
Draw the petals by dragging in a circular motion. If the end of the stroke returns to the starting point, the Pencil Tool automatically closes the path, allowing the petals to be filled with color.
Step 4: Smooth Tool
Select the Smooth Tool from the Pencil group. Drag the cursor along the wavy part of the stem. Each drag reduces the wobble and makes the curve smoother.
Step 5: Path Eraser
The Path Eraser Tool deletes part of the path. Stroke along the end of the stem that's too long, that part disappears and the path is neatly cut.
Step 6: Handwriting and color
Write the word 'halo' with the Pencil Tool under the flower. Apply color, yellow petals, green stem with thick rounded stroke, and the brown text. Save and export the doodle.
Done!
Done. We've used the pencil tool with fidelity settings. Auto-close path, smooth with the smooth tool, and cut with the path eraser. In the next episode, we'll connect and cut paths with join, c-share, and naif. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographic, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides vector graphic design services, as well as Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available to premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy individual classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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