• The Pen Tool.
     
    The pen tool is one of the most important tools you can learn in Illustrator.   If you master drawing bezier curves using the pen tool you will be able to trace/draw almost anything.  A Bézier curve is a parametric curve frequently used in computer graphics and related fields.
     
     

    Date Assigned

    Assignment Name

    Description

    Download Instructions

    Download Example

    Download Starting File


    Straight Path Practice.ai

    Use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to create straight paths. Use the Pen Tool Cheatsheet to help understand the various pen tool cursors (pointers on the screen)

    Pen Tool Cheatsheet

    SAMPLE

    STARTING FILE


    Curved Path Practice.ai

    Use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to create curved paths

    see cheatsheet above for tips

    SAMPLE

    STARTING FILE


    Variable Path Practice.ai

    Use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to create paths that have straight and curved parts on the same line

    see cheatsheet above for tips

     

    STARTING FILE


    PenTool Review1.ai

    Use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to create different paths.


    SAMPLE

    STARTING FILE





     



    Violin.ai (PART 1)

    Students use the pen tool to create a violin


    SAMPLE

    PART 1 STARTING FILE