How to MASTER the Pen Tool LIKE A PRO!

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  • This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the Pen Tool effectively to draw perfect paths in Adobe Illustrator
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  • @beintouch99
    @beintouch99 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    To the person who reading this, do not give up on your dream. One day you will make it. Consistency is the key to success.

    • @micdrop_army
      @micdrop_army 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have no idea how much I needed to hear this thankss you made me happy😄🤞🏻

    • @havc9487
      @havc9487 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks.. I'll try my best to achieve my dream and keep my promises

  • @gostavoadolfos2023
    @gostavoadolfos2023 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks Dan, I work as a nurse and your channel helped my POD business a lot, you can't imagine how much pride abd joy, I feel when someone buys my art.

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You’re welcome Gostavo 😊

  • @danielventura7310
    @danielventura7310 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Mate. Here are some tips for the pen tool: If you click and drag the first anchor point becomes a curve. If you continue and click without draging the pen you just create a straight anchor, but if you want to continue with a curve path, just hold ALT and click on that anchor and drag the cursor. Also, you are using too many anchor. Try to use less. Finally, you didnt use the anchor point tool (SHIFT C) to round the corners.

    • @millthor
      @millthor ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly, specially on the too many anchors. There was a point when I was anxious seeing how many anchors he did, made one "ok" curve, then deleted and made a less smooth one over it.

    • @Ascendsmog
      @Ascendsmog 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Teaching the teach 😅

    • @ikigai47
      @ikigai47 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah this was so bad tbh it's just going to create bad habits

    • @maforo85
      @maforo85 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Too confusing

  • @connecticutearlymusicfesti2694
    @connecticutearlymusicfesti2694 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the humor in your videos, Dansky! A great bonus to the tips you provide. Thank you.

  • @shahiferdous
    @shahiferdous ปีที่แล้ว +12

    To all the beginners out there if there's alternative use that instead of pen tool. But if you need to use it then dont get frustrated while using pen tool. Even for Experts it takes long hours to carve out something nice using pen tool. Patience is the only tip that can save you while using pen tool.

    • @Sansy70
      @Sansy70 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for this comment I thought I was alone in my frustration with it! I am beginner so I needed to her this

  • @abdeslembouabid2120
    @abdeslembouabid2120 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank yoy Dansky, it's always nice to wath your vids and learn !

  • @frhythms
    @frhythms ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm learning Illustrator ... and, of course, the Pen Tool. I've finally got to the point where I'm beginning to not be so intimidated by it so, naturally, I'm practicing with it more. This is great. Thank you, Dansky!

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's great to hear Angela, and so pleased the video is helpful 😃

  • @RichYork
    @RichYork ปีที่แล้ว

    This helped immensely I use so much of Adobe suite I forget which app has which tools 🙏🏾🙏🏾 many thanks

  • @DesignWho
    @DesignWho ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to hate the pen tool. Now I can't live without it

  • @MikeBranchBand
    @MikeBranchBand ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Easily the most hilarious thing I've seen all day! I still suck at using the pen but I've now had laughter today, which is the next best thing! 😂

  • @UmairUlhaque
    @UmairUlhaque ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The pen tool is a big nightmare in Illustrator and it needs a huge amount of practice, thanks a lot Dansky, for making it much easier to cover from the basics to advance. And yes, that crazy banana example was really helpful ha ha ha

  • @kathresmee6204
    @kathresmee6204 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Dansky great way of telling us loved your style really glad to discover your channel !

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much Kath! Welcome 😊

  • @EverOC
    @EverOC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much dude you're a god

  • @officialzacconcept
    @officialzacconcept 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks dansky 🤯

  • @agha8119
    @agha8119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    excellent!

  • @Adouleh5
    @Adouleh5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great information, thank you

  • @richardboateng3075
    @richardboateng3075 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Detail explanation .... Thanks

  • @mdshibli1009
    @mdshibli1009 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @LuisTorres-rj6lh
    @LuisTorres-rj6lh ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you :)

  • @STARJAZZ7
    @STARJAZZ7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's just awesome

  • @cheevuriraghavvendra181
    @cheevuriraghavvendra181 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks so much man

  • @Qareeb_Design
    @Qareeb_Design ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks man but for changing the fill color with stroke color simple click and hold shift button plus x button then its changes it .
    😍😍

  • @swarbhanudutta6312
    @swarbhanudutta6312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Smooth tool clearly understand this tutorial

  • @techyjc
    @techyjc หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Pen tool can drive you insane..😂 I use the clock work method, which its really helpful. Great work!

  • @thehorroruniverse3338
    @thehorroruniverse3338 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how do you curve it? (noob pen tool user me lol)

  • @johnsteed9083
    @johnsteed9083 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legend....

  • @alizahouani9260
    @alizahouani9260 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is crop option in pictures now

  • @shamimanohar
    @shamimanohar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😀😀😀🤣 thanks for this funny helpful video.

