I’ve watched a bunch of videos before this one on using the pen tool. This was hands down the best. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this.
I was ready to give up on Vectornator 'coz I'm too stupid to figure things out on my own, but this was SUPER helpful, so I'm charging my Apple Pen now so I can explore the app more. Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial. I am dedicating time each day to work on Vectornator. So different from 3D design. I would also like to get the tutorial files to practice if possible. Thanks for making my training time well spent,
Great idea Fred and thank you for asking! I added the link below the video description as an SVG file that is compatible with Vectornator. Do tell me if it works on your end. Thank you for your feedback! 😀👋
Wow, great, I have been trying to find such tutorial of how to draw curve and shape like this, but most tutorial is more focusing on drawing free curve and painting. Thank you for lighting my weekend so I can make the graph that I need for my presentation.
Melissa, great question. If it comes to a corner then you look to balance both control handles same as if you have a semi circle. As for the random paths, its all about the smoothness of the curve and that you accomplish with dragging the handles. I have certain Pen tool videos up on the channel, hope this helps. 😀👋
thank you so much for this! however I do have a query. so when I unselect the path, the entire path disappears but it's still there since it appears again while being selected, what am I doing wrong?
Inside the Document Settings, up in the the top left corner, tap on the Gear icon, tap on the Snapping options, make sure Smart Guides are toggled ON. Inside your canvas use the Pen tool to draw two (2) straight points which means just two (2) taps and if you want align them use the Node tool and since the Smart Guides are ON, that will snap into place. Hope this helps, thank you! 😀👋
complete newb here. After practicing this for a while now, I must have a setting off somewhere because my pen doesn't have one line coming out of the anchor point, it has two...and my curve is not coming out the same. Obviously operator error but could you please give me an idea of what I might have wrong? thanks!
E Russ Well what comes to mind perhaps that you need to tap and drag. If you don't drag there will be no control handle, otherwise, it's there. Also look at your Stroke settings, if no stroke color that might be deceiving you. All these speculations of course but if you are still stuck ping me again. Thank you! 😀
Hey, is there an option to change the width of the line in some places? Like for example, at the start and at the end, the line would be thin, but in the middle it would be thicker. I like this feature in the Illustrator. Thank you!
Thanks for posting this Elias. Soooo, on the last 2 exercises, could one duplicate the path, flip horizontaly and then join paths? This is crucial for the kind of tracing I want to do.
BA Hi there! To close a path, select them and inside the Path Inspector use the Join command. You can remove an anchor point by either using the Node tool, selecting a node and remove it or use the Scissors tool. I am covering these in many of my tutorials, check out the latest ones since they are more recently recorded. Hope this helps you. 😀
Elias Sarantopoulos I checked the “join” option but that tab in my new iPad Pro is not clickable. I have the tab but cannot activate it . Not sure what step is missing .
So I have the move, transform, lasso, brush, eraser and some others I believe it should be where the brush is but when I hold or double tap it only gives me brushes to choose from
You are so very kind Mr. Arias, much appreciated! I have added a link below the video description as an SVG file, you can open it inside Vectornator as well as Illustrator, or Affinity Designer. Hope this helps, let me know if I can be of any other assistance to you. 🙏😀
George Samuel Select two paths together with the Selection tool, go to the Path Inspector tab, there use the Join command. If you still have questions have a look at the latest Vectornator tutorial I have released. Hope that helps! 😀
@@EliasSarantopoulos sorry for unclear question, I mean if i use pencil tool draw freehand path, is it have smooth tool(like in illustrator) to adjust the path or not?
@@EliasSarantopoulos the curves with corner points, the first curve works great.. but the on the second one, everything I try to do the same exact step, it keep messing up the first curve I made when I pull down..
The pen tool is never the easiest to work with and my experience is the case everywhere. On a desktop or a laptop computer, we have the ability to use the Alt key in conjunction with the Shift key to constrain the motion. Inside the tablets to replace those two, we rely on gestures and in this case multiple gestures and that goes for every app out there. Thank you! 😃
I must be so dumb. Everyone is saying good easy this tutorial is but I can't figure out the first step. How do you get the points? Am I missing a first step tutorial?
