For ages I was looking at tutorials using live trace and it never worked out well for me. As someone who is OCD this is exactly what I was looking for. Great technique and really helped me. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome, and I am the same, I could never use live trace for my lettering work because it simply doesn't do it any justice, it's not 100% accurate, or even close in all honesty! Im glad this tutorial was able to help you :D
I've seen lots of tutorials like this, but I consider this one as the most useful. Thank you so much! It motivates me a lot that someone as good as you also did not know how to do that once. Because a lot Illustrators are acting as if they were born with this skill ;) Thank you a lot, I am looking forward to the next video!
+Theresa X Thank you for this comment, it's always nice to read a supportive message like this and they don't come around all that frequently. I hope this tutorial helps you further expand your knowledge and skills within Illustrator :)
5 years since this video has come out and it's still THE MOST RELEVANT training on how to victories type properly I have seen! (and I studied graphic design at uni lol). Question though... how do you decide where your anchor points are going to be? Do you just guess it, or is there a method?
Thank man, it’s great to know it’s still helping people 5 years down the line! And regarding the placement of the points, you place them on the outer-most points of the curves of you know what I mean? So where the curve reaches the furthest point. Let me know if that makes sense haha
This is the best tutorial for vectorizing hand letterings ! I got hang of this concept in the first go and now I am feeling like practicing more !!!! Thanks a bunch !
I really appreciate how you broke parts of the letterforms down. I used to do each letterform which was truly awkward but your way makes more sense. Thanks for a wonderful tutorial!
Easily the most helpful tutorial I’ve seen on anchor points, handles and “good practices”. Also, it was really helpful to see that the pros don’t always get it right during this stage and there’s a lot of trial-and-error to be expected. Thanks much!
Just wanted to say thanks for these tutorials you've made on vectoring type. You've made life so much easier and able to create my logo using some of your tips so thanks again.
Thanks man!! I learnt so much more from you than I learnt from my illustrator lessons at design school. I've been struggling for a really long time with those awful and pointy anchor points, thanks for all your tips ;) Keep it up!!
I'd love to see a tutorial on using a brushpen correctly. I'm aware that most of it is just daily training but I'm really struggling with pressure and some other stuff. Just some little tips and tricks would be very much appreciated.
Thanks so much for this! I've been trying to find tutorials on vectorizing type and this method has been the best one I've seen. Appreciate the time it took for you to put this together and I can't wait to try it out. :) keep up the good work
I think as another future tutorial, is to maybe teach how to cut into the letters, like if something is overlapping, how it would have like a cut or an insert to show that its above or below another part of the line/letter. But anyways thank you so much for this tutorial as it helped me in so many ways!
Omg I never knew you could use the align tool on guidelines, this has just saved me a ton of time and effort I usually waste calculating and manually aligning my guides with the ruler haha thanks! Also, your tutorials overall are very helpful and informative, keep up the good work!
I'm on the same page man, I love the process of drawing images out & prepping them ready but the vectoring part for me seems more like a chore but after watching this video (and im sure im gonna watch it at least another 6 times) It's genuinely given my confidence to start to enjoy the process! P.S. the horizontal, vertical thing, I never knew! (Or maybe I just didn't pay attention enough in college) My anchor points were at like 36 degrees & what not so thank you hugely!
+Artful Energies ahh yes, I have seen a few people doing it that way actually, I suppose it's just whats faster/easier for you, of course go with whichever way is better for you :)
Thank you this has really helped me connect the dots I just need to practice and train my eye now I know the key commands and the building blocks to problem solve the lettering process thanks! Nice one! :)
Well I was looking for something like this so long time ago, I've been watching several videos but I swear and you can trust me It's the first time I feel so convinced and I feel everything is clear and very well explained, since my english is not so good I apologize for the mistakes, but anyway you have a like, and a sure suscription to your channel from me, and you can be sure I'll be checking your next and others videos C: Thanks a lot :)
Best way to get a drawn image into illustrator is to download the app called adobe capture. Use the 'shapes' and it vectorises it for you and then sends it straight onto your desktop and opens it up ready to go. Saves so much time..
Nice tutorial, thank you for sharing it with us! One more thing, if you are planning on doing some more technical tutorials like this... then do not hesitate! We really appreciate them! ;)
Amazing. thank you so much! I rarely comment but this is really an informative and well-made video. I'm going to try it right now as I am really tired of using live trace for type. Thanks!
Interesting technique, I think I will try this out the next time! :) Very good tutorial, I hope you will do some more in the future!! And the result is just awesome!
