Illustrator: Using Wacom Tablets

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Adobe Illustrator Courses Digital Art Courses Digital Design Courses Wacom Tablets Courses

Course Description

Overview

Optimize your Wacom tablet for use with Illustrator and get finer control when creating designs and illustrations.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files

1. Getting to Know Your Wacom Tablet

Getting to know your Wacom tablet
Changing the pen nib

2. Customizing Your Wacom Tablet

ExpressKeys
Touch Ring
Radial Menu
Grip Pen: Pen/Mouse Mode
Touch Options

3. Customizing for Adobe Illustrator

Helpful ExpressKeys and Touch Ring
Quick options for the Radial Menu and Grip Pen

4. Maximizing Pen Usage in Illustrator

Using the Pencil tool and the Brush tool
Painting with the Art brush and the Calligraphic brush
Drawing with the Blob Brush
Cleaning up with the Eraser
Creating custom art with the Scatter brush

5. Illustrator Specialty Uses

Bristle brush
Symbolism tools

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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