Natalie, once you access the Pen tool make sure you have a Stroke color so you can see what you are drawing. Grab the tool and start to tap and drag. Not sure what's happening on your end but have it a go otherwise let's talk again if you wish. 😃👋
I love the tutorial, but I realized my pen, pencil and brush not ‘writing’. I changed ink to bright pink so now I am sure and I don’t know how to fix it. I guess they are somehow transparent?
Lovely, finally someone really did a normal and useful tutorial for beginners, was quite a problem to understand this tool before. Thank You!
Great to hear that Julia, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋
I’ve watched a bunch of videos before this one on using the pen tool. This was hands down the best. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this.
Thank you so very much for your constructive and kind feedback, much appreciated! 🙏 😀 👋
Thanks so much for this tutorial! This is the first video I've seen that goes into the necessary detail to understand the Pen tool!
Thank you James for your kind feedback and comment, much appreciated! 😀 👋
I've only just started this video and already I know more than I did after watching other videos. Thank you. Upvoted and subscribed.
Thank you Imbo, much appreciated! 😀 👋
I was ready to give up on Vectornator 'coz I'm too stupid to figure things out on my own, but this was SUPER helpful, so I'm charging my Apple Pen now so I can explore the app more. Thank you so much!
That's very kind comment and thank you for your feedback! Let me know if you have any questions. 😀🙏
It’s nice to have a tutorial starting from scratch. Thank you!
You are most welcome, thank you! 😃
TYSM
You are most welcome, thank you! 😀 👋
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I watched both of the ads because it was such a good tutorial and subscribed 😆
You are ever so kind and thank you for spending time with me. Think of the ads as a small token for the hard work. 😀🙏 Much obliged!
Best tutorial on the pen tool ever. Thank you so much. For cleaning all the basics. 💖
Thank you Meenal, much appreciated! 😀 👋
Wohoo now I understand perfectly, breaking my head off why the anchor points are in one direction and the curve to another lol. Thanks so much!
I thank you for watching! 😀
The first videos I saw never explained the "handles" really, they were just things that appeared and got moved around 😅
Excellent tutorial. I am dedicating time each day to work on Vectornator. So different from 3D design. I would also like to get the tutorial files to practice if possible. Thanks for making my training time well spent,
Great idea Fred and thank you for asking! I added the link below the video description as an SVG file that is compatible with Vectornator. Do tell me if it works on your end. Thank you for your feedback! 😀👋
@@EliasSarantopoulos opens great - thanks for the quick response!
@@fredlef100 I also nemed the Layers so it is easier to follow. 😀
This was so perfect, I understand so much more after these vids. Definitely more efficient than how I'd been doing things. 👍❤️
Again thank you for constructive feedback, much appreciated! 🙏 😀
Wow, great, I have been trying to find such tutorial of how to draw curve and shape like this, but most tutorial is more focusing on drawing free curve and painting. Thank you for lighting my weekend so I can make the graph that I need for my presentation.
Thank you for your feedback and support, much appreciated! 🙏 👋
thank you for this wonderful insightful video
I am very pleased to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋
Thank you!!! How do you connect different path points. As in one closed path to another closed path
Connect two different anchor points by marquee selecting with the Direct Selection tool and then Join. Hope I answered your question. 👋😀
I just installed my vectonator on my ipad, this simple explain just help me to learn the basic gesture and how to use the pentool. Thanks
I am so happy to that and thank you for your feedback! 🙏
Now that’s how a tutorial is done! Thank you.
John Deggendorf Thank you John, that is such a nice compliment! 🙏
Thanks for your tutorial.
You are most welcome, thank you for watching! 😀
Very helpful thank you!!😊😊
Thank you so much for your feedback! 😀 👋
Muchas gracias. De verdad muchas gracias.