Another way that you can do the same thing but faster is this: 1) Open the file in photoshop. 2) Remove from the image that underlying line that is unnecessary for the logo 3) Use the "Threshold" option in Image -> Adjustments -> Threshold 4) Choose the required threshold 5) Delete all the white from the image and make sure there is no background and also delete any kind of imperfections... 6) Save the image as BMP (bitmap) 7) Open it in Illustrator 8) Select the image and go to Window -> Image Trace 9) Choose "outlines from the menu" 10) Choose "black and white" 11) Choose "Silhouettes" 12) Click "Trace" 13) Select the image again and go to "Options" -> "Image Trace" -> "Expand" 14) Now select the image (now it's no longer an image but its a vector) and go to the "Pencil Tool" click and hold until a menu comes up and select the "Smooth Tool" and apply it on your vectored image 15) Now you can zoom in and re-touch it with your Pen Tool, Anchor Point Tool and Curvature Tool (or any other tool). And voila! You have the result without going into all that hustle :) If this helped you, drop me a like! I doesn't offer anything to me, but it gives me the satisfaction knowing that you guys found that helpfull :) )
Thanks for making this - brilliant and so cool - would you be willing to appear on a show we are developing? Behind the Curtain LIVE! ??? Thanks Maker !!!
Hey man , im just starting with photoshop if you could, could you please do a tutorial on cropping images well cutting them out to make a PSD ? or in other words Image with no background kind of how you do in your speed arts thanks man good work
Would it be easier to do online one stroke and bump it up to necessary width for it to be similar weight, then outline and tweak outer shaper in the same style you're doing?
How do you know if the handles should be horizontal or vertical? There were instances when you had two horizontals or two verticals next to each other.
Hey man I'm confused on your method for breaking up the bottom signature line, like you bring the f to the front increase stroke expand it, then pen tool areas of it then pathfinder I thought maybe? Could you clarify the method there Cheers
you dont need to hold shift when you're dragging out the anchor points, they dont always have to be horizontal or vertical. you wont have to do so much correcting if your anchor point follows the curve.
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FFS FINALLY! Someone who can explain this is a clear, quick, sensible manner! Thank you brother.
For ages I was looking at tutorials using live trace and it never worked out well for me. As someone who is OCD this is exactly what I was looking for. Great technique and really helped me. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome, and I am the same, I could never use live trace for my lettering work because it simply doesn't do it any justice, it's not 100% accurate, or even close in all honesty! Im glad this tutorial was able to help you :D
I've seen lots of tutorials like this, but I consider this one as the most useful. Thank you so much! It motivates me a lot that someone as good as you also did not know how to do that once. Because a lot Illustrators are acting as if they were born with this skill ;)
Thank you a lot, I am looking forward to the next video!
+Theresa X Thank you for this comment, it's always nice to read a supportive message like this and they don't come around all that frequently. I hope this tutorial helps you further expand your knowledge and skills within Illustrator :)
5 years since this video has come out and it's still THE MOST RELEVANT training on how to victories type properly I have seen! (and I studied graphic design at uni lol). Question though... how do you decide where your anchor points are going to be? Do you just guess it, or is there a method?
Thank man, it’s great to know it’s still helping people 5 years down the line! And regarding the placement of the points, you place them on the outer-most points of the curves of you know what I mean? So where the curve reaches the furthest point. Let me know if that makes sense haha
@@SteBradburyDesign Yup makes sense for sure! Thanks, gonna go use this method right now for a client
@@SteBradburyDesign Please start doing TH-cam again if you have time! Your videos are like my life saver
This is the best tutorial for vectorizing hand letterings ! I got hang of this concept in the first go and now I am feeling like practicing more !!!! Thanks a bunch !
I really appreciate how you broke parts of the letterforms down. I used to do each letterform which was truly awkward but your way makes more sense. Thanks for a wonderful tutorial!
THANK YOU ! Your technic using only vertical and horizontal handles is the most useful tip I've ever seen ! A REAL REVELATION ! Thanks !!
Easily the most helpful tutorial I’ve seen on anchor points, handles and “good practices”. Also, it was really helpful to see that the pros don’t always get it right during this stage and there’s a lot of trial-and-error to be expected. Thanks much!
Just wanted to say thanks for these tutorials you've made on vectoring type. You've made life so much easier and able to create my logo using some of your tips so thanks again.
Thanks man!!
I learnt so much more from you than I learnt from my illustrator lessons at design school.
