There are so many wonderful advantages to creating your lineart on Illustrator. Not only can you resize it as much as you want without worrying about it getting fuzzy, but it's much easier to go back and alter something, rather than erasing and redrawing. Of course, the best part is that it's easier with a mouse, so no tablet is required!

This is NOT a tutorial on learning how to use the pen tool.

This tutorial is for people who feel relatively comfortable with the pen tool and want to take their lines a step further, or are curious about making custom brushes.

If you want to learn how to use the pen tool, these tutorials are a wonderful place to start.

Pen Tool Basics
Lineart With the Pen Tool
Using the Pen Tool in Photoshop
Using Photoshop as another way for simulating pressure with the pen tool

I'm not saying this is the best way to do lineart, but it's a great alternative to know, and being able to create your own brushes will always come in handy for many things, not just lineart.





I love tutorials! So I thought I'd try to make one myself. Actually, I'm wondering if there is a tutorial on making tutorials--you have to be very meticulous in how you lay out your information, and it can be an art form in itself! Pay attention to lines of alignment and design continuity!!!