Thank you Camilo, much appreciated! 😀 👋
Hi, how do you how far to drag the control handle up to, to get the desired curve? Thank you
Melissa, great question. If it comes to a corner then you look to balance both control handles same as if you have a semi circle. As for the random paths, its all about the smoothness of the curve and that you accomplish with dragging the handles. I have certain Pen tool videos up on the channel, hope this helps. 😀👋
Thanks for another useful tutorial! Happy New year :)
@Elias Sarantopoulos, ever thought about selling those templates for people to practise?
Not interested on that but I can share it as an exercise file. Thank you for asking! 😀
Thanks a lot for showing what is capable of this amazing software
alfredo j Totally agree, the more I dig in the better it gets for me! Top product. Thank you! 😀
I have a generic non apple pencil stylus and the finger on canvas doesn't work.
Any suggestions how to enable it?
Amazing video btw
Unfortunately not, not compatible unless you have a Wacom tablet. Thank you!
@@EliasSarantopoulos ohh thanks a lot for the info!😊😊
thank you so much for this! however I do have a query. so when I unselect the path, the entire path disappears but it's still there since it appears again while being selected, what am I doing wrong?
Do you have a Stroke color assigned to it?
@@EliasSarantopoulos yes, it's visible otherwise, but disappears when I unselect it
@@shrimi In the Preferences settings, do you have Outline Mode On?
@@EliasSarantopoulos I just turned it on, and it works!!! thank you so so much :)
@@shrimi Great to hear that! Let me know if other questions arise. 😀👋
Thanks!
You are most welcome! 😀👋
Hello sir would you help me im having a hard time connecting dots and making curves
Just follow the instructions and if you finish the video you will see how to connect paths. 😀👋
thank u for this video
Valentina López Great to hear that Valentina, much appreciated! 🙏 😀
How do you draw two perfectly straight points? Is there a way to snap or something?
Inside the Document Settings, up in the the top left corner, tap on the Gear icon, tap on the Snapping options, make sure Smart Guides are toggled ON. Inside your canvas use the Pen tool to draw two (2) straight points which means just two (2) taps and if you want align them use the Node tool and since the Smart Guides are ON, that will snap into place. Hope this helps, thank you! 😀👋
complete newb here. After practicing this for a while now, I must have a setting off somewhere because my pen doesn't have one line coming out of the anchor point, it has two...and my curve is not coming out the same. Obviously operator error but could you please give me an idea of what I might have wrong? thanks!
E Russ Well what comes to mind perhaps that you need to tap and drag. If you don't drag there will be no control handle, otherwise, it's there. Also look at your Stroke settings, if no stroke color that might be deceiving you. All these speculations of course but if you are still stuck ping me again. Thank you! 😀
I’ve just started and I only have one question how do I undo because I always two tap and it dose undo just never right
Double tap with two fingers. 😀👋
Hey, is there an option to change the width of the line in some places? Like for example, at the start and at the end, the line would be thin, but in the middle it would be thicker. I like this feature in the Illustrator. Thank you!
There is the brush tool with some brush profiles, see if that works for you. 😀
Thanks for posting this Elias. Soooo, on the last 2 exercises, could one duplicate the path, flip horizontaly and then join paths? This is crucial for the kind of tracing I want to do.
Yes that's what I did Arturo. Thank you! 😀
How can we open a closed path ? For example if I want to open a circle to a S shape or u shape can we do it .
BA Hi there! To close a path, select them and inside the Path Inspector use the Join command. You can remove an anchor point by either using the Node tool, selecting a node and remove it or use the Scissors tool. I am covering these in many of my tutorials, check out the latest ones since they are more recently recorded. Hope this helps you. 😀
Elias Sarantopoulos. Thanks Elias !
BA Anytime just let me know if you get stuck somewhere. 😀
Elias Sarantopoulos I checked the “join” option but that tab in my new iPad Pro is not clickable. I have the tab but cannot activate it . Not sure what step is missing .