  • @adyme9420
    @adyme9420 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's great, thanks for it. Wondering why nowhere I can find a course or bundle of course(s), with just exercises from simple to (very) complicated? Covering all tools, tricks, hacks etc. Including maybe even some of your past projects, changing/not mentioning the name of client. To have real life examples. Title example ''300; 500 or 1000 exercises which make you great/pro in Illustrator''. You practice them for months, but when done, you know you have the skill(s), due to the course's structure done with this goal. Same for Ps, Id, Pr even Ae. :(🤨

  • @arindamvlogg
    @arindamvlogg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This person is Incredible

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much, very kind of you 😊

  • @mamadoutraore2296
    @mamadoutraore2296 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this apply for 2024 too?

  • @faizandhami
    @faizandhami ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great

  • @vickylin511
    @vickylin511 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know why but watching someone else using the pen tool as bad as me is so therapeutic 😂

  • @JerryN7970
    @JerryN7970 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The trick with the pen tool is click and drag, click and drag, click and drag… if you need to have a point on one of the curves, click and drag to finish the last curve, then click back on the same point and option-drag (or alt-drag if on PC) to start a new curve in another direction.

  • @simonchandler4666
    @simonchandler4666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these videos are really informative and hilarious. Cheers!

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Simon! You’re welcome 🙂

  • @JeremyMuradesign
    @JeremyMuradesign ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha this is entertainment love it

  • @okorefewatchwell3105
    @okorefewatchwell3105 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here lies Danski, he gave his life for the pen tool😭
    That got me 😂

  • @imtseku
    @imtseku ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what was very fun to watch 😂

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      😂👍

    • @imtseku
      @imtseku ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ForeverDansky 😱 aaaa your reply made my day 🥹 I’m so happy now 🫠hohohoho

  • @TrickyWoo109
    @TrickyWoo109 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I feel your pain mate! I've been using illustrator for years and it's always been a pain in the bloody arse!!!

  • @razawanr5035
    @razawanr5035 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @andraslippai3169
    @andraslippai3169 ปีที่แล้ว

    Use Corel. The vector is way better :D

  • @askashutosh8667
    @askashutosh8667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How did he thickned that pentool curves boy I am not able to in ai 23

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s from the Stroke panel/dropdown on the right side 👍

    • @askashutosh8667
      @askashutosh8667 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ForeverDansky thankyou dansky

  • @akashraja8349
    @akashraja8349 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:54 you can get round corner option by clicking the point and holding the handle and dragging on the point, when handle gets disappear we get the round option

    • @timmytee734
      @timmytee734 ปีที่แล้ว

      That does not always work. Which is why this guy is showing it.

    • @akashraja8349
      @akashraja8349 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timmytee734 it always work for me :)

    • @timmytee734
      @timmytee734 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@akashraja8349 Ok, you know it all. This is a tutorial for people who struggle with this function. It's pointless for you to comment how to do it.

    • @akashraja8349
      @akashraja8349 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timmytee734 lol it is pointless for you to commemt like this 🤣
      My sharing my knowledge and it can help someone but what you want to prove with these useless comments 🤐

    • @timmytee734
      @timmytee734 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@akashraja8349 This is a video tutorial that people can follow step by step. Get off your high horse you narcissistic tool. This guy is showing it great and your comment isn't helping anyone.

  • @ChizzyNdukweN
    @ChizzyNdukweN ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did I hear Benny Productions' "There you go" spliced with yours at some point, Dansky? 😂

  • @prajeshshrestha8935
    @prajeshshrestha8935 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the video but there is a better and simpler way of doing it using Horizontal n' Vertical handlebars. The way you're doing creates unnecessary anchor points which in turn makes it difficult to fine-tune it.

  • @presencefeeling
    @presencefeeling 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I tried your short. Shorts are the curse of the society. Who can learn complex things in 60 seconds?

  • @AlbertoMartinez-wm1vg
    @AlbertoMartinez-wm1vg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its our Savior, Danksy.

  • @margottenenbaum9758
    @margottenenbaum9758 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve always been like a dirty goblin hidden in the shadows, keeping my dark secret of not being able to properly manage the pen tool close to my heart. But watching even him struggle with this tool made me realize it doesn’t perform nicely for anyone 😅

  • @bboygavin
    @bboygavin ปีที่แล้ว

    all i got to say is.... "Astute Graphics"!!

  • @manmohansingh7838
    @manmohansingh7838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I only kept watching it for the laughs!

  • @gregtasi
    @gregtasi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:03 Haha, I loved the Benny reference!