I've been struggling for a really long time with those awful and pointy anchor points, thanks for all your tips ;)
Keep it up!!
daniela e art schools are a waste of time, i think an artis is able to learn all by himself or with websites *for free*
This is the best video on youtube on this topic. Its easier than some other videos i saw where they just did too much. THANK YOU!!
Most helpful tutorial on vectoring type I've seen! Thanks mate
this technique can be really frustrating at times but it's doable and if you practice, you'll get the hang of it. thanks for sharing!
I'd love to see a tutorial on using a brushpen correctly. I'm aware that most of it is just daily training but I'm really struggling with pressure and some other stuff. Just some little tips and tricks would be very much appreciated.
It's harder than it looks get a clean curve, this was very helpful. Thanks a lot!!!
+Franco Guaglianone you're welcome! Glad it helped
Just subscribed to you because of how clear and concise this video was. Super helpful. Thanks!
Theresa X is so wright. Very useful and nice to know indeed you became better by practice. Thank you for this tutorial!
Thanks so much for this! I've been trying to find tutorials on vectorizing type and this method has been the best one I've seen. Appreciate the time it took for you to put this together and I can't wait to try it out. :) keep up the good work
I think as another future tutorial, is to maybe teach how to cut into the letters, like if something is overlapping, how it would have like a cut or an insert to show that its above or below another part of the line/letter. But anyways thank you so much for this tutorial as it helped me in so many ways!
Omg I never knew you could use the align tool on guidelines, this has just saved me a ton of time and effort I usually waste calculating and manually aligning my guides with the ruler haha thanks! Also, your tutorials overall are very helpful and informative, keep up the good work!
You're the man! Keep doing you're thing sir. Great video.
this was EXTREMELY helpful! Thanks a lot for this video! I've been struggling with vectorizing my lettering for so long, but I think I'll manage now!
Best tutorial I've seen on this topic!
Great tutorial...really appreciate the detailed in the narrating.
I'm on the same page man, I love the process of drawing images out & prepping them ready but the vectoring part for me seems more like a chore but after watching this video (and im sure im gonna watch it at least another 6 times) It's genuinely given my confidence to start to enjoy the process!
P.S. the horizontal, vertical thing, I never knew! (Or maybe I just didn't pay attention enough in college) My anchor points were at like 36 degrees & what not so thank you hugely!
Thank you so much for this clear tutorial. To know where to place the anchor points is the key.
Thank you very much, for sure it's one of the best tutorials I've ever seen! It helped me a lot!
Been waiting for this tutorial for ages thank you!
I could be wrong, but I would click all around with the anchor points, then go back and adjust. It goes quicker for me. Thanks for sharing.
+Artful Energies ahh yes, I have seen a few people doing it that way actually, I suppose it's just whats faster/easier for you, of course go with whichever way is better for you :)
great tutorial! This has helped me understanding vectoring type slightly better so now im gonna test it out cheers :)
Wanted to know how to do this for ages!! Great tutorial! Thanks:)
been binge watching on your tutorials! I wanna hug u for being so generous with ur skills! thank u TH-cam University lol
Thank you. Once you know it seems so simple, but it makes such a big difference. !
Really helpful. Your instruction is great. Thank you for taking the time to record this video!!!
Thank you this has really helped me connect the dots I just need to practice and train my eye now I know the key commands and the building blocks to problem solve the lettering process thanks! Nice one! :)
You gotta post a tutorial of your different techniques when drawing, you can maybe even use the Tombow and the Pilot parallel pens!
Well I was looking for something like this so long time ago, I've been watching several videos but I swear and you can trust me It's the first time I feel so convinced and I feel everything is clear and very well explained, since my english is not so good I apologize for the mistakes, but anyway you have a like, and a sure suscription to your channel from me, and you can be sure I'll be checking your next and others videos C:
Thanks a lot :)
Best way to get a drawn image into illustrator is to download the app called adobe capture. Use the 'shapes' and it vectorises it for you and then sends it straight onto your desktop and opens it up ready to go. Saves so much time..
Nice tutorial, thank you for sharing it with us! One more thing, if you are planning on doing some more technical tutorials like this... then do not hesitate! We really appreciate them! ;)
Very helpful! Thank you for this tutorial!
Bro this was really helpful. I'm gonna try it and see how the results look like :3
Amazing. thank you so much! I rarely comment but this is really an informative and well-made video. I'm going to try it right now as I am really tired of using live trace for type. Thanks!
AHh finally, a professional tutorial on this, thank you so much
Amazing! Always wanted a tutorial! Great tutorial!
