5. Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Draw curved lines.

• Draw straight lines.

• Use template
layers.

• End path segments and split lines.

• Select and adjust curve segments.

• Create dashed lines and add arrowheads.

• Draw and edit with the Pencil tool.

This lesson takes approximately an hour and a half to complete. If needed, remove the previous lesson folder from your hard disk and copy the Lesson05 folder onto it.

While the Pencil tool is preferable for drawing and editing freeform lines, the Pen tool is excellent for drawing precisely, including straight lines, Bezier curves, and complex shapes. You’ll practice using the Pen tool on a blank artboard and then use it to create an illustration of a violin.