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yea couldn’t resist 😂

  • @passh9558
    @passh9558 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The title should be "How painful Pen tool it is" :|

  • @zop_pigs7694
    @zop_pigs7694 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SMAART GUIIIIDDEE

  • @md.bulbulislam5373
    @md.bulbulislam5373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂😂😂 brilliant

  • @CarlosSilvaKalasilva
    @CarlosSilvaKalasilva ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂😂😂😂 maybe is the worts path tutorial, very funny 😅

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha maybe, but it does work! 😂

  • @abdiflah
    @abdiflah 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a CorelDraw user, the pen tool in Illustrator is frustrating 😮‍💨

  • @NoticeBoard
    @NoticeBoard ปีที่แล้ว

    would be better if you provided the materials you worked on.

  • @manmohansingh7838
    @manmohansingh7838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pink banana :D

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yea, couldn't do it 😅

    • @manmohansingh7838
      @manmohansingh7838 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ForeverDansky hahaha, man keep making such videos, they are informative and also fun to watch!!!!! Make one video on the most annoying features of Illustrator or Ps or Pr and how to control them. It will be fun to watch, made by you!!!

  • @PascoalGrisolia
    @PascoalGrisolia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lesson on pen tool Should have as background music... Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath!
    "... Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion
    For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life..."
    hahahahaha better... ho ho ho ho ho

  • @MohaMmedMQ
    @MohaMmedMQ ปีที่แล้ว

    2055 oh 🙄

  • @AJBlue98
    @AJBlue98 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dansky, I've seen - and loved several of your videos lately. I've even subscribed to your channel. Sadly, this was not your best; a "how to master" video that promises "no more struggling," cannot be just however many minutes of watching someone make guesses about how to cope with the thing they claim to be an expert at.
    To teach someone how to master something requires starting with a clear idea of what points need covering and a plan that covers every step of the process of covering them. It then requires at least one rehearsal to work out all the kinks beforehand, especially in a "mastering X" video, where the final product needs to make the presenter look like a competent authority on the subject.
    I'd love to see you tackle this one again, though. It's clear from your other videos that you really do know your stuff, it just really didn't come across in this case.

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Russ, really appreciate such honest and thoroughly-considered feedback, very helpful for future videos 👊

  • @exess1001
    @exess1001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lmao

  • @ThaGoofyRider
    @ThaGoofyRider ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is more like, how to struggle with the pen tool, rather then master of a pen tool. If anyone really wants to know how to use a pen tool, please use the horizontal and vertical rule with certain exceptions for all your anchor points. Im sorry dansky, but this is just bad, you are showing people the worng way... the pen tool is a very solid tool, if you keep to the rules of the tool it self

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate some may consider my methods technically wrong, but the reality is that these are real problems, with solutions that do work, as per the more polished example at the end of the video.

    • @imtseku
      @imtseku ปีที่แล้ว

      Rules put us in a box. But our work requires us to think outside the box. He did it very well hoho.

  • @limitone9564
    @limitone9564 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would they invent a pentool that's so difficult to 99% of users? Can somebody pls improve this?

  • @chairmanm3ow
    @chairmanm3ow ปีที่แล้ว

    This isn't how to master the pen tool, it's showing me that the pen tool will piss you off and need a lot of fine tuning

  • @royale4004
    @royale4004 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really ???

  • @elbeantako8411
    @elbeantako8411 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How is this helping people "master" the pen tool when this guy doesn't know what he's doing himself and just kind of doing everything in a whim

  • @PeterKoperdan
    @PeterKoperdan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The title is misleading as it doesn't match the content. A better title would be: Your first baby steps with the pen tool.
    God, how much worse is clickbait going to get on TH-cam?🤦‍♂

  • @S.kh99
    @S.kh99 ปีที่แล้ว

    soo poor

  • @ZoranImsiragic
    @ZoranImsiragic หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like your tutorials. That much that I recommend you to my students. But, this tutorial is not useful. First, you didn't explain the basics of using a pen tool. Second, there are too many anchor points. Smooth tool with a pen tool? Really? You didn't show an anchor point tool. In a process of transformation of a path is essential.
    I was looking forward to watching your tutorial on a pen tool, but now I'm really disappointed.

  • @niazistar3838
    @niazistar3838 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a joke only nothing any pro using,, maybe it was good for beginners but I clicked on this video just because I was already good in pentool and I thought I will become more pro but now I realize it was just a joke I am more good then you

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m a professional designer and I use them, so yea, there’s that 😜

    • @niazistar3838
      @niazistar3838 ปีที่แล้ว

      SORRY FOR HARD WORDS DEAR

    • @okorefewatchwell3105
      @okorefewatchwell3105 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ForeverDansky haha😂

  • @AkashAbir
    @AkashAbir ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love From Bangladesh

  • @timmytee734
    @timmytee734 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't have shaper tool. Anyone knows how to make it visible on the tool bar so I can use it?

    • @ForeverDansky
      @ForeverDansky  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Timmy, click the 3 dots at the bottom of the toolbar on left, and switch to the “Advanced” toolset from the menu icon in the top-right corner.

    • @timmytee734
      @timmytee734 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ForeverDansky Thanks a million!