Is there an email ID I can reach out to you ?
thanks
You are very welcome, thank you! 👋😃
How to send those layers to the after effects on windows pc ?
by the way nice and good video
Try SVG and see otherwise AI format will work for sure since its Adobe. Thank you! 😀
Very helpful, thx
Great to hear that Amy, much appreciated! 😀🙏
I am currently using an iPad Air 4 and there is no pen tool option. Please help!!
It's on the left Toolbar. Try that and see. 😀
So I have the move, transform, lasso, brush, eraser and some others I believe it should be where the brush is but when I hold or double tap it only gives me brushes to choose from
@@Tatokakes It's the 4th tool on the toolbar.
is there anywhere I can download the images you used to practice?
kevin arias I will put the vector file up, will message you. Thank you! 🙏
Elias Sarantopoulos THANK YOU 🙏 your tutorials are a blessing
You are so very kind Mr. Arias, much appreciated! I have added a link below the video description as an SVG file, you can open it inside Vectornator as well as Illustrator, or Affinity Designer. Hope this helps, let me know if I can be of any other assistance to you. 🙏😀
@@EliasSarantopoulos Hello, I want this practice file too...How can I get this? Thank you :)
How can we merge paths
George Samuel Select two paths together with the Selection tool, go to the Path Inspector tab, there use the Join command. If you still have questions have a look at the latest Vectornator tutorial I have released. Hope that helps! 😀
Elias Sarantopoulos yes, it is working but when I try to fill the combined path, the app fill act as they are separate.
Anyway thanks
George Samuel Are both paths closed? If so, you shouldn't have an issue. Let me know if you wish. 😀
Elias Sarantopoulos thanks
Is it have smooth tool like ai?..
I am sorry I don't quite understand your question. Are you asking if it's as good as Illustrator?
@@EliasSarantopoulos sorry for unclear question, I mean if i use pencil tool draw freehand path, is it have smooth tool(like in illustrator) to adjust the path or not?
@@KPisKP Not yet, it's getting there. Don't forget Vectornator is a free app with amazing support, priceless in my opinion.
@@EliasSarantopoulos i see. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
@@KPisKP Have you used Affinity Designer before?
Is there a Discord server for Vectornator?
You mean as a chat platform?
GamingWithOmarD. For now only Spectrum but possibly more in the near future. 😀
This is a good tutorial. But I’m still struggling 😫😫😫
Can you be more specific? 😀
@@EliasSarantopoulos the curves with corner points, the first curve works great.. but the on the second one, everything I try to do the same exact step, it keep messing up the first curve I made when I pull down..
@@Queenweezy So you are trying to manipulate control handles?
The pen tool is so frustrating to use... Vectornator, illustrator... makes me want to tear my hair out but I’m bald
The pen tool is never the easiest to work with and my experience is the case everywhere. On a desktop or a laptop computer, we have the ability to use the Alt key in conjunction with the Shift key to constrain the motion. Inside the tablets to replace those two, we rely on gestures and in this case multiple gestures and that goes for every app out there. Thank you! 😃
I must be so dumb. Everyone is saying good easy this tutorial is but I can't figure out the first step. How do you get the points? Am I missing a first step tutorial?
Natalie, once you access the Pen tool make sure you have a Stroke color so you can see what you are drawing. Grab the tool and start to tap and drag. Not sure what's happening on your end but have it a go otherwise let's talk again if you wish. 😃👋
Yeah, I’m confused too, he doesn’t explain how he setup the guidelines. Without that information the tutorial is flawed
All I’m trying to do is make dank memes
I love the tutorial, but I realized my pen, pencil and brush not ‘writing’. I changed ink to bright pink so now I am sure and I don’t know how to fix it. I guess they are somehow transparent?
Thank you so much! Very helpful ^^
Thank you Fran, much appreciated! Happy new Year! 🎉👋
@@EliasSarantopoulos Happy New Year! 😁