Wonderfully orchestrated.
Thank you for this, really helped!! All your videos are awesome, keep it up!
Interesting technique, I think I will try this out the next time! :) Very good tutorial, I hope you will do some more in the future!! And the result is just awesome!
Another way that you can do the same thing but faster is this:
1) Open the file in photoshop.
2) Remove from the image that underlying line that is unnecessary for the logo
3) Use the "Threshold" option in Image -> Adjustments -> Threshold
4) Choose the required threshold
5) Delete all the white from the image and make sure there is no background and also delete any kind of imperfections...
6) Save the image as BMP (bitmap)
7) Open it in Illustrator
8) Select the image and go to Window -> Image Trace
9) Choose "outlines from the menu"
10) Choose "black and white"
11) Choose "Silhouettes"
12) Click "Trace"
13) Select the image again and go to "Options" -> "Image Trace" -> "Expand"
14) Now select the image (now it's no longer an image but its a vector) and go to the "Pencil Tool" click and hold until a menu comes up and select the "Smooth Tool" and apply it on your vectored image
15) Now you can zoom in and re-touch it with your Pen Tool, Anchor Point Tool and Curvature Tool (or any other tool).
And voila! You have the result without going into all that hustle :)
If this helped you, drop me a like! I doesn't offer anything to me, but it gives me the satisfaction knowing that you guys found that helpfull :)
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Sooo helpful! Thank you Stephen!
Super helpful my man! Amazing job.
Excellent tutorial mate, thanks for sharing.
freakin clean man - real nice work
this was very helpful. Thanks a lot
Don't click alt shift to tweak the pin points wright. Just click the pin points easy to get used to.
massive inspiration, and as always awesome tutorial! cheers m8
This was a great tutorial, Thanks for doing it
This is a great tutorial, thanks for sharing!
Great method! Thank you so much for the tutorial!
you got good work man well done love this
Thank you for making this video! This was so helpful!
Excelent tutorial, nice job!
Thanks for the tutorial dude .
Finally found someone who shows me the right thing! Thank you so much!
A much cleaner workflow! Thanks heaps :)
Helpful tutorials, mate
Thanks for making this - brilliant and so cool - would you be willing to appear on a show we are developing? Behind the Curtain LIVE! ??? Thanks Maker !!!
You rock, man! I appreciate this so much.
very handy to know, thanks so much
this helped me a lot, thanks so much.
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks you, so much. I inspired by your work
I think it's time for you to show up your brush lettering skills in the tutorial. I'm a fan of you work by the way. Keep it up!
I like how he says it looks really bad at the beginning even though it actually looks great
Awesome video! Subscribed!
Thanks So Much For An Fantastic Tutorial!
Thanks for the tutorial, dude. I kind of got a better idea on how to use handles now.
Hey man , im just starting with photoshop if you could, could you please do a tutorial on cropping images well cutting them out to make a PSD ? or in other words Image with no background kind of how you do in your speed arts thanks man good work
Thanks great tutorial
Thank you! Very helpful!
Can you tell me what program are you using for recording the speed art videos ?
Great tutorial. Thanks a lot ;)
You mentioned when making type face what were you referencing for the details on if you were making a type face?
Would it be easier to do online one stroke and bump it up to necessary width for it to be similar weight, then outline and tweak outer shaper in the same style you're doing?
How do you know if the handles should be horizontal or vertical? There were instances when you had two horizontals or two verticals next to each other.
cool video Ste.
As someone who do modern turkish caligraphy this method is a nightmare 😂😂😂 but thanks alot for the good quality explanations.
Hehe thank you so much, i could do that thanks to your tutorial
Hey man I'm confused on your method for breaking up the bottom signature line, like you bring the f to the front increase stroke expand it, then pen tool areas of it then pathfinder I thought maybe? Could you clarify the method there
Cheers
Thank you, do you have tutorials on calligraphy?
Love it dude! Thank you.
Nice! You're very talented. :)
love the accent! thanks for the tips!
Thanx man.. U doin great job ! appreciate it. :)
great stuff man thx :D
great! Thank you!
helpful! thanks
thanks
very helpfull tutorial.
you dont need to hold shift when you're dragging out the anchor points, they dont always have to be horizontal or vertical. you wont have to do so much correcting if your anchor point follows the curve.
Ben Scherhag You couldnt be more wrong my friend.
As you can get after hitting an anchor point and moving to the next point you can see the vector line? [1:40]
Nice work!...now if I could only sketch 😭